Back in Time

I discovered an old book at the back of my cupboard

My eyes shone with tears and my heart ached with a mix of emotions.

I'd been cleaning out my cupboard when I came across the book. It was old. Very old. Bound in deep red leather, the pages were frail and browned. The writing was barely decipherable and the language seemed almost foreign.

I sat down to read.

Once I started I couldn't stop. The story took me back in time to a young girl called Laura. As I read I shrieked with laughter at her crazy adventures and opinions. I shed tears along with her as she learned the agony of death and the heartbreak of rejection. The way she wrote was so simple and innocent, yet reading this book I felt every emotion right in my soul.

Upon finishing the last page I sat quietly for some time contemplating what I had just read. I found myself wishing that I had a time machine so I could go back in time and tell Laura not to worry and that things were going to get better. Laughing I dismissed the idea and got up to put my childhood diary back in the cupboard where it belonged.

Author's Note

Appreciate any feed back and/or constructive criticism. :)

Not a very good story I know but just wanted to get something down in an attempt to beat this writers block! :)

Reviews

[Rini]

It was really good I like how you were explaining how you felt about the book and being so emotional bound to the character

[Stan Lee]

Thank you Rini

[PaintedBirdy]

MondaineGarcon was here..

[Stan Lee]

As a dear friend said to me recently 'i cant wait til five years from now when we're looking back at this and laughing' :)

[PaintedBirdy]

I can't wait!

[Shannon]

Very sweet story.
This line, serious heart strings:
I found myself wishing that I had a time machine so I could go back in time and tell Laura not to worry and that things were going to get better.

[Stan Lee]

:) Thanks S.Mi. Really appreciate you taking the time to read & review.

[alifeacoustic]

Nice, I like it. If only we did have a time machine to visit our past selves. I bet the message everyone would tell, is you are doing great, you'll get through this and will become a better person for it. And maybe the lotto numbers too.
Thank you Andronicus. I really enjoyed this.

[Stan Lee]

Glad you like it. Thanks for reading and reviewing. :)

[alifeacoustic]

You're welcome :-)

[Captain Rilen]

This is really sweet, such things can produce such a pleasant feeling of nostalgia can they not? Noticed one error though :P Where to were on the third line :)

[Stan Lee]

Oops. Thanks for pointing that out Kirk. I'll change it now. :)

And thanks for your kind review :)

[Viv Wade]

Good story, really conveys that happy/sad feeling we get when we think about our childhood. I had a similar idea for a story, about going someone going back in time to talk to their younger self. It's on my page, it's called Thirteen. It's kind of a novella, and has 13 chapters, so it's a bit long, but maybe you could check it out some time, and tell me what you think.

[Stan Lee]

Surely will do SATY :) ... thanks for your review .. This one was an attempt at killing the writersblock :)

[Viv Wade]

Well, I'd say you killed it, stone dead!

[Stan Lee]

:) Lol. Thanks

[Vernika]

Beautiful this is! :) I feel like finding my old diary and reading all that I had written..!

[Stan Lee]

Thanks Vernika! I'm glad you liked it :)