GCSE Imaginative Writing: Write a short story set in a maximum security penitentary

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English Language Coursework Assignment 2:

Imaginative Writing

That night. The street was dimly lit by rusty streetlamps. The torrential rain was wild and indiscriminate, purging every nook and crevis it could find. No car, man, or woman disturbed the monotony of black tarmac and terraced houses. It felt empty and deserted. It was, surreal.

I stood in a small alleyway clutching a small scrap of paper. There was a single sentence in smudged ink that read:

 

‘The man is Ryan Jenkins,

 Black Swan Inn Stapleton Road,

 Have it done before midnight,

 Do not let me down again.’

I stuffed the crumpled note back in my pocket and took out the revolver. It was carbon steel framed with a 6-inch barrel. The light from the streetlamps reflected off the weapon, which had already been soaked by the constant downpour. I quickly loaded two rounds into the first and second chamber, afterwards placing it back in its sheath. I checked my watch; 23:45. It was almost time.

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Jenkins left the Inn as expected. He was a very, very tall man, dressed in baggy trousers and a stained white shirt with the top button undone. He walked slowly and clumsily, carrying a small, leather briefcase in his left hand. This is him. This is the man I was about to kill. My heart was racing and my hands were shaking. The brutal, bitter downpour hammered against the concrete, overpowering any other sound that dare challenge it. Perfect.

Hidden behind a small concrete wall I crouched, waiting for Jenkins to pass. Adrenaline coursed through my body, my heart ...

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