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Little Short Story

Hai, this is a little short story I did for my Creative Writing class, its a mix of a comedy and a romance that also adds a light touch of sweet Japanese culture. I'm pretty sure many of you will recognize the title, please give your honest oppinions on it, it would be much appreciated. Well arigato to those that read it, its here in my documents on yahoo briefcase as Something like a romance. http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/wakisazhi/lst?.dir=/My+Documents&.view=I

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3/3/2005, 10:01 pm

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That's all I'm getting.

3/4/2005, 8:27 am

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Wierd, well if I sent it to you would you upload it?

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3/4/2005, 6:05 pm

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I can't upload it since it's Indivi's account.

Why don't you copy and paste it here on the forum?

3/4/2005, 11:56 pm

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Something like a romance

"Ok Jack, you can do it, just be yourself and don't get nervous, please don't GET NERVOUS." Jack scamered clumsily as usual out of his crammped shibuya apartment, that girl was just about to leave for work, it was the perfect time to introduce himself,
he just didn't have to SCREW THIS UP! "Ok Jack, get ready don't come on to strong..."
suddenly..."HI MISS!!" "Shoot just the cleaning lady, gotta split fast or else I'll be late!"

Off Jack went in his hap hazard manner of driving off to the radio station where he worked as a DJ, the woman he was trying to get to know happened to be one of the cutest reporters on the TV who also happened to be living in the apartment just across from his, long he longed for her,
sleepless nights and countless days all a drowned out blur due to his rather abrupt start of non-stop drinking. He pondered and daydreamed about her, but as usual his clumsiness always somehow got him in trouble, let us not remember about his Turret's syndrome which caused him
to blurt out just about anything on his mind, his show is very popular...

"Man Jack, you almost didn't make it in in time to start your show, what was it this time? Bender? Fender bender? Or just her?" "Heh, a little of all 3 I'm afraid WHO ASKED YOU?!" Jack was startled abit but this wasn't common. "Gomen, guess I'm a little jittery this morning, well shall we start the show?" "Yare yare, same old Jack, anywho hai! Lets get this show going.""Right!" As Jack waited for them to give him the go, he pondered wether the girl from across the hall would be listening to today's show or rather did she even listen to the shows at all? Did she
hate him or did she love him? He seemed in rather deep thought, bewildered by this conundrum, but then his sense of reality kicked in as he realized he had a show to do. "Oh, um...hi and konichiwa folks! Its the Jack Miyamoto in the morning show! We'll give you the latest traffic reports and weather conditions and the top stories and them jam out to some old school J-Rock,
hai we'll lets get started! I HATE MY JOB!!!" The supporter just rubbed his head in disbelief at the usual antics Jack displayed, wondering wether that was intentional or just cause of Jack's
illness. "Oh um sorry folks, that slipped out I suppose! But anywho lets go to Ami with the weather, Ami-chan!?" Jack took off his headset as he snickered abit at the little joke, it was a half-hearted snicker. Alot of people in the office knew Jack often dreamed of ditching the radio
business and actually try to get on the radio himself with his own band, and at times did things to try and get himself fired on purpose, so some moments were very tense as with Jack you never knew if what he sometimes slipped out was intentional or not. Not many took him seriously though. He had a long day ahead of him...

It was later that afternoon his boss and director of the studio called him up to his office.Both rapture and dread filled his trembling heart as he approached the door. "Jack, jack, come in my boy!" So far so neutral Jack thought, everyone knew the boss always acted nice to those he was about to fire but then again he was also nicer to those he would promote or give some other reward to. And this was as nice as he had ever been to Jack as far as he knew. "You wanted to see me boss?" Jack asked, "Yes Jack, I have noticed your show has been getting great response and has killed in the ratings this quarter, not too many shows can do that in only 3 months on the air." "Well the fans really love the show boss, can't argue with results..." Jack gave a empty chuckle. "I hate the show
Jack..." Jack's heart felt it could leap out at any given moment or otherwise, the silence that followed could only be compared to the empty but abundant depths of space or some other large region. "But like you said, you can't argue with results, so thats why Jack, I am promoting you to head of the studio, you have full control over your show and its future; only people who can cut you off are the exectutives now; as for me I am in need of a solemn retirement. Do what you think is best and you can become big my boy." "Wow, arigato sir, arigato!" Jack's heart leapt for joy, but he couldn't help but think what could have been if he had been fired and free. It was then he realized the former Boss was desperately trying to get his hand somehow released from Jack's
increasing iron grip. "Oh, gomen sir!"

Later that night, Jack and all of the crew from now his studio all gathered in a local bar downtown to celebrate his new promotion and rise in the company. They sang drunken lullabyes and harked tunes of joy, Jack was semi-paseed out as he stared at a half empty and yet half full glass of sake just staying motionless but somewhat dancing with the moonlight that glittered as it reflected off of it, Jack felt it was one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen, but then something even more beautiful came into view, that girl had just sit down next to him...for that moment they were only a arm's length away. "Hey sleepy head! Whats with all this ruckus? Or
are you already wasted? " she giggled as she waited for his response "Huh, oh HI MISS!! oh sorry about that, this is my little promotion party..." He rubbed his head and closed his eyes wryly smiling in emberassment. " Oh? Who do you work for?" "Oh, I'm a DJ for JRCK7, the name's
JACK MIYAMOTO!" Jack rubbed his head again and appologized for yelling, "Oh so your Jack, I really love your show, you sound so cute when you accidentally blurt stuff out, your very funny!" she chuckled. "Oh thanks, I'm glad you like my show, I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS FROM YOU AND I LO..." Jack closed his mouth abruptly before he could finish his sentence, the girl just stared in disbelief giving a somewhat bewilldered and somewhat scared smile. "Well thats nice, and what was that last bit?" Jack tried to come up with some lie, anything would do, then he said "oh um I meant to say I live across from you and I lost my dog?" Jack lied. "Oh thats too bad, maybe I could help you find him!" the girl insisted. "Really?!" said Jack, "thanks I really appreciate it!"The girl got up, "Well what are we doing staring like fish, lets find that dog!" "Uh, hai!" They then ran out of the bar in search for the fictional missing dog "All right, our first date! This is going just great!" Jack thought. "Hey wait....where am I going to find a lost dog?!"

TO BE CONTINUED!!!

I am going to continue it and polish it off later this quarter when we get to writing movie scripts.
EDIT: I know the paragraph structure looks off but this is how the board put it.

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