Use this illustration above to inspire your own story or click here for the habits introduction to launch your own creative continuation.

The storm was doing strange things all over the city. The electricity had been coming and going for hours, streets were flooding, even the trees were toppling over. They said it would be rainy, but no one expected it to be this bad. “This is going to be the worst holiday ever!” thought Julia. Her family was only staying at this hotel for a few days, and it seemed that they would now also have to stay inside. “This is sooo not fair!” she moaned. Her mother suggested that she walk around the lobby and Julia agreed. As she was walking down the hall way, a strange light appeared from the end of the hall. It seemed to be coming from the elevator. She could also hear soft music coming from inside. She tried to find the button to open the doors, but found none. ” That’s weird, there’s no way to open them.” Then as soon as she turned to leave, she heard the doors slowly slide open…

Choose an introduction to a great story or write your own based on the illustration above. Be as creative as possible. Habits might end up choosing stories to be published in their magazine!