Ideas for opening scene:
Inner thoughts
Dialogue between people
Actions
Description of person or place
I can’t believe she goes to school in that outfit, is all that Christina was thinking about as she scanned through her instagram, while laying in bed with what appeared to be a bad cold. Christina spent quite a lot of time in bed this year, and she and her parents both noticed the frustration and anger that she had inside of her. Christina continued to cough and didn’t even notice that her parents were weeping outside of her bedroom door. While looking at Ava’s photo, Christina had nothing but ill thoughts. Was it natural for someone to dislike someone so much or to have nothing but negative things to say, Christina thought. She must be a loser since I can’t find anything nice to say. In a fit of rage, Christina punched her pillow, shrugged her shoulders, left one more nasty comment for Ava, and then put her head back down, preparing herself for the third nap of the day.
- Christina’s parents coming in to speak to her to tell her about her diagnosis.
- Christina at dr, at chemo, and lots of thoughts in her head with scared
- Few Girls coming to visit her and she is depressed
- The girls she used to make fun of come visit her
As Christina laid in bed, she sat excitedly admiring the small growth of hair that was starting to grow back. The thoughts in her head were overwhelming and she was looking forward to her bright future. Selfie time, is all she could think about! It would be so much fun, to selfie myself everyday, to show everyone my hair as it grows in. Moments after Christina posted the picture of herself, she heard a loud “Ding!” on her phone, indicating that she received a new instagram comment. Afterward, while looking through others pictures, Christina noticed Ava’s new outfit and left a perfection smiley face on her photo. “Can’t wait to borrow that outfit bestie!”