This week we will look at romantic narratives. Writers have been composing pieces about love for centuries. The feelings of people falling in love provide good material and these stories are always popular. On the one hand is the joy of love when it is successful and on the other the pain of loss or rejection. So these narratives can be funny and occasionally tragic. Some of the most powerful stories ever written have love as a central theme. But not all love stories have to be intense. Romance is all around us. Do you have a romantic story to tell? You will often find examples of these narratives in novels. Shorter stories appear in magazines and comic books.
A strange romance
Manny was a very shy boy. Whenever anybody spoke to him, he would look away. Sometimes he would blush. He was especially shy at school. The teachers would all write on his report: 'Manny needs more confidence to do better at his studies.'
Because he was so quiet, everybody ignored him. But Manny noticed everybody else. He was very observant. He noticed all the rowdy boys who were good at sport and the girls who giggled together in groups.
The one person he watched the most was a girl in his maths class. Her name was Wendy, and she wore glasses just like him.
She was also good at maths, just like him. The trouble was that she was also quiet just like him, so they never talked to each other.
Manny looked at Wendy whenever he had the opportunity. Every time he did so, it felt as if his heart missed a beat. If he saw her more than once a day, he would smile for hours and hours.