Calloused : 5 Minute freewrite prompt : Calloused

in #freewrite8 years ago (edited)

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He mechanically cleaned his gun over and over as he had so many times before. No longer feeling the pain of blisters or of accidental pinching, seeing as he had long built up callouses from years and years of the well practiced motions. He had always been a natural working in the police force, even though he seemed to bounce around from precinct to precinct, never staying in one place too long. He had always been good at his job and even liked it but it never seemed to be enough. He saved people very day but still felt like there was something pulling at him, pushing him to do more to be more, and he could never figure out the source and could never figure out what he was supposed to be working towards. So he did what he knew best and used his well practiced, calloused hands to clean his gun. Over and over, like a well oiled piece of machinery in an old factory. He cleaned it until it was sparkling and then some. He was so distracted he didn't even notice his senses telling him something was wrong, that someone was close when they shouldn’t be. He was so distracted he didn’t hear the footsteps until it was too late and everything had gone black.


Prompt: callous
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Thank you so much I'm so glad you liked it :)

wow - I did not see that coming.... so good. I agree with your mom! Write!!Every day :)
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-75-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-dog-hair

I probably will, I've really been enjoyinh it, I'm glad you liked it :)

Holy cow, Abyni. You are really killin it (no pun intended)

You should write every day, because you're really amazing at it. I love that this stuff just flows out of you!

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