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Committed: A Short Story
Robert loves Layla more than anything, although she never returned his feelings. When she commits suicide, the tragedy is all that the teen can think about. Robert is convinced that Layla's previous boyfriend was the reason for her death, and is determined to punish him. A short but moving tale of unrequited love, revenge, and a commitment that lasts beyond the grave.
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First published August 16, 2011
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October 2, 2017
This is a story about teens. Perhaps geared toward YA. That is not bad. It just is.
I found the boy over the top - but young unrequited love can bring about obsession. So, that was not horrible. Just the depth of these kinds of feeling seemed (as two were obsessed - the suicide gal and Robert - the main boy in this tale) well beyond normal teenage angst.
My issue lies with inconsistencies - or out of place bits that seemed implausible. Parents with no knowledge or say in where an elementary school age child went and with whom? Yes, I believe that young kids get crushes and even fairly significant others - but am hard pressed to see parents allowing such to become obsessive and all consuming at such a young age as elementary school, maybe middle school and high school to be sure. There are others, I just cite the one.
Overall, it is an okay look at teenage angst - but the obsessiveness was overdone when considering two characters displayed such over the top emotions. One, I see...two...not so much.
Many may still enjoy for a fast short read. Did not strike any high notes for me.
Christine
I found the boy over the top - but young unrequited love can bring about obsession. So, that was not horrible. Just the depth of these kinds of feeling seemed (as two were obsessed - the suicide gal and Robert - the main boy in this tale) well beyond normal teenage angst.
My issue lies with inconsistencies - or out of place bits that seemed implausible. Parents with no knowledge or say in where an elementary school age child went and with whom? Yes, I believe that young kids get crushes and even fairly significant others - but am hard pressed to see parents allowing such to become obsessive and all consuming at such a young age as elementary school, maybe middle school and high school to be sure. There are others, I just cite the one.
Overall, it is an okay look at teenage angst - but the obsessiveness was overdone when considering two characters displayed such over the top emotions. One, I see...two...not so much.
Many may still enjoy for a fast short read. Did not strike any high notes for me.
Christine
September 11, 2011
I thought the insight into Robert's mind was intriguing and chilling.
You could see where he was coming from and why he felt that way, but his feelings and most of all, his reasoning were completely twisted, in a way everyone could see but him.
Rage, wrath were blinding him to whatever everyone else said and made him overlook the (apparently clear) signs of Layla not being completely normal.
I also thought the conversation between Tia and Robert was so believable and so well-done, that it really made me invest in the story and want to read what was going to happen next.
Would love it to be longer or a full-length novel.
You could see where he was coming from and why he felt that way, but his feelings and most of all, his reasoning were completely twisted, in a way everyone could see but him.
Rage, wrath were blinding him to whatever everyone else said and made him overlook the (apparently clear) signs of Layla not being completely normal.
I also thought the conversation between Tia and Robert was so believable and so well-done, that it really made me invest in the story and want to read what was going to happen next.
Would love it to be longer or a full-length novel.
March 2, 2014
I know this was a short story but I really felt like it needed a little more. The writing style wasn't bad and I liked the premise of the story but I just found it to be lacking something to make it good.
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