Prompt #1) Pick a simple object. Make the reader cry whenever they see this object.

We used to be best friends, Carrot and I. Everyday we would roll around the produce drawer together, laughing and telling jokes. I couldn't imagine what life would be like without her. Then suddenly, the unimaginable became a reality. The man who brought us together was the one who tore us apart. I'll never forget the sound of her screams as he grabbed his sharpest knife and chopped her into pieces. "Help me, Broccoli! Help me, please! Help-"

   But there was nothing I could do. He fed my best friend to his mediocre looking children. Now it's just me. Just me, and this rotting stick of celery.