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Lost lovers(revised)
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PostPosted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:26 pm    Post subject: Lost lovers(revised) Reply with quote

Lost Lovers….

I walked in to the living room, tears running down my face. I had just broken up with my boyfriend. I didn't want to, but he was moving away, and I just can't deal with a long distance relationship. I still loved him so much, and I know he still loved me. When I left his appartment, it wasn't good, he was crying just as much as me. It hurt so bad to leave him, but I just had to.

I sat down on the couch, and turned the TV on. It was on news, I usually ignored it but this time I paid close attention.

The blonde anchor woman sat down at her desk. She shuffled some papers trying to look professional. “Good evening, this is Vicky Katton and my co-anchor Marvin Triston”

“Good evening Vicky.”

“You too. Now to get to our top story.”

“A sixteen year old male. He was found in his room wrists slit and a note in his hands, His name was Alex Delmont.”

That’s all I needed to know. He killed himself. And it was all my fault. He took the break up harder than I thought. I began to cry again this time uncontrollable. I wandered into the kitchen looking for tissues to wipe away my tears.

I found the tissues and dried my eyes. As I did I noticed on my table a small teddy bear. I picked it up. It was the one Alex had won for me at a fair. I loved it so much, it was always in my bed. I wondered why it was here.

I held it up.

“Alex I love you so much. I’ll think about you all the time.” I said with a sigh.

I gave the bear a hug, and took it back into my bedroom. As I sat down on my bed. I heard a voice whisper in my ear.

“I love you too, don’t worry about me Ginger it wasn’t your fault, I know why you broke up with me, I just couldn't stand the thought of living with out you.”

The tears started up again.

“Alex I love you”

“I know you do” He rubs his hand across my cheek.

I couldn’t see it but I could feel it.

“Alex don't leave me I need you!"

“I have to, I’ll see you again someday. You need to move on, but I will always love you.”

“I love you too.”

With that he was gone. I gave the bear another hug, and sat on bed for a long time just thinking.

Had this been all a dream? Was I going crazy from grief?" I thought.

The one thing I did know for certain, was I would never love anyone as much as I loved Alex. He had been my one and only, and his parents decided to take him away from me. It's their fault he's gone, their fault I'll be alone. That night I cried myself to sleep. I drempt of Me and Alex together. I didn't want to wake up.

About a week later I was still thinking about him, still hurting. My grades in school had began to drop. I couldn't stand to live my life without Alex. No one knew how I felt, not even my parents, they thought I had just gotten over him. But that would never be. One night when i was hurting so badly it was hard to breath. My parents were out on a date, I was all alone, so I began to write a letter.

To my family and friends,

I love you very much, but I can't live anymore, it just hurts too much. I need Alex. This is a goodbye to all of you. Just remember I love you.

Ginger

I set the note on my parents bed and got into there closet and grabbed the gun that was on the top shelf.

"Alex, I'll be with you soon!" I said.

Then I put the gun up to my head and pulled the trigger. I only felt pain for a second or two. I saw a white light, and Alex standing there waiting for me. I ran towards him crying, smiling, and laughing. We hugged and kissed and cried together.

"Alex I couldn't wait, I needed you and missed you so much."

"I'm glad we're together again, but you shouldn't have killed yourself just for me"

We hugged and kissed some more, and knew we would be together forever.

The End



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PostPosted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OH MY GOODNESS I LOVE YOUR STORY I ACTUALLY CRIED is it based on true happenings?

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PostPosted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

no sorry i was just really bored one night ^-^ thanks for the coment! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 12:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

(sorry this is so short.Had to say it in advance...)

It was quite confusing but very sad at the asme time with love dripping from hte very words.

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PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I almost cried. Sweet and touching. Smile
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Please read my story and comment. Thanks. Very Happy

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PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's a bit unrealistic. Why would she break up with him if she still loved him? And I don't think he'd be to happy with her if she just broke up with him and it hurt him so bad he killed himself. Maybe there is reasoning behind all that but if there is explain it. Sorry if that sounded a bit crude.
Other than that I think this would be a really cool ghost-like story if you would add on to it. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 7:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Lost lovers Reply with quote

ShadowQueen92 wrote:
Lost Lovers….
I walked in to the living room, tears running down my face. I sat down on the couch, and turned the TV on. It was on news, I usually ignored it but this time I paid close attention. This first part here is too repeatative. "I ..." stands out a lot. It could be reworded, and probably added to. Perhaps put in a bit of her emotion before she turns on the tv, or something.
The blonde anchor woman sat down at her desk. She shuffled some papers trying to look professional. “Good evening, this is Vicky Katton and my co-anchor Marvin Triston”
“Good evening Vicky.”
“You too. Now to get to our top story.”
“A sixteen year old male. He was found in his room wrists slit and a note in his hands, His name was Alex Delmont.” This part could be worked to where it sounds much more professional, or news-like. The best way I could suggest fixing this would be to actually sit down and watch the news. Pay attention to how the people carry themselves, how they speak, and especially to how they word everything they say.

That’s all I needed to know. My ex-boyfriend killed himself. And it’s all my fault. I broke up with him and obviously he took it very hard. I started to cry again this time uncontrollable. I wandered into the kitchen looking for tissues to wipe away my tears.
wipe away my tears. I notice on my table is a small teddy bear. I pick it up. It was the one Alex had won for me at a fair. I loved it so much, it was always in my bed. I wondered why it was here.
I held it up.
“Alex I love you so much. I’ll think about you all the time.” I say with a sigh. “I’m now dedicating my life to you, since I feel this is my fault. Love you forever!”
I gave the bear a hug, and took it back into my bedroom. As I sat down on my bed. I heard a voice whisper in my ear.
“I love you too, don’t worry about me Ginger it wasn’t your fault!”
The tears start up again.
“Alex I love you!”
“I know you do” He rubs his hand across my cheek.
I couldn’t see it but I could feel it.
“Alex please don’t leave.”
“I have to, I’ll see you again someday. You need to move on, but I will always love you.”
“I love you too.”
With that he was gone. I gave the bear another hug, and sat on bed for a long time just thinking.

The End


This ended really abruptly.

Also, after the news scene, you began to switch tenses from past to present repeatedly.

A few questions/comments:

-Why did she break up with him?
-Why does she say she loves him if she broke up with him?
-How does she know to pay attention to the news for this reason? (perhaps, instead, she's channel surfing and runs across the news just as her ex-boyfriends picture appears, and she recognizes him?)
-He's being very nice, considering she broke up with him
-In my opinion, wouldn't she be somewhat mad at him for doing something so ridiculous? Not so forgiving and lovey-dovey?

All in all, this seems pretty unrealistic. It could be made seem more realistic, but it would take a lot of work. It would have to be made longer, and go a lot more in depth with their relationship. Your characters need some development.

Also, a suggestion - put spaces between paragraphs, such as when your news anchors are talking. It makes things easier to read.

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!

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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 10:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This has the potential to be a good story, you could elaborate on it further, make it longer and give it some more depth. I found it kind of hurried and rather unrealistic, just pointing out that I don't think the suicide of a young boy would be so blatantly reported on the news. If you did some research you could find a more accurate, sensitive way to portray teen suicide.

Good work, keep it up.

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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Okay let's get the nitpicking out of the way.


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When I left his appartment it wasn't good. He was crying just as much as me.


That should be 2 sentences.

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He had killed himself, and it was all my fault.


I just think that might sound better if you put had in there and that should be one sentence.

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I began to cry again, this time uncontrollably.


The comma and uncontrollably.

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I dreamt of Alex and me together.


The you always put yourself last and I just fixed the typo.


Now that that is over with. I thought the new ending was very... eerie. I mean it was good, but it was just creepy. Like I said if you decided to expand this a little more, like if you went back to the beginning of their relationship, it'd be great. You could show us why she had to die for him. Show us why it hurt so much to live with out him.
I love your style of writing and can't wait to read more of it.
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would've cried, but at the moment I can't. Stupid wisdom teeth. Anyways there was one thing in perticular that I noticed.

[b]Me and Alex[/i]

SHould be Alex and Me.

Other then that it was really good and sad. Though I kinda figured what she would do in the end.

Good job!

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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I really liked this.
Its not that I didn't see it coming, but i haven't read something like this in a long time.
It was a good storyline. But if you ever wanted to expand on it theres so much you could do!
At the beginning show the two on a date with each other or something having a great time with eachother.
Then continue and after awhile you could show them breaking up. From then on continue elaborating and showing us what everything happening looks like.
If you ever felt like it.
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks so much I never thought of doing that, thanks for the advice. ^-^

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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yet again OH MY GOD I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! I actually cried GREAT JOB!!!!

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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

elaborate and make it longer...
its al little hard to get into it when its so short so keep going
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