The Poster on the Corner: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure story
One small decision could change Leah’s entire life
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This is an interactive story. At the end of each section, you will choose what happens next.
Leah got off the train. It had been a long week, and she just wanted to walk the couple of blocks home so she could collapse on the couch, order takeout and binge Netflix. As she left the station, she noticed an old lady up ahead.
She was walking slowly, pushing a walker. As Leah watched, her bag of groceries ripped, spilling its contents onto the ground.
Even though she was exhausted, Leah rushed over to help.
‘Thank you so much,’ the old lady exclaimed. ‘My house is just around the corner. I know you probably have somewhere to be, but I would really appreciate a hand to get home.’
‘Sure thing,’ she smiled at the old lady.
As Leah slowly walked with the old lady, she noticed a poster on the corner announcing the opening of a new concert venue nearby. They get to the old lady’s house. It is a small cottage nestled between the tall city buildings.
Leah helps put all the groceries in the kitchen and is about to leave when the old lady puts a hand on her arm.
‘Let me give you something for your trouble.’
Leah declines. ‘It was no trouble, you don’t need to pay me.’
‘Pfft, I can offer you something so much better than money.’
Leah blinks as the old lady pulls a gold medallion out of her purse.
‘We all have moments in life where we wonder if we made the right choice. I’m giving you the chance to change one of those and see how life would have panned out. If you like what you see, you can keep your life that way.’
Leah looked at the lady in disbelief, unsure whether she was joking or delusional.
The old lady snorts. ‘I’m a witch, okay? If someone is nice, I like to repay them. You can ask Jerry, he’ll tell you.’
She points to the couch where a black cat is curled up, watching the interaction.
‘Meow,’ replies Jerry.
The old lady glared at the cat. ‘He can talk, he’s just being a dick because I made him wear that collar with a bell. Anyway, if you take the coin and think of a turning point in your life. You will have a day to see how your life would be different. If you like what you see, keep the coin. If not, give it back, and you’ll be none the wiser. What do you wish you had done differently?’
Leah hesitated. She had always wanted to pursue music. But once school finished, she’d stopped playing guitar and gone to uni to study accounting. What if she had kept playing?
The old lady held out the coin. As Leah examined it, the medallion seemed to shimmer, and suddenly a musical note was displayed on each side.
What should Leah do?
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