[Writing Prompt] The Locked Room

Today you’ll write a story that starts with a set of characters, a location and a problem, all devised by me.

The Prompt

The Setting: Four blank walls and two doors, both currently locked.

The Characters: Don, a man in his fifties; Sooz, a young woman; Dante, a teenage boy; Charlie, a character of gender, age and appearance that you specify.

The Problem: There are thunderous booms coming from outside the room and the characters must decide what to do next.

Tips

You can set this story anywhere and at any time.
The room may be any size. It can be inside, outside, on a space ship, on a cruise ship, underground, in a forest, whatever you like.
You decide on the characters’ personalities. Remember, personality conflicts provide drama.
To make your characters more rounded, give us a hint of what they don’t want us to see about themselves.
You can reveal the source of the noises or not. It’s up to you.
You can give us a nice, neat ending, or leave the situation unresolved. Just make sure something is resolved during the story.

Go!