Ten years ago, my life changed. I fell in love for the first time, had my heart broken for the fist time, and for the first time, found out who my friends where. During all this I kept a journal, and know it is my desire to share it with the public. Each entry will be presented as I first wrote it. Afterward there will be additional comments and insights from myself ten years later.
The entries do refer to certain individuals, so I will change the names to protect the innocent as well as the guilty. Anyone who knows me well will remember who the real people are, but I felt it is better to change the names anyway.
So why do I wish to share my pain and my joy with others? Simply this, if I have learned anything useful in my experiences it is pointless to keep these insights to myself. Others may be facing similar circumstances, and my words of wisdom may help them deal with there problems. Also it will give the reader a better understanding of who I am.
In order for the reader to fully understand what I experienced, a little back history must be told. Any drama that is presented to an audience consist of 3 acts. An Introduction, conflict, and resolution. The first act of my drama will be from June '96 until Oct '96. Act 2 will be Oct '96 until June '97, and act 3 is still being played out.
Like any dramatic play there is a list of characters. Below is my list. Some names will appear more often then others, and always the names have been changed to protect the innocent as well as the guilty.
List of Characters
Bill
Valarie
Jon
John ( there are two people both named John but spelled differently)
Shane
Carrie
Linda
These are the primary players, although there will no doubt be others. They will named as they appear. So now you know who the players are it is time to set the scene.
We start with the hero (myself), always looking for the one person he can fall in love with, her name was Valarie. It was Shane who first started to talk to her, but it was me she fell in love with. I with her. Valerie's place of residence was southern Missouri, and she soon came up north to stay with Jon and his wife Linda. That arrangement did not last long. She was then staying with Shane and his mother. It is my belief that Shane's girlfriend was jealous and proceeded to cause problems.
So this is where we open Act 1
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