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The Dead Twin and the Old Boyfriend

February 6, 2014
By annmariemeyer GOLD, Atkinson, Nebraska
annmariemeyer GOLD, Atkinson, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
“Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”-C.S. Lewis


I am driving around in a red 1955 Chevrolet searching for my twin brother Dally because my younger siblings worry about him. It is topless so I yell for him in all of his favorite hangouts, but I know that he will never come back because he has too much pride. Maybe I don't want him back home, but his presence made my life a lot easier. I had to face my fears and knock on the door of the Curtis's home.

I thought to myself maybe Darry wouldn't be there or wouldn't remember how I broke his heart in high school. My hopes vanished when none other than Darry Curtis opened the front door, and said" How my help you." I stopped dead in my tracks unable to speak or move. Then I got courage to ask if Dally was there.

I saw the hurt and pain in his eyes because I never really told him that Dally was my twin. That wasn't the reason there was pain in his eyes when I found out the reason I was crushed because I lost my own brother. After that I must have fainted because the next thing I knew was I was on the couch with Darry right next to it saying, " I'm so sorry I should have never told you."

Inspired by " The Outsiders"
Written by S.E. Hinton


The author's comments:
This was inspired by the Outsiders book.

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on Mar. 4 2014 at 3:01 pm
annmariemeyer GOLD, Atkinson, Nebraska
13 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”-C.S. Lewis

I liked this story because I love the Outsiders and think that this is a great way add on to the story.