[Report This]Date: March 19 2019 8:57 PM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
Julie's been through it, she should of stopped herself, maybe Zoe or Jill should of said she was going to far. Unfortantly you usaully reap what you sow. She let her pain and need for revenge get the better of her. Now everything she loves has been hurt (or in Jill's case killed) by her actions.
Right now not loving seems like a great idea for Julie. If she doesn't love she can't be hurt, and she won't hurt those she loves. The problem with that is she is human and to live she must love someone, something. Her inablity to say she doesn't love Sam, leads me to beleive she very much does love him! She may not want to, she may fear she will hurt or cause him to be hurt by her love, but she does. You can tell by the reaction when she found out that Sam had shrunk agian. You don't tear up and run out if you don't care, if you don't love.
Sam needs to get over the 'size' thing as he can. He also has to be calm and give Julie space. The girl is scared, hurt, and terrorfied of what she has caused. She wants to get under the coach (her size would be most difficult) and just let the world pass by. Sam has to help her see there is much more out there for her and that he can aid her even if they are just friends.
If Julie can get over being afriad of what she could do and start being who she could be I think her and Sam could happy. Though it's got to be hard when the Sin you commited could be traced to all that has gone wrong in your life. How much worse off would she be if she didn't confess?
Good Chapter.
Author's Response:
Julie still loves Sam and realizes how much hurt she's caused to him and everyone else including herself. She needs find it in her to forgive herself and then to have some emotional healing which may take some time.
She won't say she loves Sam because she's afraid of what it might lead to -- a relationship again -- and she thinks that will lead to more suffering for Sam.
And Sam really does need to get over the size thing. It's just too convenient an excuse for him, isn't it? Still, in the back of his mind is lots of hurt exactly because of the size thing. Will her ever get over that?
[Report This]Date: March 19 2019 3:08 AM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
POOR Julie- the girl is broken, she says she doesn't want to love anymore. She has to feel everything she touches turns to ashes and with Sam shrinking again it only brings it into sharper relief. How can she find any happiness if she is so scared about hurting those she loves, if she would rather not love then hurt them and herself.
Sam's going to have to be paineint in her own way she's hurt herself alot worse then she's hurt him. She doesn't want any more pain so she is going to flee anything that she doesn't need to do to merely survive. If it gets much worse she may attempt to end her existance.
The girls need to back off of her, let her get back on her feet, everything that's happen she feels horrible for, but them sniping her from behind her back isn't helping anyone.
Basically all Sam can do is help, maybe find something to draw her out, Julie needs to find it within herself to do something or be something worthy and that means she's going to have to care again, enough that she can accidentailly hurt some one again. That right now is a lot for her and she maybe very easily worried about what she does from here on out. Which maybe a good thing as long as she can risk enough of herself to care.
Thank you.
Author's Response:
Wow, you think Julie may attempt to end her existance? Well, she is pretty down and she's not loving life. I hope it ain't so. How do think Sam would feel about that?
I think the only one sniping at Julie behind her back is Zoe, and she doesn't really mean it. Does she? The other girls love Julie and want her back too.
Now Julie does care, especially for Sam. Maybe too much and I think that's her problem. She's afraid of hurting him either accidently or not and until she figures out that it's worth the risk the two won't be getting back together. Can she come to her senses?
[Report This]Date: March 17 2019 6:33 PM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
Poor Sam can't comfort Zoe or Julie right now. At least he no longer is sinking like he is tied to an anochor.
Feel bad for Julie, Sam pushed a touch to hard, sure she knows he didn't mean to and likely wants his attention but at ths moment almost certainly too much for her right now espeacilly with Sam and what she did to him.
Guessing Zoe is pregenant, not sure if it was planned...
Good Chapter, hoping Julie begins to heal and Sam continues (and helps her) and the all find some happiness. Thank you.
Author's Response:
Hey Bigdawg, somehow the server here got messed up. I had a heck of time getting that last chapter up with things timing out and stuff. I somehow put two chapters up, or something, not really sure what happened but we should be at chapter 89 at this point.
Sorry for any confusion, everyone; I hope it's fixed now.
Thanks again for the comments. I'll get the next chapter up in a couple days, if the server lets me. Questions will start to be answered soon.
[Report This]Date: March 14 2019 11:11 AM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
good chapter, lots of pain though, Sam and Julie bearing the brunt with Julie still dealing with what she did and having this placed on top of her.
Of the two Julie has to be feeling more, Jill is her sister and even if their relationship was sour to start it had gotten better with a possiblity of full healing once she admitted what she had done and freed Jill from her guilit. Yeah Julies is a bit worse off then Sam.
Hope they heal together, hope Julie has some inspriation from her sister and maybe to honor her takes up her works. Maybe through this she can heal herself and those she hurt and finally feel good about herself and what she does rather then letting her size define her. Once she's learned that maybe she can help Sam see what he does and the good he causes to happen and not be so focused on his size.
You've been putting these chapters up, almost faster then we can review, not that I am complaining. Thank you!
Author's Response:
Thanks, Bigdawg.
It's a dark time for Julie. I like your idea about taking inspiration from Jill and maybe I can work something into the story like that. Honestly I hadn't thought of that for Julie, thanks.
The story's basically done and chapters are written, they just need editing and that's why I've been putting them up every other day, average. There was a long period where I didn't get a chance to work on this so I'm making up for it. Perhaps I'll slow the pace down a little for you all. ;)
[Report This]Date: March 13 2019 8:55 PM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
Think every one is hurting, Jill started out as a bit of brat and grew (in more ways then one) into a caring person.
Sam is hurting, don't know if he will ever forgive himself, it will always a be a what if. I am sure he would of traded his life for Jill's in a heartbeat, that's just the man he is. I also believe at some level Julie knows this as well...
Julie, just as she is dealing with her own self-inflected wounds from her treatment of Sam this hits. She's likely angry at Billy, maybe angry with Sam, could be angry with the police, but I think she is if she's being truthful with herself most angry with herself. She has trained with Sam, she knew what he could do before he shrunk, she has likely heard from the Cops what a "hero" he is (and likely some parts of her know that as well), maybe even seen the tape and knows it beyond a doubt. The for lack of a shoe sieries of events have to play in her mind. If she hadn't of done what she did to Sam, Billy might of never been an issue, if he was Sam even at 4'9" would of easily dealt with him and kept Jill safe, if she hadn't of 'assulted' Sam he might of gathered his confience earlier and dealt with Billy, for everything Sam can blame on himself, she can blame at least two of her own actions for why Jill died.
As stated Julie knows at least on some level Sam would of died to save his sister, in an ironic sense Julie may of wished for that to happen. Not cause she wants Sam to die, but if he had to go it was THE WAY to go and he would be free of her and what she did to him. The only person Julie would likely want to die more is herself, maybe she could do right by Sam as he had done right by her.
It may take her some time, and she is going to be angry, with Sam blaming himself she may find comfort in blaming him for a while and let him continue to be her 'sin eater' but I think she has matured enough that over time knowing the man Sam is as she gets over her grief she will try to heal Sam. In fact it maybe easier for her to get over her grief then Sam as Sam always takes the littlest of things to heart.
Hope they heal and are their for the other, hope the crew heals and is there for both of them. Thank you.
Author's Response:
Jill was growing into a caring person like you say, partly because she felt at least some responsibility for what happened to Sam. After learning how great a person Sam was she was at first volunteering and then later actually working to help people who had caught the disease. It is because of her transformation from a brat to a caring person that makes her passing so tragic.
Everyone needs time to heal from this. Julie of course is devastated from the events in her life. I think she wants to get back with Sam. She had a moment years ago where jealousy or just plain revenge took over her good senses and now she's paying for it. In fact, everyone is paying for it and she has to deal with it. Before things can get better she has to forgive herself. Can she?
Sam wants to get back with Julie, but does he have the patience? The other girls in his life want to help, even if that means convincing Sam not to go back with her. Sam has doubts about whether he should keep persuing Julie. And then there's the fact that Sam survived the incident and in his mind blames himself for what happened to Jill. He has to get over that. The incident with Billy could have turned out several different ways with either nobody, one or even all of them getting hurt. It just so happened that it turned out the way it did -- call it luck of the draw.
The rest of the story is how Sam, Julie and the others handle this tragedy and if they grow from this. How can the two get back together. Should they? Will someone else be better for Sam?
I had in mind to take the story one way but it moved a little from the original intent. There were some things in my life that happened that changed the course of the story too. But let's see how the characters fare because I think you'll like it. I've already finished writing this so I know how it goes, but of course there's all the editing and stuff that has to be done. Inevitably little details will change when this happens. The key thing is to not change the story as a whole when these little things change. There are still a few twists and turns but they are there to force the characters to ... well you'll find out.
Thanks for the comments, Battlemaster. I appreciate you all taking the time to do this and it does make a difference when I edit before pushing new chapters up.
Date: March 12 2019 1:37 PM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
Ouch, poor Jill, poor Julie and poor Sam. I kinda of expect Jill's death (stories have a certain stucture), but it didn't make it any better knowing. Hope Sam, Julie and friends can rally and find some healing and happiness...
little warry of the 'vegence' part of Julie coming back, hope it isn't a tell.
Thank you for the chapter!
Author's Response:
The whole part of this is to see if the characters can rally and find peace. Julie herself is wary of her own vengeance, you'll see. Can she and everyone else get past this?
Thanks for commenting. I hope you like what's coming.
Date: March 12 2019 12:07 PM Title: Chapter 86 - Choose
Wow the last few chapters especially this one have been heavy. Hope Sam can find peace in the later chapters. Wonder which of the characters will change from all of this and how it will affect Sam and Julie.
Thanks for all these recent updates.
Author's Response:
Thanks so much for the comments. The story is winding down -- it'll be around 100 chapters (whew has it been that long?) -- and I hope everyone finds satisfaction with the story. Still a couple more twists but I have reasons for them and you'll see later as it all comes together. That's my hope.
There will be some more sadness as everyone gets over Jill. It'll be a tough time but the characters lives will get better and the chapters will get lighter.
Date: March 09 2019 9:12 PM Title: Chapter 85 - We meet again
Been a while since I reviewed a chapter, like Bigdawg been a bit aprehensive about the course of the story. I to have been for Julie and Sam and am still hoping they get a good ending if not a perfect one.
Jill and Sam shot, well likely for Jill not as bad, you stated that Billy was about 2 and a half feet tall meaning he wieghs around 25 to 30 lbs, having shot a .45, a 9mm, several rifles and other pistols I can tell you that someone over twice his hieght and at least six times his mass has rounds move when firing in haste even with a two handed grip. Considering the pistol is only just over 1% of my mass and the rounds when firing hastely move around 8 inches consider how much they would move if it was 10% of your mass with the recoil and having Sam immeadity rush you. The first thing that would happen to Jill is she would fall and for Billy the rounds would rise, One hit on Jill no probelm, two hits maybe 50/50 three or more apporaching nill. Then there is the weapon he could carry anything heavier then a 9mm would be out, he could get one accurate shot and maybe break his arm (or arms) with the recoil. Even more likely a .22 pistol, lighter, easier to carry and easier to perchuse as it's a target pistol, but for Billy more then enough to handle Sam and his shrunken body.
Jill had medicial care well within the Golden Hour which should bode well for her, she was able to speak indicating she was breathing and likely her heart was intact, and considering her size bleeding out isn't very likely.
Sam on the other hand being half Jill's hieght and maybe 1/5 her wieght should be in a fair bit of danger, espeacilly if the bullet is lodged near the femural arterity (which with the amount of blood saterating his pants is highly likely). That he passes out on the way to surgery is likely not a good thing.
As for the review response mentioning blame, kind of hard to blame someone whose been shot so my bet is either Billy, members of Sam's Harem or the police for not protecting Sam and getting Jill involved.
Thanks.
Author's Response:
Without giving anything away, you'll find out in the next chapter that it was a .380. Not the most lethal round, but like a .22, even it can kill. It just depends on what it hits. Remember that Jill was bending over and Billy could have gotten a few shots into her before Sam or Jill could have deflected it enough.
The point here is what Julie feels about the whole situation.
Date: March 09 2019 10:47 AM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
Jill and Sam not good, hoping the crew comes together...
Not sure if they gets Julie out of her current state or makes her feel worse. The if onlys start to kick in especially when she learns Sam is in surgery. She will listen to every message and think if only I had been there and with her reconiciling with Jill it will only make it that much worse. Maybe Zoe cuts into her as well (she has been doing that for the last couple of chapters). Any way you look at it likely Julie will feel even worse then before. Hopefully she has matured enough to know at some level it this instance isn't her fault it's Billy's and that she has to be there and strong for both Jill and Sam.
Author's Response:
All of what you talk about is coming up in the next few chapters. You can bet that Julie is feeling bad. We'll find out who she blames too. Zoe lays into her behind her back as much to protect Sam (in her opinion Julie's not good enough for him) but also maybe because she wants Sam for herself.
Thanks for the comments.
Date: March 07 2019 7:57 PM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
Littless,
I appericate your skill and writing also I am sorry for your loss and hope you are doing better.
With that said I really got into the story because of Sam and Julie, the first third really hooked me and I have been engaged because you do write well and maintain a good story.
In the end it is your story and you will end as you wish.
I can guess more or less where I think the story is going. With your comments my guess about Julie she either going to fade away or be the 'villian' with the Sunflower Girls, considering everything that Sam has done for her and her for him that to me is a throughly unsatisfying ending.
I will give it a chapter or two, but it seems you have made up your mind and from what I have read of the story and the comments a rough path at least appears. If it is the path I have guessed it is I can utlize my time working on my own stories rather then be disappointed.
Hope your life continues to get better and thank you for your time.
Author's Response:
I appreciate your sentiments, however I assure you, we have not heard the last of Julie. Perhaps this is dragging on too much -- for that I apologize. I promise we'll see more of Julie in Sam's life coming up. However, there are a couple more twists and turns first. I just hope there's no rebellion from my readers for the next chapter.
BTW, we won't hear much from the Sunflower girls from here on out. That should tell you something.
Thanks again, Bigdawg, for both the comments and condolenses for my loss. It's been four months since then and we all knew what was happening for a whole long year. It's over now so I'm moving on.
Date: March 06 2019 6:08 PM Title: Chapter 83 - The heat is turned up
Nice little update! I can't wait to find out what will happen between Julie and Sam!
Author's Response:
It might seem like it but I don't think i'm letting anything out by saying that we haven't heard the last from Julie.
Thanks!
[Report This]Date: March 04 2019 8:17 PM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
I am a bit worried about Sam and Billy being at large, any normal sized person could take Sam. I would hate to be Billy if he did hurt or kill Sam and Julie finds out. All that angunish would become rage with a focus, someone other then herself had hurt Sam, I doubt Billy would enjoy or even survive that, not sure Julie would survive the gulit afterward. She would likely see it as yet another sin she inflicted on her Love, after avenging him, she would berate herself for letting him come to harm.
Speaking of Julie, it's becoming ever more clear she has always needed Sam. She is the poster child of 'Love makes you crazy' and 'Love makes you evil' (both from Tv Tropes). She has been growing up (at times very slowly), her physical growth spurt didn't help matters, nor did Sam's enabling of her. Though I doubt Julie of chapter one or fifty would have the moral courage she has now.
Don't particulary like the other girls trying to crowd Julie out of Sam's life. Understand they believe they are protecting him, and that there are times when you have to retreat or even give up. Even if Sam has reached that point Julie still needs him as a fellow human being. His nature is to help and if something happened to her you know he would feel awful. They should let Sam be Sam and if they can fix things they should be happy for him. The once bitten twice shy rule doesn't completely cover this, Julie wasn't gloating over what she had done, she was geniuely remorseful and from Jill and others she is devestated by what she did. It doesn't excuse it, but as mentioned before she did have a time when 'Love made her Crazy and Evil' don't think that applies any more to her.
In the end Julie needs Sam in her life (at least a friend) if she is to be happy. He has been her anchor, her rock, her means of support. She took ihim for granted and got jealous a fair bit. she also allowed other to mock him and took it out on him instead of them (Sunflower girls),but I hope that with her confession came an ephiny and that she know her emotional and mental growth are much more important then her physical growth.
Without Sam, what does she do, she won't be satified with the Sunflower Girls, will she work things out with Jill and do her utmost to treat those like she infected? Will she become so desponent that she seeks out the same disease she gave Sam so she can return to the way things were in forlon hope for Sam? Will her own growth perhaps provide a treatment or cure for Sam? If so, and if he's cured would she try to get back together at that point or will her guilt stop her? After her realiztion can she allow herself to be happy again?
I believe Julie will from here on out attempt to support and help Sam. She will do it covertly, quietly and in sercert. I think she has reached the point that she feels she no longer deserves him, or anything good in her life. I think Sam being Sam will do the same for Julie, he will help where he can, support as he can, and wish her the best if they don't heal.
I think they should meet and let time and healing take them where they can go. If it's friends that might be good enough, but Julie never had to tell the truth, one day, could of become one week, a month a year, maybe on his death bed (or hers). She knew the pain it would cause both of them, but Sam deserved the truth.
Thank you for a great chapter, still want healing beteewn Sam and Julie...
Author's Response:
Hi Bigdawg, how's it going? Thanks again. You write your comments almost as long as I write my chapters. :)
With Billy out and about nobody's safe. I hope he stays hidden and we don't see him again. Or better yet, he gets caught and thrown back in jail.
I'm kind of wondering what Julie is doing with herself. Perhaps she doesn't need Sam. Maybe the Sunflower girls will keep her attention and be her new muse. Maybe Sam doesn't need Julie. He has plenty of girls around to look after his needs, doesn't he? I'm not so sure the other girls are trying to crowd Julie out of Sam's life, except for Zoe. It seems the little spitfire wants Sam to herself, or at least away from Julie. We'll see what happens.
One thing is for sure at this point: Julie seems to be drifting away from Sam, but Sam can't get Julie totally out of his mind. What's it going to take? Will he finally forget about her, will she come back to him, or will something else bring them together or apart? I know everyone wants to see Julie and Sam back together. But sometimes, shit happens.
Thanks for the comments and thoughts.
[Report This]Date: February 11 2019 4:38 PM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
Intresting chapter, think Sam needs to be Sam and help where he can, hopefully Jill we help and keep him from over doing. Julie will only hurt more at this point with every act of kindness from Sam. She has to think she was a monster (and likely still thinks she is), that she can no longer delude herself that it was a 'highschool' prank he deserved means she has a heart and can be saved. Though I think the last thing she wants right now is to be 'saved' she problely wants the devil to drag her to hell and torture her personally.
Sam will hopefully stay engaged and help her walk back from that, hope there is healing and in time their releationship heals.
Hope you are doing better as well, thank you for the chapter!
Author's Response:
Thank you for the comments. I can see that some of you are invested in this story. I haven't been timely in publishing the chapters but sometimes it's hard, sometimes not. You just can't tell.
Julie never intended it to be a high school prank; she knew exactly what she was doing and wanted to hurt Sam. Payback! Well, i think the price of that pay was way too high and now she knows it too. She thinks pretty bad of herself for hurting Sam but can Sam forgive her and make her feel better so that the two can get back together? That, we shall eventually see.
Here's to healing ... cheers.
[Report This]Date: February 01 2019 8:13 PM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
Sam is remarkable, other then not being able to 'keep it in his pants' he is a very good person.
Worried about Julie, doubt she's ever felt like this before, I am guessing Sam's first instinct is to go to her and tell her he's fine and its ok (after a couple of days). Most poeple are their own worst critics, I think right now that is espcially true of Julie, every kindness from Sam right now may be more acid on the wound (I don't deserve him, I am a monster, He needs to stay away from me for his own good...). Sam does have to be Sam so as K suggest a message that he's ok and he hopes she feels better and he is there for her and would like to talk if she would may cause lots of tears but also give her hope. A small living plant of a non-romantic nature that he knows she likes with a note like the message would burn as well but would also reinforce he cares for her without being overbaring.
Right now Julie needs to determine iif she can be good for Sam (which I believe she is). If she's grown like I think she has in spirt and emotionally every time she sees, talks and makes love with Sam from here on out there will be that bit of pain to remind her of what she did, and the wonderful man she did it to. In time (maybe a short amount) the joy will outwiegh the pain, but it will never go away, cause I believe at some level she will never forgive herself for it and over time Sam is smart enough to know it and though he forgives her he will have to stop saying or it will become picking at an old wound..
Good Chapter, saying 'hi' hoping time and life are treating you well!
Author's Response:
As far as Sam keeping it in his pants, I'd like to see how you do if you were on the same meds. I decided to give it a name: pentadequinolone or pdq. It's because of this that all the girls, and Sam, are so, let's say, amorous. I mean, would people really be that horny in real life? Or could the shrinking alone make them all that over sexed?
Julie has known the situation all along and knew that someday she'd have to confront the truth and tell Sam. That day has come and she feels terrible about the whole thing. I think Sam can forgive her, but can she forgive herself? We'll find out soon, I hope. I made some changes to the way I wanted this story to go and I'm still struggling with this. I hope it turns out better than what I had originally planned.
Thanks for the feedback. I'll get some chapters up soon, I promise.
There's some things I need to take care of in the aftermath of what has happened in my life, but we're moving on. It's still busy. I don't know how I find the time to write. I do this mostly late at night.
Like I said, the story will throw some more twists at you and I hope you like it. There are a couple of other stories I'm working on when I get writers block for this one. So please be patient. Sorry to make everyone wait between chapters, but more is coming.
[Report This]Date: January 31 2019 5:18 PM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
Good Chapter, Sam has a big heart, I sense the author wants Zoe and him which is fine. I would still like Julie in his life and over time winning him back (more like being able to be near him again without her guilt making her feel like scum). With Billy around and no one really able to protect Gail I sense a possible heroic end for Julie. Maybe Sam attempts to slow do or stop Billy, Billy is of coursed armed, Julie though big would likely still be frightened of guns (she's 8 feet tall not super girl). Then the shot goes off and instead of Sam, Julie takes it... Might be a touch melodramic.
Sam should just call and leave a message with her, somthing like I am ok Julie, I forgive you and Jill (and Zoe and Samatha), I just want you to be happy or something kind, but hopefully not overwhelming, maybe send her live flowers she likes, so she has something to take care of and heal. Just stay in her life and let her recover what she can and Sam recover what he can. It seems Sam has the heart can Julie use the guilt to better herself or does she let it drag her down. Thank you and hope that life is treating you better!
Author's Response:
Thanks for compliments. Zoe might be going after Sam, or maybe just looking out for him. Julie's not out of Sam's life yet, but maybe others think she is. Will Sam still stay interested in Julie?
Let's hope Billy doesn't mess things up. I like the idea of Sam sending Julie flowers; good idea. It let's her know that she's still wanted. We'll see what Sam does, but I'll tell you that more twists and rocky roads are headed Sam's way.
Date: January 10 2019 4:39 AM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
I think Jill would have to confirm it, she would ask Sam or Zoe and if it was confirmed Jill would likely try to start healing rifts at multiple levels. First her and her sister which would be the main focus, if after all the water that has passed under what's left of their bridge can be made better, pretty much anything could in Jill Point of View. The Sam and Julie, Julie wouldn't of gotten there if it wasn't for Sam, Jill though standoffish as you stated likes Sam, she would put a fair amount of effort trying to get them to at least reconcile and if the sisters can get back together, she would make that her main effort, the others would flow from the first two.
They need to protect Gail, Jill and Julie are the only ones without weapons that can do it, so hopefully somewhere in the conversation beteewn Jill and Julie, or later Sam and Julie they understand bad stuff has gone on, but right know Gail needs her and Sam doesn't want to leave her on the street, so as they work through things Julie if possible needs to stay close to Gail.
The whole situation is this Sam I believe will forgive her, he will take her back as a friend, the issue is being burned twice will that make him to gunshy even if her sees improvement with Julie? Me I would be warry, but Sam's a trouble shooter, he can have set goals that she needs to reach and attempt to fix things, if Julie doesn't push to hard and if Sam finds even one more milimeter I believe they can in time make it work. The key issue is how hurt Sam will remain, if it can even be partially healed they have a fighting chance. I am hoping they do reunite, as you said Julie likely didn't know just how bad the thing she did was and when she did figure it out she burried it hoping it would stay six feet under, now she knows she will likely do everything she can to start fixing it herself.
Thank you.
Author's Response:
How do you think Jill is going to handle things now that Julie's secret is out? Maybe she'll be good friends with Sam again or at least won't try to avoid him. Or maybe not.
I will tell you all this: Jill will have a key role to play soon.
I'm still struggling with the next chapters because I've decided to take a different branch from what I had in mind before. Look for a new chapter soon.
[Report This]Date: January 08 2019 2:40 PM Title: Chapter 81 - Humility
Ow what were you thinking back then Julie... just because he broke up didn't mean you had to break him.
One of the things that is becoming increasingly clear is that Julie does love Sam, a lot, perhaps too much, going Yandere is never a good sign and what she did all those years ago was horrible.
So, why admit it, she wasn't monolouging like a super-villian, she was in my view a scared girl who HAD to let everyone know what she had done, she wasn't proud, she was scared and ashamed. She could of went through life never telling them, but she did and on an instinctual level at least she knows it will cause her pain, more than any thing else she has done. She could of kept Sam and her friends, ignored her conscience and let things be, why didn't she? My guess is she knew if it ever did come out it would be just as destructive if not more and that she owned it to Sam and the others to admit what she had done.
It is an insanely brave thing espeacilly since in doing so almost certianly loses Sam and her friends for the forseeable future if not forever, at least this one time she found the moral courage to do the right thing regardless of the cost to her which may rebound to her.
Sam, solves problems and thinks about things, once the intial OH MY GOD LOOK WHAT SHE DID TO YOU!!!! phase ends he's going to piece it together he knows she could of left the blame on Jill, that if Jill came forward with the turth she could use the family dynaytic to muddy the waters, Sam may of doubt but no proof and she would have Sam. He will likely come to the simple conclusion that she could lie no more, that if she cared for them she had to let them know what she had done.
A confession like this only hurts Julie, her friends and co-workers are going to leak over time, it's going to get to her bosses and other friends, unless you are the mafia do you really want to associate with some one who did what she did and that would only be for bussiness, you could really be a friend to someone like if you were in the mob they would come for you at some point in time. Are you going to date some one her size, with her anatomy after what she did to her last boyfriend you know the one who did everything for her, if you are a sunflower girl how do you know if you slight her. Even if she never does it again, and works against anyone who would it will be out there. So she's cut herself off from friends and LOVE perhaps forever cause they deserved to know the truth.
My hope is over time (and the event having taken place years ago), Julie uses the moral courage it took to better herself and those around her, that Sam a couple others stay in contact and time healing all wounds they reconcile at least as friends, possibly as a couple. Thank you and hope life is treating you better.
Author's Response:
Indeed, what was Julie thinking back then? Maybe it was along the lines of young school girl just wanting revenge for the one who hurt her. Did she even know what she was getting Sam into?
I'm glad it's clear to you that Julie does love Sam. This is written from Sam's perspective, but it's about both of them. I think Julie is growing up. Hearing how Sam gets no respect from anyone and how he hates arrogance has made her think about what her life was like before. I think the constant denial that what she did was ok was eating at her inside and she couldn't lie about anymore.
Their problems aren't over yet, even if they can get through this. There's Jill. Poor Jill has kept this secret for her sister ever since Sam came back. She never cared much for Sam before she got to know him, but now that she does, it hurt her a lot to keep this secret, but hey, it is her sister so she had to do it. Do you think that now that Julie has told Sam the big secret and Jill doesn't have to live the lie with her that things between the sisters will be better? Will that help Julie and Sam's relationship?
And how will Gail's situation act on these things, if it does have any impact? What do you think of all this.
As always, thanks for the feedback.
I've been a little busy with both family and work but I'm still committed to this. I can' t promise but I'll try to get one chapter a week, at least.
Cheers, everyone.
[Report This]Date: January 07 2019 8:56 PM Title: Chapter 81 - Humility
You were right that chapter was painful, Julie is in love with Sam, very much so, but love isn't always good, she for breaking up with him nuked his life (though she likely wanted to pick up the pieces). It is horrible, but she found the courage to own up to it. She could of never said a word, she could of brazened it out if Jill told Sam, saying you know how my sister hates me and would say anything against me, no she owned the whole thing. Even if things get repaired it's going to hurt her for the rest of her life, doing that much damage to the love of her life.
It maybe a while if ever that Sam and Julie have a relationship, that she forced herself and was honest is as good a start as she can have, but she's going to have become more giving and less arrogent, she can do both, from the chapters past and this one the enjoyment factor of her size is deminishing, oh she likes when she played with Sam, but from the undertones it seems like it's an increasing hassle for her.
Hope both start and stay on the winding road back to the other...
Author's Response:
This last chapter (81) was painful, wasn't it? Can anyone endure that much pain? Let's hope this is the last of it and maybe they can repair their relationship, or not.
Thanks again for the comments. I meant to have the next chapter up by now but got busy with work. Oh weil, sometimes life gets in the way of what we really want to do.
[Report This]Date: January 07 2019 8:47 PM Title: Chapter 81 - Humility
Ouch poor Sam, Julie is desperately in love with you and that time it made her EVIL. Hoping with time and effort they can start to rebuild, as Julie's love is not likely to deminish or change, and Sam is smart and wants to fix things Julie has a lot of potential and maybe too much love for him, he just needs to guide it and repair things as they can, at this point you have to say the relationship is at it's nadir, if Julie can stay as brave and honest it wil hurt but I think it can be salvaged their relationship.
As the author says it's a widing road, hope these can meet and walk again hand in hand.
Thank you.
Author's Response:
That's the whole thing right there, isn't it? Can they get back together and make it work? Do they really love each other? Stay tuned.
Thanks for the coments Last_one.
[Report This]Date: December 05 2018 4:22 PM Title: Chapter 1 - Reunion
Hey, another chapter! Thank you! Basics of keeping Sam and Julie together, and am grateful you can keep up with the Harem, though two are going to AZ soon...
Hope life is treating you better and THANK YOU for continueing this awesome story!
Author's Response:
Thanks for the kind words. I always meant to continue, it's just that sometimes things happen that takes us away from what we like doing. Writing takes time and all my time was being spent taking care of family matters. Hopefully, things will return to something more like normal after the holidays.
There are some surprises coming but the chapters I have ready to go are not really ready -- they need a rewrite. Another chapter coming soon though. I promise.