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Garage Doors and Headlights
Part I: Dreaming

*Note: Written by an aspiring author.*

Garage Doors and Headlights
Part I: Dreaming

*Note: Written by an aspiring author.* Intro

Hi! I'm Sawyer Parker. I'm 16...and well I want to tell you my story. This is my sister. Her name is Claire, after mom. She's 11. I like her, but I think she isn't exactly thrilled to share a room with me. This is my dad, Nolan Parker (38). He teaches 8th grade English. Mom died when we were little, so he's all we got. Me and dad are tight though. And how could I forget Plexi, our evil little cat. Chapter 1: A Strange Girl

It was about 8am., on August 12, when I met her. School started tomorrow. I went out to get the paper. And there she was. A girl, probably close to my age, leaning against our garbage can, crying. Simple as that. "Hey. Are you ok?" I questioned.
The girl stood up and wiped her hands on her jeans. "Yeah," she choked, "I'm fine." She stared at her boots, the girl wouldn't look me in the eye. Her hair covered part of her face. She just looked so bedraggled, so.......down.
"I'm Sawyer. Do you..uh...you wanna come inside and use the phone or something?" I asked nervously.
She looked up at me. "No. I'm alright, really," she smiled, "My name's Marla."
Even with mascara smudged all over her cheeks, she was beautiful. And she was talking to me ! ME!
I've never been, exactly what you'd call a 'Babe Magnet' or anything close to it for that matter.
I'm kinda of a dork, so pretty girls always reject me... ...anyway, back to the point, we ended up talking for about half an hour. Before,... ....she gave me her 'card' (This photo with her name and cell number scribled on the back)... ...and hugged me and vanished. I went back inside and (finally) brought the paper to Dad.
"What took you?" he inquired.
"I..uh..was talking to this girl, um, Marla."
"That's good."
I was so certain he'd be mad. "I kinda peeked out and saw. Marla, eh?"
I shrugged, "That's what she said. Here." I showed him her picture.
"Oh! Wow, Marla Emery! She sure grew up pretty," he gushed.
I was confused, "Wait. You know her?"
"Yeah," Dad smiled, "She's the same age as you. I had her as a student, many years ago. She was a really troubled girl and not the best student ever. But, man, that girl, sure as Hell, could write."
I didn't really know what to say. He never really talked about his students.
"Oh. Cool," I said casually, "I think I'd better go write that essay."
It was a lie, but it got me out of thinking of something. I spent the rest of the day veging out. But Marla was never far from my mind. And even that night, as I was falling alseep, couldn't stop thinking of her. The next day, I called her almost immedately, after school. The phone rang and rang, but nobody picked up. I tried back in hour, two hours, three....and everyday. Until, finally, at 10pm, on Friday, she answered.
"Hello?" her voice sounded distant and sleepy, there was a dreamy quality to it.
"Hi," I said, struggling to fight my nerves, "It's me, Sawyer.....Sawyer Parker."
"Oh! Sawyer, right," she sounded excited, "What's happening?"
I thought for a moment, "Uh....well, nothing, I just wanted to see you, again."
"Cool."
My heart skipped a beat. She wanted to see me, too. I didn't even think she'd remember, let alone care. Her voice brought me back to reality.
"So, where do you wanna meet? I'm free tonight, but then, not 'til, uh....Monday, after that."
"Oh." I wasn't sure what I should say. "Uh, yeah, tonight's great. Why don't you pick the place?"
"Ok. How's midnight?"
"Er....fine."
"Do you drive? I know this awsome park, downtown."
I responded and scribbled the adress on my palm. Then we said goodbye and hung up. The park was beautiful, and she looked even better. "Hey."
"Hey," she smiled, "So, what happened, man? I mean, well, why did you wanna see me?" She sounded unsure of herself.
"You seemed really upset. I just wanted to be sure you were ok," I explained, softly.
Marla looked shocked, "Oh. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to concern you or anything. Damn! I hope you didn't freak out, too bad. You must've been worried, huh? I was outta town and my cell didn't work...and," she looked down at her shoes, she was talking really quickly,"I'm really sorry." The words were slowed and soft.
I smiled," It's alright. I didn't worry too much. I just thought that it'd be nice to meet up. That's all."
Marla smirked at me, "I see...." We spent maybe hour walking around the park, chatting. I did most of the talking, though. Marla just listened and avoided talking about herself. We came to a stopping point and somehow, there was this awkward silence. We just stared at each other. "So," I said, "is this the part where I kiss you? I'm not all that great at the whole 'date' thing." I instantly regreted the words.
She giggled, "Awww, that's cute."
"What?"
"I think that's kinda sweet," she laughed, "Me too, by the way."
We both laughed. And then,it happened, we just kissed. It's not like I've hadn't kissed a girl before. There was that one chick at that party, but it was nothing like this. It was so....nice. I hoped she'd never stop. It felt like an eturnity. But, before I knew it, it was over and then it felt like it went so fast.
"I'm sorry," she sighed, "I need to go."
I nodded. We hugged and parted ways. It was almost 2am, when I got in. I'd never stayed out that late, before. I hope my Dad didn't know, if he did I was in deep shit. But, I think, that deep down, Dad did know or at least, that I'd left and come back, late last night. He didn't say anything to me, at all over breakfast and neither did Claire. I was feeling weird, about the night before, so I called. I thought I should at least say "Hi".
"Hi?" It was a girl's voice, but higher and louder than Marla's. There was blaring music in the background and the distortion, of her speech, made my skin crawl.
"Hello, Marla?" I inquired, with caution.
"No, this is her roommate. She's...not here, right now."
"I see."
"You wanna leave a message?"
I hesitated. What could I say? "Uh...yeah, please."
"Uh'kay...." she fumbled with something crunchy, "Hang on," there was a lot of wrinkling and rustling, finally, I heard a pen click, "Name, number, shoot."
"Sawyer.....769-931-4562....." I paused, "I...er.....Will you just write, 'Please call me, whenever you're free.'? Thanks. Bye." I hung up, before the girl said anything. Now, I felt ever weirder than before. What would she say? Would she call? Did she care? Would the loud, strange-sounding girl even give her my message?
"Please call me, whenever you're free." What kind of message was that? And I waited and waited for her call. Then, when I'd basicly given up, my phone went off in the middle of the night.
"Hello?" I managed drowsily.
"Hi. Sawyer? It's me, Marla......"

END????? Thank you, so much forn reading my story. I hope you enjoyed it. Please comment, if you like it.

~Heartsong~

Garage Doors and Headlights Part I: Dreaming

Jan 14, 2008 by leifofdel
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    55 Comment(s) posted so far

    On Jan 14, 2008 thekewlestnerd wrote:

    Interesting story, can't wait to see the next part \:D

    On Jan 14, 2008 samcactus101 wrote:

    Aww... this is too cute! Can't wait for the next part!\:D Great job!

    On Jan 14, 2008 iluvhorses13 wrote:

    I like it! Great start.\:rah\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 maxi king wrote:

    \:wub\:great start,like it!!!! \:rah\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 irina_nr13 wrote:

    i like your story, i find the mistery girl very interesting, it reminds me of a movie in wich the girl was a ghost\:\), great start\:rah\: 5.0

    On Jan 14, 2008 captainlicious wrote:

    Cute \:rah\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 cariadbach wrote:

    \:\) I like your style of writing and the way you are introducing the characters. Sawyer seems like a nice chap\:wub\: It will be interesting to see how the story develops. Good work\:rah\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 wrote:

    just another boy-meets-girl-story? We'll see how it turns out... \:cool\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 wrote:

    Argh i want to know more \:D Great story \:\)

    On Jan 14, 2008 daivuska wrote:

    great story \:wub\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 cpyle822 wrote:

    very good start\:D

    On Jan 14, 2008 OpheliaNival wrote:

    It was very cute \:wub\: The way you describe Sawyer is just great, I really fell for his insecurity and geekish charm! Marla is so mysterious, I want to know more about her so keep up with the story! Your writing is so nice and the pictures to! \:D

    On Jan 14, 2008 pdddddykx wrote:

    \:rah\: \:\)

    On Jan 14, 2008 Myst.. wrote:

    Hehe i love dorks \:wub\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 Chalabaiz wrote:

    I loved it! Really, this is a great start\:rah\:
    Love you're way of writing\:wub\:
    Can't wait for the next part! Hurry\;\)

    On Jan 14, 2008 qasert wrote:

    \:wub\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 Claudia35 wrote:

    Great!!! i can't wait to read more\:wub\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 spicylove wrote:

    very interesting part 1 of your story,i love the screen shots and i cant wait until you do the second part keep up the good work\:wub\: \:rah\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 sweatshirtlover2 wrote:

    Love it [= 5.0\:wub\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 SMB2121 wrote:

    [Glitterfy.com - *Glitter Words*]

    On Jan 14, 2008 MaskedRaider wrote:

    Sounds good so far \:\) - it reads quite well, and it's nice how you've added the unusual dreamy, mysterious tendency to the girl. You need to work on your description of people's appearances though. When writing a sim story we take it for granted because we see them, but their expressions can take on whole new meanings if you describe them for us. Let us into their heads a little bit more.
    Also - you spelled eternity like this: 'eturnity' - just be careful!:P

    Another aspiring writer \:\)\;\)

    On Jan 14, 2008 bec71 wrote:

    Awsum Story!!\:D

    On Jan 14, 2008 wrote:

    \:rah\:

    Awesome work! I can hardly wait for the second installment - when do you think that might be?

    Sending you lots of \:wub\: \:wub\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 k_dezurik wrote:

    Love it! Write more! \:wub\:

    On Jan 14, 2008 plyangel456 wrote:

    Wonderful story! I couldn't keep my eyes away it was so very interesting and mysterious. -plyangel456- \:D

    On Jan 14, 2008 mini me3393 wrote:

    Ohh this definately caught my interest! I like your style of writing. I'll be looking out for the next part! \:D

    On Jan 15, 2008 loveisparanoid wrote:

    ooh very interesting\:D

    On Jan 15, 2008 donaldch wrote:

    \:D

    On Jan 15, 2008 Berries&Cream wrote:

    Oooooh! It's about time another story came along that I could actually relate to. I love it and can't wait to read the next part!!!\:rah\: \:rah\:

    On Jan 15, 2008 wrote:

    0mg u need to make anohter part that was awesome!! \:\)\:cool\:

    On Jan 15, 2008 selena1125 wrote:

    I really like it can't wait for the next part!\:rah\: \:wub\:

    On Jan 15, 2008 joker52455 wrote:

    This is an awesome story! PERFECT!!! Blows my story away. 1,000,000.0 \:rah\: \:rah\: \:rah\:

    On Jan 15, 2008 Nenehunni wrote:

    oooooo - i like it - i lvoe reading stories by people who want to be authors because i'm kidna a huge bookworm lol \:\) it was really good \:wub\:

    On Jan 15, 2008 tahab wrote:

    nice concept\:puke\:

    On Jan 15, 2008 katty007 wrote:

    I like it, I like it!!! Those stories about teens, they are so romantic. Can't wait to read the next part\;\)

    On Jan 15, 2008 BuckinghamAlice wrote:

    I'm an aspiring writer myself. \:\) Great start to your story. I like the characterization of Sawyer... he seems like a very real guy. Marla is interesting... can't wait to find out what her deal is! I liked it! \:\)

    On Jan 15, 2008 wrote:

    reminds me of pretty woman... kind of like if Marla was a "street walker" and Sawyer knows nothing about it...\:P well it reminds me of that, great story!

    On Jan 15, 2008 rover202 wrote:

    Fantasic story writer! Loved it \:wub\: \:wub\: \:rah\: \:rah\:

    On Jan 16, 2008 happyb8888 wrote:

    Excellent start. Can't wait for the next installment to see what is going on with Marla. \:\)

    On Jan 16, 2008 kitfu11 wrote:

    That was great, I really like your writing style!! \:D Keep it up! \:rah\:

    On Jan 16, 2008 jero22 wrote:

    good one \:wub\: \:rah\:

    On Jan 17, 2008 AshGreg wrote:

    awsome story cant wait to see the next one\:D \:D

    On Jan 18, 2008 BoodaMae wrote:

    Sooo uber cute! \:wub\:

    On Jan 18, 2008 jadespacemonkey wrote:

    Lovely story so far......

    On Jan 18, 2008 maggiesmom1 wrote:

    Oh my gosh, that's the best story EVER! Please, please, please write the next part soon!

    On Jan 19, 2008 1ayotola1 wrote:

    Really good..but theres something suspicious about Marla that I dont like..Keep gong though\:rah\: 5.0!

    On Jan 19, 2008 wrote:

    Cool story \:D

    On Jan 19, 2008 wrote:

    GREAT STORY cant wait for the next one

    On Jan 20, 2008 cptnemo6 wrote:

    very good job

    On Jan 20, 2008 playinsims111 wrote:

    i am an aspiring writer also!!!!!\;\)

    On Jan 20, 2008 Netural wrote:

    LOVED IT!
    I so see myself in that girl! xD
    Can't wait to read the next part!
    The only thing that could've been better are the pictures!

    On Jan 22, 2008 tasha4ever92 wrote:

    5.0\:wub\: \:D \:rah\:

    On Feb 12, 2008 Frog_man05 wrote:

    I loved your story. I always look at the name and picture in the index and if they look interesting I read them, and I loved yours. I am so glad I did because I really liked this story. Keep writing.
    From another aspiring writer.\:P

    On Feb 12, 2008 Frog_man05 wrote:

    Wait... Is she a cutter? I guess I will have to read on.\;\)

    On Mar 6, 2008 civetinja wrote:

    Thanks for sharing !\:\)

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