3 Let's Start From The Start (1)

Still one week ago

"Come on guy, you have to put the books back in their proper places!" Parker struggles to handle the delinquents.

"Oh come on girl." Said a delinquent, "We just want to have fun with you, what's so wrong about that?"

"That kind of fun, that's wrong." Esther walks forward, putting Parker behind her, "The library is a place for reading and gaining knowledge. Go flirt someone and somewhere miles away from here."

The delinquent smiles and goes closer as well, "Oh I'm sorry, are you jealous? Don't worry, there's plenty of attention for both of you."

"Gross. Put the books back where they belong, or else."

"You think I'm scared of you?"

Both of them looked at each other's eyes until the delinquent turns around with a terrified look and said, "Come on guys, l-let's get out of h-here."

"Are you just gonna back down because of a girl?" The other delinquent tries to argue.

"Yes. And let's go."

"Are you really that scared?"

"So you're not?"

"I'm not."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, unlike you."

"Alright. Okay." He pulled his friend's arm and pushed his back, "How about you look her in the eyes, and tell me that you're not scared."

His friend saw something in Esther's eyes, full of darkness and death. The delinquent let's go of him, and asks his friends behind him, "Do you guys wanna have a go?"

They shook their head in response, given how much terror she gave to the two of them.

Although the delinquents were about to leave, Esther wasn't finished,

"Wait a minute, you still haven't returned these books to its' shelves."

"Look girl, we don't know where we got them. Aren't you two librarians? Why don't you put them back where they belong yourselves?"

"Are you that stupid? You don't know where you got them? Did you just come here to give us more work? You better put them back, or none of you will make it out alive."

"...Let me rephrase that, why don't we put the books back ourselves?"

The other delinquents agree in unison and immediately try to put them back to their proper shelves.

Esther looks at Parker, "Are you alright? Who knows what would've happened if I didn't cut in."

"I can handle them myself you know."

"Sure you did," Esther said in a sarcastic tone.

"What's that supposed to mean!?"

"Oh, nothing."

Parker pouts and thought, "I knew you were the right person for this job, people like me don't have that 'dark' look like yours, nor that commanding voice. But I just hope that you won't scare away all of the people who want to go here."

Present-day

Esther gives Asher a list of story genres, "Alright Asher when making a story, you need to choose a genre. What's your favorite genre?"

"Fantasy."

Esther crossed out 'fantasy'.

"What else?"

"Action."

Esther crossed out 'action'.

"Let me guess, your other favorite is adventure?"

"Y-yeah..."

Esther crossed out 'adventure'.

"Why did you cross them?" Asher asked.

"If you try to choose a genre, you can choose the ones that aren't crossed out."

"Come on Esther, just let him choose his favorite." Parker interrupts.

"If he picked his favorite genre, then it would be easy for him to write a story."

"Isn't that the point?"

"No. As a teacher, I should give him the hardest task first, and save the easiest for last."

"Hmm... What about Humor?" Asher suggested.

"Alright, let's go with Mystery."

Asher can only smile and thought, "Does she even hear me?"

Esther continues, "The mystery genre is usually about a murder or any other crime that needs to be solved. Sometimes there are many puzzles, situations, or circumstances that include in a mystery-based story."

"Like those smart detectives."

"Correct, but the main character or protagonist isn't always a detective. It can be a student, a victim's relative, or just a stranger. And it's always ending with the suspect arrested or killed."

"That's what almost every mystery has. Can I make something different?"

"I've been waiting for you to say that now it shouldn't only be just a 'mystery' story, it needs other genres too."

"Maybe put some Horror in it?"

"Good idea, putting Romance might be good in a mystery story."

"Uhh... Didn't I say horror?"

"Sorry. To me, Romance is Horror, and Humor is Mystery."

"I have no choice but to respect that."

"The Romance genre is, well... All about... Love. Ugh, I think I might throw up. Anyway, yeah... Love, one of the most popular genres these days. But even I know the difference between a good romance story and the corny love stories. Who falls in love with a guy who had a thousand girlfriends just because he's good-looking, it's just plain disgusting. Moving on."

Esther noticed that there's no sign of 'anomaly' going on inside the library, much to her relief. She decides to continue her lecture with Asher.

She asks, "Do you know how to make a protagonist?"

"It's not that hard."

"It's not that easy either. What kind of protagonist are you thinking?"

"A normal guy just minding his own business."

"Then he met the other characters, and they warm up to him, trust him, betray him, and they solve the mystery with the mastermind either arrested or killed. A typical mystery story, think of something more original."

"But I need to find inspiration."

"Oh right. The reason you're here in the first place, you may think inspiration only appears on the outside but if you take a closer look. The inspirations you're looking for, are right here after all."

Asher easily understood her, and quickly thought of one, "A girl? Paralyzed from the waist down..."

"Good. What else?"

"She had three exes, a fiance, and a secret boyfriend that no one knew but her."

"You're inserting the romance genre in, I like that."

"She is the heiress of a rich family. But one of her exes was murdered because he attempted to take her back."

"Let me stop you right there, write it all down and I'll read it later. I have more work to do, and it better belongs."

"Yes ma'am!" Asher writes down his story while Esther continues her duties.

Parker asks Esther, "How is he doing?"

"He has talent, I'll admit. Though his character design may lack originality."

"Why? Is the protagonist a detective?"

"Worse, a normal person. So many people already started a story with a 'normal person' as their main character. Still, I'll have taught him the conventional before he jumps into the unorthodox."

"He told me earlier that he was supposed to find inspiration here."

"I told him what real inspiration is. It depends on a person's perspective."

"Hehe, you're really prepared for this stuff."

"Well, the thing is, I want him to make a story like the ones I read every day. The ones that bring attention to me."

"I see. What does he do here in return?"

"He'll be our muscle, meaning he'll carry all those books while we deal with the 'anomaly'."

"Wow... That's some plan you had."

"Yes, while you stay at the computer watching nursery rhymes."

"I'm sixteen! One and six! GOT THAT!?"

"Age doesn't matter, although they'll measure you via the height of course."

"Now you're just teasing me! Hmph!" Parker walks out.

Suddenly Esther heard noises from the corner.

She went closer to the noise where she witnesses few kids playing video games, the kids were yelling,

"Up here, no! Not there! Come on!"

"I'm still getting my loot!"

"You want to get killed? Come on it's just a loot!"

Esther asks, "What are you doing?"

"Playing games, what do you think we're doing?" A kid answered.

"Playing games? In a library?"

"Just let us play darn it!"

"Huh? What did you say?"

"I SAID WE'RE--" The kids looked at Esther and ran away crying.

"Kids these days." She said to herself.

She later checks Asher's work, "Done already?"

"I think so."

"Okay, just to be sure I'm going to tell you the parts of the story, you have to listen whether you like it or not."

"Fine by me."

"Very well..."

Your characters are one of the most important in making a story: A rich girl who's paralyzed from the waist down, she always assisted by a maid who treated her as a best friend. She has three exes, and a fiance, but one of her exes was murdered.

Your point of view is third-person limited, meaning not all movements of each person is not revealed like in the first person, but unlike in the third person omniscient.

A setting has two words, "when" and "where" or time and place but it's interesting to make more features when making it: It took place in her mansion, they were celebrating her debut with all the cast complete.

The plot is a mix of unique and usual events, but it depends on what genre. And since this is a Mystery-slash-Romance story, I might as well read it:

The set-up: A rich girl is celebrating her debut in her mansion. Unfortunately, she can't walk so she was assisted by the maid, she saw her as a best friend. The girl had many guests including her three exes and her fiance, but the one she expected the most is her boyfriend that no one knew except her and the maid. Two of her exes tried to get close to her, but their attempts fail when the maid moved her away from them. She didn't want the girl to be troubled on the day of the celebration.