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Anonymous asked in Arts & HumanitiesBooks & Authors · 1 decade ago

I'm New and need help, PLEASE read.?

I'm new and I need some pointers please help, but don't be mean, thats just rude :)

I looked up at the clock. It had just turned 6:45.

"I am now officially thirteen!" I smiled.

Jack laid down beside me. He intertwined his fingers in mine and we sat there just staring at each other.

"So do you want to go back to the party?" I asked getting a little uncomfortable.

"No, I was thinking of something different."

He rolled over on top of me and we started kissing. I loved Jack. Everything about him, his short black hair that he spiked up everyday, his deep ocean blue eyes, and the faded freckles that covered his nose. I really did love him. What other way is there to show it.

"Are you okay with this?" He stopped kissing me and looked sternly in my eyes.

"Positive."

He lifed his shirt over his head and I did the same. He began kissing me again.

"I love you, Scar," He said between kisses.

"I love you, too, Jack."

I grabbed at the button on his jeans and.....

"Mommy?" Carter said, snapping me out of my memories.

"Yeah, sweety?"

"What were you thinkin 'bout?"

"Nothing, baby, are you finished with you cereal?"

She grabbed a spoon full and shoved it in her mouth, "Mmmhmmm."

I laughed and grabbed her bowl. She was so much like me when I was a kid.

"What did Mommy teach you?"

"I'm sawy, Yes, ma'am!" She said looking at me with her big blue eyes. She had so much of Jack in her it was uncanny.

"Mom? Were going to school!" I yelled. I knew she wasn't going to answer, she was probably knocked out cold from last night. Ever since she got the divorce papers in the mail from dad she has been drinking more and more everyday.

I couldn't believe Carter was already five and on her way to kindergarten. She has grown up so fast.

I found out I was preganant a few weeks after my thirteenth birthday. My dad went crazy and skipped out on me and my mom. She decided we should move somewhere I could go to a teen pregnancy school. In oregon they had one for younger girls.

Once Carter was born I decided to just stay in Oregon and go to school there. We've lived here ever since.

"Okay, Carter, now I don't want you to be scared, just be yourself and you'll make tons of friends. Also, be on your best behavoir, and don't forget the manners I taught you," I said unbuckling her car seat. My vision got blurry, I didn't think I was going to cry but I couldn't help myself.

She hopped out of the car and started walking toward the school. She turned around and ran toward me. I caught her and we sat there in a hug for what seemed like hours.

"I love you, Mommy."

"I love you, too, baby."

I was running late like always, but Mr. Pearson has been getting more and more strict on tardy's, especially for a senoir.

I ran through the front doors and heard a bell.

"Don't worry, it's the first bell." He said. I sighed with relief looking up at Ricky. He gave me a peck on the cheek, as in a hello and grabbed my hand.

"Thank goodness, it took longer than planned dropping off Carter," I explained.

"Well It's your kids first school day, it's natural,"

Langston, my best friend walked up before I could say anything else.

"Have you seen him?"

"Lang, I just got here, how could I? Wait, who?" I asked confuzed.

"The new guy, he is Gor-geous!" she squealed.

I rolled my eyes. Ever since her boyfriend Austin cheated on her, she has been on the prowl for a new guy.

"Hey not everyone gets lucky and finds a guy that's actually faithful, she huffed. I just shook my head and walked away.

"I'll see you guys later," I yelled over my shoulder.

The new guy had alot of my classes but so many people swarmed around him, I couldn't get a good look.

I tried to talk to him in study hall, but when I was on my way, Kalee Morasco sat next to him. And let's just say that Kalee always gets what she wants and it's him right now.

That was the last time I tried to get to know him.

The final bell rang and I took off to my car. Being me though I tripped over my own feet and went spiraling to the ground.

I started picking up my books when two hands grabbed them first.

"Here. Are you okay? I saw you go down, wow," I looked up to see who was talking. A boy, with black hair that layered to his shoulders, blue eyes, and way tall. It had to be the new guy, because I had never seen anyone like him. Langston wasn't lying when she said he was gorgeous, either.

"Uh, thanks. Can I have my stuff back now?" I asked, sticking out my hand. I didn't want Ricky to think something was going on.

"Oh right, here. I'm Jake, by the way."

"Yah I know, your some kind of celebrity here."

"So that's why that girl asked for my autograph," he said with a wry smile.

I laughed so hard I almost dropped my books again.

"Whoa there," he said steadying my stuff.

"Thanks, again. I'm Scarlett."

"Your Scarlett?"

"So you've heard of me?" I said smiling, "Let me guess, Bo

Update:

bby informed you?"

"Uh yah, kinda. So you really have a kid?"

"Yeah, just turned five, and will be scared if I don't go get her."

It had been one of those questions that ticked me off. Ever since I got to this school people judged me because of Carter. The only ones who didn't became my boyfriend and best friend.

"Wait, can you give me a ride?" he asked.

"Why not?" It was the least I could do. I remember when I was new and it was not pretty.

The ride to the Pre-school was akwardly silent. I mean we made small talk but nothing interesting.

"Mommy! Hey, who's that?" Carter said jumping into the car. I buckled the seat and went back to the wheel.

"Carter, this is Jake. Jake my daughter Carter," I said introducing the two.

"Hey there, Carter," Jake said turning back to her.

"Hi!" she said shyly, then turned back to me, "Mommy I wanna go to the park, can we? Huh, please can we go, now?"

"We got to take Jake home and then we can go to the park, okay?" I

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    I think the whole teenage mom is an interesting angle, but the narration is a bit too fast. You should definitely be more detailed about the way she lost her virginity, because it's basically the foundation the whole story's based on. Descriptions could be longer, too. Jack and Jake are too similar names, you might want to change one of them. Also, the whole "new gorgeous guy comes to school" thing is way too used; I'd come up with a better way for them to meet if I were you, and if you don't want to, at least take into consideration that it's really unusual that a guy would ask a girl he met 5 minutes ago for a ride. The dialogues are a bit too short--they're supposed to help develop the characters' personality, and they're not really doing it for me here, even though there are so many of them...if you're writing in the first person, you should even out the dialogues and the descriptions, I'd say. The writing in general is not bad at all, but it's a little too easy to read, if you know what I mean...don't be afraid to use big words, they don't bite.

    All in all, I liked it, I think it's an original idea, but you should take some of those tips into account.

    Keep going :)

    P.S. I hope I didn't come off mean, I didn't mean to...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Gosh! That's great! There's no way that you can be a newbie. You rock better than Elvis!

    It's a great storyline, and you've already got me hooked. :) It sounds awesome, and you don't really need to edit anything.

    Just a tip: when you write, try not to include too much speech. So instead of this:

    "Hi!"

    "Hey!"

    "Good to see you!"

    Something like this would be better:

    The moon, the stars and the planets are all part of the Solar System. It's such an interesting thought that had never really crossed my mind. We were all part of the Solar System, in a way.

    My thoughts drifted back to the unicorn that jumped over the moon. Why didn't the unicorn stop to eat the moon instead of jumping over it? It IS made of cheese, after all. But eating so much cheese would probably give me a stomachache.

    Thinking of cheese made me hungry. It had been two hours since I had eaten a horse and a cat.

    "Are you hungry?" asked mommy.

    My stomach rumbled in agreement. She laughed airily, before passing me a shiny red fox. I loved eating foxes. They were full of nutritious blood. Blood was an interesting thing...

    So do you see what I mean? The first one was a bit boring, and the second one, with more info and less speech, was kinda entertaining. Oh, and by the way, I don't eat foxes. I was just writing that as an example. :)

    Well, please keep writing! It's clear to me that you have a gift, my friend.

    :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    At first I thought it was going to be a lame book. But when i found out she had a kid that turned really interesting. However you should change choice of words and sentence structure in some places. I also feel like the characters aren't really developed. So I'll say go back to the outline and make sure you have at least 10 sentences about your characters. I do think you have potential and definitely should keep writing. And i would love to keep reading more and more about it!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Okay "resident expert" why did you even comment if you were going to say something completely false and very rude. Seriously, that plot was very intriguing and I loved it! Who doesn't love a good teen pregnancy romance? Very good! Keep posting! <3

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  • 1 decade ago

    There are a few bumps in the bigninning but if you revise it a little it will be fine! I truly thought it was amazing!!! Jake isjack isnt he!! wow i want to know more about what happens!! when you writ emore you have to send it to me!!!!!!!!!! that was great!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I didn't even read it because you said, "Don't be mean." Obviously, you're not looking for real critique, you just want praise. That doesn't fly around here, because people will be harsh to you even if you warn them not to. Actually, telling them not to "be mean" increases your chances of getting pwned.

    If you ever grow up and really want feedback, you need to learn to accept all forms of critique.

  • Greta
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    it was about 25 years ago the last time i bought a good comic It would have been a mandy comic and it would have cost 15pence

  • 1 decade ago

    awesome! I wanted to keep reading!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i like it so far. it can use some work, it's not perfect, but its good, it kept my interest. i want to read more. :)

  • 1 decade ago

    first dont type so much because I didnt feel like reading it.

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