As you walk to the bus stop, you encounter a woman sitting crumpled and sobbing on the sidewalk. What happened? Write the conversation that led to her breakdown.
This was a scene that actually unfolded in front of me when I was in college. I was waiting for my bus in Harvard Square, and a woman walked into the street and just crumbled. I don’t think I’ll ever forget those five minutes.
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1 comment
Nicole Maldonado says:
Jan 18, 2010
Sometimes success isn’t so sweet! At times of achievement we are forced to move toward greater obstacles. Breakdowns occur when we realize that our greatest accomplishments have not yet been achieved; and back to sqaure one. Life is that way…