Thanks for giving us a great specific to mess around with

John was finally making his way toward his car when he was surprised by a bitter voice behind him. That sort of wraps up the carnival in a couple of sentences before moving into a dialogue with a catalyst character. It takes time to strike that balance between moving the story along and inviting the reader to ride along.
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Gertrud:
Do I get a do over?
(7 December 2016)

Gertrud:
He probably thinks that's still the case.
(7 December 2016)

Gertrud:
He is kind of the shy nerdy type so it probably took a lot of courage to ask me out only to get rejected in a way.
(7 December 2016)

Gertrud:
Is there anything I should do to let him know there's dating potential once again?
(7 December 2016)

Gertrud:
So my question is, knowing that I told him we should just be friends last time, do I still have a chance with him?
(7 December 2016)

Gertrud:
I had one conversation with him in passing when I ran into him in person.
(7 December 2016)

Gertrud:
So it means he still kept my number after all that time.
(7 December 2016)

Gertrud:
Now 10 months later, I broke up with my boyfriend and I so happen to be seeing that same guy that asked me out around school and I texted him casually one day and we had a small text convo.
(7 December 2016)

Gertrud:
But at the time, I had a boyfriend so I told him that we should just go out as friends.
(7 December 2016)

Gertrud:
I love hanging out with him and talking to him and I was happy that he asked me to grab coffee with him.
(7 December 2016)

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Ruth:
I would usually hang out with my brother, but he's at my cousins house today.
(29 December 2016)

Ruth:
My mom and sister usually hang around with each other and talk and my mom pays more attention to her than me.
(29 December 2016)

Ruth:
I'm going to the mall with my sister and my mom.
(29 December 2016)

Travis:
New guy at my work is muslim, should I report him to the authorities?
(29 December 2016)

Travis:
I talked to the new guy in IT and he admitted he was muslim.
(29 December 2016)

Elfreda:
Will being in a romantic relationship with my best guy friend ruin our friendship?
(29 December 2016)

Elfreda:
Thanks, I appreciate every response.
(29 December 2016)

Elfreda:
So can I have some advice on what to do?
(29 December 2016)

Elfreda:
Sigh, we are really really close and have a lot in common, we tell each other everything and understand each other but I'm scared that the friendship will be destroyed if we end up taking it to the next level.
(29 December 2016)

Elfreda:
The thing is I have fallen for him and I can strongly feel that he has fallen for me too even though none of us have out rightly said anything.
(29 December 2016)