Week five

Topic:

This week was dedicated to Levi. Now, it may seem like he's getting a lot of dedication, but since I'm not going entirely in order, he only gets as much as the others. Actually less, but that's why I'm trying to give him more. Again, I got stuck. I looked at nanowrimo dare machine, and it said make two of your most important characters get into a fist fight. I knew I could apply this. I thought, "Let's make Connor and Levi punch each other in the face... again." what I wrote here is leading up to the fist fight.

Example

“This was your idea. Mission “cheer me up” seems to be poorly planned, Storming.”

“Why do people keep calling me Storming?”

“It's your last name, Dufus”

“Yes, but my first name is Connor. C-O-N-N-O-R. Just call me that.” he opened his own bag of popcorn and threw a handful into his mouth.

For some reason, I suddenly felt mad. Like all of the emotions I had been feeling suddenly converted themselves to rage.

“Because, you ran around in some stupid jersey that had your name printed on the back all the time. Not your first, you're last. Sorry if two years of rubbing your name in everyone’s face took effect” I practically shouted. They all stared. Connor stopped mid-chew and swallow, frowning.

“What's your deal?”

“What’s my deal? What’s my effing deal? I’ll tell you what my deal is. My best friend just died, right in front of me, and my dad didn't give a crap that I could be dead. And right now I'm in the dumb house of Connor Storming, who flounced around in football jersey all the time, showing of how completely amazing he was because nothing was ever wrong with his life and now you give me effing popcorn and expect that just because you offered to watch some movie that makes us friends. Well, news flash, not everyone in the world is head over heels for you. It’s people like you that caused all of my friends to turn into murders. Turn into people that kill. And you're going to sit there and ask me what my deal is?”

I wanted to say more. Scream and shout until I ran out of words to say. But I had already said too much already. My tirade left me drained, and all the rage that had come on me so suddenly, left just as it had come. For a moment I hated myself. Being bitter and turning it on someone else, wouldn't bring Alec back.

After the echo of my voice died the room fell into total silence.

“Alright” Connor said flatly, swallowing again, his voice breaking, “fine”

Meaning:

Levi totally snaps here. The main reason is his best friend died, and he just wanted an excuse to be mad. He had no real reason to snap at Connor, but everything that has happened to them made them irrational. Levi was angry and sad all at the same time, and he just used a pitiful excuse to vent it on Connor.

Analysis:

I just finished this chapter, and next it's onto Izzy. It will be talking about her reaction to their fight. I think after the fight, Levi and Connor will be more okay with each other. The fight breaks the tension, and after this the fact that these three will be best friends will be easier to develop.