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Love Story

January 31, 2011
By S.S.Y. GOLD, Toronto, Other
S.S.Y. GOLD, Toronto, Other
19 articles 2 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
"After all, tomorrow is another day" -- Scarlett O'Hara

"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!" -- Romeo

"I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." -- Stephen Leacock


“Let me tell you a story,” said he with a smile.

“Oh, give me a break,” she said, annoyed.

“Hear me out, won't you?”

“No, I will not hear you out...Don't try to change the topic.”

“Why not? Wouldn't you rather hear my lovely story as opposed to dealing with this?”

“Please,” she scoffed, “nothing can change reality.”

“Haven't you seen Inception? How do you know if this is not a dream?” he mused ever so slyly.

“Well, if it's a dream, it's horrible and I want to wake up.”

“What would you do if you woke up?”

“I don't know, make breakfast? Shower?”

“Hm, you know what I would do if I woke up from this nightmare?”

“No.”

“I would tell you a story.”

“And I wouldn't hear of it, let go of my hand, will you?”

“Am I irritating?”

“At the moment, very much.”

“You'd feel better after you hear my story.”

“I doubt it.”

“You doubt a lot of things, but you are hardly ever right.”

“I'm right about us.”

“No, you're not.”

“That's just what you think.”

“You're thinking of running away from us, why would you do that?”

“Why wouldn't I? It's coming to an ugly end.”

“So how will you run away when death comes.”

“Death is natrual, this is...”

“What, conflicts aren't natural? D'you think every other couple live in perfect harmony, that no one else argue?

“Not like us they don't”

“That's only 'cause we have passion, they are dull and flat.”

“No, because we are breaking apart.”

“Now let me tell you a story-”

“No, stop! You can't keep trying to escape the problem. You accuse of me from escaping, aren't you doing the same with this 'story' business?”

“A well done rebuttal. Fine, I won't tell you my story.”

“Thank you.”

“I love you.”

“Don't say that, it's just as bad,” she groaned.

“Say you love me.”

“No.”

“Why not? I know you love me, there's nothing to hide.”

“I can't help what you think.”

“You're so bitter.”

“I wonder why...”

“You sure you don't want to hear my story?”

“Of course I am!”

“So what do we do now?”

“Now we shake our hands-”

“Shake our hands?”

“-Yes, and say goodbye.”

“Goodbye?”

“Yeah, give me your hand, oh, give it to me! See, shake it, and say 'goodbye'”

“I don't want to.”

“It's not a matter of want.”

“I don't wish to say it.”

“You have to, for the sake of us.”

“For the sake of us? If you cared at all you wouldn't be talking about this goodbye crap!” he yelled, waving his hands in anger.

“I don't care? The only reason I'm saying goodbye is because I care too damn much!”

“At least I'm trying to make it work! At least I want you enough to beg you to stay!”

“Look at us! We can't keep from yelling for a moment! Is this what you want? Just constant, daily screaming and yelling and shouting?”

“I-I-of course not, I don't want to yell at you. Are you crying?”

“I'm not crying. It's just so bloody frustrating!”

“I do love you, I do want you to stay, I want to do whatever I can to keep you.”

“There' nothing you can do, you've got to let it go.”

“But it hurts.”

“You'll get over it, that's what Father Time's for.”

“What if I don't want to get over it? I don't want to ever forget you.”

“Then that's quite a dilemma.”

“Would you like to hear my story now?”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“'Cause I know what you'll say. And I don't need to hear it.”

“You do? See, you know me so well.”

“Shake my hand. Goodbye.”

“Goodbye, Amy.”

“Wait, Paul!”

“What?”

“You asked me earlier, what I would do if I woke up from this horrible dream...”

“Yeah?”

“I would kiss you one last time.”



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on Feb. 7 2011 at 10:35 pm
smilesunshine PLATINUM, Puyallup, Washington
34 articles 4 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you're lucky enough to be different from everyone else, don't change to be the same." ~Taylor Swift

Not a problem. :) For a first time, it's really good! I liked the story and the way they spoke was good too! :)

S.S.Y. GOLD said...
on Feb. 7 2011 at 6:56 pm
S.S.Y. GOLD, Toronto, Other
19 articles 2 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
"After all, tomorrow is another day" -- Scarlett O'Hara

"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!" -- Romeo

"I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." -- Stephen Leacock

Thank you! I was trying to create a story using mostly dialogue, it's my first time doing it, so it's porbably not that good... xD

S.S.Y. GOLD said...
on Feb. 7 2011 at 6:55 pm
S.S.Y. GOLD, Toronto, Other
19 articles 2 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
"After all, tomorrow is another day" -- Scarlett O'Hara

"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!" -- Romeo

"I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." -- Stephen Leacock

Thanks so much!

on Feb. 6 2011 at 11:33 pm
Robsessed PLATINUM, McKinney, Texas
23 articles 1 photo 199 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I may be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it." - Maya Angelou

"Did you know 'I told you so' has a brother, Jacob?" she asked cutting me off. "His name is 'Shut the hell up.'" - Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn

That was deep. Really and truly deep. The conversation between the two was so fluid and flawless and yet tragic as well. You managed to say so much without really saying anything about why this love wasn't being given a chance, but that's what made it so good.

on Feb. 6 2011 at 1:05 am
smilesunshine PLATINUM, Puyallup, Washington
34 articles 4 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you're lucky enough to be different from everyone else, don't change to be the same." ~Taylor Swift

I like the story, it good! But I think it needs more explaination and detail like explain their facial expressions and the tone of their voice and what the narrator is thinking of. It's good! Keep writing! :)