Morning

It's just another morning in Indianapolis, and that's the problem. Shelby gets up, showers and throws on another old T-shirt, makes herself breakfast and sits at her kitchen island finishing her coffee watching the news. Other people would consider this relaxing but not her. She doesn't know what to do with herself.

Everything she has any clue about is done. She's run all of her races. Made all of her gym sessions. Finished all her interviews. Taken her one week in Hawaii to recover. There's a dress hanging in the closet for Tuesday's Championship Celebration but that's the last date circled on her calendar. Right now, she's not Shelby Manning, Verizon IndyCar Series champion and driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet.

She's just Shelby, and she's never really figured out how to do that.

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Shelby Manning
Need For Speed OC
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( 1 ) Muse prompts: LYRICS (500+ words, first or third person)
- "But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck
And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again"
• The Cave, Mumford & Sons

- "Death by crying doesn't exist, though
The headaches feel a bit like it
You might explode
But you reach the end of the road
And you, little tree
I'm certain you will grow."
• Death By Chocolate, Sia

- "All my life, when I describe
What I want, I've been misunderstood
The more I try, at bein' satisfied
And didn't think that I could."
• Brand New, Pharrell Williams

( 2 ) Muse prompts: QUOTES (500+ words, first or third person)
- "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." - John Wayne

- "Anything you can suck at should make you nervous." - Chris Rock

- "I've always put my family first and that's just the way it is." - Jamie Lee Curtis

( 3 ) First Person/Blog/Diary prompts (Private to just your muse, or Public for all to see - your choice)
- Nobody Like You
- Love Takes Time
- Enough is Enough

( 4 ) Drabble prompts (100-300 words, first or third person)
- Magic
- Morning
- Mess

( 5 ) Ten Things (List)
- Ten National Days of Recognition relevant to your life
- Ten songs you love the lyrics of
- Ten words to describe your lover/crush/ex/most important person in your life

( 6 ) Picture Prompts
- ( Return to sender )
- ( Beach sunset )
- ( Holding hands )

( 7 ) Misc/Random (Dark Quotes)
- "We all have demons, I just choose to feed mine."
- "It's scary what a smile can hide."
- "And I was in the darkness, so darkness I became."

For more prompts require single sentence responses (that can be used as RP conversation starters), see our LATEST PROMPT SET @ musebysentence

"But I will hold on hope,
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck.
And I'll find strength in pain,
And I will change my ways.
I'll know my name as it's called again."
- "The Cave," Mumford & Sons

"What is this all about this time?" Elis asked, sitting down on the park bench alongside his brother. There was a teasingly exasperated lilt to his voice, but Isak knew it was to mask the underlying concern his brother felt. Isak did not often call Elis to meet at their favorite park with the explicit request of wanting to talk. In fact, this was the first time he'd ever asked. They met up at the park often, both when growing up and whenever Isak was home, but it was usually to play a football match or go for hikes. Talking happened during those activities, but it was never the focal point. Isak could see the concern in Elis' face, even behind the sunglasses.

"It is nothing bad," Isak responded in an attempt to soothe his brother's worry.

( 'Oh, well, in that case,' Elis said, making a feigned motion to stand. Isak rolled his eyes and gave his brother a light slap on the arm. )

Word Count | 1391