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I can be so nice... yet so mean
by
Shannon Walter
(Age: 21)
copyright 05-09-2006
Age Rating: 7 +
True story. (sadly)
I always try to be nice to everyone. I have a motto I go by: If your nice to me I'll be nice to you, but if you mess with me, I'll mess with you! I liked this guy named Alex, he was so funny and nice and had all the best features a guy could posses. I really liked him and I wanted him for myself. I told him that I liked him and then a week later he asked me out on a Thursday. On Friday I caught a bad cold so I couldn't go to the Fields (a place where teens like to hang out/hook-up). Alex went to hang out with his butt buddy Eddie. Jess my arch enemy showed up and was all over him, flirting and trying to get his attention. When that didn't work she went and hooked-up with some other loser. My friends Shane and Jordan told me about and I got really mad. So, for revenge I made a ANTI-JESS MYSPACE. It was so mean and said all this mean stuff and how she trys to steal boyfriends.I sent friend requests to all my friends. Everyone was talking about it. They were all laughing and saying how funny and mean it was. Practically everyone hates her anyway. My friend Chris told her about it and said that she was crying and throwing up. I pretended to feel bad, but deep down inside I was pleased with myself. I gave the password to the myspace to Shane and Jordan. Some how people just randomly started to blame me and Shane for it. I didn't want anyone to find out that I did it. My friend Shane said that he would take the blame. My boyfriend didn't sit by me at lunch, he sat by JESS! I was sooo hurt. How could he do that? He knew that I hated her. I covered up my broken heart by saying MORE mean things, like "I hate him! It's so over!" Then my stupid friend Shane at first said it was him, but then he told the truth and said it was me. :( After lunch I was talking to my friend Christine by ours lockers and I told he rthat it was over between Alex and me. So when Alex walked by she screamed "You hear that? It's over!" I didn't even look at him all I hear is him say "YES! I was waiting for her to dump me." That hurt really bad too. Then everyone knew that I did the ANTI myspace. It was so horrible. I wish I had never done it. I knew something like that would happen.
I feel really bad about the whole thing and I wish I could say sorry to her, but I don't have the guts to. Now she hates me even more and there's really no point in saying sorry, she probably wouldn't listen anyway. I'm sooo ashamed of myself. I never really meant for anyone to get hurt especially me. Hopefully something insane will happen and they will forget all about it otherwise it will take at last a week. Which will be the longest week of my life. I apologized to her, she didnt except it. I never expected her to. though
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10-25-2006
Tasha Wells
I agree with Debra, it may lead to suicide! I had a friend named Jenny, she was the type of person that would not hesitate to stab ya in the back! I was friends with her at the time andshe wanted me to do something for her, is confusing coz I wasn't her friend really, she had used meso many times I got fed up of her. She wanted me to do something on her email so she gave me the password! I got asked for it by a couple of girls I liked and gave it to them! Jenny found out some one had it but she didn't know it was me! She would not do anything anyway coz shes scared of me!!!!
Well I went a bit off track there anyway if ya feel bad, don't be a naughty girl and do it again ok? lol
Cya later,
Tasha
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07-20-2006
Debra Rose
All I have to ask is this...
...would you have been sorry had you NOT been hurt?
That was a selfish thing to do. "I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt, especially me."
I had someone do something like that to me once. Think twice next time. That type of thing can lead a person to suicide.
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06-26-2006
Tori Lang
Dear Shannon,
Firstly I want to thankyou for entering my competition.Your piece was powerful and I think really paints a picture of how the adolscent life can be.
I think in life we do do things we grow to regret.GROW being the key word,though your actions may not have been pleasant you are only human and you have learnt from your mistakes.
Thankyou again for the time and effort you have put in.
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06-05-2006
Sammy Anderson
Aww, I'm glad you apologized to her, because that takes guts. Now it is up to her to grow up and accept your apology.
I hope she has since then!
-Sammy
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05-15-2006
Paul Kangas
This is a really good coming of age story that shows that people need to make mistakes to help mature and learn who they are. I'm glad you apologized to the girl. This is a very good story.
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05-14-2006
Anthony Lane Stahlhut
I must agree that you could use the spell checker at the bottom of the page. I was the worst speller here. I think Bob added the spell check because I misspelled so many words on my comments. It's not hard to use! I too liked the emotion here and I was compelled to keep reading once I started. Good job, but it could be great with a little work! Anthony
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05-13-2006
D.j. Feutz
well i think that u should tell her that u rote this and see what she says and some times it helps to think b 4 u do things and well ya i think u get it bur umm ya srr i didnt come here wen u asked me to i had forgot that my e-mailsend all pnp stuff to my bulk so n e who i will ttyl i relly like that u can tell pple stuff like this and i think it makes pple feel better wen they put there true feelings out there but ya i gess i will ttyl
~DJ
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05-12-2006
Roger Crique
Hi, Shannon, I have read your story and I must say that I’m glad to see that you are coming to terms with this issue. Believe it or not, this experience will teach you to be more humble and mindful of others. The reason why I say this, is because I noticed that you were more concerned with the emotional side of this story, rather than telling the story in a more constructive way. What I’m trying to say is that to me, it seems that you were more preoccupied with telling your side of the story than with the story itself. There are quite a few typos that you need to fix. Revise your work for typos, this will give it more fluidity. There was plenty good imagery. The theme is a good one. We should all think of the consequences of our actions, before we put them into place! Good story.
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05-12-2006
Brian Dickenson
Your experience is all a part of growing up.
You asked for my to comments.
You have yet again failed to spell check your work.
One example is 'trys' the spelling is 'tries'.
Your grammar needs sorting out as well.
I'm sorry to appear so negative, but all this has been pointed out to you in the past, and not just by me.
You can write well, you just need to take more care if you wish others to read what you write.
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05-11-2006
whitedragon
It happened almost the same thing to me, a friend of mine called me that a stole a bf of hers when i didn't each met him lol. And so it went on, when i found out who it was, sure i was mad, and probably a bit depressed that she sent rumors, but after a year it was all fine, and we talk rarely, but there is no friendship like true friends do. Forget it about her, let her have Alex, you don't need a jerk like him, there are lots more fish to catch in the sea....there's millions. Maybe someone like Alex, or even better will come along your way! Anyway I like this guy at school he's so cute! but my friends totally think he's ugly :( its like the only guy i like lol but i don't wanna get distracted in my studies especially when I'm at school. Try ignore what happened, it's in the past!
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05-10-2006
Alma Hulbert
It does hurt. One time, I told someone how I feel and everybody around started picking on me. They were all saying,"Are you guys going out?" It really got annoying. I do hate people but that is something I never thought of doing. I never had a boyfriend so I was never hurt. I do get hurt when somebody finds out I like them. Then everybody picks on me. Here's the thing, when my friends have a crush on somebody, nobody picks on them. To me it seems that everybody wants to make my life miserable and harp on me for about a week or more. I would say that I am a hint more popular than my friends because I do wear better clothes and stuff.... Back to you. I think that this was a really good write but one thing. In one of the sentences talking about you talking to Christen and it says
"He rthat". You could fix that and few other spelling mistakes but other than that, you are really good. TTYL :)
Alma H.
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05-10-2006
Judy Meeker
As you get older you will look back and laugh at these small things. They may seem to be big now, but that is because you have not had any real tragics in your young life, I hope.
This will pass. Every five years or so, to me is like a chapter in a book. One chapter ends another opens. There will be bigger and more exciting happenings in your life as you grow older. Life is full of surprises. Take me for instance: When I was a teen I never had any friends. I was long lean and ugly. I quit school in 10th grade because I never had nice clothes. My class mates looked down on me. I ended up marrying a man who owns a factory, then married a famous Armenian poet, not well know in USA but very well known in Armenian circles. Now I am in my 40's, and have had my first novel published. It can be ordered on line at any Borders bookstore, and can be given reviews on B&N. And the very same people who laughed at me in school are now paying me $20.00 for a signed copy of my novel ''Whisper on the Wind'' a fiction fantasy about a ghost child. So there, you never know what hides around the corner!
May God bless you,
Judy Israelyan
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05-10-2006
Pierre Fortin
It took courage to tell this story.
First sentence of your story: "I always try to be nice to everyone. I have a motto I go by: If your nice to me I'll be nice to you, but if you mess with me, I'll mess with you!"
I almost have the same motto, except for the last part. I never mess with people's feelings. I try to be nice to everyone, no matter what. For I know that if I'm not nice, the things that I do then will come back to me with a vengeance.
You were wronged. But how forgiving are you? Answer this and you will know just how you have been forgiven.
I think you should talk to this girl, ask her to forgive you.
Pierre
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05-10-2006
Richard Reed Jr
Hi gentle one,
Please forgive yourself and your friends. we all are human, gray, not black or white. your friends should also forgive you! But if they don't, this whole affair might seem huge to you and you're friends, but compared to the awesome things going on in the world, well what can I say. I see you as at least half-logical. Put that logic to use now. You have a long road ahead, this is just a bump. It will pass and you will go on in happiness or in courage.If your friend doesn't return, he is the loser from my view. If I had a treasure like you, I would treasure it forever.
It matters more what you think of yourself than what others think of you. Never squeeze a bird in your hand, open your hand and let it fly; if it loves you, it will return!
What do you think of yourself as a person?
You were very brave to write this, but you have a lot of writes here to prove your courage.
Go with your courage, and follow your dreams, no matter what!
If you need me, I am here for you,
Rich
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