Last week, 16 of you added to the sentence, "it reeked of death." (Go here to view the rest... your comments made me laugh so hard!)This week I want to wrap it up with how you want to end the story. Here's the last paragraph -- add your finale after it:
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The Dreamer said... "P-promise?" I stuttered. And then I remembered. The day after I had meet Ethan, Cole had tried to kiss me. I told him - promised him - I would never speak to him again.
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Oooh, I'd love to win this book :) I love finding new authors to read.
ReplyDeleteLeave it to us to turn the sentence "It reeked of death" into a romantic plot. Oy vey!
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ReplyDeletewhoops, sorry! Here you go.
ReplyDelete"You never could keep quiet for long. Remember all those day trips your parents used to take us on over summer break? We'd try to see who could stay silent the longest. You always lost." Cole sighed heavily on the line.
Grief swelled like a knot in my throat, and I tried to choke it down. There was still hope.
"I guess not much has changed." his voice hardened. And after a moments pause, "Goodbye, Sarah."
"No, Cole, wait!"
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But yet, he was the first person I always called when something exciting happened in my life. I guess I had just gotten used to sharing everything with him.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it was a sign.
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Ok, that was dumb. I misspelled my own email address wrong. Oops. ;)
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I scrambled for something to say but the line want dead on the other side. I stood there for a moment - mouth gaping open - trying to make sense of everything I was feeling:
ReplyDelete1) I realized I was over Ethan. It had been two weeks since he dumped me and all this grief I was feeling was just regret for wasting all my time on that pathetic loser.
2) I realized I was in love with Cole and that's why his cold shoulder is tearing me up at the moment.
And 3) I realized that fear and excitment make me irrational. For example, if I were calm I wouldn't be grabbing my car keys to drive out to Cole's house right now.
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So why had my fingers automatically flown to dial Cole's number?
ReplyDeleteA sigh from Cole cut into my thoughts, "Listen, Mel, it's great that you got the part, but-"
"Cole," I said, stopping him. "I'm sorry. I was stupid. I just - and, well - you took me by surprise. But please, I..."
"You what?"
My heart pounded at the thought of how he might respond.
"Mel?"
I finally regained my voice and a tumble of words escaped my lips. "I'm sorry for pushing you out of my life, but you're my best friend, Cole. And..." I took a deep breath. "I want you back."
There was a long pause before he answered, but the words he spoke dispelled all my fears. "Mel, I haven't gone anywhere. I've just been waiting for you."
I'm way late in responding, and I didn't even contribute to the first half of the story, but I wanted to share my take on it anyway. :)