Opposites Attracted (W.E. 08)

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Exercise 08:

Write a character sketch, starting with someone you have once noticed and observed.
     1. Begin with a physical description. Try to include more senses than just the visual--how the person sounds, smells, the texture of their hair and skin, etc.
     2. Next, write a little about what you can't observe about the person from the outside. This can be facts--job, where the person lives, favorite movie, type of music, etc.
     3. Finally, drilling deeper, write some secret or dream of the person--something that perhaps no one knows.

Opposites Attract

Physical Description:

Her hair is dyed blond, almost white and you can see the undercoat of dark brown peeking through the bright openings. Her eyes are brown like almonds, yet so bright and shiney. Her smile is warming like a tender yet comical story. Her make-up is very subtle, just to accentuate her features. Her skin isn’t quite white, but slightly peachy. It feels soft like touching baby’s skin. She’s about 5’2” tall. She’s not wide, nor slender. I would consider her of average healthy appearance. Her arms and chest are covered with tiny little moles that you could only see if you were right next to her. She smells like a warm, windy and calming day. She normally wears a red belt around her midsection made of faux leather. It’s some kind of fashion sense, and underneath the belt is a dark black shirt with sleeves tyed with knots near the beginnings of her shoulders from the end of her arms. Upon her shirt is some kind of streaks of gold, splattered like far away spray paint. Her pants are usually simple jeans. I never noticed her shoes in great detail. On her left hand is a promise ring, and on her other hand many other scattered rings of less significance.

Her Home:

Her porch is probably old and rotting away. Upon the back portion of the porch is a ton of mostly smoked roaches. The outside of the house seems to be deteriorating as well, but could be in worse shape. Inside the house smells rank like it hasn’t been aired out since people have been living in it. The air is stale and smells almost molding. The rooms, even during the day seem so dark and lacking in color. It’s not a very welcoming abode. It feels as if you’re walking into a dungeon. Within the fridge is expired food, something her grandfather seems to collect. Her room is organized yet slightly messy with a few clothes lying around in particular spots. It’s still too clean to be considered a mess. It seems very organized. Upon her dresser, a lighter and some weed.

Is it true love?

I’m not going to claim this is true, because it’s probably not but I’d like to point this out. She’s written some poetry before that shines her in a sad light. Though she claims it was written not with the intent of sadness, but out of randomness. I don’t buy it. I recognized the feeling she wrote into that poem to be something that only someone feeling that great sadness could describe.

Though she talks of her boyfriend frequently as of late, and has the promise upon her finger, a part of me believes that she’s looking for something more. Though she seems happy on the outside, nobody is truly that happy are they? Perhaps they are, and I just can’t comprehend this idea.

Of course she loves him. Though when he’s around and she’s trying to hint to him about things, he doesn’t seem to get her. It’s as if they are from two different worlds. With older couples you see more understanding of each others personalities. That to me is love.

She and her promise guy have been together for 3 years, and known each other their whole lives. They practically lived next door to each other. But I think deep down, if she had the choice to love with all of her heart, and that someone loved her just as much back, that she would in no way hesitate to leave him. Another part of me wonders that if she truly loves him, what if he doesn’t truly love her?

 Though their relationship may seem like roses, maybe they argue behind closed doors. If she met someone who just got her on that deeper level, maybe then she’d see that what she’s feeling now, isn’t true love. Everybody deserves true love. For all I know she already has it, but from what I can see is, they aren’t even on the same page of this book. Opposites attract.