Matt Thompson's Blog: and the falling cease - Posts Tagged "nanowrimo"

Some of you may know that November is National Novel Writing Month. I am participating and encourage everyone to follow along. My novel in progress can be found here:

http://nanowrimo.org/participants/mpt...

Here is an excerpt from Dimas Geronimo:

What he saw in her window was a girl who wouldn’t even remember him. It’s probably the most damaging thing a person can see. Human beings—men in particular, live under the delusion that they are needed. They are unable to imagine a situation in which their loved ones continue on their lives without them. It’s why Dimas had been unable to even comprehend pursuing another girl—out of some absurd loyalty to a girl that was doing just fine. This delusion was shattered for Dimas outside Sarah’s window. He didn’t linger for very long. He didn’t need to. It’s not like Sarah and her boyfriend were doing anything sexual, or even kissing. He wasn’t being voyeuristic. It was worse than that: they were doing homework together. Their easy back and forth showed how comfortable they were together, and how little she needed Dimas, how replaceable a piece he was of Sarah’s life. They talked and laughed. He pointed to a line in her textbook. She disagreed. They sat cross legged on the floor. She pushed him playfully and he fake tottered back and forth to amuse her. She chewed on her pencil and he highlighted an important passage. Her hand rubbed the small of his back.
Dimas went home.