#TeachersWrite Day Five

Lesson/Prompt

I decided to do these sentences for each of the main characters.  It is really helping me flesh out who they are and what they are all about.  These are in draft form and can change once I learn more about the characters.

Ben
This is a story about a man who thought he was making good decisions, but it cost him his family.
But underneath that, it's a story about redemption and what it really means to be a family.

This is a story about a man who wants to provide for his family
But underneath that, it's about a man who really wants to give his unborn child a better life that he had been dealt.

This is a story about a man who needs to be loved.
But underneath that, it's about a man who really needs to learn what a good decision is.

This is a story about a man who is afraid of turning out just like his dad.
But underneath that, it's about a man who is really afraid of disappointing his wife and having his life not be successful.


Lorraine

This is a story about a woman who thought she married a man who was going to provide a better life than she had.
But underneath that, it's a story about keeping secrets for too long and ruining a relationship because of it.

This is a story about a woman who wants her daughter to go farther in life than she has.
But underneath that, it's about a woman who really wants to tell her daughter the truth about her father.

This is a story about a woman who needs the truth to be told.
But underneath that, it's about a woman who really needs to find her daughter's dad so that they can reunite and lift the burden of the secrets from her chest.

This is a story about a woman who is afraid of telling her daughter who her father is and what happened.
But underneath that, it's about a woman who is really afraid of losing her daughter once she finds out the truth.

Sarah

This is a story about a girl who thought she had the perfect small town family.
But underneath that, it's a story about learning that some secrets are not bad.

This is a story about a girl who wants to get out of the small town and make something of herself in the big city.
But underneath that, it's about a girl who really wants to know her mother more deeply.

This is a story about a girl who needs to understand who she is.
But underneath that, it's about a girl who really needs to know where she came from.

This is a story about a girl who is afraid of disappointing her mother.
But underneath that, it's about a girl who is really afraid of finding out the hidden parts of her mother's past.