I wasn't ready. I knew I wasn't ready... But you know when you want something so badly, you can fool even yourself? I'm good at that. 1
I fooled myself into thinking I was ready.2
Except I wasn't. I totally and completely and entirely was not! I am such a fool... for letting myself believe that I was... for letting my guard down...3
I always thought I had a strong guard up. Like the Wall of China. But that didn't hold too well, did it? Or at least in Mulan it didn't.4
I wasn't ready... but it was like Shan-Yu, the leader of the Hun, overtaking me, and I was more like a soft noodle than Mulan.5
I wasn't ready. Maybe I'll never be ready. I can't be. The opportunity to be ready was taken. You can be ready again if you weren't ready before. Can you?6
All I know is.7
I wasn't ready.8
Author notes
I don't really know what this is about.
The first thing that probably comes to most people's minds is that she slept with her boyfriend...but I didn't want to write any raunchy details and I just wanted to leave it open.
There is a plethera of other things that this little tid-bit could be about...
What did you think? Please comment!
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Um...I am not really sure what it is...I was just looking for writing contests that I could enter online and this one contest needed a story that started with "I wasn't ready." I was inspired, but you needed to join another writing site to enter and I am devoted to AP, so I just wrote the story here.
I guess it's a freewrite.
I love the lack of details. It's how you build suspence--or in this case, a sense of mystery. (I think. You may find it just amateur.)
Thank you very much for your comments!
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Could use more detail
The lack of detail in this is both a blessing and a curse. As it is, the words can be applied to anything the speaker wasn't ready for. The Disney allusions are an interesting element, but Shan-yu is more a symbol of violence than early sexual activity. However, without the necessary details, I don't think that writing is as effective as it could be.
Is this a freewrite, an emotional explosion, if you are unsure of what you're trying to say?
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