“SORRY IF WERE NOT MEANT TO BE”
The short story with the title “SORRY IF WERE NOT MEANT TO BE” is about the two people developed their friendship during their childhood time.
Jane was begun to evoke her memories during her childhood up to her time when she was in high school. When Jane was only seven years old she is playing in the park together with her yaya, when unexpectedly one boy hit her not intentionally, Jane and Henry are friends. Mark is Henry’s cousin the boy who hit Jane when she was in the park.
Jane and Henry is close friend until they reach high school. They are both senior when Henry decided to transfer in the same school where Jane and Henry are also studying. Jane and mark are not close from the very beginning even in first time they meet. The time goes on Jane and Mark become rivalry in terms of grade ranking until they become close to each other. And apparently Jane was fallen in love with mark surreptitiously. Henry is also in love with Jane in secret.
When the prom night was about to start Jane is not too energized because her date is not mark but Henry. Because before Jane and mark have an arrangement that they are partner in prom. During the prom night Jane feels jealous because Mark was having other dates and it’s Anne. After the prom night Jane expecting that mark will talk to her about what happen last night, but she noticed that there are some changes between Mark and Henry, even though she want to talk both of them she feels that she had no right. After a happy and sweet night between Jane and Mark she feels that day that may be this is an end of her moments with Mark all things that happen last night was only illusions and no continuation. Jane graduated with broken heart, she keep herself busy after the graduation they continue their way in college but they having their own choices of universities and separate ways. After a year Jane and Mark have a chance to meet again, Mark have given a chance to explain Jane what happen after the prom, now everything is clear to Jane. Jane knows the reason of Mark why he avoided Jane for the sake of relationship of his cousin Henry but she admitted that he love also Jane. Jane is happy that she knows even if they didn’t express their feeling to each other before they are both honest to accept the facts now that they are meant to be. Jane accepted that they both having own journey and destiny.
The main character of the story is Jane, her real name is Kesia Jane Samonte she is 27 years old, beautiful, intelligent, simple, and friendly. She is the outstanding student in senior high school. Until Mark enrolled in the same school and they become competitor in the class, she is mad with Mark, but later on they become close and somehow feelings developed between the two main characters. Although, Mark they didn’t give a chance to express his feelings for Jane because of considering his cousin Henry. Somehow, Mark is also considering a main character of the story, he is the character connected from the very beginning of the story and more of the progression in the story is more about Mark and Jane up to the ending of the story. From the start of the story the two main character having conflict to each other, because every time they meet there always a bad incident happen between the two. Therefore they not become close to each other from the very start or from the beginning. But later on Jane noticed that in the face of hating mark inside her heart mark is special.
When Jane was only seven years old she is in the park together with her yaya, she is talking with Henry when she accidentally hit the ball in her head by Mark and she is stunned. After the incident when Henry and Jane meet in the school Henry say sorry for what his cousin done to her friend, But Jane told him that it’s ok, because Mark already apologize what happen.
After several years when Jane and Henry were in senior high school Henry’s cousin transferred in their school. Fortunately Jane and Mark cross their path again. One day Jane and her classmates Anne walking when one guy bang Jane not intentionally because he is in rush. She is shocked again for the second time because it was a same guy again hit her. Her face was red and she is mad again she can’t move.
“Jane whisper…you again? How many times will you do this to me?”But Mark reply “I’m sorry I didn’t mean it I’m in hurry Henry was waiting for me”.
Everyone was clapping except Jane, that day Mrs. Gomez introduce Mark to the class. Jane feels that this is not her lucky day particularly when her teacher chooses Jane to be Mark seatmates. For their eight hour class Jane didn’t know how to continue to exist in the situation particularly when she thinks that every day she will seating at the side of Mark. Mark is sincerely request for forgiveness for what she did last time to Jane. But Jane is still barmy to him.
Until one day they become friends and enjoy the companionship of each other. Although they are rivalry in academic class they take as a challenge at the end they become best friend and fall to its other furtively.
It was a cold night for Jane. She was thinking her past 20 years of her life. She was about to cry, but she was suddenly smile. Because back of her mind, there was an old memories that still bothering her.
Limited third person narrator was the one who told and narrate the story. The particular point of view in the story was Jane is trying to recall the memories of her time during her high school life. Those memories still bothered her. Maybe the particular point of view in the story is what happens between Mark and Henry after the prom night that they are together. Somehow Jane still bothered because if she has the bravery to ask them before and clarify things may be she is not bothered at all. Somehow if Henry and Mark also have bravery to express their feelings for Jane may be there is a conclusion at the end. Somehow the story would be changed if both of them have fortitude to face each other with unaffectedness, because if they had given a chance to express their thoughts for Jane may be they prove to their selves if who would be Jane’s bet. What if Jane was prepared to choose Henry? What if her choice is Mark? How did they know if they didn’t try? Sometimes to face the consequences it might answer our question. Why we afraid to accept the challenge of life? And for Jane what if she tried to ask Henry and Mark what happen both of them after the prom? What if both of them reveal their feeling? May be she could choose between the two, somehow I could say there is a happy ending.
I am not happy to the ending of the story, because the story ends with the very indistinct situation, where is Henry at end? The only character mentioned in the story was Mark, and yet he is with other woman. I feel sad, She clarify things at the end but she refresh again the feeling that what she have before, because at the beginning of the story she still bothered, meaning she still have a feelings for Mark, but what happen? Mark was given a chance now to tell her what is his real feeling for Jane before despite the fact that he is already engage? Oh! It really hurts!
I suggest that one way or another the author might mentioned about Henry, Because what if she don’t know after a very long time she thought that before she falling with Mark but she is not aware that she is falling for Henry now? Do I am right? It’s not impossible’ because they are best friend even before she meet Mark.
As a reader I rate this short story 85%. I don’t have any suggestion either, because as far as I know even my works and also this critique of mine is not perfect.
I am not happy to the ending of the story because the ending is not clear what happen to Henry where is he? Maybe the author of the short story stated some details about Henry.
Jane was begun to evoke her memories during her childhood up to her time when she was in high school. When Jane was only seven years old she is playing in the park together with her yaya, when unexpectedly one boy hit her not intentionally, Jane and Henry are friends. Mark is Henry’s cousin the boy who hit Jane when she was in the park.
Jane and Henry is close friend until they reach high school. They are both senior when Henry decided to transfer in the same school where Jane and Henry are also studying. Jane and mark are not close from the very beginning even in first time they meet. The time goes on Jane and Mark become rivalry in terms of grade ranking until they become close to each other. And apparently Jane was fallen in love with mark surreptitiously. Henry is also in love with Jane in secret.
When the prom night was about to start Jane is not too energized because her date is not mark but Henry. Because before Jane and mark have an arrangement that they are partner in prom. During the prom night Jane feels jealous because Mark was having other dates and it’s Anne. After the prom night Jane expecting that mark will talk to her about what happen last night, but she noticed that there are some changes between Mark and Henry, even though she want to talk both of them she feels that she had no right. After a happy and sweet night between Jane and Mark she feels that day that may be this is an end of her moments with Mark all things that happen last night was only illusions and no continuation. Jane graduated with broken heart, she keep herself busy after the graduation they continue their way in college but they having their own choices of universities and separate ways. After a year Jane and Mark have a chance to meet again, Mark have given a chance to explain Jane what happen after the prom, now everything is clear to Jane. Jane knows the reason of Mark why he avoided Jane for the sake of relationship of his cousin Henry but she admitted that he love also Jane. Jane is happy that she knows even if they didn’t express their feeling to each other before they are both honest to accept the facts now that they are meant to be. Jane accepted that they both having own journey and destiny.
The main character of the story is Jane, her real name is Kesia Jane Samonte she is 27 years old, beautiful, intelligent, simple, and friendly. She is the outstanding student in senior high school. Until Mark enrolled in the same school and they become competitor in the class, she is mad with Mark, but later on they become close and somehow feelings developed between the two main characters. Although, Mark they didn’t give a chance to express his feelings for Jane because of considering his cousin Henry. Somehow, Mark is also considering a main character of the story, he is the character connected from the very beginning of the story and more of the progression in the story is more about Mark and Jane up to the ending of the story. From the start of the story the two main character having conflict to each other, because every time they meet there always a bad incident happen between the two. Therefore they not become close to each other from the very start or from the beginning. But later on Jane noticed that in the face of hating mark inside her heart mark is special.
When Jane was only seven years old she is in the park together with her yaya, she is talking with Henry when she accidentally hit the ball in her head by Mark and she is stunned. After the incident when Henry and Jane meet in the school Henry say sorry for what his cousin done to her friend, But Jane told him that it’s ok, because Mark already apologize what happen.
After several years when Jane and Henry were in senior high school Henry’s cousin transferred in their school. Fortunately Jane and Mark cross their path again. One day Jane and her classmates Anne walking when one guy bang Jane not intentionally because he is in rush. She is shocked again for the second time because it was a same guy again hit her. Her face was red and she is mad again she can’t move.
“Jane whisper…you again? How many times will you do this to me?”But Mark reply “I’m sorry I didn’t mean it I’m in hurry Henry was waiting for me”.
Everyone was clapping except Jane, that day Mrs. Gomez introduce Mark to the class. Jane feels that this is not her lucky day particularly when her teacher chooses Jane to be Mark seatmates. For their eight hour class Jane didn’t know how to continue to exist in the situation particularly when she thinks that every day she will seating at the side of Mark. Mark is sincerely request for forgiveness for what she did last time to Jane. But Jane is still barmy to him.
Until one day they become friends and enjoy the companionship of each other. Although they are rivalry in academic class they take as a challenge at the end they become best friend and fall to its other furtively.
It was a cold night for Jane. She was thinking her past 20 years of her life. She was about to cry, but she was suddenly smile. Because back of her mind, there was an old memories that still bothering her.
Limited third person narrator was the one who told and narrate the story. The particular point of view in the story was Jane is trying to recall the memories of her time during her high school life. Those memories still bothered her. Maybe the particular point of view in the story is what happens between Mark and Henry after the prom night that they are together. Somehow Jane still bothered because if she has the bravery to ask them before and clarify things may be she is not bothered at all. Somehow if Henry and Mark also have bravery to express their feelings for Jane may be there is a conclusion at the end. Somehow the story would be changed if both of them have fortitude to face each other with unaffectedness, because if they had given a chance to express their thoughts for Jane may be they prove to their selves if who would be Jane’s bet. What if Jane was prepared to choose Henry? What if her choice is Mark? How did they know if they didn’t try? Sometimes to face the consequences it might answer our question. Why we afraid to accept the challenge of life? And for Jane what if she tried to ask Henry and Mark what happen both of them after the prom? What if both of them reveal their feeling? May be she could choose between the two, somehow I could say there is a happy ending.
I am not happy to the ending of the story, because the story ends with the very indistinct situation, where is Henry at end? The only character mentioned in the story was Mark, and yet he is with other woman. I feel sad, She clarify things at the end but she refresh again the feeling that what she have before, because at the beginning of the story she still bothered, meaning she still have a feelings for Mark, but what happen? Mark was given a chance now to tell her what is his real feeling for Jane before despite the fact that he is already engage? Oh! It really hurts!
I suggest that one way or another the author might mentioned about Henry, Because what if she don’t know after a very long time she thought that before she falling with Mark but she is not aware that she is falling for Henry now? Do I am right? It’s not impossible’ because they are best friend even before she meet Mark.
As a reader I rate this short story 85%. I don’t have any suggestion either, because as far as I know even my works and also this critique of mine is not perfect.
I am not happy to the ending of the story because the ending is not clear what happen to Henry where is he? Maybe the author of the short story stated some details about Henry.