We chose the following story:
It was a shining day in May. Even though the day was shining, Midas certainly wasn’t. He was cloudy. When he entered the corridor, he stopped in front of Ms.Jackson’s physics class. He waited for the bell because he had a lot to tell her, the person who he thought would understand him best. He couldn’t wait even five minutes for the bell because emotions were rushing in his brain and tears were about to roll down. His father’s face flashing in front of his eyes… Then, his mothers’s. He couldn’t imagine both of them in the same hoto.
He was angry with anything that day. He hated the weather although it was perfect. He hated the school although he had always been interested in school subjects, more than any student. While Midas was drown into his feelings, he heard a loud noise coming from the school hall. Midas was reluctant to communicate with them. It wasn’t his type. However,… A girl approached him. She was a complete stranger with green eyes and red hair. Midas pretended not to see her. He didn’t know this would be a vital turning point in his life…
GÖKÇE AYBENİZ SEVİM
GİUSEPPE LUİSİ
MATTEO PİCCİOTTİ
He was angry with anything that day. He hated the weather although it was perfect. He hated the school although he had always been interested in school subjects, more than any student. While Midas was drown into his feelings, he heard a loud noise coming from the school hall. Midas was reluctant to communicate with them. It wasn’t his type. However,… A girl approached him. She was a complete stranger with green eyes and red hair. Midas pretended not to see her. He didn’t know this would be a vital turning point in his life…
GÖKÇE AYBENİZ SEVİM
GİUSEPPE LUİSİ
MATTEO PİCCİOTTİ
1st ending.
The girl started to talk. At first, Midas didn't even make notice of her but when he heard the word 'parents' slip through her lips, she gained his attention instantly..
"Sorry but, what did you say to me?" Asked Midas nicely.
The girl repeated smiling: "I said that, I know what is happening to your parents and I am sorry."
"Why?.. Why are YOU, a complete stranger, sorry for something you don't know anything about?!" said Midas angrily.
He was in stress and couldn't hold the pain in.
"Would you please hold it together? I know you're angry but don't start screaming at me like I was your enemy. I'm just trying to help.."
Midas sighed: "Yeah I know I know, I'm sorry.. I'm just.. So frustrated that I can't do anything about it."
The red headed girl sat beside him.
Girl: "I actually know what you are feeling, I have experienced the same exact thing once.."
Midas: "You have?.. So what's your story?"
Girl: "Maybe some time later.. but do you even know who I am?"
Midas didn't recognize the girl: "No.. I have never seen you before in our school."
Girl: "Well I'm from outside the town, but this isn't important at the moment. Do you know that your father is meeting someone else?"
Midas rolled his eyes: "Of course.. That's why there's such a fuzz. What about it?"
Girl: "I'm her daughter, my name is Patricia."
...
Midas: "Wow.. Well.. Okay? Now what?"
Patricia: "I heard that my mother found someone new, but he's married and has a child already.. So I did a little research in the Internet, found where you live etc. I Thought I would come and see what you think about this."
Midas: "You're a really strange girl you know.. At first you stalk our whole family, then want to solve our own problems.. Why do you even care?"
Patricia: "I know what people might feel when their parents brake up, so I would really like to help someone who is in a similar situation, like you at the exact moment.."
They were quiet for some time.
Patricia: "Anyways.. I will definitely talk some sense into my mother right away, it isn't right to brake up other families.
Midas: "Thank you, I guess.. for everything Patricia, I will try to talk with my dad as well..
Patricia: "Don't mention it.."
The bell rang, but Midas had nothing to talk about anymore. He was happy, everything was so nice again.
Patricia: "I'll see you around Midas, it was nice meeting you."
Midas: "You too Patricia, thank you.." and he smiled.
2nd ending.
...when he turned his eyes to her. She was the most beautiful girl he had seen. He wanted to talk to her but the bell rang and MS. Jackson came giving him a opportunity to tell him his worries.
Midas told her about the fight between his parents that had ended with a promise of divorcing. MS. Jackson knew that his parents had been fighting a long time, but she thought it was just a phase, nothing serious. Midas thought it was all because of him. MS. Jackson told him that he shouldn´t blame him for his parents problems, many parents today have these kinds of problems. MS. Jackson told him not to worry so much and continue with his school day.
3rd ending.
... Midas tells Ms. Jackson about his problem, about mom and dad fighting. Ms. Jackson contacts Midas parents and tells them about Midas fear about divorsing. Midas parents didn't belive that Midas would be so affected by that argument. His parents spoke with him and said that everything was fine and they won't break up.
When the problem was solved, during the lunch break, Midas saw the mysterious girl again,. He took a good look at the girl, and he saw that she was the most beautiful girl in the world. Midas started talking with her and they noticed that they have the same interests. They started spending time together at school and wit the extracurricular activities.
They were best friends till the end of the school, they still keep in touch, but they haven't seen eachother for a while. They look forward to the school reunion, when they will see eachother again.
4th ending.
...still, Midas had to talk with that girl. He started walking forward to the girl. But just a moment before he was about to arrive girl, came a boy and gave a hug to the girl.
Midas turned around and quickly walked away. He was so disappointed. His day couldn't go any worse. He sit down in cafeteria. The girl came and sat next to him. They started talking, the other boy was girl's brother. Midas finally smiled again, and everything went just better. Midas parents made up finally too .
5th ending.
...the girl walked up to him, asking what's wrong with Midas. Midas didn't answer, he just turned away and ignored the girl. The girl asked again, what's wrong. Midas didn't want to tell anything, but still told a few things about his problem. He told about his parents fighting each other in the morning and talking about breaking up. Girl nodded, and said that Midas shouldn't worry about it, she can fix the issue. The girl walked away, leaving Midas standing there, alone. Midas didn't know what to think, he didn't want to talk to Ms.Jackson anymore. He didn't believe that the girl could somehow fix this, but he still decided not to do anything about it till the evening. When the school ended, Midas went home. Once he got to his house, he saw the girl walking out of their house. He didn't know what to think. He watched the girl walking away, the girl didn't even look at Midas. When the girl went around the corner, Midas ran into his house. When he opened the door, his parents were standing there together, waiting for him. His parents talked about their problems to Midas, and said that it wasn't anything serious and that it would never happen again. Midas was happy, but he still couldn't get that girl out of his mind. The next day, Midas met the same girl again at school. He started talking to the girl, asking what did she do. The girl told about her speaking to his parents and asking them to fix their issues and speak to Midas. Midas thanked the girl and talked more about his parents. Later the girl told that she just moved in, and is now living next to Midas and is going to the same Class with him. The conversation went on and on. 2 hours passed and they still were talking, but Midas wasn't sad anymore. They were talking and laughing happily. Midas invited the girl to his home for the evening. In that evening they got to know each other a lot. They soon became best friends, talking every day to each other and doing things together, like going to the cinema, playing football and such. Midas's life got a lot better, he now had a friend to talk to, his parents weren't fighting anymore and his grades got even better. After they both finished school, they moved on witht their lives and went to next school together, still being best friends.
The girl started to talk. At first, Midas didn't even make notice of her but when he heard the word 'parents' slip through her lips, she gained his attention instantly..
"Sorry but, what did you say to me?" Asked Midas nicely.
The girl repeated smiling: "I said that, I know what is happening to your parents and I am sorry."
"Why?.. Why are YOU, a complete stranger, sorry for something you don't know anything about?!" said Midas angrily.
He was in stress and couldn't hold the pain in.
"Would you please hold it together? I know you're angry but don't start screaming at me like I was your enemy. I'm just trying to help.."
Midas sighed: "Yeah I know I know, I'm sorry.. I'm just.. So frustrated that I can't do anything about it."
The red headed girl sat beside him.
Girl: "I actually know what you are feeling, I have experienced the same exact thing once.."
Midas: "You have?.. So what's your story?"
Girl: "Maybe some time later.. but do you even know who I am?"
Midas didn't recognize the girl: "No.. I have never seen you before in our school."
Girl: "Well I'm from outside the town, but this isn't important at the moment. Do you know that your father is meeting someone else?"
Midas rolled his eyes: "Of course.. That's why there's such a fuzz. What about it?"
Girl: "I'm her daughter, my name is Patricia."
...
Midas: "Wow.. Well.. Okay? Now what?"
Patricia: "I heard that my mother found someone new, but he's married and has a child already.. So I did a little research in the Internet, found where you live etc. I Thought I would come and see what you think about this."
Midas: "You're a really strange girl you know.. At first you stalk our whole family, then want to solve our own problems.. Why do you even care?"
Patricia: "I know what people might feel when their parents brake up, so I would really like to help someone who is in a similar situation, like you at the exact moment.."
They were quiet for some time.
Patricia: "Anyways.. I will definitely talk some sense into my mother right away, it isn't right to brake up other families.
Midas: "Thank you, I guess.. for everything Patricia, I will try to talk with my dad as well..
Patricia: "Don't mention it.."
The bell rang, but Midas had nothing to talk about anymore. He was happy, everything was so nice again.
Patricia: "I'll see you around Midas, it was nice meeting you."
Midas: "You too Patricia, thank you.." and he smiled.
2nd ending.
...when he turned his eyes to her. She was the most beautiful girl he had seen. He wanted to talk to her but the bell rang and MS. Jackson came giving him a opportunity to tell him his worries.
Midas told her about the fight between his parents that had ended with a promise of divorcing. MS. Jackson knew that his parents had been fighting a long time, but she thought it was just a phase, nothing serious. Midas thought it was all because of him. MS. Jackson told him that he shouldn´t blame him for his parents problems, many parents today have these kinds of problems. MS. Jackson told him not to worry so much and continue with his school day.
3rd ending.
... Midas tells Ms. Jackson about his problem, about mom and dad fighting. Ms. Jackson contacts Midas parents and tells them about Midas fear about divorsing. Midas parents didn't belive that Midas would be so affected by that argument. His parents spoke with him and said that everything was fine and they won't break up.
When the problem was solved, during the lunch break, Midas saw the mysterious girl again,. He took a good look at the girl, and he saw that she was the most beautiful girl in the world. Midas started talking with her and they noticed that they have the same interests. They started spending time together at school and wit the extracurricular activities.
They were best friends till the end of the school, they still keep in touch, but they haven't seen eachother for a while. They look forward to the school reunion, when they will see eachother again.
4th ending.
...still, Midas had to talk with that girl. He started walking forward to the girl. But just a moment before he was about to arrive girl, came a boy and gave a hug to the girl.
Midas turned around and quickly walked away. He was so disappointed. His day couldn't go any worse. He sit down in cafeteria. The girl came and sat next to him. They started talking, the other boy was girl's brother. Midas finally smiled again, and everything went just better. Midas parents made up finally too .
5th ending.
...the girl walked up to him, asking what's wrong with Midas. Midas didn't answer, he just turned away and ignored the girl. The girl asked again, what's wrong. Midas didn't want to tell anything, but still told a few things about his problem. He told about his parents fighting each other in the morning and talking about breaking up. Girl nodded, and said that Midas shouldn't worry about it, she can fix the issue. The girl walked away, leaving Midas standing there, alone. Midas didn't know what to think, he didn't want to talk to Ms.Jackson anymore. He didn't believe that the girl could somehow fix this, but he still decided not to do anything about it till the evening. When the school ended, Midas went home. Once he got to his house, he saw the girl walking out of their house. He didn't know what to think. He watched the girl walking away, the girl didn't even look at Midas. When the girl went around the corner, Midas ran into his house. When he opened the door, his parents were standing there together, waiting for him. His parents talked about their problems to Midas, and said that it wasn't anything serious and that it would never happen again. Midas was happy, but he still couldn't get that girl out of his mind. The next day, Midas met the same girl again at school. He started talking to the girl, asking what did she do. The girl told about her speaking to his parents and asking them to fix their issues and speak to Midas. Midas thanked the girl and talked more about his parents. Later the girl told that she just moved in, and is now living next to Midas and is going to the same Class with him. The conversation went on and on. 2 hours passed and they still were talking, but Midas wasn't sad anymore. They were talking and laughing happily. Midas invited the girl to his home for the evening. In that evening they got to know each other a lot. They soon became best friends, talking every day to each other and doing things together, like going to the cinema, playing football and such. Midas's life got a lot better, he now had a friend to talk to, his parents weren't fighting anymore and his grades got even better. After they both finished school, they moved on witht their lives and went to next school together, still being best friends.