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I know, i was just thinking, if u ever c this happen 2 anybody u should tell some1

emotive.eleven's picture
Submitted by emotive.eleven on May 21, 2008 - 20:36.

She posted it on her blog
ten signs of
what's to come.
They didn't know how to take her seriously so
they lied and made up stories
of what they thought she said.
They didn't listen and they laughed at her
and whispered when they thought she was asleep
but it only made her sadder.
It only made her realize how
different she was.
She posted it on her blog and she took it
off
the next day
because she saw their reactions
which weren't the right ones at all.
They should have told someone
they should have asked her
if she was okay
and she should have said
no
but they never asked
and it maybe wasn't their fault
because she was out of their league.
She was onto new things and they
knew
but they didn't stop her.
They only knew how to deal with things
they didn't have to think
about.
They went on and they didn't deal with
what she was.
They didn't get how she could
but she got it alright.
Maybe if they asked her what was wrong it would
be okay.
Maybe she would have said no.
But she knew that if they asked her
what she'd say
was "yes."

qwertygirl890123's picture

Suggestion

Submitted by qwertygirl890123 on May 21, 2008 - 21:00.

Maybe she would have said
no.
But she knew that if they asked her
what she'd say was
"yes."

Thats it for suggestions, but I really like this piece. I like how you wrote in third person about something that most people don't really think about that often.

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