Jo,
So sorry to hear you were attacked by ants, had a rattle snake visit, and then had to deal with a swarm (okay two) JW, and had to have hubby come riding into the rescue. Sounds like a typical day to me or for someone with my type of luck. Just hang in there, things have to get better.
Asam,
No I don't plan to make this a prompt. Jo's been through enough.
Yeah none of the chapters will be super long. They average about 800 to a 1000 words and will focus on the brothers, using the prompt lines to start each chapter.
Thank you Rebel. Yeah the story will have short chapters but I have a few written out already so they will post weekly. Glad you enjoyed the start of this.
Life Changes – Chapter 1
“I have to have a talk with your mother.”Neil stood in the doorway looking totally distraught.
“What’s up?” I set down my English homework and gave him my full attention.
He stood there biting his lower lip and slowly shifted his weight from one leg to the other. I immediately noticed the difference in Neil, my brother was usually the one who took action, not look for help. This whole change in him was beginning to get to me.
“Look, if it is really important talk to
Neil and Ralph are brothers who are facing major changes in their lives. One has suddenly become a father and the other is facing the fact he is gay. What these changes will mean is yet to be seen.
In a story you can change things with a stroke of a pen, but real life isn't as neat. Besides sometimes you characters go where they want to and not exactly where you planned to put them.
Life rarely goes as one would like it to. Sometimes you have to just agree that the choices need to be made, and sometimes no matter how you wish it were different, you make a choice and let the dice land where they might. Thanks for commenting RJ.
Well you definitely went to the dark side with this one. Abusive relationship, a sort of loss of reality, and coming to take it all as part of a normal relationship. Ouch.
The boys are back in town. I am so happy to see Jerry and Chris, even if it isn't the happy sort of tale they usually involve. At least you can still see the love and understanding between them. Nicely handled.
KC,
I've said it before and I'll say it again, parts of your life scare the hell out of me. Glad to see I could help you get this out. No denying how you pull from your own life to make these things come out as they do. Horrific story and can I just say how grateful I am you are still here.
Wayne
You really turned everything upside down with this one. Glad to see he had a friend who would stand by him that had a family that wasn't as screwed up as his own. Nice job.
Well JB wasn't as bad as you thought he would be. The whole story sort of sets up an expectation and then challenges it the entire time. Felt bad when you seen him sort of falling apart because he couldn't keep from telling JB the truth.
Thanks Dolores. I'm glad people are enjoying it. Will just wasn't fast enough to realize what was happening, but once he felt a choice had been made he wasn't going to cause waves.