So I'm getting started on writing my next book, so of course I've been thinking about it a bunch. But the problem I've been encountering is with the character that might not even show up in the story. But he's the only thing that ties my character to her home, and when she runs away, she doesn't even tell him. I know all about how she feels: guilt, pain, what-if's, all that good stuff. But what about him? How is he supposed to react.
Not gonna lie, I have a boyfriend right now. And if he just up and left one day, and I knew he had his phone on him, I would text him every morning and every night. Even if he didn't text me back. Because I would want him to know that he could always come home. Or that he could come back and get me. I'm always up for a new adventure.
But boys are different than girls! They aren't hard wired the way that girls are. So, would he text her? And if he did, then for how long? Would he stay faithful or would he move on as soon as it was clear she wasn't coming back? Most importantly, if he has even an inkling of where she was going, would he go after her? Would a real life, teenage boy take such a risk?
Because when I write these kinds of stories, I try to keep my characters as realistic as I can make them. I am not here to coddle you and spin tales of beautiful girls who always get their boys no matter what. I'll leave that up to Disney. My goal is to take a normal girl and give her a normal romance. That's all I get, so why should my characters have more?
Not to say that I don't love my boy: I do. More than he knows. But let's be honest, he's no knight in shining armor and I'm no damsel in distress. We're just two average kids who have found something neat in each other. And that's more than enough for me! He once said to me, "You are a simple girl." I am. Because I know I'm lucky to have someone who is so good to me. I want this attitude to carry over to my characters because not everyone falls in love after one week and not everyone gets a happy ending.
So, what do you think? Would my boy text her, call her, even come after her? Can a teenager love that much, to make those kinds of risks and mistakes? What would YOU do for love?
Realistically in Love with Love,
Moriah Jane
I'd have to say that it would depend on the relationship beforehand. The perfect bf would reply immediately to every text. But if he's upset at her for something she did, I'd say he'd either ignore her or reply with the absolute minimum. This would obviously hurt her a lot, but I'm sure she wouldn't give up that easily if she were that crazy about him.
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