694Many of my readers requested this story to be the first one that I posted, so I'm happy to oblige.
This story is Co-authored by Bethismyname . She is an amazing writer and coauthor. I'm so very happy to be sharing this story with her. We have several chapters already written out for this story, but I will only be posting about once a week (at the very latest, once every two weeks) because we want to stay on a fairly regular posting schedule. I'm going to aim for posting every Sunday, but if I happen to forget, please just send me a message to remind me. I am a very forgetful person. Please just don't be rude if my posting is late.
Everything written in Rose's POV is my writing, and everything from Dimitri's POV is written by Bethismyname.
Anyway, let's get on with the story, shall we?
Disclaimer : I do not own VA or any of the recognizable characters
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Rose's POV
I walked into Senior English for the first day of class, dreading what rumors had said was coming: a year long assignment with a portfolio of our work for our final grade. I had no idea what this year long assignment could be, but I was definitely not looking forward to it; I barely do my homework as it is.
I sat next to my long time best friend, Lissa Dragomir, who upon my arrival, began telling me about the date that Christian had taken her on Saturday night. I listened, but only vaguely. I was still caught up on year long project that I might have to do. As soon as Lissa wrapped up the tale of her date night, our Senior English teacher, Ms. Petrov, walked in. She was, by far, my favorite teacher.
"Okay, class. Time to simmer down. We have a lot to discuss today." Ms. Petrov then did roll call, and with each student that was called, she handed a folder to that student with strict instructions not to open the folder until roll call was finished. After roll call, Ms. Petrov started talking again.
"The folder that I have given you is your instruction manual for this year's Senior project and end of the year portfolio." Groans erupted all over the room, mine probably being the loudest, but Ms. Petrov continued her speech. "This year, each and every one of you will participate in having a pen pal." More groans, although this time, mine wasn't as loud. Having a pen pal seemed like fun.
"Our school, along with several others, has set up a pen pal program for soldiers who have no one to write home to. The sad fact is that almost 60 percent of soldiers in the battlefield today don't have someone to write home to. This year, you will be their pen pals. A vast majority of the soldiers that signed up for this are between the ages of 20 and 35; some are older. Your first letter will be given to a solider at random; that soldier will be your pen pal. If you are in any way uncomfortable with your pen pal, please let me know, and we will start the process over so that you can be given a new pen pal. Any questions so far?"
No one spoke up. So Ms. Petrov continued.
"As for the final portfolio, you will be required to turn in copies of 20 letters, and an essay; 10 letters from you to your pen pal, and 10 letters that your pen pal has sent to you. The essay should entail what you have learned from this experience, and the requirements, as well as the requirements for every other part of this assignment, are located in the folder that was given to you during roll call. Use the rest of this class time to review the materials in your folder, and begin writing your first pen pal letters."
The assignment seemed easy enough, so after I read over everything in my folder, I began writing.
September 3, 2009
Dear Comrade,
I guess this is the beginning of a year long friendship. Let me tell you a little bit about myself:
My name is Rose Hathaway. I am currently 17 years old, and I attend St. Vladimir's academy. I have the most amazing best friend, and you will probably hear a lot her in my letters due to the fact that I spend most of my time with her. My hobbies include running, sparring, singing (though not in front of people), and partying. My favorite food is chocolate donuts, but I rarely get out of bed early enough to be able to get any.
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this project, so the sooner that you reply to this letter, the sooner I'll send you another one!
Your favorite new pen pal,
Rose H.
What did you think of the first chapter? The next chapter will be in Dimitri's POV and will be completely written by Bethismyname. We greatly appreciate your feedback, and if we get at least 10 reviews, the 10th reviewer (provided that it's not a guest) will receive a free preview of the next chapter before it's posted. :)