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Offline Ally3772

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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #195 on: July 02, 2013, 06:15:39 PM »
I don't know how to start these things...

I've never done this before so you will have to forgive any mistakes I may make.

I'm writing to inform you that just a few hours after the last letter was sent, Sam passed away. She was completing her normal chores around the house when she said she didn't feel too good.



"Sam!" I screamed.

She started to float.




"No. NO!" I screamed.



"MOM!" Sophia screamed running in.

Everybody was just returning from school and work, except for Stefan who stayed after school to fix the broiler.




"I don't understand! She was fine!" Sarah cried.



That's when the grim reaper showed up.



"GRANDMA!" Alex screamed.



"Oh no." Margaret whispered, she told him to stay in his room.

"No grandma! Don't go with him!" He cried out.



But it was too late, she was already gone.

I looked at Sarah, our first born, it broke my heart to see her in so much pain.



Sam lived in Sarah though, they were almost identical if Sarah wore her hair like her mothers.





"Someone needs to call Stefan, he needs to come home." I sobbed.

"I'll go." Sophia said her voice cracking.

I rubbed her back before she got her phone out.

"Margaret, come here." Lucas said.

Margaret looked at him and just walked into his arms crying in his shoulder.




We turned around to see a tear streaked Stefan standing there, he left his phone here.

"Where's mom?" He choked out, sensing something was wrong with all the crying and hugging.

"Stefan." Sophia said.

"No!" He cried out.

She pulled him into her arms.



"I wasn't here! I wasn't here for her! I was fixing a stupid broiler at school!" He sobbed.

"I know." She whispered.



I don't know when the next letter will be, or who will be writing it.

I- We need time. Time to mourn my wife and their mother, time to spend together and get each other through this.

I just wanted to write and tell you that Sam is no longer with us.

Jeremy.

Okay, so why is Sophia and Margaret mourning a catering dish thing???



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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #196 on: July 02, 2013, 06:18:36 PM »
Sam passed away!? Wait she can't. However morning the Dinner tray?



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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #197 on: July 02, 2013, 08:26:43 PM »
Dear Friend,

I know you have received three letter today, and this will most likely be the last.

I just feel like I need to write right now.

Everyone is having a hard time dealing with the loss of mom.



Abigail came over to cheer Stefan up and console him.




I wish there was a way to console dad and make him feel better. Something tells me he won't be okay until he is back with mom, and I can tell you that this family can't lose him any time soon. I don't think we will survive losing two parents in one day.



"Come on Margaret! What are you doing?" Lucas asked.

"I'm cleaning!" She sobbed.

"Take a break from cleaning, you're upset!" He told her.

"No, I need something to keep me busy!" She cried walking upstairs.

Lucas followed her still trying to get her to stay in one place, I knew how she felt. I needed to keep busy too or else I was going to lose it.



I sat on the deck and looked at the sky, it's strange but I could feel mom sitting next to me.

I began to think about what she said, she told me just before she died that she wanted me to find a guy and get married. She wanted to make sure I wouldn't be alone for the rest of my life even if I had the family.

So I made a decision, a big decision.

I decided, by myself and not telling the family, that I wanted a baby.

I know that wasn't exactly what mom meant, she wanted me to find a guy. But a lot of people raised children by themselves right? It wasn't like we were broke, we had the money and support I need to raise a baby by myself. All it took was one pill and hopefully I would be pregnant. (I know, this isn't how babies by yourself :P)




A couple days passed and dad seemed to be handling losing the love of his life pretty well. Maybe he was just putting up a strong front for all of his children.



"I'm gaining weight." I sighed.

"Have you ate a lot?" Margaret asked.

"No, I can't think of what it could be." I said.

"Maybe your pregnant." She joked.

When I didn't laugh she looked at me funny.

"... Are you?" She asked.

"I think I am." I told her.

"Who's the father?!" She gasped.



"I don't know." I said.

"You don't know?! How do you not know?!" She screamed.

"SHH!!!" I snapped.

"Sorry." She said.

"I took a pill, I'm doing this by myself." I told her.

She was shocked, but she said would support me one hundred percent.

I officially found out when I was working out.



I was pregnant.

The nerves set in, did I do the right thing? Or was it out of grief? I talked myself out of it though, of course it was the right thing to do. I've always wanted a baby.

"Dad?" I called.

"In here!" He said.

I walked into the bathroom.

"I have something to tell you." I said.



I explained the whole thing and told him that I was pregnant.

He was thrilled!



"Another grand baby! If only your mother was here, she will miss seeing her second grandchild." He whispered before walking out.

I hadn't thought of that.

Hello break down.





"Are you sure you want to sleep in grandpa's bed?" I heard Lucas ask.

I looked up from my hands.

"Yeah, I want to sleep where grandma slept." Alex said.

I walked out of the bathroom.

"Okay." Lucas said.





"Lucas." I choked out.

He looked up.

"Sarah." He whispered.

He kissed Alex's head, "I have to talk to Aunt Sarah, we'll read another night."

He stood up.

"Everything okay?" He asked.



"Okay, everything isn't okay." He said rubbing my back as I cried.



"I miss mom!" I cried.

"We all do Sarah." He whispered.

"She won't be here to see my baby." I sobbed.

"Baby?" He asked.

I told him everything.

"Oh Sarah! That's wonderful!" He said.



Everyone was happy for me, and I hoped that mom would be happy for me. I hope you are happy for me.

I hope that everything will be okay.

Love always,

Sarah

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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #198 on: July 03, 2013, 11:18:36 AM »
I have to say this, Alex's face in the last picture is too funny he dosen't look too happy. :) GO Sarah!

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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #199 on: July 03, 2013, 03:05:04 PM »
Oh Sam, you left way too soon. The poor family...especially Jeremy. You had me in tears with that one. :(

Congrats to Sarah though, on the coming of her new baby!

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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #200 on: July 03, 2013, 04:12:05 PM »
I have to say this, Alex's face in the last picture is too funny he dosen't look too happy. :) GO Sarah!

Haha I know right?! He's like "So no one is going to read to me?!"

Oh Sam, you left way too soon. The poor family...especially Jeremy. You had me in tears with that one. :(

Congrats to Sarah though, on the coming of her new baby!

Aww, I didn't mean to make you cry :( It is sad though without Sam :'(
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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #201 on: July 03, 2013, 04:39:59 PM »
Dear Friend,

Things have gotten a little better.

Mom's ghost showed up, I was able to tell her the news after all!



She was thrilled!



Lucas was also happy I got to see mom.



Dad came in and everything got emotional for me, but that was probably the hormones. I wept quietly as Lucas tried to comfort me.




It was the night of the twins' birthday and I was getting ready to go downstairs to have some cake and ice cream.



But the baby had other plans!



"Margaret!" I cried out.

She came sliding in, almost falling as she grabbed onto the door frame.

"Baby?!" She gasped.

"I think so!" I groaned.

"Okay! Okay! Let's get you to the hospital!" She said.

We walked down in the middle of the celebration, Margaret stopped to cheer on Sophia who was aging into a young adult.

"Margaret! Can we go now? Kind of having a baby over here!" I yelled in pain.



We got to the hospital and Margaret held my hand in the delivery room and was there to welcome little Grace Moon into the world.



Don't mind me, I look like a zombie.

We got home and were able to see Sophia and Stefan.

The creepy thing was, they looked exactly like mom and dad...




Now the question was, were they going to university?

What do you think? Are Sophia and Stefan going to university? Let me know! ;D
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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #202 on: July 04, 2013, 07:11:43 PM »
Dear Friend,

We were off to college, after all that's what mom would have wanted us to do.

Stefan is going for his Business degree, he wants to be a spy.

As for me? I want to be the leader of the free world so I am going for my communications degree. The same one mom completed with.





Instead of living in the dorms like our siblings did before us, we decided that we would rent a house just off campus. I thought it would be fun to have our own house, it was quiet though.




My room was the one with the yellow bed, and Stefan had the one with the red bed in it. The rest of the house was self explanatory.

The first classes went fine, they were short so we were able to come home and study and maybe squeeze in a few hours of TV browsing. I was glad to have Stefan here, I would be lost without my twin. We spent day and night together and very rarely separated.



So it killed me when he wanted to call Abigail and tell her about the house, she was going to steal my brother away from me.



We were invited to the annual meet and greet, so we decided we should head down and learn more of what the university had to offer.




I was even able to interview somebody!



...I must have said something wrong.




Stefan hated the lecture classes he had to go to, he complained constantly about them.



To relax from our rough day at school, I dared Stefan to do the Cinnamon Challenge.





He didn't make it.

Love always,

Sophia

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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #203 on: July 06, 2013, 03:07:23 PM »
Dear Friend,

I learned a valuable lesson today.

I learned that it is not smart to try to repair something when you have no handiness skill whatsoever.



And we had no shower to put myself out!

"Stefan!" I screamed.

He jumped from his bed and came running in.

"Call the fire department!" I screamed.

He ran to the phone and immediately called for help.

The flames were spreading fast and I had a feeling I may not make it out alive.

"Stefan help me!" I cried.



The firefighters came and helped Stefan put the flames out, the insurance company took care of most of the costs that it took to replace our items. We bought a shower right after and I was able to get cleaned up.

I walked into Stefan's room and hugged him, it was a close call.



Our luck turned around though, we passed all of our tests that day!




Dad called today, he wanted to make sure we were doing okay. I told him all about the fire and he was glad we both made it out alive. He told me to call an electrician next time, my life was more valuable then the $50 fee.



Winter was on its way sadly, I was hoping summer would stick around for a little longer.

I spent most of the time outside reporting campus events and running advertisements. Sometimes I would earn extra cash by running the advertisements but other times I wouldn't.



I did another interview, but it didn't turn out well again.



College life was rough, when I wasn't in class I was home studying. I had to drink coffee to stay awake, and even then I fell asleep!



I should probably go now, the washing machine just started to over flow and I need to call the repair guy.

Love always,

Sophia

Not an exciting update and kind of short, but its something! :)
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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #204 on: July 06, 2013, 04:23:54 PM »
Not exciting? She nearly died!

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« Reply #205 on: July 08, 2013, 03:57:54 PM »
Dear Friend,

Just wanted to write a short update! Finals are tomorrow, the coffee pot has been running non stop as Stefan and I crammed as much information into our brains as we could.

Stefan was nervous because he had to present his business plan he has been working on all semester, he decided to smooth the nerves with a drink.





Everything went better than expected! He was thrilled.

Finals were here, and my stomach was doing flip flops.




Stefan looked nervous also.

But, he did amazing!



And so did I. I was so happy.

To celebrate, I was invited to a party! I invited Stefan to come with me, but he wanted to play in the leaves?



The party was small, but that didn't stop anyone from having fun. I had no idea who anyone was, but at the same time we all got along together! That may or may not have anything to do with juice being involved.




"Hello sir." I laughed.

He didn't answer.

"Hello?!?!" I said.

"I'm talking to you!" I growled.

He just kept staring at me.

"HELLO! Don't you know that it's the POLITE thing to do to answer someone when they are talking to you?!" I screamed.



"UGH! Whatever! Just sit there with your stupid hat and your stupid tie. Jerk." I grumbled walking away.

Stefan had to come and get me, he dragged me home as I whined about the guy who wouldn't talk to me.

"He was a statue Sophia, of course he didn't talk to you." He laughed.

"It was not! He was staring at me all weird. All I wanted to do was talk, but nooooo." I said flinging my arms up.

"Whatever you say Sophia." He said.

Getting up the ladder to my bed was a journey in its self! But once Stefan made sure I was safe in bed he left me alone to rest.

We find out if we graduate or not soon, wish us luck!

Love always,

Sophia

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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #206 on: July 08, 2013, 04:15:32 PM »
Oh wow, Sophia! The juice really hits you hard, huh?

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« Reply #207 on: July 10, 2013, 04:59:06 PM »
Dear Friend,

We ended up having to go back to university.

But, I'll save you from the boring classes and cleaning the house up to get ready for the next people to rent.

We graduated with a high B GPA!




I went out on a date with a guy named... Well, I forgot his name... Dean? Maybe?



It was pretty boring, I ended up leaving before it was over.

I was so ready to go home, so I was excited when graduation came.




Stefan and I showed each other our diplomas.



Then Abigail came over, and let's just say Stefan missed her very much.



I frowned and walked over to Lucas who congratulated me.



Sarah hugged Stefan and told him she was a proud sister.



Dad was emotional and told us both that he was very proud, and that mom would be very proud of us for graduating.

That's when I started to cry.




It hurt because the reality of mom being gone was still fresh.

Stefan took my hand and we headed back to the house to pack our bags so we could finally get home. I couldn't wait to see Alex and baby Grace who both had birthday's come up soon!

Love always,

Sophia

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Re: The Perks of Being a University Student
« Reply #208 on: July 10, 2013, 05:10:00 PM »
It was very sad that Sam was not around for the twins graduation.  But you did a great job getting them good grades Ally.  But should you break family tradition and not send the next generation?  I wish there was a way to send them without having to micromanage it so I know what you're feeling.  I do like your writing style Ally.
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« Reply #209 on: July 10, 2013, 05:31:21 PM »
It was very sad that Sam was not around for the twins graduation.  But you did a great job getting them good grades Ally.  But should you break family tradition and not send the next generation?  I wish there was a way to send them without having to micromanage it so I know what you're feeling.  I do like your writing style Ally.

It's weird not having Sam there, and I'm kind of surprised Jeremy is still here. He's going on 130 Sim days! Yeah, maybe I should send them. I wish there was a way to do that too, it would be awesome! And thank you very much! ;D
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