Friday, 16 August 2013

Comments on 'DRAFT TO DATE'



Hi,
I’ve divided your work into more paragraphs. I’m not actually sure how many lines/spaces to leave for dialogue. I usually leave one. Some people leave one above and one below.
Here’s just what I find comfortable reading.

Pink; you have changed tense a few times. I’m not too sure how you want it to be. (Seems the 1st, 3rd and the last paragraph are mostly in past tense.) Take care that it is consistent though.

Green is for grammar, changes I’ve made or to query your word choice.

Yellow is for punctuation.

Hope you get done soon. Still wondering how it’s going to end ^^



DRAFT TO DATE
Onto You. (DRAFT!)

When Bella decided to move to Forks, she certainly did not imagine a long driveway which could
pass as an airplane tarmac, a front yard that looked like a size of a Mini Park, a whole heap of cars
that lined up the front and an enormous mansion which only housed herself and her father.

"Bella! You're here!" greets her overly excited father as he quickly runs over and picks her up and spins her around. "Welcome to Forks, welcome to your new home" with a smile so wide she wondered if his
mouth was hurting from such a smile. "This is Claire, my fiancé."
Fiancé? Bella wondered aloud.
"Well yes... we've decided to get married, I mean why wait huh?" says her Dad so awkwardly. "Let’s get
you settled inside shall we?"
He grabbed her bags and ushered her into the large big open doors that was now her new home. For the rest of the day, Bella unpacked her bags into her new drawers and bedroom, which was the size of her home back in Washington, DC.
“Tomorrow I will take you into school and get you enrolled and settled in”.
School. That was something she had not yet thought about since she arrived.

“Bella, come on! Breakfast time, I don’t want you missing out on anything important on your first day
of school.”
“ I’m coming!”She quickly replies.
“Wow Bella you do know you’re in Forks Arizona now honey, around here girls just tie their hair in a ponytail and their good to go,” says her father jokingly as she takes her place on the kitchen table.

After a good half hour at breakfast talking with her father and an awkward yes no conversation with her soon to be stepmother, it was time to leave.
“I’m sure it won’t take long to figure out you’re the sheriffs daughter,” says her father with pride on
their drive to school. People knowing that she was the sheriffs daughter was the last thing that she
wanted them to know. The last thing she wanted was the town knowing her business.

Her first class was chemistry, as she made her way to the room she came across a different rage of
students.
 “Miss Bella Carter, come on in,” greeted an old man wearing a white cloak looking like a
typical scientist. As she quickly scanned the room looking for a spare seat hoping for one at the back. He quickly interrupted her thoughts again with “aahh Bella, take a seat next to Edward. He will be your
chemistry buddy/partner for the rest of the year. I trust that you will make her feel welcomed Edward
please”.
She walks quickly to her seat as she felt all eyes on her. Soon after class was in full swing.

“Hi, the names Edward. Edward Cullen” His face was white as snow, he looked so flawless, his teeth
were perfect and not one strand of his hair was out of place.
She quickly pulled herself together and managed to pull a few string of words to say,
“Hi Bella. I mean my names Bella”
Throughout the entire class Edward helped her get to know who was who around school and gave a brief introduction of all her teachers.

The next day as she arrives at school, to her surprise Edward was waiting for her in the car park.
"Good morning" he smiles as she shyly hops out of her car.
"Oh hey, good morning" she quickly mutters back. "So I was thinking, maybe I can show you around town after school if you have not seen it"
She nodded happily. Now that was an offer Bella sure wasn’t going to disagree with.
After 5th period she made her way to the spot where Edward had asked her to meet him.
Walking and packing her bag at the same time she did not notice the fast speed of the oncoming truck speeding/hurtling towards her.
She looked up with fear in her eyes only to be pushed back by Edward. She wasn’t sure what was more
Horrific/shocking the near fate of her death or the sudden appearance of Edward.

“What just happened? Where did you come from?” She had so many questions. She knew for certain that what she had just seen within those 5 endless seconds was definitely not a hallucination. The speed that he ran at, just in time to grab her, was beyond believable.
It was the beginning of her suspicions.

As usual Bella’s dad made a fuss of her willingness of returning to school the next day but Bella had
questions that she needed answers for.
Questions that only Edward could answer. Who was he?

Interval had come and gone and there was no sight of Edward. Bella decided to take it upon herself
and drive to his home to see him. When she arrived there she saw no one. She could only hear a lot of
people that sounded like they were arguing.

“EDWARD! If word gets out that you are a vampire you can be in a lot of trouble…”
Bella stood rooted to the spot; stunned, is what she heard true? Now everything made perfect sense.

“Bella! What are you doing here?!” the look on Edwards face said it all. Shocked. Angry. Embarrassed.

“Is what I heard true?’ Bella asks in fear and suspicion. She quickly scans the room which was surrounded by Edwards parents and his siblings.

“Yes, yes it is” he replies.

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