My sneakers squeaked against the cold white marble as I gracefully walked pass them all, ignoring their unsettling glances,with a feeling of belonging. Today seemed like a different day; as if something extraordinary was going to happen. This feeling within me could not be explained or told. Everything about today seemed different, well except for the smell of Harriet and her gang's strong perfume stuffing up in the corridor like always; and the sight of the white walls stained with who-knows-what from the science geeks.
The whole atmosphire was as normal as it is everyday. everyone in their own little cliqe's, chatting, gossiping etc. But I just knew something was going to happen today, something that will change my life.
I smiled at the thought. It wasn't that I didn't have a good life. I do have a good life: loving family, amazing friends and award winning grades in school. But with all that, I still never felt like I belonged. It was as if there's a part of me that is to be uncovered, explored, found.
I gripped my books tighter in my arms and pressed them harder againt my chest. I pushed my glasses up on my nose, to stop them from nearly falling off. I looked down and kept walking.
Her black hair was pulled up into a pony tail as it swayed from side to side. She was wearing a green top with black jeans and converse, Celine's typical style. She stopped half a meter away from me and grippped my shoulders puffing and laughing. I laughed and pushed away a loose strand of her long wavy hair from her face.
" I'm going to be a big sister!" She announced proudly.
I squealed with delight as I crushed Celine with a congratulation hug. " that's amazing news!" I said pulling away. " do you know if its going to be a girl or boy?"
I looked over Celine's shoulder seeing Benjamin, my other best friend. His short brown hair was tousled as his glasses were crooked. His green eyes sparkled ,behind his black framed glasses, as he smiled. He wore a typical t-shirt that had baggy jeans with converse. Sometimes I would tease my two best friends on how alike they dressed. I laughed to myself at the memory.
As i opened my mouth to say something Harriet and her possy,went past perposily bumping into me.
" Loser" She coughed as they kept walking leaving a train of giggles.
I glared at her and straightened my glasses. Harriet is a blonde, green eyed bitch- the head bitch of school, to be more spesific. She's never liked me, I dont know why though. I've never done anything to her. It's just a complete mystery that i can't be bothered solving.
I turned back to my best friends ignoring the fact that Harriet was loudly gossiping about me just over my shoulder. I could hear every word she was saying, I was pretty sure she was just saying it outloud on purpose just so i could hear her. what a bitch.
I pulled out my English books and shoved it into my bag. I glanced around my messy locker. there was papers,pens,pencils and assiments scattered everywhere. I placed the books in my hand into my locker and looked at my locker door smiling at the picture of my family.
It was taken five years ago when i was twelve. My mother was sitting besides me on the black couch with her arm drapped over my shoulder, Grandma Maybella sat on the otherside of me smiling brightly. my dad and grandpa Theadore was standing behind the couch smiling. my eyes glanced pass the photo and at the mirror placed below it. My sea-blue eyes seemed to gleam brightly, which was quiet unusual.
I looked exactually like my mother, except my eyes. My mother had brown eyes. I remember sitting besides Grandma Maybella when i was 5 years old, and her telling me that i'm the only one in our family with blue eyes like mine. I've always wondered about it. maybe i get it from a long lost reletive no one knew about? no one knew, or even cared.
i scrammled through my bag for my brush. i brushed my thick, wavy, dark brown curls as i listened into Celine and Benjamin's convosation. All i heard was " English class" " assiments due next week" " Mr. Darlings", I had zoned out the first minutes because i was lost in thought about my appearence- which was a first. never did i care about how i looked. Yep, this day is defiantly different.
" What?"
I looked around the whole corridor, it had turned silent and everyone had turned away from their chatting and gaped at me. their gaze was unsettling. after seconds of awkward silence and staring the corridor was then filled with the normal noise of high school students chatting, gossiping etc.
The morning sun shone through the large metal framed windows, hitting the front row, while us at the back were stuck with barely any sun. The class room seats were set in this how you would say strict arrangment. Populars at the front with the sun, and losers at the back with none. Why do the populars go at the front, you ask? Well, this room is always freezing cold in the mornings so thats why they go at the front, so they get the warmth of the sun. But its worser for us in winter, which is only four months away.I always thought of the arrangment as a stupid way of saying ' because we're the popluar kids we get the warm sun, so head over to the back, you're not worthy of such warmth."
I'm pretty sure he's the teacher that you would call " Eye candy." Celine and i are probably the only girls in his class, that dont swoon over his handsome looks.
I just didnt understand why girls would just act like that just because a guy is good looking, like seriously? I'll probably never understand or will ever be like that.
My gaze went to Celine, she was fiddling with her pencil practically bored.
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Hey, VJS! It's me again. I'm going to review what you added in here.
Content:
This is great. There isn't really anything I can say regarding the content, as there aren't any rules binding what you can and cannot write. You move along the chapter well and seem to be at a pretty even pace throughout it all. My favorite part would have to be the paragraph on the narrator's family and how she reflects on her differences in relation to them.
Grammar:
I'm just going to go part by part, pointing out certain things. I won't name every little nitpick, as that would take quite a long time that I don't necessarily have to spend at the moment. With that said...
Each all sounds off to me, and, though I'm not sure whether it's grammatically accepted in other parts of the world, according to the ways I've been taught it isn't correct.
Also, bitches' should read bitches without the apostrophe. The way you put it at first would mean the possessive form, and, seeing as you have no direct object after it and appear to intend it as just a plural noun, you wouldn't need that here.
You don't need the semi-colon here. A comma would suffice just fine. The first part is an independent clause, while the second is dependent, requiring an independent to stand.
Here, it would be the opposite. You could use a semi-colon or you could place a period after different and capitalize the w in well, going from there.
From there on out, you just have a few typos or things mentioned in the review below.
Hope this helps!
~Rocky
Ahaha if you look at the previous comments it'll probably make no sense with the story Above. Let me just say that I kinda edited my story and before it was only like a small paragraph or so of a scene i was thinking of using in this story. But then i decided to change it from a scene i was thinking of putting into my story to the actual beginning of my story. I know it makes no sense ahahah silly me ^^"
-Vicky
Hey, VictoriaJS! Welcome to YWS!
Firstly, I'd like to ask if this is a chapter or just an excerpt for your novel? It has potential, but seems a little short to be the former. You don't give much insight into what you're going for either; it just seems that you're starting something with several options of where to go.
With that said, let's get down to the grammar.
It should read "I swear, Jonathon," she shook her head.
When directly addressing someone, you set their name off with commas. Without the punctuation, it shows that the speaker might be talking about said person instead of to them. You punctuate your dialogue pretty well, especially in this part, but the pronoun following in the phrase after shouldn't be capitalized unless it is a proper noun, like someone's name.
In this, you just need to make the period at the end of "grinned" into a comma, seeing as Jonathon goes on to speak in the next piece of dialogue.
This should read Susanna's face started to redden as she clenched her fist to her side in anger.
Just some typos. Easily fixed.
In the next paragraph, "inbetween" should be two words or connected by a hyphen. They modify each other, but aren't one word.
I really like what you say in the next paragraph. Great imagery. But in the next piece of dialogue, you should state that it's Jonathon who's speaking. It might confuse the reader if you don't. The last piece of dialogue should be punctuated with a comma instead of a period as well. You don't have to separate the sentences after it, but it is suggested.
Other than that, this is a great start. Good job.
~Rocky
Thanks for you advice. I am just new to this, so i really appreciate your help. I'll be sure to fix this. ^-^
- Vicky
Oh and well its just a scene I'm thinking of putting into my novel. It's about Angles and the elements really. So there are these 4 angles that govern the earth as the angles of the elements. They've been living on earth for many of century's, always being reincarnated. But in one century the angel of water disappears and can't be found. People think that the reincarnation was broken and that she is gone forever, but The angle is actually living a normal 16-year-old mundane life. Her sisters( the other angels) and the secret group called " The Circle" ( there a group that helps and protects the angles. Its a group made of mainly humans) haven't given hope. some still believe that the element of water is out there somewhere. Eventually The angel of water meets her sisters. Its only a brief description. I'm really bad at explaining things hehe ^-^ So it basically turns into this whole thing of discovering how and why the angel of water disappeared, The angel of water discovering who she really is, etc. Its still in progress. ^.^
- Vicky
It's very interesting. I'd be glad to see this develop along the way. Send me a PM when you post another bit?
And you aren't bad at explaining things. : )
Sure! and thanks ^^. I actually have this scene written already, I'm thinking of putting it for the start. My word program isnt working so i had to type it into word pad, so there are alot of mistakes. I haven't had the time to proof-read it. But i can be happy to send you it. And you could give me some ideas or advice ^^
-Vicky