Writing Prompt #7: Totem

When I was a kid, I wore a rock on a piece of yarn around my neck for more than a year because it made me feel safe.

Create a totem for a character and the history behind it…and write a scene in which they give it up.

If you’re stuck, here are some possible items:

A guitar pick
A ring from a gumball machine
The paper slip from a fortune cookie
A plastic watch

A friendship bracelet           
A scrunchy

A bullet
A lock of hair
A photograph
A ticket stub
A clay bead
A rock with a face on it
A tooth