Monday, March 12, 2012
Contrast Intro #1
In my short 17 years as being a mother to my lovely daughter Devan, I have had the privilege of meeting most of her friends. Not all of them, some were just a fleeting story or two, then never to be heard of again. On the other hand, there are the girls that have been around for a certain season that she has enjoyed a sport with, such as cheerleading or softball. They always had a lot to chatter about and the occasional whispers, but Haylee has always been there. These two girls have been practically inseparable since the first day of Junior High. Sure, there has been the occasional girlhood bickering, but they always have seemed to find their way back to each other.
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Here, the hook is stronger--but we still don't know at the end of the graf that we are going to get a contrast, so this needs a bit of a preview sentence.
ReplyDeleteIn my short 17 years as being a mother to my lovely daughter Devan, I have had the privilege of meeting most of her friends. Not all of them, some were just a fleeting story or two, then never to be heard of again. On the other hand, there are the girls that have been around for a certain season that she has enjoyed a sport with, such as cheerleading or softball. They always had a lot to chatter about and the occasional whispers, but Haylee has always been there. The two have been practically inseparable since the first day of Junior High. Sure, there has been the occasional girlhood bickering, but they always have seemed to find their way back to each other. Now, believe me, I know my daughter. If someone had asked me seven years ago to line up all of Devans friends at the time, and pick who would be the girl that she stuck with through thick and thin, I definitely would have never picked Haylee. These two girls on the outside are the definition of night and day.
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