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Message #98 Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
I'm Maddie. I'm writing this part in the point of view of Jake.
Chapter 2
Jake staggered forward into Meghan's unasuming arms. She lurched at his touch but regained herself and caught him. And the vision melted away as quickly as it had come. Panting slightly, Jake straightened and looked around at the two people in around him. Meghan's face was lined with fear and uncertainty. Ben's eyes were huge and he looked nearly as frightened as his sister. "What-" Ben began. Jake shook himself. "Nothing." he said forcefully. "I'm fine." Meghan still looked frightened. "Maybe-" she began but was interupted as the front door of the house opened and slammed shut. Jake looked up in fear to see two people, whom he thought must be Meghan and Ben's parents. Ben's mom rushed forward and hugged her son. "Oh Ben you scared us!" she said frantically. "Promise me you'll never do that again." Jake caught sight of Ben's anguished face. "I suppose." he mumbled but Jake could have sworn he saw Ben cross his fingers behind his back for the slightest moment. Jake had to suppress a grin. Ben knew how to play the game, that was for sure.
Message #97 Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
I'm Mandy. "Uh, no." Megan said, careful not to explain he was missing.
"Then where is he?"
"Just running around the neighborhood. He likes to explore the new places we move."
"I know your lying! Megan, he hates places like these. And I know what happened last time- wood houses aren't good for people like us."
"Well there is nothing you can do about it!" Megan almost screamed it, but she kept her anger under control, unlike her brother could do. She pushed him out and slammed the door in his face. Once she was sure he was gone, she leaned on the door and sighed.
"Megan?" a tiny voice said.
"Who are you?"
"Your stupid brother."
"Ben! I'm sorry, but we've got to tell mom and dad your okay! They are very worried about you! That was a stupid thing to do, running off like that!"
"Your not my mom." Ben mumbled.
"Don't get mad, Ben, please!" Megan tried to control her voice, and make it sound superior to him, but her voice and her hands were shaking. Ben walked out of his hiding place with a older boy behind him. It wasn't Steven, but somebody else. Megan guessed he was her age. "Who is he?" She said his name like he was a fly, nothing important.
"My name is Jake." Jake answered for himself. "I met him here, while I went to the shack for something to drink. He doesn't have powers, but he has a sister that does." Ben said, smiling to himself, like finding him deserved an award. Megan gave a shy wave to Jake and pulled out her cell phone to call her parents. She explained everything to them and they were happy that he was home.
"But Ben," she finished explaining what their mom and dad had said, "Jake can only stay for a little."
"That's fine!" Ben screamed down to Megan as he ran up the stairs. Jake looked at Megan again, nodded and followed Ben up stairs. Megan sank into the couch that she person that had lived her before had left. Everything seemed to be so crazy today. She heard something on the stairs and she quickly looked over to see what it was. Jake was walking down the
stairs, when he stopped and looked at Megan. "Want to play some games with us?""I'd love to, but.." Jake's sad look made her reconsider. She could wait to help for once. She always helped. "Sure."
When she had played games for a while, Ben left because he had to get a drink. He had lost the game and drinks always cooled his temper down. Jake looked at Megan, and Megan realized he was a cute boy... 'Wow, I think I'm in love' Megan thought. She looked at Jake and smiled. He smiled back and looked like he was going to say something... he was so close to Megan.... Ben barged in. "Hey guys! Ready to play?"
"We are going to play something else.." Jake began. And then he snapped his fingers and four people left the world, Megan and Ben screaming, and Steven looking around, and Jake smiling at Megan... Megan was in love... Ben was in shock... and Steven was ready to take over Earth.
~~~~~~ Hope you guys like it! It was a big twist! Don't make it the end, make it a new 'chapter'. Sorry it took so long, I'm very busy lately.
Message #96 Posted on Monday, May 5, 2008
I'm Kathryn/Errol/Sunny Baudelaire. Hi! Angela, that was really cool! I didn't realise Meghan was older than Ben... LOL. Can't wait for more!
Kathryn
Message #95 Posted on Monday, May 5, 2008
I'm Angela. Hey guys! Sorry it's been a few days! I'm writing this part of the story from Meghan's point of view because I had a HUGE idea for the story a few days ago. ok, here goes it: Meghan stood in the doorway of the empty house. She knew she was the one responsible. Why had she had to give him that death glare in the car? It really wasn't Ben's fault. But of course she had done it anyway, always thinking about herself before others. "Ben isn't the only one who wishes they were different," she thought. She had run in the new house to claim her room when Mom ran in a few minutes later, waling about how Ben had run away, just bolted from the car. Now Mom and Dad were driving around a town they didn't even know looking for Ben. The thought of her little brother running around in a place he had no idea about freaked her out. Meghan closed the door, and decided that she would look around the house a bit. A wooden house, what were her parents thinking? She was just about to go upstairs when she heard a knock at the door. Were they back already? Meghan turned to the door to see the tips of spiky black hair peeking over the top of the window on the door. Oh no, how had he found them already? Meghan remembered the first time she saw that hair. It belonged to someone who said he would help Ben to control his powers. This same person possessed the same powers as Ben, only he supposedly knew how to control them. He and Ben had met just a year before, and had become friends. This person's name was Steven, a seventeen-year-old who had been following around their family ever since Ben had refused to use his powers to help him wreak havoc. Their parents only knew the tip of the iceberg of Ben's powers and the part they didn't know about was Steven. Meghan was frozen, should she run, scream for help? Suddenly he was there beside her. Wow, he must have learned some new uses for his powers. "Hello Meghan," Steven said. "Is Ben home?"
Message #94 Posted on Saturday, May 3, 2008
I'm Mandy. I think that idea is ah-mazing! And I think we should let the story end when it ends...
Message #93 Posted on Friday, May 2, 2008
I'm Kathryn/Errol/Sunny Baudelaire. Hi! That sounds good to me, Angela. When do we finish the story though? I guess we can decide that later.
Kathryn
Message #92 Posted on Friday, May 2, 2008
I'm Maddie. Then I think Angela should go, then Mandy, then me, and then Kathryn. And if no one else wants to participate then we'll keep doing that.
Message #91 Posted on Friday, May 2, 2008
I'm Angela. Hey everyone! I love the twist you gave the story Kathryn!..though I have no idea what I'm going to write after that. Since nobody else has volunteered, do you guys wanna start over [same story] in the same order? I think it's me, Mandy, Maddie, Kathryn. Tell me if ur all ok with this idea. We can keep doing this until someone else wants to join!
Message #90 Posted on Friday, May 2, 2008
I'm Kathryn/Errol/Sunny Baudelaire. The house was made of wood. Wood burned easily. So far, all the places Ben had destroyed had been made of wood. But they had been other places, not very important places. A toilet, a hut with no one living in it, a garage. But this would be his own home. If one thing made him angry, before he knew it the house could be on fire. His family wouldn't just have to move away again, their lives would be in danger. Why hadn't his parents picked a different house? They knew how his powers worked. He felt like they were deliberately making him control his powers. But he couldn't. They were out of control. That was the whole point of the spell. As he saw Meghan go into the house, running eagerly, he made up his mind. He couldn't do this to any of his family, even though he hated them at times. He had only one choice. He ran.
Hope I didn't destroy it too much! :p By the way, who's after me? Because I don't think there was anyone that wanted to do it..
Kathryn
Message #89 Posted on Thursday, May 1, 2008
I'm Maddie. Ben let out a long sigh. Mom glanced back at him. She looked as though she wanted to say something but decided against it and resumed her deadpan stare out the window at the passing countryside. Ben glanced over at Meghan and instantly regreted it when he saw his sister's furious glare. He quickly looked away, feeling sulky again. He didn't blame Meghan for being angry. He knew he would be if he was in her position. But still. He looked out his window again, staring at the passing country. Ben stared out the window for a long time before Dad turned the car into a long gravel driveway. Ben was feeling so depressed that he didn't even try to catch a glimpse at their new home until his father sang out, "We're here!" Relutantly, he raised his eyes to the enormous farmhouse in front of him. What he saw made him want to groan in horror.
Have at it Kathryn!
Message #88 Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I'm Angela. Hey guys! okay, Maddie can go next after Mandy, and then Kathryn can go. Thanks guys! Have fun writing!
Message #87 Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I'm Mandy. He knew he didn't try to set the house on fire. Jake was the one who was mean, and it was just Ben's powers out of control again. What his sister had said was what really had hurt him. "why can't you just control your powers for once? Ben! Really!" "You never had these stupid powers! Do you think I want to run around setting fires and making lightning go every where and.." And ruining my life! And everybody else's in this family! Jake was really hurt from this one! "I didn't mean it!" And then Ben had stormed out. It really wasn't his fault. The house, the cat, the dog, the car. It wasn't fair, even. The clouds! He had ruined everything he could see. He tried hard to control his anger, because when anger came, so did his powers. Last time it was setting the bully's house on fire, but Ben didn't know what was next. He once had made the clouds come and strike his sister. But he really didn't mean any harm. Ben stared out the window, feeling helpless. Now it's up to you Maddie! Since you wanted to first. Have fun with it! It's really fun and gets your mind working!
Message #86 Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008
I'm Kathryn/Errol/Sunny Baudelaire. Hi! Angela, good story starter! If you don't mind, I'd like to add too, after everybody else who has already said so, of course. I can't wait to read more from Mandy! : )
Kathryn
Message #85 Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008
I'm Maddie. Sorry I'm late in responding, Angela, but I'd love to add to the story too. Please keep me in mind!
Message #84 Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008
I'm Angela. Sorry Mandy, I didn't have time to write the story before, so I'll start it now. Then you can add onto it, and we can wait and see if anyone else wants to add! Ben stared out the car window, staring at the endless fields that surrounded the road on which their car had been driving down for hours. He tried to keep his emotions from overwhelming him. he was nervous [as always] to be starting at a new school, and most of all, guilty. He looked around the car at his family-Mom, dad, and Meghan, his sister. He felt guilty because it was becasue of him that they were all moving, because of him that they were all uprooted-again. He had let his powers get out of control, and here they all were, crammed in their stationwagon with all their stuff and driving to their new home,some farmhouse in a little place called Stone Creek in the middle of nowhere. The move was bad for Mom and dad, who had both gotten nice jobs that they actually liked in their last home. Mom had even begun her dream of starting a pastry shop, and had almost turned their little house into a store. But mostly, he felt bad for Meghan, who [unlike himself] made friends very easily, and probably would have been quite popular if they didn't have to move around so much. He decided there and then that no matter what, this time would be different. He would keep his powers a secret at all costs, and make sure [for the sake of his family] that they would be able to start a life here. It's up to you now Mandy. You can decide what his powers are, and anything else that comes to your mind. My characters are in your hands.
Message #83 Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008
I'm Mandy. Why don't you start, since it was your idea.
Message #82 Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008
I'm Angela. Hi Mandy! That is absolutely okay. I kinda just left it up to everyone else to decide. Have fun with it!
Message #81 Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008
I'm Mandy. Sounds great, Angela! I think, though, we would have to pick who could write the next part because then everybody would come in a write some part that has already been written. So, you can start it with a paragraph or two and then me ( if thats okay ) and then somebody else and somebody else and somebody else. Get it? If this is okay or not okay reply.
Message #80 Posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
I'm Angela. Hi everyone! I had a great idea. We could start a story chain, which is when someone begins a story and everyone adds something onto it. We could either take turns adding onto the story, making it longer until we reach the ending, or we could each give our own individual story about how we think it should turn out. I'll start by giving a prompt if anyone wants to do it. Okay here it is: Benjamin Alexander Eugene Wilson has a terrible secret, which has forced his family into having to move all around the country ino order to not attract too much attention. He is starting at another in a long line of new schools, and is determined that this time, he will settle into having a normal life without giving away his secret. Will he succeed, or will his plan go up in flames? Literally.
Message #79 Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008
I'm Maddie. Chapter 4
Yudico slept restlessly that night and awoke early. He crawled out of the shelter to sit by the fire pit they had dug last night. He sat there for a long time, lost in thought. He didn't even notice when Huron came out to sit beside him.
"Are the girls up?" Huron asked softly, making Yudico jump slightly. He shook his head. "I'm not even sure if they're back yet." He replied. Huron stood.
"I'm going to see if they're in their shelter." Yudico nodded. Huron got to his feet and walked over to his sister's shelter. "Anya," he called softly. "Kara." No answer. Huron looked anxiously at Yudico. "They're not there." He said.
Yudico jumped to his feet so fast, he knocked the log he had been sitting on askew. "What!" he exclaimed. Huron looked grim. "This is bad." He said.
Yudico looked worried. "We've got to find them." He said. "Something might have happened to them." Huron nodded. "Let's go." He said.
Yudico heard a noise in the distance; a drum. "Huron," he said, motioning for him to stop.
Huron glanced back at him and nodded. "I hear it too." Huron indicated for Yudico to follow him, turned, than began walking towards the sound.
They finally discovered the source of the drums a few miles away from their campsite. It was coming from a small clearing that was filled with natives and tents.
Women and children, dressed in animal skin, huddled around campfires, cooking something on a stick while the men, dressed with a finer cloth, were scattered about. Some of them were playing the drums; others were sharpening tools or eating the food that the women were cooking.
One of the many animal skin tents was guarded by two men with enormous staffs.
Yudico nudged Huron and pointed at the guarded tent. "That must be them!" he whispered. Huron nodded. "How do we get there?" He asked.
Yudico was silent, forming a plan in his mind. Then he moved over and whispered into Huron's ear. Huron nodded slowly.
Then he and Yudico crept through the trees until they had reached the back of the guarded tent.
Huron pulled his dagger out of his belt and began cutting through the animal hide. Yudico had his own knife ready in case they'd made a mistake in the tent choice.
The last of the hide fell away and the two peered inside the tent.
Kara and Anya sat back to back, head's bowed and bound at wrists bloodied from the rope cutting into them. There was no one else in the tent.
Huron and Yudico climbed through the hole. The two women looked up.
Kara's face was filled with fear but then turned to relief when she saw her brother and Yudico.
Anya looked more annoyed then anything else but Yudico wasn't surprised. It wasn't in her character to be afraid.
Huron grabbed Kara and cut her bonds with his knife. Yudico did the same to Anya.
Anya rubbed her wrists and winced in pain as her hand came in contact with a sore.
The four quickly climbed out of the tent through the hole Huron had made and retreated into the forest as quietly as they could.
When they reached the safety of the woods, Huron embraced his sisters tenderly. When he finally let go, Yudico pulled Anya aside.
"What happened?" He asked. "We were so worried."
Anya offered a rye smile. "Kara walked into the village and angered the natives." She said, absently. "So did I."
Yudico frowned. "That's all." Anya insisted. "Really." Yudico still gave her a skeptical look but didn't question her any further.
Kara moved over to him as Anya walked away. "Oh I'm ever so grateful to you both." She said, happily. "I was so frightened." Yudico nodded and gave a small smile. "It was nothing." He said. "Huron did most of the work." Kara smiled. "But you came up with the plan." She said. "Huron told me so."
Yudico shrugged and glanced over Kara's shoulder. Anya was returning with Huron in tow.
"We need to get back to camp." She said. "We need to get out of this area soon."
No one dared contradict her so they all hurried back towards the campsite.
When they arrived, they found the camp in ruins. Their shelters had been destroyed, food packs were missing, and the horses were no where in sight.
Anya sucked in her breath sharply at the sight. Kara gasped and Huron looked anxious.
Anya turned away from the mess and put her head in her hands. Then she collected herself and turned back to the others.
"Come." She said. "We will press on." Kara blinked and Anya turned and began to walk.
"How?" Kara said. "The horses are gone."
Anya didn't stop. "We will walk."
Yudico rushed up to join her followed by Huron.
Kara hesitated a moment. "I'm going to regret this." She grumbled but hurried to join the others.
Message #78 Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008
I'm Mandy. Thank you, Maddie! Yes, it is pretty famous, everybody knows it.
Message #77 Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008
I'm Maddie. Hi Mandy! Overall I think you did an excellent job. One suggestion, maybe you could add some info about where Main Event is. Although if it's a famous place where you live then you wouldn't need to.
Message #76 Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008
I'm Mandy. I am writing a report, and I need to know everything that I did wrong! Misspelled words, suggestions! ANYTHING Just please tell me. Thanx!
Do you want to do something, but you don’t know what? Well, how about going to Main Event? Main Event is a great place with tons of cool things to do. You will never get bored at Main Event!
At Main Event, there are many games. You can play ski ball, or you can even ride a roller coaster! When you play games, you slide a card through a little slot to play the game, and your card will keep track of how many points you earn! Then, when you are done, you can take your card to the prize place, and figure out how many points that you earned. After you do that, you can pick out your prize/prizes and you could win something amazing
There is even more than just games! Do you like roller coasters? Then you should come to Main Event! There is a roller coaster that is inside the building! It is a little cart that straps you inside. You get to make the roller coaster, scary or not so scary, and then you watch the TV that is right in front of you. It is closed up inside, so it is dark and the only light is the TV screen. You have to sit with one other person, so your friend can ride with you! It really flip you upside down, backside up, or points you toward the ceiling and spins you! It is amazing!
Does it still not sound like fun? Do you not like roller coasters, games, or prizes? Then you should try laser tag! You go inside a dark room and watch a short video about the instructions. Then, you slide your laser suit on. Attached to it will be a gun. Your team will be blue or red. The guide will lead you into a different room that is dark, but it will have a blue side and a red side. You will go your home, the blue or the red, and then the game starts. You try to shoot your opponents and you also try to shoot the opponents home base. It will be a 30 minute game and you will know that it is over when the lights come on. It will take a while for your eyes to adjust to the light being on, but you will be led out of the room. The guide will announce who won. I hope you now want to go to Main Event. I also hope that if you go you have an amazing time doing everything that Main Event has to offer. Thus, Main Event is a awesome, amazing, and fun place to go!
Please tell my if there is anything I can do! Thank you!
Message #75 Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008
I'm Maddie. Thanks for all the wonderful comments on my story! I'll post the next chapter tomorrow!
Maddie
Message #74 Posted on Monday, April 14, 2008
I'm Caroline. Hey guys! Jinx-That's a wonderful but eerie story!!
Maddie-I have been enjoying the chapters you have been posting!! They're amazingly written!! Both of you keep up the good work!!
Caroline
Message #73 Posted on Monday, April 14, 2008
I'm jinx. hi maddie! I like chapter three. its good. keep it up
Message #72 Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008
I'm jinx. heeya people, ive decided to make a short story, called night ride. I hope you'll like it. thanks
Night Ride
"Lex!" She yelled at me. Across the rooftops I could see her vague features silently approaching me. "Lex! Please don't jump. I'm sorry."
Part of me wanted to tell her to not to worry so much. And that she didn't need to be sorry about anything. If anyone was in the wrong it was me.
"Lex, please," she wept. "Please don't go. I'll never forgive myself if you do. Oh please! Lex!!"
"No, Anna," I said. "Stay away. You don't want to know me. Go away. I'm dangerous."
"I can handle it,"Anna cried.
"No you can't. I'm half man half monster. Don't make me hurt you."
"You'd never-"
"Don't even say I'd never. I'm a vampire!! I'm going to hurt you!"
Rain was drenching her, running of her skin, making my heart hurt even more. The rain couldn't even touch me. Even God's tears were afraid of me.
"Anna, just go."
"But I love you!"
"But- But I can't say it OK. I don't love you any more."
She stopped there and weeped harder. If I could, I'd have been crying too. But being a vampire has some limitations. I can't touch rain water, I can't cry, I can't eat, I can only survive sunlight up to 10 hours a day. And you call that life?
On the edge I stood, ready to leave the mistake I made. To leave something I should have left well alone a long time ago. But now I can have my own freedom. Of course Anna will always be a memory to me. How can I forget such a beautiful face? Always so soft and smiling and innocent. She makes me so happy, so carefree, until I realised that I couldn't have her. All because we might hurt her. WE as in us vampires. Monsters. Evil men. Kook's. Creatures of the night.
"Lex,"She said sadly. "I'm sorry If I might have hurt you, but, please! We can start again if you want. It's so easy!" I ignored her. I Turned my back and went down on my haunches ready to jump. I slung one foot over the concrete, and with one last look at her, I dived. Bad mistake. Wind and air fought back as I fell to the ground. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't see, I felt like I was dyeing. I crashed down head first into the patio of the hotel. I felt my skull crack open, and fresh , precious liquid escaped while I screamed and roared in agony. I tried to lift my arms up, but the bones were snapped and I could see sharp edges poking out of me, tearing through my fresh. I howled even more then, because I had lost Anna. I howled because I was a vampire, I howled because I was dyeing, and I howled because I couldn't cry. My eyes wouldn't stop rolling up. My fear took control of me. My legs gave away when I tried to get up. My arms were useless, my head was smashed in and I was notoriously in pain. I lay there, my neck in an awkward position, waiting. My mind was in a whirl. Flashbacks. My first day. The worst day of my life.
"you'll have to call me 'sir' now,"Florian said.
"But-"I remember stuttering. "you're like a father to me. You adopted me! Can't I call you dad?"
"No son,"He said. "you called me 'dad' when you were human. You're vampire now and you must call me 'sir'. Just please for god's sake don't say it in front of any of the rectors."
My heart skipped a beat when I thought I was crying but all came out was a few specks of blood. I sat in a corner with my legs cuddled to my chest and I screamed and screamed till I could scream no more.
"Why?"I screamed. "Why of all children ME!!" I felt nauseous with all my heart, choking on invisible tears, pulling my hair with my hands. I rocked back and forth, screaming with pain and sorrow sharing this moment with no-one.
I pray by the grace of God, please let me live one more time. I'll try so hard to clean up all the mistakes I've done. Keep Anna safe and keep her sound; don't let her die, just because I have.
Message #71 Posted on Friday, April 11, 2008
I'm Mandy. Maddie, that was a great chapter! And Moriah ( was that right?) I also cannot wait to hear more!
Message #70 Posted on Friday, April 11, 2008
I'm Maddie. Hi Moriah! That sounds really good! I can't wait to hear more about it!
Hi Jinx! Awesome job!
Maddie
Message #69 Posted on Friday, April 11, 2008
I'm Moriah. I am writing a story that I have named: Kidnapped. My story is about a girl (whose name is Moriah, my name, because I thought I would do it so that it is in 1st person). Moriah is jogging home from with her boyfriend who's name is Stephen and she hears a car coming up behind her. Moriah scoots over closer to the curb so they can get pass, but they don't drive pass. Instead they pull up beside her. That is something from my story and i'll write more about it later. Thanks!
Message #68 Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008
I'm Maddie. Here's the next chapter!
Chapter 3 The next morning, Yudico awoke early. The sun had barely poked its head over the trees. For a long while, he lay in his shelter listening to the early morning sounds.
After a time, he heard movement to the side of him. Anya was awake. He watched as she climbed out of her shelter and began taking it apart. He forced himself into a sitting position and crawled out of his shelter. He stood and stretched.
She lifted a large log off of her shelter. "I hope you slept well." She said absently. He nodded. "Quite well, thanks." She shook her mane of dark hair out of her face, stepping away from her now dismantled shelter. "Good." Anya said.
She reached into her pouch and tossed him a small brown square. "Eat this." She commanded. "You'll need energy for today. We have a long hard ride ahead of us." He caught it and brought it up to his face. It smelled like a block of wood. It looked like a block of wood. He popped it into his mouth and could barely keep himself from making a face. It tasted like wood. "Delicious." He commented, his voice reeking with sarcasm.
She shot him one of her looks that could kill. "Uh...I mean...I..." he stammered, unable to look at her. "You'll be glad you ate it later." Anya snapped. "That's a protein square. A single square provides the nutrients you need for an entire day's hard work. Very rare. Very useful." She turned away, putting a protein square in her own mouth. Yudico blushed scarlet. "I'm sorry." He mumbled.
She turned back. "It's all right. Now go get Lightning." Yudico blinked. "Who?" He asked, bluntly. "Your horse." She waved an impatient hand at the creature tied to the tree behind her. "Oh." Yudico said, blushing again.
He moved over to the horse and untied it, slipping the rope into his pocket. He climbed upon its back with a bit more ease than last time. He turned the animal around to face Anya was mounting her own steed. "Follow me." She said. She nudged her steed with her heels and it leapt up to fly in the air.
This time, he was a little more confident and nudged Lightning smartly with his heels. The horse bounded up into the air. He leaned forward and hugged the horse with his knees to help keep himself from falling off.
He glanced below him. They were passing over a large body of water. It was surrounded by trees with a few animals drinking at its edge. A large winged horse stood in the water with a smaller and younger horse at its side. It was a beautiful site.
His gaze altered from the ground to Anya, who was flying a bit ahead of him. She glanced back at him. He could have sworn he's seen a tiny smile escape from her lips. The thought made him blush furiously and he turned away.
It seemed like they'd been flying forever when she gestured with her arm to tell him to land. He eased his horse to the ground and slid off its back. He looked over to see Anya rushing out of the clearing, dragging her horse behind her. He caught hold of Lightning's lead and hurried after her. He found her crouched behind a tree with her horse a few yards away, tied to a tree. He rushed Lightning over and tied the steed to the same tree and ran back to Anya's side. He crouched next to her.
"What is it?" He asked. She put a finger to her lips to tell him to be silent. Her eyes darted from tree to tree finally stopping at a certain spot. Yudico's eyes followed hers. What he saw made him gasp. Something moved. Two tall figures leading horses; one was tall and thin and the other was also tall and muscular.
They walked into the light so Anya and Yudico could now see their faces. A woman, who looked to be the same age as Anya, with sunshine gold hair and wearing maroon, She was accompanied by a man who was about the same age as his female companion with dark hair and he wore black.
Anya gave a sigh of relief and stood. "Kara. Huron. Thank goodness it's you." The woman, Kara, looked over at Anya. "Anya!" she cried, hurrying over to them. The man, Huron, followed. "Are you all right?" Anya embraced Kara. "I'm fine. We thought you were Scars."
Kara's face was curious. "Whose we?" She asked. Anya motioned for Yudico to stand. "Yudico, this is my brother Huron and my sister Kara." She said, gesturing to them. "Huron, Kara, this is Yudico. He's traveling with me." Huron nodded a greeting while Kara hugged him.
"Hello." Yudico mumbled, shyly. Anya laughed. "Come on." She said, taking his arm and leading him over to the horses. "We'd better hurry up and go."
Kara and Huron rushed after them. "Where are you going?" Kara asked. Anya shrugged. "We just escaped a Scar attack on our village and we're trying to get as far away as possible." Yudico recognized the semantic dodge. Anya had no wish to tell anyone where they were going. Not even her sister and brother. "So did we!" Kara said immediately. Anya gave her a skeptical look. "Well no." Kara admitted. "But can we come with you?"
Anya turned away. "I'd really rather-" she began. "Wonderful." Kara interrupted. "Let's go!" Anya sighed and looked to her brother. "We'd appreciate it if you'd let us come." He said hopefully.
Anya looked for a moment like she was going to refuse. Then she gave a sigh of defeat and motioned for them to follow her. Yudico climbed onto Lightning's back and grabbed hold of the mane. Beside him, Anya had gotten up onto her mount and had turned the creature to face Kara and Huron, who were climbing up on their own horses. Her face had a bitter expression as she nudged her horse hard, causing it to rear and snort before taking off.
Yudico sighed and nudged Lightning. The horse leapt up off the ground to join Anya. Behind him, he could hear Kara and Huron take off. They flew for a long while in silence; the only sounds were the beating of the horse's wings. It was growing dark and they needed to find a place to spend the night. Every once in a while, Yudico would glance down at the ground.
This time he saw that they were coming to a large village. He called to Anya, who looked down. She nodded and motioned for them to land. They landed in a small clearing.
Yudico slid off the horse's back and took hold of his make-shift reins. Anya was tying off her own horse and Kara and Huron were landing.
Yudico tied off Lightning and moved over to Anya, who was still wearing the bitter look. "What's wrong?" He asked. Anya looked towards her siblings. "They're interfering." She said, resentfully. "I didn't wish for anyone to know of our journey." Yudico felt a sudden stab of pity for her.
"You could ask them to leave." He offered. She shook her head. "They're my siblings." Anya sighed. "I'll just have to deal with it. I don't like it but I'll just have to put up with it."
By this time, Kara and Huron had tied off their horses and were walking over to join them. "Anything wrong?" Kara asked. "Oh no." Lied Anya. "It's getting dark so I thought we might as well land and get some sleep."
"Good idea." Huron said. "We'll need to set up shelters and gather firewood to build a fire." Anya said. "Kara, you can go and get firewood. Huron, will you clear off the ground so we'll have room for the shelters?" Kara disappeared into the trees and Huron moved off to the far side of the clearing. Anya sighed and sank to the ground. She looked over at Yudico. "If you want to, you can dig a fire pit." She said, wearily digging into the food packs for something to make for their meal. Yudico nodded and rushed off.
For a long while, their was silence in the clearing. Everyone was doing their designated work. Huron finished clearing and the trio began building their shelters. When they had finished, the sun had nearly sunk past the horizon.
"I'm rather anxious about Kara." Anya said, uncertainly. "She's been gone for a long time." Anya glanced at the trees. "Maybe she's lost?" Suggested Yudico. "If she is I'd better go look for her." Anya said. "If I'm not back by morning, come after me."
Huron looked hesitant. "Maybe I should go." He offered. Anya shook her head. "I'll be back later." She said, firmly. And she disappeared into the trees.
Yudico watched her go and then turned back to Huron. "Let's get something to eat." Huron nodded, and moved over to the food packs that Anya had abandoned.
By the time they had finished eating, it was dark. "We might as well get some sleep." Huron said. Yudico nodded and the two slipped into the shelter for the night.
Message #67 Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008
I'm Jinx. Heya Alan and everyone else, im actually cindy but somone told me it may be better if I cahnged my name a bit, so I changed all of it instead. I like jinx because it's a character from the story im writing. im just saying, so you all remember. oh and on the biographies page can you put me under J please? thank you. luv jinx
Message #66 Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008
I'm Jinx. Hiya ppl, I made this part of a story up, but its not part of sweet sins tho- its called the replicator.- Prologue
"Agni?" it whispered.
"Mama," I cry.
I know. It's not her.
"You know," it said, "You know what you did."
I sit on my bed, shaking my legs, crying. Is there any other way?
"No," it said again, "No, Agni, you know it. Your mother is dead. You know it."
"I didn't mean to," I sob. "Help me please."
"Too late. Look around you. It's started. And there's no going back."
I cry out and hide away beneath my tattered bed covers. I don't have to see it. I can already feel it. I carry on weeping. I rock back and forth, singing gently to my-self. But then I can feel it, and it won't go away. Crawling and crawling, every second getting closer. It's creeping up my bed. I know it. Just like it said, I know it.
I can feel the hot flames brush against my bare legs. I scream and jump out, knocking into my mirror. I scream again. And again. I back out. But where to?
"No! You can't, not again," I whisper. And I say it again. And louder again. A fourth time. A fifth time. And a sixth-
"Lisha?" I say.
Where is she?
"Do it" It whispers.
How?
"Just do it Agni"
What?
"You know you have to. Or you'll know what happens to those who disobey me."
Liar!!
"It's your mama's fault. Your silly, selfish mother. Shouldn't have taken you here in the first place, should she? Silly I call it."
It's forcing me in. I take a step back. Into the mirror. It shatters. And behind it- Lisha!!
I grab at her. Somehow I get her. And I run clutching the doll in my stained fingers. I feel her blood dripping down my hands. Onto the floor. All the way down.
I run to my mama's room. She's not here. I let out a quivering cry.
I run down the rotten stairs into the kitchen. Big as it was, I couldn't help feeling closed in. Clutching Lisha, I run round the island in the middle of the kitchen and I fall. On the floor I can see my-self, my doll, and her dark red blood. It's all there. Everything on the ground has my doll and her blood.
Why?
Because, this is where I-
Crash!!
I look up. The flames are coming down. Breaking the staircase as it comes. Trapping me in. I cry out covering my mouth with my wet hands. I roll on the floor shivering and shaking. It's comin...
And it's not giving up. It's too strong, and I've just gone weaker.
What do I do? It's coming closer. Someone? Mama!! Ma!
"No," I weep. "I'll do anything. Please!!"
"Too late," It said, "Way too late, Agni."
And that's the last thing I ever heard from it again.
Chucking my doll into a window, I let the flames embrace me, letting it pass threats and jeers at me. I can't even cry. I'm so petrified, I've frozen and I realise, there's no miracle in life. But maybe, just maybe, something will happen. Maybe the next victim will be stronger. Just maybe
thx
Message #65 Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
I'm Maddie. Excellent ideas, thanks Mandy. I had been so frustertated that I just posted without even bothering to scroll down. But that'll help a lot.
Message #64 Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
I'm Mandy. Maddie, I had the same questions. I also thought, maybe if you wanted my tips, you could use some more detail. Cindy, also maybe one could change your name a bit. I can't tell which is which!
Message #63 Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
I'm Maddie. Hi Cindy! Yudico, like I mentioned, is 19 so he'd be an adult. Anya is in her late 20's. And we don't know anything about where he got the scar. But it's importance will be revealed later. I can't tell you yet without giving the ending away.
Message #62 Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008
I'm cindy. heya maddie, I was about to say that I liked your story but I had a few questions. what's a scar and about the 2 characters of your story are they adults or are they teens bacuase to me they sound like adults. you have a mature writing style. =D -cindy
Message #61 Posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
I'm Maddie. Arrr! I'm having a major case of writer's block. In the middle of a story! I'm so frusterated! Any ideas for overcoming my writer's block?
Message #60 Posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
I'm Maddie. Hi cindy!
Message #59 Posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
I'm cindy . hiya cindy c, ive changed my site, the layout and everything, if you wanna have a look and ive taken out most of the pics. hope you like it
Message #58 Posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
I'm Cindy. ok angela, maybe I could help? Maybe think of your favourite person, like your best friend and think of the person you don't like very much. with you and them two in your mind, create a story about maybe romance(?) Freindship(?) School(?) and maybe with one of them thing in your mind you can follow a fairy tale that can guide you along, like maybe Cinderella, or rupunzel. hav you ever read avalon high? if not read it and ull c what I mean about the way she followed the lady of shallot. hope this helps. this helps with me riting about sweet sins my own story. hope you all will enjoy it!!
Message #57 Posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
I'm cindy. heya, maddie.
Message #56 Posted on Thursday, April 3, 2008
I'm Maddie. Here's the next chapter guys! I hope you like it.
Chapter 2
For a moment, Yudico stood paralyzed staring at the enormous band of Scars swarming toward the village. Quickly he regained himself and dashed back to the ladder. He started down, climbing as fast as he could.
When he finally reached the ground, a sickening thud met his ears; the sounds of a battering ram being slammed against the gate.
For a moment he stood, rooted to the spot, staring at the gate. As the gate gave one final shudder, the woman he had encountered earlier appeared out of nowhere. "Move!" She commanded. She grasped his shoulder, jerking him to the ground. Finally the gate gave way, tumbling to the ground and allowing the band of Scars to swarm into the tiny village.
The woman yanked him to his feet and dragged him over to the towering stone wall that encircled the village. When they reached the relative safety of a towering oak tree at the foot of the wall, they stopped. "Wait a second!" Yudico cried. The woman stood still, fumbling around in the pocket that was attached to her belt. "There's no time," she snapped irritably, pulling a coil of rope from the pocket. "But my friend," protested Yudico. "There's no time." The woman reiterated tightly.
She tossed the rope up so that it secured itself on a tree branch. "It's solid." She said, testing it. "I'm not-" Yudico began but stopped when he noticed she was looking daggers at him. Reluctantly, he grabbed onto the rope and began to scale the wall. As he climbed, the cries of the villagers filled his ears.
Biting back tears, he climbed until he'd reached the narrow top of the wall. Carefully, he balanced himself and looked down at the woman. A Scar had discovered them. The woman had drawn a dagger from her boot and was battling furiously. With a sure stroke she knocked the Scar off its feet, plunging her dagger into his breast. Yudico tossed the rope down to her and she shinnied up it like greased lightning. She flung the rope down the other side and motioned for Yudico to climb up it.
He slid down the rope with the woman at his heels. At the bottom stood two winged horses. She swung herself up onto one of them and motioned for Yudico to do the same. With some difficulty, he managed to scrambled up and grab hold of the mane.
The woman nudged the creature with her booted heels and it leapt up off of the ground to soar through the air above the trees. Cautiously, Yudico prodded the horse with is own hells. It reared and then jumped up to join the woman and her mount.
He had never flown like this before and he gazed down at the trees racing by underneath him. He struggled to stay on the creature as it made a sharp turn to follow its companion.
It was a long time before the woman motioned for him to land. It took him a while to figure out how to get the horse to land and when he finally managed to get it to land it wasn't exactly the landing of the year.
He slid off the creature's back, glad to be on the ground again, and turned to locate his female companion. She had pulled a short rope from her pocket and was tying her horse to a long tree branch. He studied her for a long moment before speaking.
"Who are you?" he asked, mildly. The woman didn't turn. "You may call me Anya." She said, flatly. From her tone, Yudico gathered that she wasn't in any mood to talk.
So he decided to tie off his own horse with a piece of rope hanging off of his own belt. Then he settled down on the ground across from Anya. She was now sitting on a log, her hands busily molding something from the grey mud on the ground.
"What are we going to do now?" he asked, rather hesitantly. For a moment she was silent, her eyes focused on the mud in her hands. Then she looked straight up at him. "You tell me."
"What do you mean?" Yudico asked, unsure of her meaning. Her eyes returned to her hands. "Where do you want to go?" She asked. "Do you want to go to your home village? Do you wish to see more of this land? Say the word and I shall take you there. As long as it isn't too unreasonable." Now it was Yudico's turn to sit silently for a long moment. Where did he want to go? His home village? He pictured his village as he had left it; smoky with fire blazing all about. His family and friends screamed in his ears. He heard the harsh laughter of the Scars. A tear formed in his eye at the memory but he hastily wiped it away so she wouldn't see.
"I want to escape from the Scars." He said quietly. "Anything it takes. They are mindless bloodthirsty monsters." She was quiet, her eyes focused on him. The look in her eyes showed her respect of that choice. "Your choice is unusual." She commented slowly. "Many people who had encountered Scar attacks as many times as you have would be thirsty for revenge."
"I'm sorry?" Yudico said, wondering how she knew he had encountered Scar attacks many times. "Don't be." She replied, her eyes returning to the substance in her hands.
Confused, Yudico's gaze shifted from her hands to the trees all around them. They were in a small clearing, surrounded by evergreen trees. The ground was covered in a gooey grey mud-like substance. When Yudico scooped some up in his hands, he discovered it to be clay. He let the clay slip through his fingers to land on the ground by his feet. When he looked back at his hands, he found that his hands were perfectly clean even though he had just been handling gooey clay.
"What kind of clay is this?" He asked. "The clay belongs to Ciana." Anya replied. "Who is Ciana?" He inquired. "Ciana is a sorceress rumored to be in Esmeralda's services. Whenever her enchanted clay lies mixed with the mud, it is a sign that she has recently passed this way. At least that is what legend tells us." She replied.
She set the clay she had been fingering onto the log next to her, rose, and looked up at the sky. The sun was now sinking slowly beyond the horizon. "It's too late to go anywhere tonight." She said. "But tomorrow, I want to take you somewhere." Yudico opened his mouth to inquire of her but she spoke before he could. "You'll find out in the morning. Now let's get to sleep."
Using tree branches, they managed to create two different shelters to spend the night in. When it got dark, she bid him good-night and the two of them climbed into their shelters for the night.
Message #55 Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
I'm Mandy. Oh! I meant "do" not "to" anyway- I do think you will find a topic soon. Read. Those books inspire idea's. You just have a case of Writer's Block. These are some things that will help you-
1.) They say it doesn't help, but it inspires idea's. Its TV. Don't watch to much- but they can help idea's grow.
2.) Read! It helps so much- a good reader is a good writer!
3.) Just write random things about stuff you like- it doesn't have to be perfect, just write it down!
4.) Take a lot of time and think postive thoughts
5.) Listen to music- can make idea's.
Hope this helps!
Message #54 Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
I'm Maddie. Patience, Angela! Tomorrow brings the next chapter! I'm so glad you like my writing style. All my friends think that I have a special way with words.
Message #53 Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
I'm Mandy. What kind of things to you like to write?
Message #52 Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
I'm Angela. Hey Mandy! That sounds like a great idea! Let's start it right away! Maddie, what happens next? Keep writing!! It's getting interesting![Not that it wasn't interesting before.] Have I mentioned I love your writing style? I'm a writer too, but I can't come up with any good story ideas lately. Mandy's idea should help with that, but if anyone would like to give me some story ideas, that would be great and much apppreciated!
Message #51 Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
I'm Mandy. Thanx for your feedback!!
Message #50 Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
I'm Maddie. I do like that idea, Mandy!
Message #49 Posted on Monday, March 31, 2008
I'm Mandy. Okay- guys I have a new idea for a story! This is my plot:
I will write many chapters of people in need, state their problem, then have somebody unknown solve it. For example, A preacher can't afford the cost of the building. ( blaa blaa blaa stuff ) and then it gets fixed by some random person. Then at the end of the book it will be all explained why the random man helped so many people. Like it?
Message #48 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008
I'm Maddie. Thanks for the feedback, Angela and Mandy! Since you guys like it, I'll consent to adding one chapter a week and more if I finish it fast enough. Here's the complete first chapter.
Yudico stepped into the building and inhaled deeply, taking in the scent of warm bread. He was a tall muscular boy of about 19 with dark hair and playful sky-blue eyes. His neck bore a small birthmark in the form of a spiral. His simple leather clothing gave him the air of being a poor man but the money bag tied to his hip, bulging with coins, dismissed the idea almost entirely.
He stepped up to the counter and called for Ben, the owner of the small shop. Ben was a short round man with a cheerful smile that could light up a room. "Yudico!" he called out happily. "What can I do for you, m'boy?" Yudico smiled, merrily. "How about a loaf of your famous rye bread?" he said, his own voice echoing the cheer of Ben's.
Ben's face fell. "I don't have any rye." He mumbled. "What with the Scars attacking supply wagons and Darzune closing trade routes, I don't have the right stuff for rye."
Yudico gave a disappointed sigh. He knew about the Scars attacks but hadn't realized they had gotten so close to Polios. "I'll just have a regular loaf of bread then." He said his voice thick with disappointment.
Ben busied himself wrapping a loaf of bread in white paper. Yudico watched him for a while before speaking. "How did we ever get into this situation with King Sinista?" he asked, trying to break the silence with a conversation starter. Ben looked up sharply. "Yeh don't know?" he asked, in disbelief. Yudico was silent. Ben was silent for a long moment, seemingly lost in thought. Then he spoke. "King Sinista was head of security for Queen Esmeralda. He had always seemed to be a good natured man with the best interest of the people in mind. Tph." Ben made a disapproving noise with his mouth. "He had always acted like a man whose sole purpose was to guard Queen Esmeralda. But inside he'd wanted power. Power and responsibility. He'd wanted to become a commander in the Royal Army. But when Queen Esmeralda refused, Sinista became angry." Ben looked up at Yudico. "That's when he revealed his true colors. He somehow managed to turn the Queen's guards against her. They attacked her and she was forced to go into hiding. Sinista than took over the throne. For a long while he believed Queen Esmeralda to be dead. Until one of his eagles revealed that she was alive and well. He was furious and sent bands of Scars to find and destroy her. But Emerelda is too clever for that. She began moving around, never in the same place for more than 5 days at a time. She and her court are still moving. Some say she is recruiting an army to go against Sinista. Others think she is a coward and just trying to save her own skin while her people are being slaughtered on Sinista's command. Anyway, everyone knows now how Sinista is evil and is commanding his army to attack everyone." Ben handed him the bread. "It's like Sinista in the devil himself in disguise." He muttered, as Yudico gave him a gold coin for the bread.
Ben than smiled mischievously as if he had not been talking about such dark things. "Well, g'bye Yudico." He said, his voice returning to its normal cheer.
Yudico smiled and walked out the door into the warm sunlit village square. He nodded pleasantly to the villagers he passed. The village of Polios was really a cheerful place. It was one of the few places in Nelasta that had avoided purge from the Scars. But it couldn't last. He had seen places the Scars had attacked on his journey to Polios. Families were shattered. Scars killed without mercy, few escaped their wrath. If a Scar wanted you dead, you were dead. If a Scar wanted you captured, you were a captive. The Scars would kill or capture the villagers and steal anything they wanted from the village. Than they would burn it to the ground. All villages were attacked sooner or later. Polios had been ransacked once before, 15 years ago when King Sinista had first ascended the throne. But the village had managed to build itself up again and had been able to avoid attention. One could only hope it wouldn't happen again. If a Scar band didn't destroy your village, it would capture it. Than the villagers would have a visit from Darzune; Sinista's evil sidekick. No one knows what happens after that.
Yudico shuddered at the thought and stopped at a flower stand, stooping over to breathe in the pleasant scent. As he began to straighten up a tall figure slammed into him, knocking him over. "Watch where you're going, shucta!" A female voice said angrily. Yudico rolled over to face her. A tall woman with a pale striking face and long dark curls cascading down her back stood over him. A sword was strapped to her thin hip and she wore black garments. "Sorry." Mumbled Yudico, not bothering to let her know it was her fault. She was the one who had bumped into him, he had been standing still. He scrambled to his feet. The woman's imposing gaze swept over him, beginning at his boots and finally ending at the birthmark on his neck. "That mark," she began, than stopped. She snapped a glare at him and hurried off.
Yudico stared, bewildered after her. "Are you all right?" the woman who owned the flower shop asked. Yudico nodded, not taking his eyes off the woman's retreating form. "Who is that?" He asked. "I've never seen her before." "I'm not really sure," the woman admitted. "But I do know that she came from Ecocide." Yudico started. Ecocide was the capital city of Nelasta. It was where King Sinista's palace was located. "Is she a deserter?" he asked. The woman shrugged. "Maybe." She than turned away to care for another customer.
Yudico walked off towards his home, lost in thought. The woman was from Ecocide. Was she a spy? Why was she so interested in his birthmark? It didn't make sense.
His thoughts were interrupted by a frantic cry. "Scars!" a man cried. Lin, one of the village scouts, came galloping in on Opal, his winged horse. "Scars coming from the south!" Lin shouted. "They're coming this way! Fast! Huge band of Scars!"
Lin's shouts were interrupted by quiet chuckles. "Lin, are you sure you haven't been in the sun too long?" Laughed a man. "You are acting feverish." Commented a woman. The laughter died away and the village resumed its normal clatter.
Lin stared in disbelief. "But they are coming!" He said to Yudico. Yudico shrugged and hurried off to the gatehouse. He climbed up the ladder to the lookout tower and hurried to the window. What he saw made his jaw drop; an enormous band of Scars was fast coming this way!
Message #47 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008
I'm Mandy. It sounds good, Maddie, I think it was. What is going to happen next? Whats it about? I'd like to know..
Mandy
Message #46 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008
I'm Angela. Wow Maddie! Very impressive! I like your writing style. Very nice detail and character description!
Message #45 Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008
I'm Maddie. Here's a bit from a story I've been working on. Yes it's the story that I mentioned in my bio. And yes I've decided to bite the bullet and show it to you. (:
Yudico stepped into the building and inhaled deeply, taking in the scent of warm bread. He was a tall muscular boy of about 19 with dark hair and playful sky-blue eyes. His neck bore a small birthmark in the form of a spiral. His simple leather clothing gave him the air of being a poor man but the money bag tied to his hip, bulging with coins, dismissed the idea almost entirely. He stepped up to the counter and called for Ben, the owner of the small shop. Ben was a short round man with a cheerful smile that could light up a room. "Yudico!" he called out happily. "What can I do for you, m'boy?" Yudico smiled, merrily. "How about a loaf of your famous rye bread?" he said, his own voice echoing the cheer of Ben's.
What do you think? Please let me know!!
Maddie
Message #44 Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008
I'm cindy. heya everyone, heres another poem I wrote.
The dark
You're waiting in the dark,
You don't know who you're waiting for.
You don't seem to even want to ask,
Who I am, I am what you own to guard.
You don't know I'm with you,
Partner and friend forever,
I am part of everything you do,
I'll be there for you whenever.
You don't want to experience something new,
You cry because you can't find someone here,
You won't risk anything you cannot lose,
You are lonely, a little boy in despair.
I really want to have you with me,
Like always I find fun, with thoughts of you,
Your love, your heart, my longing needs
Don't let me down; I'll be with you soon.
I saw you again,
Alone with a phone to ear,
Talking to no-one,
My heart felt a need to be there.
I warn you,
Don't lose yourself to the dark,
Keep yourself safe, I beg for safety,
Please don't break my heart.
Today is like something real,
I can't hide the way I feel,
But I cannot take anything too hard
I need some space, don't even ask.
We'll regret we had a chance,
Just because I couldn't find a way to bring it up,
Baby, forever we cannot dance
If we want to be in love.
Don't forget the strength we had,
Easy enough thought to split us apart,
If we work on it we really can,
Don't hide away, in the dark.
Because of you I've got this feeling I'm in love,
Something I've never felt before,
Every day now, every night
Together now sing and dance, a possibility we might
We can be it, we can make a start.
I saw you again,
Alone with a phone to ear,
Talking to no-one,
My heart felt a need to be there.
I warn you,
Don't lose yourself to the dark,
Keep yourself safe, I beg for safety,
Please don't break my heart.
thankyou, ope ya ll like it
Message #43 Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008
I'm Maddie. I do too, Mandy. I've really been enjoying the paragraph code. And I intend to use the codes for typing styles.
Maddie
Message #42 Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008
I'm Mandy. So? I like codes!
Message #41 Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008
I'm Maddie. Hi Arya! I already asked Mr. Brown about that and he said he didn't think it would be a good idea. He thought that soem people might mess up the codes and make things more difficult for him.
Maddie
Message #40 Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I'm Mandy. I never have done a report before. Just kidding. Thats really really cool that you know how to do codes!
Message #39 Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I'm Arya/Eowyn. Yeah. I did four book reports last year, but we're not doing any this year.
Message #38 Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I'm Arya/Eowyn. Thanks,Kathryn! Alan, could you add that to the instructions, too?
Message #37 Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I'm Maddie. Hi Kathryn! How did you find out how to type in bold italic?
Maddie
Message #36 Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I'm Kathryn/Errol/Sunny Baudelaire. Hi! Arya, for italics you type <i> before the word you want to do in italics and </i> after the word you want to italicise. So if you wanted to write 'word' in italics you would type <i>word</i> and it would look like this : word. Bold is similar but instead of the 'i' you type 'b'. So typing <b>word</b> would look like word. If you want to do bold and italics then you just use both. <b><i>word</i></b> would look like word. Hope I helped!
I would rather do a book report too - I was disappointed when the book report we were going to do was cancelled...
Kathryn
Message #35 Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008
I'm Arya/Eowyn. Hi Kathryn! Again, how did you do bold italics? Interesting? I guess. It was a little fun. I'd rather do a book report, myself. I agree. That sounds just great. Joy.
Message #34 Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008
I'm Kathryn/Errol/Sunny Baudelaire. Hi! Arya, wow!! Your report is really good! I seriously didn't know half the stuff you wrote about there. It's really cool the way you mentioned me in your bibliography. LOL. You're lucky, I never get to do anything as interesting as that in school. Right now my assessment task in Humanities (History, Geography, Economics, Sociology and Politics all rolled into one) involves writing a report on...Global Warming. Wonderful.
Kathryn