Callies Story

It was 3 in the morning, and Callie still couldn’t manage to get an ounce of shut eye. It was really starting to show. When you looked at Callie in her current condition, you would agree with her brother, who says she looks like a zombie. She wasn’t sure if it was the stress of exams coming up or that she had been fighting with her mom and Jayson more often, or maybe it was because Chris was back in town, leaving threats everywhere she went, or maybe it was the thing growing inside her. She didn’t know what it was from, all she knew was that, it needed to stop.

She had considered going to the doctor’s to get him to prescribe her some sleeping pills, but just hadn’t made it there yet. She didn’t have any time for a doctor’s appointment. Between ISU work, charity events her Mom wanted her to do, and trying to keep up with friends, there was just so much going on.

Callie just needed a break, from life. From reality. She needed everything to just stop, and be over and done with. But, since life doesn’t come with a ‘stop, pause, fast-forward, play’ option, Callie would just have to deal with it. Deal with everything that she does not want to even face in the morning, or ever.

Five hours later, and Callie, resembling that of a zombie, was at school. She had heard her friends calling out to her. Looking around, she couldn’t find them. Was she that tired that she was hearing things now?

“Woah, what happened to you? You look terrible! No offence, or anything.” Daniel said to her.

Now, she could she them. Now, they were right in front of her. They all looked like they were well rested, without a care in the world. Callie wanted to be like that. To be able to just not care from day to day activities.

“It’s called a lack of sleep, Dee.”

“I don’t think it’s a good look for you, babe. Makes you very pale, and your eyes,” He shuddered, “your eyes look ghostly.” Callie’s boyfriend, Jayson had told her.

“I have to agree with him there, Cal.” Arianna put in.

“Do I really look that bad?” Callie had dared to ask.

“Do you want the truth, or a sugar coated version telling you that you look amazing as a partial zombie?” Dee had asked her playfully.

“Dee!”

“Don’t worry about it, Cal. Let’s get you to a bathroom, and I’ll fix you up…well, as much as I can, anyways.” Arianna suggested.

Callie silently agreed, and began walking in step with Arianna, as they started towards the closest bathroom.

“What’s this lack of sleep from anyways?” Jayson had asked her.

“Umm, I don’t know, exams are coming up, and I’ve just been pretty stressed about those, I guess.” Callie had told him.

She kept quiet after that, letting Arianna lead the way, to the bathroom, and in the conversation. Callie could tell that Arianna knew that there was more to Callie’s lack of sleep then what she was letting out. But, Arianna, being her, just kept quiet about it. She knew her friend would come clean sometime, or so she had hoped.

Once they were in the bathroom and the guys were out of sight, Callie loosened up. Arianna picked up on this, and took it as her cue.

“So, when are you going to tell me what’s really going on?” Arianna pounced.

“What are you talking about? Exams are stressing me out, that’s all.” Callie told her, fidgeting with her hair.

Playing around with her hair was what she always did when she was holding stuff back. Arianna knew this all too well.

“Don’t bullshit me, Callie. I know something’s up, and its definitely not exams. Exams are like two weeks away, and you already worrying about them? Bullshit.”

Callie looked over at Arianna, her best friend. This was the girl she had told everything to. The one she trusted most out of everyone. What was different now? Why hadn’t she just told Arianna straight up?

“Cal, tell me.”

“Okay, fine. You want to know what’s really bugging me? Do you really want to know?” Callie had given in, she couldn’t just not tell her best friend.

“Yes, I really want to know. You’re hurting, I can see that, and I want to help. But, I can’t help you, unless I know what is going on.”

“Fine, I’m going to tell you. You have to promise me that you wont tell Jay or Dee.” This was too important.

“Okay, I promise, Hun. Now what is it?”

“I haven’t been able to sleep. I have been really stressed out. I am hungry all the time now it seems. I crave the weirdest things. But when I do eat, it all just comes right back up. I can’t keep anything down. My breasts have been killing me. Everything’s just wrong, it’s not supposed to be like this, A!” At this point, Callie was in tears, sitting on the bathroom floor, her head in her hands.

Arianna knew right away what was wrong. Her older sister had gone through the exam same thing. She was irritable, didn’t sleep, couldn’t eat. All that was left now was for Arianna to ask that one question.

“Callie, when was your last period?”

At hearing this question, Callie started to sob, uncontrollably. Arianna knew, then and there, what was going on. Callie was pregnant, no doubt about it. All signs pointed to it. No wonder she had been so stressed the last couple of days.

“Cal, you know what we have to do, right?” Arianna asked, as the crying slowly came to a stop.

“No, I don’t know what to do, A. I don’t know at all. This wasn’t supposed to happen! I am supposed to go to University, and become a teacher. I can’t do that if I have a kid right now!” The crying started once again.

“Callie, for God’s sake, get a hold of yourself! I know this is hard for you, hell it’s even hard for me, being your best friend and all. But, you have to deal with it. And the first step towards dealing with it, is going to the doctors, and we’re going toady, after school.”

“But, Arianna, I can’t go. That will just make everything more real.” Callie had began to plead with her.

“As opposed to what? Sorry to break it to you, Cal, but this is real. Not going to the doctors does not make it any less real. Now, we are going to the doctors, after school today, and that’s final.”

Callie knew she had been defeated. Knowing Arianna, when she had her mind set onto something, she kept it that way. There was no way you or anyone else could change it. Callie accepted this defeat, and slowly got up.

“We’re going to be late for class, A.”

With that, the two girls left the bathroom, walking in silence to their first period class. They both knew today would be hell for the both of them. They felt that the best thing at this point, was to just not talk about it, or think about, until it was confirmed.

The day had seemed to drag on for Callie. Every class she was in was just as boring and as slow as the last one. It seemed to be pure torture waiting for that last bell to ring. Once it did, Callie was out of the class, and headed straight to her locker. Here, she bumped into Arianna, just like she knew she would. Callie wanted to get out of the school before anyone knew what was up.

“You ready?” Arianna asked her gently.

“Yeah, let’s just go, and get this over with. You didn’t tell Dee or Jay, right?”

“I promised you I wouldn’t, Cal. Do you think I would break my promise?”

Arianna was right. In all the time Callie had known her, she had never been one to break a promise. She stayed true to her word, and when she was unable to keep it for whatever reason, she explained why, and was ultimately sorry.

“Alright, let’s go. Oh, and Arianna?”

“Yeah?”

“Thanks, for everything. I couldn’t do this without you.”

“Don’t worry about it, this is what friends are for.”

The two girls walked towards Arianna’s car, and began their drive to the place that would hold the truth.

It had been a pretty quick procedure, one that was terrifying for both Callie and Arianna. They were both glad when it was over. The tests had confirmed what they had known all along. Callie, sweet and innocent, Callie, was six weeks pregnant.

“What do I do, now, A?” Callie had asked as they got into the car. Arianna always seemed to be the sensible one, the one with all the answers for everything. She knew how to deal with bitches, she knew how to deal with teachers and parents, Callie assumed she knew how to deal with her best friends teenage pregnancy as well.

“Firstly, you have to make a decision. Are you going to keep it…or?” Arianna stopped there, knowing her friends view on abortion. It was something that Callie had always been strongly against. But, now that Callie was the one with n unwanted baby, would she go against her beliefs?

Callie had looked appalled.

“Of course I am going to keep it! What do you think I would do? Just let someone go inside of me and kill my own baby? My own flesh and blood? It was my mistake, not the kids. Why should the baby have to die for what I did?”
“Okay, Callie, relax! It was just a question. Are you going to tell Jayson?”

Callie looked at Arianna, how could she ask her something like that? Would she kill her own baby? She could never do that. The thought of telling Jayson crept on her. She had been thinking about it. But, how could she? He didn’t need a child in his life right now. She would just do this on her own.

“No.” Callie said, so low, Arianna could barely hear her.

“What?!?” Arianna freaked.

“You have to tell him, Cal. This is his baby too, he deserves to know. Plus, he can help you get through all of this. I know that you don’t exactly want a baby right now, but at this moment, that’s what you have. A baby is growing inside of you right this very instant. Do you really think you can raise that child on your own? Or even just got through the pregnancy alone? Cal, if you tell Jayson, I can guarantee that he wont abandon you. He’s not like that. I know that and you know that. You need Jayson right now, you need him more than anything.”

“But what if he does? What if he wants nothing more to do with me because of this? I can’t stand losing him, A. I love him too much to lose him.”

“Cal, you’re going to lose him if you don’t tell him. He is going to find out sooner or later. It’s not like you can just hide his own kid from him. You’re going to start to show soon, and he is going to know that it’s his. It would be better if you were the one to tell him.”

Arianna looked over at Callie. She was a complete mess. This wasn’t the Callie she was used to. It was Callie, underneath it all. Right now she was covered with fear, hormones, stress, lack of sleep and reality. This version of Callie made Arianna hurt for her.

“You’re right, A. You always are right. How do you do it? You always know exactly what to say when I need a good kick in the butt.” Callie attempted at a half smile.

“Let’s just call it my special touch.” Arianna said with a smile on her face. She was glad that Callie was beginning to come to her senses.

Once Arianna dropped Callie off, Callie went straight to the fridge. She was starving, after having not eaten all day. She pulled out her half eaten sandwich from the day before. Before she could take a bite out of it, the phone had rang. Sighing, she put the sandwich down, and went to answer it. It was Jayson.

“Hey, Callie.”

“Hey, Jay.”
“How are you doing, sweetie? I was a little worried about you. I barely saw you all day, and you were gone before I got out after school. Everything okay?” He asked her.

“Yeah, everything is fine. I’m just stressed. And after school, Arianna and I just took a drive, to just get away, you know?” Callie knew that she had to tell him. She could hear Arianna’s voice in the back of her head, telling her to tell him.

“Yeah, sometimes, we all kind of just need to get away, I guess. Umm, so how was your day? I know this morning you looked pretty bad, you’re doing better though, right?”

Callie smiled as she listened to Jayson talk. He had never been good at the whole phone conversation thing, and she could just picture him standing in front of his mirror, practicing what he would say to her.

Callie thought about earlier. When she told Arianna she wasn’t going to tell Jayson. How could she be so stupid as to not tell him? He had always been there for her when she needed him, why not now as well?

“Umm, Jayson, there is something I have to tell you.” She interrupted him.

“Yeah, sure, what is it?” He asked.

“ I have to tell you in person, I can’t do it over the phone. Meet me at the park in five?”

“Okay, See you in five.”

That was the end of the phone conversation. Callie grabbed her keys, and left the house, while her half eaten sandwich remain still on the counter.

Callie had gotten to the park before Jayson did. That was only to be expected of course, considering she lived closer. She didn’t mind it though, it gave her a bit more time to think about how she was going to tell him.

She had thought of using a metaphor, and hoping he would clue in. She thought about using Arianna’s older sister, who recently had her second baby, as an example. Then of course, there was the easier, but perhaps the hardest way, of just straight up telling him. She had not yet chosen a way, when she saw Jayson walking towards her.

He was wearing his faded jeans, with a polo that she had gotten him for his birthday. His hair was a mess, and his cheeks were flushed, as if he ran here. Come to find out, he did.

“Hey Cal, I got here as fast as I could.” He said, slightly out of breath.

“Yeah, looks like you ran here.” Callie smiled, trying to lighten the mood.

“I did.” He said as her laughed.

“So, uh, what was it that you wanted to tell me? It seemed pretty important.”

“Umm, yah, it is pretty important.” Callie looked around, and finally her eyes settled on the swings. Her favourite spot. She walked over towards the swings and sat on one, trying to ready herself to tell him. Jayson followed suit and sat on the swing next to her. They sat and swung lightly for a few minutes.

“Jayson, I’m pregnant.” Callie just straight out said it. She left no room for interpretation, just the facts.

Jayson’s mouth had dropped. He clearly was not expecting this to be the important news.

“But, how?” Was all he could manage to say.

“Come on, Jayson, you know how. I didn’t think I would have to explain it to you.” Callie could find herself beginning to get irritated. She was pregnant, and he was asking how? Callie took a deep breathe, trying to calm herself.

“Well, of course I know how. But what I meant was…I don’t know what I meant. I wasn’t expecting this to be the news.” Jayson stumbled over his words.

“I wasn’t expecting this to happen either, but it did.”

“How far along are you, Callie?”

“Six weeks.”

“So, its still early than…”

“What is that supposed to mean?”

“Nothing…well, its just that, anything can still happen. It’s possible that you might not have the baby, right?”

“Of course it’s possible! It’s still an early pregnancy! I could have a miscarriage at this point. Is that what you want, Jayson? For me to have a miscarriage? For our own child, the one that is growing inside of me right now, to just die? So that you don’t have to deal with it? A baby doesn’t exactly fit into my life right now, either, Jayson. But guess what? I have to deal with it the best way possible, as do you.” At this point, Callie was fuming. She wished that Arianna was there to back her up and support her.

“No! That’s not what I meant, Cal. I just don’t know what to do. I’ve never had a kid before, I don’t know how to handle this.”
“And you think I do?”

“ No, I don’t. I just don’t want you to get all worried, or get your hopes up to high when anything can still happen.”

His last statement actually made sense to Callie. He was just looking out for her. He knew that she would get attached very easily and would be absolutely crushed if a miscarriage did happen. She smiled at him, as she began to cry.

“Oh Callie. Its going to be alright, I’m here for you, always.” Jayson said to her as he hugged her.

She made room for him to sit on her swing, and they just stayed like that, sitting there and holding each other for a good while.

For the first time in awhile, Callie had actually slept a full night. She went to bed at a decent time, and did not wake up until her alarm went off. She had woke up smiling. The sun was shining brightly and the birds were chirping. She took this as a sign that today would be a better day.

She continued to smile as she walked to the bathroom, where reality hit her. She threw up, and suddenly felt sick to her stomach. She then remembered that although, she had a good nights sleep, the fact remain that she was still pregnant. She cleaned herself up and continued to get ready for school. She tried her best to remain cheery, and act like nothing was at all wrong.

When she got to school, she found Daniel and Arianna waiting for her in the parking lot, as usual. Jayson was not there, however.

“Hey Callie, your looking much better today.” Dee greeted her.

“Yeah, thanks. I got more sleep last night.” Callie replied as she looked around the parking lot for Jayson.

“Yeah, it shows. Jayson called earlier, and told me to tell you that he would be a bit late getting to school. He said that everything was okay, he just had to do something before coming to school.” Dee had informed her.

“Did he say what he had to do?”

“Nah, I asked, man, he wouldn’t tell me. Me of all people! Must be pretty big if he can’t even tell me!” Dee exclaimed.

“Yeah, it must be.” Callie said absentmindedly. Truth was, she was looking forward to seeing Jayson before class.
“How you holding up, babe?” Arianna asked her, as the three began walking towards the school.

“I’m doing alright, I guess. Considering the circumstances and all. I was sick earlier this morning, but I feel fine now. Just some morning sickness, I guess.”

“Yeah, most likely. You should probably get used to that, it happens for awhile.” Arianna knew exactly what to expect with pregnancies. She had been around for her older sister’s, both times.

Journal # 14 - Inner Writer

To what extent are people born writers? How much are they able to cultivate the writer within through education and experience?
What activities and experiences can you engage in, in order to develop your inner writer? What part of your past has best helped you become the writer you are now? How motivated are you to continue developing your writing ability over a lifetime?

I do not believe that people are born writers. Writing is something that is developed over time and with various forms of experience. A passion for writing can be developed at a young age. Many young children will enjoy telling stories, making them up and some children may want to write them down, so they can be told more than once. A passion for writing often comes from a passion for reading. Some people may read something, and think, hey, I can write something like that. To develop your inner writer, it is best to read as much as possible. A lot of the work I had done in Elementary school has inspired me to continue writing, as well as the teachers.

Young children have a lot to say, and usually want to tell everyone around them. They have huge imaginations, and use them, daily. Their use of imagination and creativity can make for some pretty interesting stories. Many people are able to keep their imagination alive by actively reading. Reading a variety of different types of texts helps to nuture your inner writer. It helps you to learn different styles of writing, different words to use, and provides you with different points of views. All of this information can be used as research to help develop your own personal writer. This also helps you to define what style of writing you are most comfortable with.

Throughout elementary school, reading and writing has always been a large part of my school career, and remains to be. An interest in reading was introduced to me at a young age, and I have loved it ever since. The part I loved most about being able to read was that I could read more and spell more than my brother (who is five years older) was able to. He hated it. I loved it. My love for writing came with my love for storytelling. I loved to tell stories. I would come up with some pretty strange ideas, and make them into stories with characters, a plot and setting. A lot of my teachers have also inspired me throughout. They have always told me how well I wrote, using proper grammar and punctuation. They also praised me on the content of my stories. Every step of the way, they were always encouraging me to write more, and often as possible.

I believe that I will continue to write throughout my entire lifetime. It is something that I enjoy doing and will continue to enjoy. I find writing to be an escape for me. It is a place where I am able to get everything out into the open, and just be me. Completely me. Sure, my writing may be judged, and some may not like it. Do I care? No. It’s my writing. For me. I write for me. If I do not like what I have wrote, then no one else will either. If I do like what I have wrote, then there is hopefully at least one other person who does as well.

Journal # 16

Many parents in today’s world do not abuse their children. They do not spank, hit, bite, or physically abuse them. But we are now seeing another form of abuse begin to rise. Emotional abuse. Yelling at young children has become increasingly more common is today’s society. The effects of yelling at a child can be minimal, but sometimes it can be serious, depending on the way the yelling is performed. Shouting is considered the new form of spanking to many people.

A lot of parents today are working full time, trying to raise a family and keep a relationship alive. This can be very stressful and emotionally and physically exhausting. Many parents do not know how to deal with their children when they are misbehaving. Before, it used to be that they would spank their child, but now that spanking is not socially accepted, what else is there to do?

This is where the yelling comes in. With all the frustration from your job, your house, financial and relationship matters, your drained. To top it all off, your kids are not listening. All the frustration just finds a way out. Unfortanetly, even though you may not mean it, it is targeted at your children. You yell at them to get them to behave. You yell at them because they did something wrong. You yell at them because you are frustrated and do not know what to do.

The effects of yelling on children can be minimal, but also serious in some cases. Hearing yelling will cause many children to tune out and ignore you. If the yelling is done in a rude tone, insults or has sarcasm in it, the child can feel rejected. This is where the yelling can be serious. Feelings of rejection at a young age can lead to low self esteem, and trust issues. Yelling effects all children in different ways.

Many parents tend to feel guilt after they yell at their children. They were frustrated before, causing them to yell, and now they feel guilty, causing frustration, causing more yelling. It is a vicious circle. One that can be stopped. Some ways to avoid yelling at your children are to take a ‘time out.’ Stop for a minute, breathe and relax, before dealing with any annoying situations. Target the reason why you are frustrated. Most times, it is not your kid. A lot of the time, events happened in your day, with your kids added on. So, if you’re angry because you are hungry when you get home, make time to eat before you get home. Taking your frustration out on your kids, even if not intended, is not right. Find another stress relief.

The best way to avoid possible long term effects from yelling for your kids? Don’t yell.

Journal # 15 - Blogging

How do you feel about blogging now that you have had an opportunity to develop a history with it over the past two and a half months? Do you feel that you are more or less organized and productive than you would be "the old fashioned way?" What are some of the advantages? What are some of the drawbacks? What advice might you give to students starting the course next semester about how to get the most out of their blogging experience?

Blogging, for me personally, has been an enjoyable experience this far. It has helped me to keep organized and on track. It also helps that when a class is missed, it is easy to get caught up on any assigned work. Just take a look at the blog, and it will be there. Blogging also helps me with my spelling and grammar. Also, with blogging, it is a lot easier to start and stop, as well as work on more than one thing at once, than it is with doing it 'the old fashioned way.' Some of the drawbacks to this style is internet use, as well as computers not working. Blogging, overall is a great way to do and submit work.

With blogging, I am able to save my work on the computer, or on the website. This helps me to keep my assignments organized. Since there is no paper, I am not able to lose my assignments, or journal entries, which is always a good thing. When I log onto to the computer for the EWC class, I am able to easily access my work from the previous time. Whenever there is a class that has been missed for whatever reason, it is easy to get caught up. Take a look at the blog and at the calender, and you will be able to know what you have missed and if anything is due.

Since with blogging, you are able to use a computer, well you have to, but anyways, you can easily edit your work. I always have problems with my spelling and grammar, mainly when I have a lot to write at once. With the use of a computer, words that are misspelled are highlight, and can be easily fixed. As well, since you have the ability to save your work, you can also go back to it the next day, and re-read it. This way, it helps you to know exactly what you said, and what you meant to say. From this you can make any corrections that may need to be done.

A lot of the time, when I am writing, I tend to have more than one idea in my head at once. Writing things out, can be hard to get everything onto paper all at once. I can only write so fast. But with blogging, I am able to type everything, and I can everything out faster. I am also able to use bolded and italic fonts in order for me to read things more clear. With the use of a computer, it is possible to have more than one document open at once. So, this way, you can work on one thing, have an idea for something and still be able to get it out.

Some of the drawbacks of using the blogging method are that technology cannot always be trusted. There are times when you could have written a 20-page essay, and if the computer shuts off, or it freezes, all you hard work is gone, just like that. As well, there are times when there is no internet connection. When this happens, it makes it hard to submit your work and keep caught up in the class through blogging.

Blogging is a great addition to the EWC class. The advice I would give for future students would be to ensure that you save your work, and check the blog and calender often. Blogging is very beneficial, and can help out in a lot of ways, but at the same time could be very frustrating (lost work). For the majority of blogging though, it a great writing tools to be able to use

Just Let It Be

You sit there, thinking
I wonder of what
Many things, you say
A billion little things at once
I tell you the same

But we both know,
What we are really thinking
Not a billion things
No, just one
Thinking of each other

I want to be with you
You want to be with me
Let's stop with this cherade
And just let it be
Just you and me

Novel Outline

Overview:
This novel is about how everyone has the ability to change who they are as a person. It is about finding one’s true identity and finding a place where they truly fit. This novel will include romance and heartbreak. Lies and deceit. Trust and loyalty. Identity and peer pressure. It will tackle a lot of different problems, but will showcase just how hard it can be to find your true identity. The novel will take place in the present time set and be placed in Barrie, Ontario. The genre in which I am writing this novel will be literary fiction. It is going to focus on the characters and what situations they will face the most.

Character Descriptions:

Callie is what some would call, the perfect teenager. At just 17 years old, she is responsible, has a career goal in mind, stays out of trouble and is always on top. She is at the top of her class in marks, she is on almost every extra-curricular activity possible, and when she has the time, she volunteers, giving soup to the homeless. Callie is an all around good person. She has a happy go-lucky type personality, and strives to see the best in everyone. She values her friends and family the most in her life. Callie can be really stubborn at times, especially when she know she is right about something. On the downside though, she is easily persuaded and very trusting.

Jayson has a tough as nails exterior, but is a good guy at heart. He has a sarcastic sense of humour, and although he has made some wrong choices earlier on in life, he is trying to change. You know what they say though, old habits die hard. Jayson will stand up for his friends and fight to the death for them. Jayson does not like being in large crowds and tries to avoid them. As well, if he is in a place that is too loud for his liking, he will leave. He prefers to be left alone most times, but does enjoy the company of certain people. He is the kind of person that does not have a problem with anyone, unless they have a problem with him, or someone he cares about.

Arianna is the best friend of Callie Rae. They met in middle school, when they were in the 6th grade. Arianna was new in town, and Callie being Class Rep, was assigned to show her around and make her feel welcome. Since then, they have become inseparable. Arianna is the complete opposite of Callie. Where Callie is shy, Arianna is outgoing. Arianna tends to think more outside the box and is okay with not being perfect. In fact, Arianna doesn’t believe in perfection. She believes that perfection is an unreachable goal, and prefers doing what she thinks is her personal best. Arianna loves to dance. It is her passion and she plans to pursue professional dancing as a future career.

Daniel is Jayson’s best friend, ((and soon to be Arianna’s boyfriend)). To people that do not know him, he is known as the school’s main dealer. Everyone knows if they need a fix, contact him and he will come through, as long as you keep your end up. He’s the kind of guy you do not want to mess with or cross. To the people that do know him, what you see is exactly what you get. He holds nothing back, about himself or about others. He is loyal to those that show him mutual respect.



Setting:
This novel is going to take place in many locations around Barrie, Ontario and will be placed in the present. The setting will include: school, various charity locations, houses, the mall, etc. The setting is connected to the theme of the novel based on ......?

POV:
This novel is going to be written using the 3rd person. I am choosing to write in the third person so that the reader has the chance to put themselves into the shoes of whatever character they would like. It is easier to relate to characters when they are being used in the 3rd person.
I will be using the present tense. I want the novel to be something that is happening now, and not in the past. It does have a past aspect to it, in the beginning. When people read it, I want them to be able to get the feeling that what they are reading is happening at this very moment, possibly making it easier to relate to.

Chapter Outlines:

Chapter 1:

Callie is introduced. A day in the life of Callie. In this chapter, you will find a typical day-in-the-life of Callie Rae. This is being done for the reader to get to know the main character more. They will get to know the good side of her, and even experience a little bit of her angry side. Arianna, Callie’s best friend, is also introduced in this chapter.

Chapter 2:

Arianna introduces Callie to Jayson. Arianna and Jayson knew each other before moving to Barrie. They both grew up in Brampton, right next door to each other. Just recently, they began hanging out again. When Callie and Jayson first meet, they are not all that fond of each other, but get along, for Arianna’s sake.

Chapter 3:

Callie and Jayson start to actually like each other as friends. Jayson introduces Callie to his group of friends, and vice versa. They find that they come from very different worlds. Callie is intrigued by Jayson and his friends, and begins to hang around them more.

Chapter 4:

Callie begins to leave her old habits and old friends behind, and starts to try new ones. She tries smoking, starts drinking more, and is often found skipping class to be with Jayson. Old friends that knew Callie say that she is going down the wrong path and that she needs to get out before she is in too deep.

Chapter 5:

Callie doesn’t care what everyone is saying about her. She enjoys this new group of friends and their way of living. In this chapter, there is a brush between Callie’s old group of friends and her new group. And Callie? She chooses her new group.

Chapter 6:

Callie gets invited to a house party. Jayson and Callie become a lot closer, get to know each other better. Callie starts to see Jayson in a whole new light. Jayson asks Callie out. Callie says yes.

Chapter 7:

Arianna has an audition, Callie goes to support her and convinces Jayson to go with them. Jayson then convinces Daniel to tag along. Daniel watches Arianna audition and is memorised. He has never really payed much attention to her before, but now, things are different. Daniel has an interest in Arianna.

Chapter 8:

Callie and Jayson get into a fight. Callie hears something from an old friend of hers’ about Jayson being with another girl, and doesn’t know who to believe. She chooses to believe the old friend over Jayson and this causes a problem between the two.

Chapter 9:

Arianna and Daniel start dating. Callie refuses to talk to Jayson, no matter how hard he tries. Jayson begins to fall back into his old habits (hardcore drugs and excessive alcohol use). When Callie finds out, she pleads with him to stop.

Chapter 10:

Daniel has a heart to heart with Jayson about Callie, and how she is the best thing that has happened to him in a long time. Daniel believes Jayson would be a fool to let her go. Arianna talks to Callie about Jayson. Arianna and Daniel convince Jayson and Callie to go to the dinner that had been set up for the two.

Chapter 11:

Things are good again for Callie and Jayson. The characters go though a couple pf days that seem to be the ‘perfect days.’ This does not last long though. Chris, a former friend of Daniel’s, shows up back in town, after having been gone almost two years now. Chris still believe Daniel the one responsible for selling him out about his ‘business.’

Chapter 12:

Naturally, Chris is looking for revenge on Daniel.

Take My Breath Away - Lyric Poem

I remember the way you looked that day
Not amazing, or spectacular
Not splendid, nor regular
You were standing there
Looking like you, just you
Nothing special
And yet you managed
To take my breath away

I remember when you looked at me
A shy, sweet and yet curious look
Like you wanted to know more
Then you came over
Started to talk to me, just me
Nothing major
And yet you managed
To take my breath away

I remember when you held me
Caring and something special
You held me tight, kept me safe
Soothed my worries
Holding me, just me
Nothing extraordinary
And yet you managed
To take my breath away

I remember when you kissed me
Amazing, sweet and special
Filled with passion
Leaving me on cloud nine
You kissed me, just me
It was special!
It was major!
It was extraordinary!
Fireworks went off

You swept me off my feet
I knew this wasn’t a fairytale
It was real
You said you loved me, just me
Something wonderful was happening
Between me and you, you and me
Something incredible
And yet you managed
To take my breath away

We were together for a short while
Our shared fairytale
Came to an end
Neither of us wanted it to
We were good together, you and me
Simple differences got in the way
I look back at you

And you still manage
To take my breath away