Day Two: Character

“It begins with a character, usually, and once he stands up on his feet and begins to move, all I can do is trot along behind him with a paper and pencil trying to keep up long enough to put down what he says and does.”
― William Faulkner 

“The characters in my novels are my own unrealised possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them all and equally horrified by them. Each one has crossed a border that I myself have circumvented.”
― Milan Kundera

Prompt for writing studio: You can use the character that we started this morning in craft class, or you can start a new one. 

Write a short story with your character as the protagonist. Think about what the character wants, what they are confident about, what they fear. The object of the character's desire can be be small or large, but the stakes should be high for him/her. Please keep this short and try to complete it: you could do a short-short story (up to 2500 words), or a short story (2500-7500).