Writing Game Eight – 5 AM

Author function: Scriptor

Notion: Heartbreak/Sadness

The airport is silent that morning. It is barely 5 am, and artificial light lights up the room. Outside, darkness still rules, and fog has crept in, almost as a representation of her mood that morning. Being here was the last thing she wanted. She could not bear the thought of being alone once again. They had known this would happen from the beginning. This was part of it, but it was hard for her to accept.

Walking in, they barely spoke, the huge suitcase got checked in and everything was ready. Then there was nothing to do but wait. Wait for the inevitable moment when it was time to say goodbye.

When it happened, she fought so hard not to cry, yet it was breaking her heart to have to do this. They shared a long hug, looked deep into each other’s eyes. She knew her tears were blatantly obvious, but in that moment, she couldn’t control it anymore. Their lips found each other in a deep, shaky kiss, hearts pounding and hands shaking. This was it.

“I love you..”

“I love you too..” – So much!

Then her love disappeared into the crowd and all that was left for her was to go home.

Reflections:

Writing as a scriptor allows for more emotions to come through and for a story to be told. Furthermore, the story has potential is more personal and engaging. In the text above, the notion of heartbreak and sadness is viewed from a personal point of view in order to make the reader feel the pain of the characters. This is different from other types of author functions in the way that the reader gets a closer look at who the characters are. In academic writing, this type of closeness is not needed or created.

Had the notion of sadness/heartbreak needed to be described in an academic fashion, the article would have included studies describing in detail what happens biologically when a person feels such emotions and why they occur. Studies of how to deal with such emotions in the best way would also be included. Also, and academic article would include thoroughly reliable sources and a reference list of these at the end.

Finally, the language itself would be formal and from a neutral point of view in an academic article. The sentences would be more complex and longer while in the text above, the sentences are straight forward and full of biased language.