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Ik oClock

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Two who never should Meet
The old writer put his face in his hand and sighed. At his age he would forget anything important, and your name is pretty important. He scratched his forehead. Maybe he should ask his grandson his name.
The old writer had just written his last book. He had decided it was nice, you could fill a whole library with his works now, so this would be the last one. It was called "A new Begin" and was about his grandson. He was about to sign it when he had forgotten his name.
Well, it did not matter. He felt weak, and was about to die. That was his destiny and he knew when he was going to sleep, he would never wake up again. He wrote a note for his family and laid it near his book. "Can you please put my name on it? I forgot mine, and will never be able to ask."
He laid down in his bed, enjoying it for the last time. Darkness came around him, as the man waited for the light.
Volta
As the light came, the writer sat down. It was over, and this was it. He walked into the light, and an angel came to him. "I'm sorry," she said and started crying. "What's the matter girl? What did you do?" The old man spoke with a kind voice. The angel smiled a little, but tears kept rolling from her eyes.
"We really wanted to let you come in. It's just... a change of plans. Someone made a decision, and this decision requires you to stay alive. So many will die, but you need to be there to guide her.

08-Apr-2010 21:25:22

Ik oClock

Ik oClock

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Go to the forest, where you will find a girl. She is about nineteen years old. You should never had met... It is not my fault, nor is it the fault from you, the girl or you-know-who." The angel now really was crying, her white clothes getting all wet. "I see. I will be there for the girl. I will wait longer, and go in a minute. But please tell me two things: What is her name and why do I have to guide her?"
The Angel only cried more as he asked this. "You two are the only survivors, I can't tell you off what."
She cried before saying one last thing. "Her name? I guess I can tell you at least that. It is..."
The old man waked up because of screams. Just too early... He went out of his bed, dressed himself, and walked toward the forest. Behind him, more people screamed. He would turn around soon, but first find the girl.
As he reached the forest, he saw the girl. The girl was sleeping on an improvised bed made from leaves, and the old man directly recognized her. His grandsons girlfriend.
Tar

08-Apr-2010 21:28:53

Esperanza
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Esperanza

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I liked it.
I wont give a review because my grammer is... not the best at times.
But I will say I'm glad you gave us more info into Tar and the old man, I really enjoyed reading 'remembering brings back the death'.
Next you need to show us what happends when they meet!
†Hawky†
~The Original Drama Queen~

08-Apr-2010 22:40:31

Logan Shafts
Dec Member 2023

Logan Shafts

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Ik oClock, I have to go now but please be sure I will review that story once I get the chance!
Nova, you're always welcome to post new stories here.
But keep in mind that I won't choose you twice in a row for the weekly story. If you want another shot at that wait until next week to post.
If people didn't catch it, I did release the 'weekly story'. My choice has been posted on the first page.
The next weekly favorite will be chosen on monday - you must post it before Midnight on Sunday (server time, to reduce confusion).
Good day all - I'll be back later tonight.

08-Apr-2010 23:15:15 - Last edited on 08-Apr-2010 23:17:03 by Logan Shafts

Logan Shafts
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Logan Shafts

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Ik oClock, here is my review as requested.
Firstly, I am very happy to see a new portion of your story - it's starting to come together, and I hope to see more soon.
I liked the little portion with the angel - its so cliché that almost nobody does it anymore, which makes it not cliché again, lol. Besides that, it was touching.
I'm assuming that this happens before the first story, and that the girl is Tar - one thing that has me confused is that I got the impression that Tar was a young girl, not nineteen. Maybe I misread, or simply embellished it in my imagination, but I thought she was maybe 10 or 11.
Aside from a few typo's, there wasn't much wrong with it grammatically.
Once again, I implore you to try to remain in a single tense. It is important to read your works back to yourself. This may be especially hard to master if English is your second language, or if you have learned other languages, as most forms of communication are less tense-specific than English (at least from what little I know about linguistics).
A few examples:
Sentences like "You should never had met" should be "You should never have met"
The title of the old writer’s book is "A new Begin" - this should probably be "Beginning".
On other thing:
And at the end of the story, "grandsons" should be "grandson's" - Remember, when using nouns an apostrophe with an s always indicates possession, where an s alone indicates plurality.
Keep up the good work - I look forward to your next piece.

09-Apr-2010 04:27:41

Mainiac97
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Mainiac97

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I'm going to upload my story now. Before you read, please note that this story is an attempt to bring new meaning to pickpocketing in-game, by comparing it to what could happen if you pickpocket in real life. Karma has a small part in this too. Logan, when you have the chance, could you possibly leave a review?

09-Apr-2010 13:51:31

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