Thursday Night Write
March 11, 2010
Happy Thursday and welcome to this week’s Thursday Night Write!
Prompt is at left, same rules apply; Give yourself no more than 30 minutes to write something (anything!) inspired by this picture. Post no more than 500 words of it for comment and don’t forget to comment at least one other piece if you post yours.
Have funnnn!
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Michelle Zink 
I FINNALY have time to post! *dances around room* ok so im giving myself 15 minutes to brainstorm and 30 minutes to write… I actually took 22 minutes to read and comment on all the above! I’m so proud of myself! 😀
Ok! Got it- (this time its a poem!)
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I hear the rain.
Pattering against the concrete.
I’m standing next to you.
No, not next, I’m standing with you.
I feel your warm embrace,
even though the rain soaks my hair and clothes.
And I know,
This will be the last time I ever see you.
You step away,
and walk out into the distance,
over the horizon.
I fall to my knees,
and bury my face in my hands.
You won’t be back, You can’t be back.
I lay on the cold, hard, wet concrete.
Wondering if you will ever come back to me.
this is just beautiful……and somehow, i know what it feels like to feel that way….<3
Wow. Absoulutely beautiful, and filled with so much heart ache and pain. Its short, but every word paints the picture and emotion for whats going on. I love it 🙂
Amazing poem Ayla!!! This made me so sad!!!
I loved this part: You step away,
and walk out into the distance,
over the horizon.
I fall to my knees,
and bury my face in my hands.
You won’t be back, You can’t be back.
I can imagine it perfectly such a sad mood I love it!!! Tears were in my eyes when I read this, you described the mood of the poem excellently!!!
Amazing job Ayla I can’t wait to read more of your poems/ stories!!!:):):)
thanks! i actually spent like 5 minutes on this, letting it flow out. i really dont have any expierience with breaking up, since ive never had a boyfriend, but ive seen a LOT of romance movies.
I loved it. It was so beautiful. My favorite part has to be, “No, not next, I’m standing with you.
I feel your warm embrace, even though the rain soaks my hair and clothes.” Such amazing imagery.
Amazing job Mak!!!
I love the imagery in this especially: They slammed me into the wall so hard that I heard something crack. I don’t know if it was the window or my skull. It took all of my will power not to scream.
Even if they are old and pushed deep down into the bottom-less pit that is my heart.
I can imagine the pain of having your head smashed into a window, that would hurt!!! I think you wrote exactly how someone in pain and in love would feel. Hurt, protection, hope and love.
I also really liked how the narrator prayed once she was hurt, it reminds me of how when we feel hopeless we begin to pray *or other customs depending on religion* for help and guidance and to help the one’s we love.
Amazing job Mak can’t wait to read more!!!:):):)
actually, no…not exactly “people” lol. you just have to wait till next week to find out…thanks for your comments too, rumplrtearskitty…..XD
Not People! *Ponders*
They slammed me into the wall so hard that I heard something crack. I don’t know if it was the window or my skull. It took all of my will power not to scream. This war was mine, and mine alone.
I fell to the floor and began to pray. The words that spilled out of me, at first, were mumbles. But they came from deep inside me. I emptied my soul’s most important need to be safe in the form of words. I knew this was coming. I knew it was going to be tonight. Tonight, I am supposed to die for one person. He is home, safe and asleep.
Tonight, he was supposed to die. He did not know what was coming. He did not know when it was going to happen. It did not even cross his mind that I would be the one protecting him instead of the other way around. This is how much I love him. To die a slow, painful death. For him. The one I love.
It was not his fault that I’m dying. It’s mine. I’m too stubborn for my own good and up until daylight today that he told me that I’ll get myself into trouble. I’ve been fighting that gaping hole inside of me that represented the truth of my soon-to-be death. It was hard to keep something like this away from him, especially since he knows me so well. He senses every single emotion I have in me. Even if they are old and pushed deep down into the bottom-less pit that is my heart.
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Here’s a little more of my last piece from last week…..And sorry Michelle, but no, I did not mention who the “they” was in this one…..next week for sure….XD
Comments and your guesses as to who you think the “THEY” are….plz…….tnx
Loved the first paragraph! I’m guessing that “they” are bad people. XD Oh ya! I bet I’m right! LOL
This is an excerpt from a screen play I wrote that both depicts a very painful personal journey for a young girl and her determination to get justice for the victims of a genocide.
The Blood Warriors Rebellion
INT. REBEL COTTAGE. WINTER NIGHT.
MAC (a man in his mid thirties with dark black hair with tints of gray, pale skin, gray eyes, and a strong physique) stares out the window of a small medieval cottage. B.G.-the floor is a matted wood, the beams and poles are a thicker, darker wood, the walls are brick, and the roof is a slightly lighter wood. There are a couple of small couches, a wooden table, and a cozy fireplace on the other side of the room plus a back door. After looking at his reflection and the falling snow, Mac turns around and sees the maiden, AMBERLINE brushing her glossy blonde hair, admiring her red lips, and winking green eyes. Not too far away, her cousin, ANTHONY (who looks similar but with darker blonde hair) is doing similar poses with a hand mirror. He shook his head and turned to see his wife, HOLLY (who has red hair, freckles, and a warm smile) feeding their son, PRESTON, who is six months old. Mac turns towards the door, kneels down, looks to the heavens, and prays.
MAC
Oh, Lord, is the Rebellion
against the Blood Warriors
going to work? It seemed like
a brilliant cause, but now
our hopes are as bleak as the
weather! Should we keep on
with the resistance? Send me
a sign, Lord; please! Send
a sign to let me know if we
should keep on! Please!
The door opens, letting in the cold wind and a mysterious figure. Everyone stops what they’re doing and prepares to fight or run away. The figure is KASMIRA (a young woman with nettled brunette hair laced with snow, golden brown eyes covered in frozen tears, and tattered clothes). Everyone can sense she is not a threat. Holly puts the baby in his crib and instinctually wraps a blanket around the visitor. Anthony shuts the door while Amberline pours her some freshly made tea. Mac steps toward her to greet her.
MAC
Welcome, weary traveler!
KASMIRA
My name is Kasmira. I believe
in your cause, but I’ve
hesitated coming here. I
didn’t want you to share my
family’s curse.
HOLLY
Family curse? What do you mean?
KASMIRA
We weren’t always cursed.
(takes deep breath)
INT. FAMILY MANSION LIVING ROOM.
ROSALYNN (who looks similar to Kasmira but with lighter hair) sits in the living room sewing with her NURSE (a kind woman in her fifties). She enjoys spending time with her nurse, so she smiles at her. Kasmira narrates.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
My grandmother, Rosalynn, grew
up with her wealthy merchant
parents, who were too involved
with their own affairs to pay
attention to her. It wasn’t an
ideal family, but she was content.
Rosalynn’s parents enter the room, and their grim faces totally changes the mood.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
When she was around sixteen,
her parents told her they had
been coerced into giving her
away in marriage to the fore-
boding wizard, Garlord.
Rosalynn argued against the
idea, but her parents wouldn’t
be swayed. When Garlord doesn’t
get his way, those who caused
his rage feel a terrible wrath.
They were perfectly willing to
sacrifice their daughter’s
happiness to keep Garlord
appeased. My grandmother was
stunned. She knew they didn’t
pay much attention to her, but
to condemn her like this was
too much for her to bear. So,
Rosalynn ran away from that
place and hid so they couldn’t
find her.
INT. PEASANT HOME.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
After a year of
hiding, the nurse found Rosalynn.
She informed her that morning
when Garlord came to collect his
bride, her parents fearfully
informed him that Rosalynn was
nowhere to be found. Garlord
was enraged because he needed a
male heir so he can pass on his
skills and continue his reign
of terror, so he put a curse of
misfortune on all the females
in my family. That very night,
a thief found out where they
hid their fortune, so he snuck
into the house, slit their
throats, and made off with the
gold. Worst of all, Garlord
still sought Rosalynn as his
bride.
EXT. SEA PORTS. FOGGY MORNING.
Rosalynn sees a ship that will take her away, but from behind she is confronted by GARLORD (who has long, white hair, a long white beard, cold blue eyes, and velvet purple robes).
Rosalynn tried to flee the
country, but Garlord found
her and forced her to marry him.
INT. REBEL COTTAGE. WINTER NIGHT.
AMBERLINE
Oh, how horrible that must’ve
been!
KASMIRA
It was horrible.
INT. GARLORD’S HOME.
Garlord oversees Rosalynn working. B.G.-a fairly big house adorned with a lot of seized treasure.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
He always treated her like a
disobedient servant and forced
her to fornicate every night
until they conceived a child.
When the baby was born, Rosalynn
hoped her nightmare would be
over, but sadly that blessing did
not come, for she had a girl.
Garlord was angry, but he agreed
he’d spare the baby’s life if
they would continue to try for
his heir. Rosalynn was grateful
that her daughter, who she named
Bernadette, would get to live,
but she hated the idea of bearing
the next generation of evil.
EXT. SEASHORE. NIGHT.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
So, for the third time, she ran
away from home, only this time
Garlord could never retrieve her.
She ran into the sea and never
came out.
INT. REBEL COTTAGE. WINTER NIGHT.
ANTHONY
Oh no! What happened to the baby?
KASMIRA
She lived, but not happily.
INT. GARLORD’S HOME.
BERNADETTE (a thin girl with mousy brown hair, light brown eyes, and very pale skin) cleans the house as Rosalynn did.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
My mother was raised by Garlord,
who was cruel and abusive to her.
She spent day and night doing the villain’s bidding. She would be
beaten if she got it wrong. She
only got enough food to barely
survive. Bernadette knew that
she didn’t have a choice since
legally she was his property,
but she longed for a better life.
One day, when she saw a wedding
procession go by, it dawned on
her-if she got married, she
would belong to another man
and Garlord couldn’t do a thing
about it.
EXT. TOWN SQUARE. AFTERNOON.
In the merchant village, the center of town is marked with a large tree where the roads met and several shops lining the plaza.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
When she ran errands in town,
she stole conversations with
young men, trying to find one
to marry.
Out of a shop, DONOVAN (a smart looking man with dark hair, dark brown eyes, and a page’s outfit) enters the plaza and starts chatting with Bernadette.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
Finally, a young page named
Donovan took interest in her.
She dropped everything and
eloped with him.
INT. DONOVAN’S HOME.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
When Garlord learned of this
marriage, he grew angry and
sought revenge. He found
Donovan, who fought for his
life. Somehow, he managed to
banish Garlord to the Spirit
World.
INT. REBEL COTTAGE. WINTER NIGHT.
EVERYONE
So, did he break the curse?
KASMIRA
(shakes head)
Defeating Garlord was the only
noble thing that Donovan managed
to do.
INT. DONOVAN’S HOME. EVENING.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
He became an alcoholic and would
beat my mother whenever he was
drunk. I was born in the middle
of this chaos. He never beat me,
but he certainly didn’t give a
damn that I was around. I tried
to convince my mom that what
he was doing wasn’t right, but
she wouldn’t listen. She always
thought of him as a tragic little
hero and was alright when sober.
She made feeble attempts to keep
him from the mead, but things
stayed exactly the same. I grew
up making vain attempts to have
a normal life, but the curse
haunted me. Every time I came
close, some misfortune thwarted
me. I knew there must be a better
life, but the curse haunted me.
EXT. MERCHANT TOWN ROAD. AFTERNOON.
Kasmira watches as the Blood Warriors (who dressed like knights but with a white mail with a red symbol on it) march down the road.
KASMIRA
(narrates)
I didn’t think it could get
worse, but then the Blood
Warriors formed. I watched them
hunt down people with traces of
magical lineage, and I always
wondered if they would find out
about my relationship to Garlord.
I never wanted us to be like
those poor souls who were
enslaved, tortured, executed…
INT. REBEL COTTAGE. WINTER NIGHT.
KASMIRA
Then one day, while my father
was at a pub, his drunken
violence got him into a bar
fight, and he ended up killing
a Blood Warrior. King Davidson
decreed that since he took one
of their own’s life, he now
owed them his life. He became
a Blood Warrior. My mom and
I went into hiding, much like
Grandmother did. Recently,
while I was out gathering fire
wood, he found my mom and
turned her in.
Kasmira begins to weep. Holly gives her a comforting pat on the back. Kasmira talks through her tears.
KASMIRA
I heard about this small group
of rogues that want to end King
Davidson’s reign of terror, but
I was so afraid that my family’s
curse would ruin things for you.
But as time goes on, the horrors
get worse. Tonight, I decided that
it was worth the risk. At least if
I die here, I will die like a hero.
That is, if you’ll let me.
Mac kneels before her so he can look into her eyes.
MAC
I formed this group because we
believe not only that we can
rid the world of a great evil,
but also because we deserve to
live a happy life. If you want
to fight, you have to believe
you are capable of such an
existence. Do you think that
you could?
KASMIRA
(bewildered)
Be happy? I read fairy tales
where the damsel in distress
finds her prince and lives
happily ever after. I once
fancied that I could lead such
a life, but now I doubt that a
prince would even talk to me.
MAC
Well, a prince will talk to
you, technically, since we
have Prince Orlando as a
mole. However, I see a brave
young lady willing to fight
to for what she believes in.
You may not believe in your-
self, but I see a lot of
potential in you.
Kasmira feels flattered but can’t think of how to respond. Mac smiles warmly and stands up.
MAC
Welcome to the Rebellion!
I love your screenplays Dana! I can never finish them though, because they’re a bit over the limit. I loved how this one kind of had a sense of mystery.
Thanks! I know I go over the limit, but I like to get the whole scene in, so it doesn’t cut off at an odd spot. But I’m glad you enjoy them!
I love prompts there so much fun!!! So here’s what I could come up with from the picture in 30 minutes, not too good but oh well!!!
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The ground is slick, the pouring rain the sky is midnight black but every few minutes a flash of lightning reveals the people scurrying for a safe dry place.
This is the last time I will see him.
I press my body close to him, my throat closing with oncoming tears. So many memories. Of childhood, awkward teen years and now nearly adults, we say goodbye to each other forever.
Memories flicker past my closed eyes.
We are four, we are neighbours. I am new and the other boys throw dirt at me, but he steps in front protecting me, shielding me and throws dirt at them and the cowards run away.
Now we are in grade school, working on a project. Laughing at lame jokes and being naïve and stupid for what would shortly come.
The awkward years come when we glanced slyly when we thought the other wasn’t looking. The time of cracking voices, pimples and growth spurts. It was the first time I cared what I looked like around him.
Then finally we dated, we hugged, we kissed, we fought and kissed again. He was my first love.
I bring my arms around his neck holding him so he won’t leave, his head goes down to my neck and he kisses me there, comforting me.
I look up to his ocean blue eyes, tears and rain running down my face. I look at his perfect, beautiful face, rain dripping from his cheeks and wonder if he is crying to.
My first love, my first friend. Together for so long and being separated by college distance.
I swallow as my throat closes for a second time for the thought that has just entered my head. He was my first love, he is my best friend but I know he was not my true love. And I think he knows that too. I know when he leaves and goes to his college miles away he will meet a girl, perhaps many and I will meet a boy.
But now I can not think of that, that we are not true loves. Today is for us, today is for him. Though he is not my one true love he will always be more than a friend in my heart.
I wrap my arms around his neck again allowing myself to cry.
He looks down at me and smiles weakly, love and despair in his eyes. He leans forward and kisses me, I kiss him back. A warm kiss that says I’ll miss you; you will always be my second half.
I smile through my tears and hug him close missing him already. Again he bring his head down, nuzzling it to mine and we hug each other in the pouring rain, thinking of each other.
aww….i’m sorry…i can’t think of anything else to say. i’m a little out there when t comes to cute and sad things like this. and i loved the descriptions to.write on!!!
RTK! I love this! It’s sooo sweet but also so real and sad and full of longing.
I loved the way you worked the flashbacks in, especially;
We are four, we are neighbours. I am new and the other boys throw dirt at me, but he steps in front protecting me, shielding me and throws dirt at them and the cowards run away.
Wonderfully done, hon!
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MZ
Aww! This was so sad and sweet!! Really excellent! 🙂
Thanks Mak, Michelle and Meagan!!! I absolutely love the prompt nights!!! You have to boost your creativity to think of something relate to the image!!! It’s difficult but so fun, it’s helping me learn how to write better when I’m short on time!!!:):):)
I’m really glad you all liked it!!! You have no idea how happy that makes me feel, you’re all so kind thank you so much you have to all keep writing too!!!
Ok, first, let me get a tissue, my face is SOAKED with tears. Ok… THAT WAS GREAT!!! I can so imagine all the flashbacks! I LOVE IT!!!!!
Thanks Ayla!!! I’m glad you like it!!! I’m sorry it made you cry, I didn’t mean to make this prompt story make people cry!!! Glad you liked it Ayla thanks for commenting!!!:):):)
“Where are we going, Taiah?” Austen, my best friend, asked from behind me as I turned a corner into the massive parking lot with cars parked everywhere.
Austen had moved across the country and he told me before he came here that it was only for a week and then he’d be back in California until summer. I hated it, but at least I got to see him for a week, so I really couldn’t complain.
“To the movies. It’s step one on our to-do list. I haven’t seen you in two years.” I explained, slowing my pace as we neared the front entrance. Austen didn’t question me anymore and we soon had tickets to a random movie of Austen’s choice. We used to see random movies that one chose and wouldn’t tell the other until we were at the movie. It was fun and I missed it.
Someone’s phone rang and to my surprise, it was Austen’s and he jumped up and jogged out of the theater. I shrugged thinking it was probably his mom or dad calling to check up on him, but when he didn’t come back in, I began to get curious. Checking my watch, I decided a phone call wouldn’t usually take thirty minutes, especially with Austen who made things short and sweet and never liked to talk on phones long. He said something about not liking phones one time, I think.
I wasn’t the type to snoop in other’s business, but, just this once, I wanted to see what was taking Austen so long. I made my way out of the theatre, through bustling crowds lining up for afternoon showings of some vampire movie when I saw two people outside the mall kissing. To my surprise it was Austen and some redhead who I knew from somewhere.
Something inside me wanted to scream and push the redhead over, but I willed myself not to and decided to leave. I’d never felt that way about Austen before, anyways, so why should I be jealous?
Awesome story Elly!!! I like how you wrote it in a different style, a girl watching the two people in the rain instead of being the girl with the boy in the rain.
I love the last line: I’d never felt that way about Austen before, anyways, so why should I be jealous?
Taiah half realizing, half in denial of sudden feelings for Austen.
This is a very good story but i would love to see what happened if you continued with this story!!!
Awesome job Elly!!! Love you story!!!:):):)
I like this because it feels like something that could really happen between two teenagers. Nice job setting up a realistic scenario!
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MZ
Awesome! I LOVE how it just has a sense of relaxation at the begining, impatience in the middle, and anger at the end! Well done, Elly!
um this is the best I could come up with at the moment, I’m on the phone with my friend, and im not a good milti tasker, lol. But I stuck to no more than 30 minutes! :)..
The rain pounds down
as I slosh through the grounds
of the cemetery.
It feels appropiate on this day,
though.
As I try to cling to your memory
The memory of you, my aunt, so sweet, but fleeting.
Oh, how I wish you could stay.
I start to cry.
I cry just as the thunder sounds;
Ear-shattering loud.
Oh why.
Why did you have to go? Why did you have to die??
On this day, thi sky was supposed to cry,
I know this for a fact.
It is appropiate, ’cause we all wish you were back.
The marshy ground softens my numb feet
as I run to you.
I know you understand, I see it in your eyes
as I fling my arms around you,
you lead me away.
Oh wow sad and haunting I love it!!! I love your poems Meagan they tug at your heart strings!!!
My favourite part was: I know you understand, I see it in your eyes
as I fling my arms around you,
you lead me away.
So many mysteries, Did the mourner die? Is she dreaming?
I really hope you write more poems for Thursday Night Write Meaghan I am a huge fan of them!!!
Also awesome job with multitasking this poem is awesome!!!
and actually, she didnt die, and shes not dreaming. (I wish) I had something else i wanted to write, but i LOVE doing the prompts, i just cant resist, so i mixed reality with fiction and it turned out like this. Thank you so much, im glad you enjoy ’em 🙂
Welcome:):):) I just wanted to say sorry for spelling your name wrong in my comment above!!!
You wrote this while you were ON THE PHONE?!
Sheesh! I couldn’t write this if I spent an hour with my forehead furrowed trying to think of a poetic way to say it. You have quite a gift, hon.
❤
MZ
Thank yall soo much RTK and Michelle!!! It means so much to me that yall enjoy it so much!! XD
Are you serious? You wrote this on the phone??? The only time that I can write something on the phone is if I’m with my BFF Sierra and we’re discussing lyrics for our band! And even then, two weeks later we throw it at the wall saying its suckish! I absoulutly LOVE your writing Meagan!
only one line or two that i found related to this picture, but as soon as i had that one line, i expanded. a little over the 300 words, i’m sorry! it’s another love letter, i may have to make a collection of these in a folder sometime. :]
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dear youu,
i’m taking tonight to write you a love letter,
but there seems to be no point in even picking up this pen.
my hands are shaking because i know this is wrong, because i shouldn’t be doing this. my stomach is knotted under my bleached-white rib cage and shivers are running up my cracked spine. my knees have long since given out, and i’m merely jelly, on my floor leaning against the wall.
we’re on messenger until midnight every day, chatting it up and getting to know each other better then i know anyone else. my wrists are developing early arthritis and we’re going without sleep, creating zombies and unleashing them on the school every morning.
we’re cybertronic kids fighting the system every chance we get. when i talk to you in person, i’m throwing off all of the layers i’ve covered myself in over the past few years, shedding studly boys and bad breakups like snakeskin.
but see, i’m the artist and you’re the band boy, would this ever work out? i’m a total nerd and you seem to rule the school. maybe it’s because i feel alive tonight, that the possibility that i can be your girl has crawled into my brain and taken root there.
i may suffer from a short attention span and mild anorexia, and my hair cannot commit to one genre of music, but i’m counting on you. i’m counting on you to take my hand and lead me through this maze of lies and dreams. try not to get lost, ‘aight?
i’m on the phone with you now, listening to your nimble fingers dart across those guitar strings. i’m loving every moment of it. we talked for sixty five minutes and thirteen seconds, but who’s really counting? you promise me that you’ll play me some music tomorrow at lunch, clad in black with your guitar as your weapon.
i’m quite sure you really like me, and i’m quite sure i really like you too.
will you agree with me that we should kiss no one but each other? because one time i dreamt that this day would come, that we’d be embracing in the rain, feeling it clackclackclack on the asphalt around us.
do you want that to come true?
because i do.
and boy, i think i have a total crush on you.
oops, saw that it was now 500 words, haha. :]
just goes to show how observant i am.
aw! i totally love this!! Your letters are just amazing!!
thanks meagan!
i like sticking to letters because i find them easier to do, just personalise them to someone who was either in my life before or is in it now.
Amazing! I love it!
thanks elly! :]
I love the letters you write!!! It’s such an interesting writing style!!!
I really loved these parts: my knees have long since given out, and i’m merely jelly, on my floor leaning against the wall.
We all feel like this when we are troubled or weakened by something, it’s like we are useless and can’t even manage to pick ourselves up. You portrayed that perfectly in that line.
I also really liked how you made your character a “mild anorexia” because it relates to teen girls and how we try to fit in, try to look beautiful to other people and how your characters hope that she is seen as beautiful by the band boy.
Awesome story/letter Alix-wa!!! Please post/ write more letters up here I absolutely love them!!! Amazing job can’t wait to read more!!!:):):)
thank you rumple! i find that when i do write these letters, it’s easy to vent, let off steam, or deal with emotions that i’ve just buried. i haven’t posted any negative letters, really, so i might just have to do that sometime. :]
yus, i did try to capture the essence of teenagers and one of my favourite parts is where: my knees have long since given out.
i’ve always been skinny, so i’ve had to deal with questions about anorexia and stuff for a while. i wanted to incorporate that into this letter, because even though i like my body, sometimes i wish my hips were slimmer or i had nice legs, etc.
haha, i’ll try to post more on here, then, rumple, if you love them so much :]
Love it! It was amazing!
thank youu ashley! :]
Alix!! I love, love, LOVE your letters.
They really do feel so TRUE. They make me smile and get a little teary and a lot nostalgic. All of which is such a GIFT, and not easy to do in this format.
Nicely done, Sweets!
❤
MZ
thanks michelle :]
like i’ve said before, a lot of these letters are based on personal experiences and are a little hard for me to write. it’s just good to be able to express my emotions on either paper or word doc.
i guess i’ll continue writing like this for a bit, but i have been working on other pieces as well.
That was great! I loved the first paragraph. I could imagine somebody, tottaly exhausted, scribbling words on a peice of paper.
thanks ayla, that was what i was going for!
i feel like that whenever i know i need to write someone a letter. i never send letters unless its super important or something like this letter here. its hard for me to express my feelings for someone sometimes, so i find that when i write these letters i can get practice for when i have to talk to them in person. :]
“He’s never coming back, Jenine,” Meliora sobbed, holding her head to Jenine’s chest. “He’s gone and I will never see him again. Why did I not tell him when he was here?”
“You had no idea how you felt then, Meliora. We all make mistakes, but he knows now and he’s happy. You know he would want you to be happy too, right?” Jenine returned the sobs, holding Meliora close. Meliora let go of Jenine and crumpled the paper she was holding. A letter from Damien’s mother, telling her Damien had been killed in battle and she was sorry Meliora had to find out this way. She threw the paper to the ground and turned slowly to make her way to her room across the large campus. Jenine slowly followed after; neither one spoke. All that could be heard we three sets of footsteps wading through the water. Wait, three? Meliora and Jenine stopped, but continued to hear the steps behind them. At first, they could see nothing through the heavy rain, but in the distance Meliora could see a shadowy figure moving slowly toward them. As the figure came closer, she realized it was a man and he was carrying an army bag. It cannot be, she thought to herself, shaking her head.
“Do you see that?” she asked Jenine.
“Y-yeah, I do. Who is-”
“It’s him!” Meliora yelped. She ran across the rain soaked campus, and without stopping, jumped into Damien’s arms. “I love you,” she whispered, allowing the tears to soak her face with the rain.
“I love you, Meliora. I am so sorry for leaving you. I will never leave you again. I love you, I love you, I love you.”
“But, your mother said you were-”
“I know and they thought I was, but I was mistaken for someone else. But, now, I’m here and none of that matters. All that matters is us. Marry me, Meliora. Marry me and stay with me the rest of your life.”
“I will, Damien. You know I will.” She reluctantly let go of him and turned to where Jenine still stood, watching the two lovers. “We’re getting married, Jenine!” Meliora yelled.
“I knew you would,” she yelled back, through the sheets of water. “I’m going to go get dry. Come by my room later.”
“We will,” they replied.
Meliora turned back to Damien and kissed him softly, before burying herself in his arms once again, letting the rain wash away the sadness she held only moments before.
i love this, it echoes of a sadness and it made my heart leap to my throat with these lines:
All that could be heard we three sets of footsteps wading through the water. Wait, three? Meliora and Jenine stopped, but continued to hear the steps behind them. At first, they could see nothing through the heavy rain, but in the distance Meliora could see a shadowy figure moving slowly toward them. As the figure came closer, she realized it was a man and he was carrying an army bag. It cannot be, she thought to herself, shaking her head.”
loooove it. :]
Wow! This is awesome. Its so powerful. I especially like “All that could be heard we three sets of footsteps wading through the water. Wait three? ” It changes the entire story, and i dont know, i just love it. Really great work 🙂
Beautiful story Christy!!! I love the first two lines:
“He’s never coming back, Jenine,”
“He’s gone and I will never see him again. Why did I not tell him when he was here?”
It echos the regret that Meliora bears and how she is unable to cope with it.
I absolutely loved the ending!!! It made me cry happy tears!!!:):):) Think of how Damien’s Mom is going to react to see him!!! *imagines it and starts crying happy tears again*
Amazing story Christy I absolutely love it and can’t wait to read more of the stuff you post on Thursday Night Write!!!
Aw, this was so sweet!
❤
MZ
I forgot to tell you that this is my favorite part;
At first, they could see nothing through the heavy rain, but in the distance Meliora could see a shadowy figure moving slowly toward them.
I see it so clearly in my head, and that is always the ultimate test of great imagery!
😀
Oh! I loved it so much! I started to cry halfway through it was so sad!
I will SO post this week! Just not now!