♥Will You Remember Me?♥

Four years from now, we won't know each other. Four years from now, we could both be married to different people, have two kids and a big house. Or maybe we'll both be the big people at our companies. Who knows? We could've lost everything, become bums, or something. Maybe we'll be sitting in the hopsital with no memory. Or maybe we'll be jumping out of a plane just for the joy of it. We don't know now, we won't know it then.1

Remember when we first started dating? You and I both agreed, we were just going to have a fling, but there was something that happened when we touched. It made me feel like I belonged, it made me feel safe. I held onto that feeling for the seven months we 'fooled around'. It was the only thing that made me know my life wasn't falling apart.2

I lost everything I had. My job, because they were 'cutting back', and my apartment, because they were tearing it down. My dad was in a car accident, and my sister lost her baby. My brother's wife was cheating on him, and my mother was becoming a drunk. My life was falling apart.3

You did the right thing. You offered me a place to stay while I got back up on my feet. I'll always owe you for that. We still fooled around occasionally, but somehow we turned into an old married couple. I don't know when, or even how, but we started to argue. 4

I missed the guy who made me smile for no reason, the guy who made me feel happy. I missed us. What happened to us? Was moving in too much, too fast? How should I know? You never told me anything.5

I'm packing my bags, I'm going to go and live with my baby sister. She needs me right now, and I sort of need her too. I'm set on leaving. Since I no longer have my job, you don't have to worry about seeing me everyday and wondering what I was doing.6

You might not remember my name in four years, you may be happy in four years. Maybe you will be. Maybe I will behappy too. Who knows? In four years, we would not last as a couple, and the fling had to end sometime.7

It's creepy, how you're watching me take my stuff out of the apartment. I leave one more box, just as an excuse to come back up one last time. 8

I walk into the apartment and look at you. I ask, because I have to know, "Will you remember me?"9

"Of course I will," the lie rolls off your lips. I stare at you, for a long moment, and you add, "Maybe."10

"You won't," I tell you, "So whatever you're feeling, regret, relief, whatever...it won't last long."11

"I know," you say, with a nod. You pick up the last box and stare at me. I hold out my hands and wait. You smile lightly and hand the box to me. 12

Oh, God, I think I'm going to cry. I mutter my goodbye, "Thanks for everything. I really owe you."13

"Yeah, sure," you say, and I sigh. 14

"Bye," I call out as I regretably walk away from you. You were probably the best thing that ever happened to me. I throw the box into my car and feel the tears come on. What had gone wrong?15

I was in love with you. I let emotions cloud everything, didn't I?16

Oh, God, I ruined it. 17

I sit in my car and cry, with my head on the steering wheel. I don't try to control my sobs. 18

You won't remember me, but I know I'll remember you forever. I'll never forget how we used to joke around, used to hold each other late at night. I'll never forget how you held your hand out for me, when I heard my sister lost her baby. Even though it was just last week, you were there for me, and that's what was important.19

I scream in frustration and then attempt to dry my eyes. Once I do, I turn the car on and take one lingering look at your apartment. Then I drive. 20

You know what? You will never remember what I'll never forget. I'll miss you.21

Call me sometime, okay? Show me in four years you won't forget about me. You've changed my life, and I know, I just know, I will never really be in love again.22

God, baby, I love you so much, how could this happen to us?23

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♥

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I don't know where this came from.

erica♥XOXO

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  • Midnightgaze
    June 5
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    Wow...

    Aww, I absolutly love this. It's so sad, but it really is a question we all think in relationships. "Will we remember each other in four years time?" Will we even be in touch?

    This story has really struck a soft spot. Please keep writing, you're amazing.

    Hayley x


  • Inanu
    February 20, 2008
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    Wow! I loved this! Thank you so much for entering this in my contest!


  • Peppermint star xxx
    December 24, 2007

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    I was in love with you. I let emotions cloud everything, didn't I?16

    Oh, God, I ruined it.

    At first in the beginning,i was expecting a completely different ending,but the one you had left me with an open mouth and open eyes,disbelieving how she could not remember.It made me want to cry,because it was so sad.Amazing write!

    -Athena

    beginning: 3, language: 3, plot: 5, ending: 5, dialog: 5, characters: 4.


  • Lostskins
    December 9, 2007

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    I loved how you kept asking questions. There was emotion throughout and it really was an enjoyable read. I'd imagine this is all people feel when this happens. Great!


  • miles of smiles
    October 16, 2007

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    [This is gonna be pretty short b.c I have math homework, sorrreee. ]

    Ahh! Erica I reallyreallyreallyREALLY love this so much. I love your writing style. I love the sad ending. It's so realistic and true and this really does happen all the time, and that's horrible, but you created this into a kind of sad beauty.

    -[Love the varied sentence lengths
    -[& love the simplicity of it all.

    ♥sarah


  • aloominum
    October 15, 2007
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    This is excellent.

    I really felt for both characters and I pitied them.

    Great Job


  • Ninja Bubble
    October 14, 2007

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    ther is nothing to be said here that hant already been said so i will just state my ignature finish and be off.keep writin!~Z


  • Token Massacre silver member
    October 13, 2007

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    Double check spelling
    "hospital" not hopsital, for example.

    "But" or "And" shouldn't start sentences unless they're in dialogue. I suggest rewording this will help the flow of the story.

    I get back up
    should be
    "got" not "get". Keep an eye on your tenses. Skipping tenses is another way to throw off your flow.

    Taking the tense situation out of the story, you've got a good story. I think you could expand on this. Expanding on how things changed for the character, what kinds of things the guy did to help. What it was that finally tore them apart and why she felt that she would be forgotten.
    Great start. Keep writing.


  • gerifitzsimmons Greeters member
    October 13, 2007

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    A young couple can start out as the perfect pair of lovers. If they remain just that, it can’t last and you did a good job of showing this.


    There was a brutal realism peeking at the reader from beneath all that sadness.
    A young couple can start out as the perfect pair of lovers. If they remain just that, it can’t last and you did a good job of showing this. Especially when they faced the every day tribulations of living together, like cleaning and cooking.

    You get ready for date. The guy shaves, the girl primps. It’s rather different when you live together. You don’t even look the same when you come home wilted, get up in the morning or have a bloody head cold.

    Still, parting is never pleasant; you did a great job of showing that. I felt so sorry for the narrator. A well constructed piece, with clear writing and a fine lesson.

    You might want to fix this.
    You did the right thing. You offered me a place to stay while I (get)got back up on my feet.

    Geri

    beginning: 5, language: 4, plot: 5, ending: 5, dialog: 4, characters: 5.


  • Saej silver member
    October 12, 2007

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    That's touching.

    Great job on the imagery for this piece. It really was beautifully expressed. I could feel what the narrator was feeling, but I could also identify with "you".

    This was entertaining, and I loved it.


  • BrokenDawn
    October 9, 2007

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    wow er this is fantastic! i love it its short (which helps me) but i love the story the feeling is so full my only compaint is that it didn't have a happy ending but well i like it anyway it seams f=more realistic brava!
    ~em*hearts;

  • miles of smiles
    October 5, 2007
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    Wow, Erica, this was really something. Unlike most of your love stories, this one had a sad ending...and it was exactly what I needed to read. This was so beautiful. Never stop writing, or I might throw a llama at you. I love this so much.

    ♥sarah


    • always feel pretty
      October 5, 2007
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      Well, since I don't want to be hit with a llama, I shall never stop writing...

      ever.

      e♥


  • I Dare to Dream
    October 5, 2007

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    Awww! How sad. Really sad. But beautiful. Really beautiful. I LOVE IT! It's really filled with emotion, and I could feel everything and see it all in my head. WOW!

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