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Old 08-30-2004, 03:08 PM   #1
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I won't be missed (A short story) PG

This is a true story about a girl who died very unhappily. She died on the 12th of June, the day before her birthday. She died thinking the saddest thought you can.
She died thinking she wouldn’t be missed.


Marie walked slowly up the hill, her back burning from the red hot sun. She put my hand over my eyes shielding them from the light.
‘I wonder’ She thought ‘I wonder if I died would any one miss me?’ She sighed. What was the point? She knew the answer. No. They hated her. She wasn’t sure why as different people said different things. She was deep in thought when she wandered into the road.
“MOVE” She heard screams “Get out of the road!”
She moved her hand from her face to see what the problem was, the sun burned into her eyes, she couldn’t see. Suddenly a sharp pain fired up her legs and back.
Darkness.
She was in a coma for days. Hi-tech machines and equipment surrounded her. She heard the beeping of the life support machine, the far away shouts of dying patients. She tried to force her face into a smile. She was alive. Suddenly she realized her face wasn’t moving, she tried to prize open her eyes but her body wouldn’t work. She tried to shout for help but her mouth wouldn’t move and the words didn’t come out.
She waited. She had no choice it was all she could do. Soon her parents came into the little side room she had been put in. She still couldn’t move.
“It’s been 6 days now Liz” Said her dad shaking his head “I think we have lost her”
Her mum let out a startled cry “No. I will not give up. Never” She stared her husband in the eye. He forced a weak smile and nodded his head gently to show he agreed. Her mum held her hand whilst she fell into a deep sleep.
The next day she woke up to hear the familiar voices of her parents. They were talking to some one else she realized. She listened for a moment and realized it was a doctor.
“It’s been a week now Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, we are losing hope. This afternoon we will turn the life support machine off to see if she can breathe unaided” He sighed.
Marie’s parents went silent. They wanted to protest but inside they knew it was the right thing to do.
Marie however knew she was alive. She wanted to tell them, she wanted to scream out in rage, but she couldn’t.
The afternoon rolled by and she soon found herself in the room with her parents and the doctor again. Her heart beat started to race. Faster, faster, faster. The machine was beeping at the same rate as her heart. Suddenly she felt dizzy. The voices were blurry and strange sounding. She saw bright shapes and colors behind her eyelids. She felt heavy and knew she was going to die.
Suddenly she felt her legs kicking and her arms flailing, her mouth open and she screamed “I WON’T BE MISSED”

This is my first short story posted i know it really is very short but i'm working on them... i have longer ones but i'm working up you know? cos i havnt been writing very long because i'm only twelve
I'm open to any coments by the ways
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Old 08-30-2004, 05:26 PM   #2
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This was an interesting idea and you did a nice job with it. The ending was my favourite part. Work on your sentence structure, grammar, and tightening up your prose. Once again, good job.

Are you sure you are only twelve years old?

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Old 08-30-2004, 09:53 PM   #3
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I have to say that first time out, I really enjoyed it. I have to agree that it could use some tightening up, but keep on going. Dont stop writing no matter what you do.
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Old 08-31-2004, 08:03 AM   #4
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well lets think last time i checked i was twelve...
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Old 08-31-2004, 11:49 AM   #5
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I meant it as a complement, Beth. There are not a lot of twelve year olds who can even begin to put their thoughts on paper and the only ones that I have ever met (besides myself when I was that age --and my sisters) have been on these forums.

Unless you are in a really good school and have been skipped ahead a few grades, there is some things that you need to know about grammar that you probably will not be learning until high school. I suggest that you get your hands on some decent grammar books and some books about writing. You need to take control of your own education somewhat. Joining WritingForums.com was a good first step--now the rest is up to you.

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Old 08-31-2004, 12:55 PM   #6
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oh i am in high school. i live in england so when your 11 you go in to highschool so i'll be in the second year of high school when the summer holidays are over.

i'm glad i joined too my brother found this website for me

thankyou for your feedback and i hope to see some of your work
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Old 08-31-2004, 01:18 PM   #7
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Well, it is good to know that you are not stuck in the American high school system. Maybe you will actually get a chance to learn.

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Old 08-31-2004, 02:30 PM   #8
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how do you mean?
whats wrong with american schools? you dont have to bother to explain if you dont want to
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Old 08-31-2004, 03:34 PM   #9
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Of course, I am biased, as this thread will show you, but I will give you a quick overview of the problems as I see them. For starters, our schools are under funded. Then, we have the No Child Left Behind Act that is also under funded and sets impossible goals. In addition, I live in New York State where we still have the Regents. The teachers wind up teaching for the Regents and do not get to cover a lot of stuff. Special education in my area is a joke (as my siblings found out--I am very thankful that I was not born with any learning disabilities other than being slightly dyslexic, which was never discovered until after I left school, by the way). I could go on forever really.

I am sure there are others here who can explain it to you better than I can. Actually, you should probably do an internet search on the American Education System so you can form your own, unbiased opinion. Be glad that you live in England and not in the US when it comes to grade school education.

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I think perhaps the major problems with grammar ad word usage come from the fact (and I'm going out on a limb here) that you don't actually WRITE your stories before typing them, opting to type it straight from your head. What results is what we have here, many blatant disregards to grammar and usage that could be recitified by merely retyping your own story or at least an in-depth reading of your own story.

I liked the overall plot. The ending was certainly very interesting, but the piece was just marred with quirky writing and improper grammar.

Alas, though I ciriticize your writings today. You being only twelve is not an excuse for me to go easy on you. It is a mere opportunity that affords you greater time to master the craft than quite a few people, and I fully believe that once you smooth out your grammatical mistakes and quirkiness in writing, you can be a great writer.

Yet someone has to tell you what you are doing wrong, and it is up to you to take it maturely and try and fix it with your next composition! I am quite excited by the fact that I'm going to get to watch you grow from the ground up in these forums, Ms. Beth!
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Old 09-01-2004, 07:59 AM   #11
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American schools sound great... not

thanks deadally i apresiate your feedback because now i know what to inprove
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Old 09-07-2004, 01:56 PM   #12
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I'm in an American highschool. . . pity me!!
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Wow I thought your story was awesome, but then again I'm in an American high school so what do I know ? I'm into sad endings though so I didn't really like that surprise I'm awake ending. You are a great writer, especially for your age.

Keep it up!
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Old 09-20-2004, 08:34 AM   #14
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Awesome story, dude. (I'm 12, too...almost 13.)
Very dramatic, kind of haunting. I'm scared...

I go to an American school and I haven't learned **** about grammar! Most of the stuff they "teach" you I already knew...and if i didn't know it, it's really just a variation of something I *did* know! It kind of makes me mad...I wanna go to a freakin' European school!
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Old 09-20-2004, 09:55 AM   #15
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Well, if they're teaching you only things you know, then why don't you take up some independent studying?

You don't have to go to the best school to be a good writer...I went to public high school and got along just fine remembering my grammar rules...
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