YesterdaysNews
September 5th, 2009, 10:08 AM
this is a short story that I had to write for grade 8 english, sorry it seems kind of rushed but I had to fit everything into 3 pages :\
She walked down the street, oblivious to the world around her, Thanks to her iPod. “Pandora” André said to her, but Pandora kept on walking. “Paaaaaandora!” he repeated a bit louder this time, running to keep up. “Pandora!” André yelled this time, pulling out her earphones. “HEY! What are you doing? Oh, it’s you, hey” Pandora snapped. “What do you want?” “Oh, I, uh, was wondering if you wanted to hang out tonight.” André asked timidly. “Oh, um, listen I’m going to Demetri’s party tonight, sorry” explained Pandora. “Oh, ok well have fun.” André spat, turned and walked away. Pandora sighed. *I do wanna love you, and I do wanna try, ‘cause if falling for you girl is crazy, then I’m going out of my mind* her phone sang. It was Demetri. “Hey” Pandora said softly. “Hey babe, you’re coming right?” asked Demetri. “Yep, I’ll be there in an hour” she replied. “Great, are you ok? You don’t sound normal.” “Yeah, I’m fine... André is mad at me I think” confessed Pandora. “Oh, that geek? Don’t worry about him, why are you friends with him anyways?” asked Demetri. “I don’t know we’ve been friends for ever!” snapped Pandora, annoyed that her boyfriend thought that her best friend was a geek. “I’ll see you later” and with that Pandora slammed her phone shut.
Pandora showed up at Demetri’s party with her sleek black hair straitened and wearing a fitted red tank top and her favourite black skinny jeans. When she walked in the door, everyone in the room looked at her. She wasn’t the prettiest girl or the thinnest but she had her own style that seemed to attract the affection of every boy and the envy of every girl. She walked up to Demetri and kissed his cheek. “Guess who?” Pandora whispered in Demetri’s ear. “Hey babe, I’m glad you made it!” said Demetri. “Why wouldn’t I?” asked Pandora in a rhetorical way. “I thought you might be mad at me after what I said about... André” he replied. “Oh yeah, that. I’m fine” she lied. “Are you sure?” “Positive” Pandora Insisted. “Good, because I invited him” a grin grew across his face. “You... What?! I thought you hated him” “Not hate, just strongly dislike the fact that he has a huge crush on my girlfriend.” Pandora’s jaw dropped. “He... what?” she stuttered. Demetri’s smile faded, “didn’t you know?” he asked. “No I thought he just liked me as his best friend” replied Pandora “is he here?” “No, why?” inquired Demetri. “I have to go talk to him” she stated, and then she walked out of the house.
As she walked down the street to André’s house, Pandora dug through memories to look for signs. She immediately found one. She and André were discussing Romeo and Juliet...”Romeo is sooo romantic! He’ll do anything to make Juliet happy but at the same time stands up for what he believes in” she had said. “Yeah, he knows what to do, to make a girl fall head over heels in love with him, very well” replied André. “I want to find a guy that would die for me. I want to find MY Romeo!” Pandora swooned. “No matter what any guy says or does for you, I promise, I will always be your Romeo” André said. Pandora didn’t realize it then but he was serious, dead serious. Before she knew it, Pandora was standing in front of André’s house. She knocked on the door, but there was no answer. Usually, André was the only one home so Pandora tried the door. It was unlocked. Pandora walked in. “André! Are you here? I need to talk to you” she spoke into the seemingly empty house. Pandora walked through the hall, up the stairs and towards André’s bedroom. On the door, there was an envelope labelled PANDORA. Pandora grabbed it and walked out of the house.
Pandora opened it when she got to her house. The letter read:
Pandora,
Demetri and you make a great couple and I feel as if I’m getting your way. We are best friends forever and I love you. I promised you that I would be your Romeo so that is what I am doing.
Love always,
André
Tears were streaming down Pandora’s face. Her best friend was making the ultimate sacrifice, What Romeo did for Juliet. André kept his promise, he was her Romeo.
She walked down the street, oblivious to the world around her, Thanks to her iPod. “Pandora” André said to her, but Pandora kept on walking. “Paaaaaandora!” he repeated a bit louder this time, running to keep up. “Pandora!” André yelled this time, pulling out her earphones. “HEY! What are you doing? Oh, it’s you, hey” Pandora snapped. “What do you want?” “Oh, I, uh, was wondering if you wanted to hang out tonight.” André asked timidly. “Oh, um, listen I’m going to Demetri’s party tonight, sorry” explained Pandora. “Oh, ok well have fun.” André spat, turned and walked away. Pandora sighed. *I do wanna love you, and I do wanna try, ‘cause if falling for you girl is crazy, then I’m going out of my mind* her phone sang. It was Demetri. “Hey” Pandora said softly. “Hey babe, you’re coming right?” asked Demetri. “Yep, I’ll be there in an hour” she replied. “Great, are you ok? You don’t sound normal.” “Yeah, I’m fine... André is mad at me I think” confessed Pandora. “Oh, that geek? Don’t worry about him, why are you friends with him anyways?” asked Demetri. “I don’t know we’ve been friends for ever!” snapped Pandora, annoyed that her boyfriend thought that her best friend was a geek. “I’ll see you later” and with that Pandora slammed her phone shut.
Pandora showed up at Demetri’s party with her sleek black hair straitened and wearing a fitted red tank top and her favourite black skinny jeans. When she walked in the door, everyone in the room looked at her. She wasn’t the prettiest girl or the thinnest but she had her own style that seemed to attract the affection of every boy and the envy of every girl. She walked up to Demetri and kissed his cheek. “Guess who?” Pandora whispered in Demetri’s ear. “Hey babe, I’m glad you made it!” said Demetri. “Why wouldn’t I?” asked Pandora in a rhetorical way. “I thought you might be mad at me after what I said about... André” he replied. “Oh yeah, that. I’m fine” she lied. “Are you sure?” “Positive” Pandora Insisted. “Good, because I invited him” a grin grew across his face. “You... What?! I thought you hated him” “Not hate, just strongly dislike the fact that he has a huge crush on my girlfriend.” Pandora’s jaw dropped. “He... what?” she stuttered. Demetri’s smile faded, “didn’t you know?” he asked. “No I thought he just liked me as his best friend” replied Pandora “is he here?” “No, why?” inquired Demetri. “I have to go talk to him” she stated, and then she walked out of the house.
As she walked down the street to André’s house, Pandora dug through memories to look for signs. She immediately found one. She and André were discussing Romeo and Juliet...”Romeo is sooo romantic! He’ll do anything to make Juliet happy but at the same time stands up for what he believes in” she had said. “Yeah, he knows what to do, to make a girl fall head over heels in love with him, very well” replied André. “I want to find a guy that would die for me. I want to find MY Romeo!” Pandora swooned. “No matter what any guy says or does for you, I promise, I will always be your Romeo” André said. Pandora didn’t realize it then but he was serious, dead serious. Before she knew it, Pandora was standing in front of André’s house. She knocked on the door, but there was no answer. Usually, André was the only one home so Pandora tried the door. It was unlocked. Pandora walked in. “André! Are you here? I need to talk to you” she spoke into the seemingly empty house. Pandora walked through the hall, up the stairs and towards André’s bedroom. On the door, there was an envelope labelled PANDORA. Pandora grabbed it and walked out of the house.
Pandora opened it when she got to her house. The letter read:
Pandora,
Demetri and you make a great couple and I feel as if I’m getting your way. We are best friends forever and I love you. I promised you that I would be your Romeo so that is what I am doing.
Love always,
André
Tears were streaming down Pandora’s face. Her best friend was making the ultimate sacrifice, What Romeo did for Juliet. André kept his promise, he was her Romeo.