Creative Writing (Gabriel)

[Sung Jae Min]

Jae Min stood in between the bookshelves, scanning the bindings that were there. It was in the middle of the school day, but that didn't stop him from going to the public library. Last block he handed out To Kill A Mockingbird to his students. He only had a few copies left, and he needed more for his next class. Thus, he was at the public library to see if they had some he could use. But so far he could only find three copies, and doubted he would discover more. He kept trying anyways.

He turned to the bookcase that lined the wall. He none of the titles caught his eye as what he needed. A long sigh came from Jae as he shuffled around to the next shelf. It was bit of a disappointment, but he'd somehow have to manage. For now he plopped into a chair at a small table by the end of the aisle. Placing the copies of the assigned book on the table, he checked his watch. Still just half an hour till he had to be back at Hammel. Jae decided to take this time to relax with a book. After all, what else was a library for?

Leaning onto the back two legs of the chair, Jae grabbed for the closest book. Coming back forward with a little 'thump,' he read the title as Tomorrow Never Dies. A book from the James Bond series. Jae shrugged and opened to the first chapter. He was willing to give it a try. His eyes became glued to the book as he took in the story word for word, his memory in action. He'd usually read the summary of the book to see if it peeks his interest first, as he didn't want to remember a horrible story for who knows how long. But today Jae Min wasn't being picky. He just needed something to fill his time for the next thirty minutes or so. While his eyes took in the story of James Bond's adventures, his ears kept listening to the sound of people flipping pages every so often, and weaving through the aisles. Occasionally he looked up to see someone pass by, but he stayed close to his book.

[Gabriel White]

From the corner of his eyes, Gabriel saw a asian looking man flip through books from the shelves before finally settling for something that looked like one of those old James Bond books. He shrugged before putting the book he was reading himself back on the shelf and headed straight towards the man.

He smiled at the man as he looked up. ''You might as well just watch the movie, the book itself isn't all that good.'', he said with a chuckle and ran his hand through his curly hair. He took another glance at the book before his gaze drifted towards the shelves behind the man. ''Of course, I don't know what you like, but-'', he began and reached his hand out towards the bookshelf. He flipped through a few books before settling on a few. ''I read this in high school, it was rather good.'', he said and put 'The Lord of the Flies' on the table. ''And if you're more the classical type, there's always Hamlet.'' He laughed awkwardly as if he wasn't quite sure if he had interupted the man or not. He looked at a second book in his hands. ''Shakespeare is always a good way to go if you're out of options.''

He put the books back in the shelves and chuckled once more. ''I'm sorry if I interupted you, but books make me quite talkative, and once I start, I can't seem to stop. You see, it's kind of a passion of mine.'' His eyes were plastered on the shelves, scanning the titles of the book with a faint smile on his lips. He missed reading, though lately it seemed as if he hadn't had much time for it.

[Sung Jae Min]

Jae Min heard people passing by several times, so he knew they were coming near to just walk away again. But when a voice spoke up in his direction, the Korean's head whipped up. The voice indeed was talking to him, and belonged to a curly haired young man. Automatically, a pleasant smile spread across his lips to welcome the conversation.

"Well, I'm just reading it to waste some time." He flipped the book closed to look at the cover again. Then his gaze went back to the young man as he began to place books down, some appeared familiar, but not all. The Lord of the Flies was one that definitely one he remembered, he too read it in high school. A few of the Shakespearean books, or rather plays, were also recognized. The others he knew the titles, but never did read them. Jae watched the covers as he listened to the man go on about them. A couple of the copies were worn and used, and they had that pleasantly musty scent of old books.

Jae's smile faded a bit when an apology came. He didn't quite understand what there was to say sorry for. He finally spoke up to the young man. "There's no need to apologize. I see nothing wrong with expressing something you are passionate about." He shrugged. "I know what you mean though. I ramble half the class away when we get discussing the assigned books." He put his hand on the small stack of To Kill A Mockingbird, knowing he was going to end up running his motor mouth and giving spoilers to his next class.

[Gabriel White]

Gabriel was happy that the man didn't take any offense to his interuption, and he was even more glad to know that this man was a teacher. He sat down with a smile on his lips. ''Oh! You're a teacher?'', he asked even if he already knew the answer. ''English teacher I pressume?'', he asked nodding towards the stack of books. He had always loved English teachers. Mostly because they always complimented his writing.

''It must be such an interesting job. Being a teacher I mean.'' If his writing ever went downhill, he'd totally consider becomming an English teacher. No doubt about it. They would probably end up having more book assignments than what they needed, but who cared. Everyone loves books. Well, some at least.

Gab leaned his head on his chin and smiled. ''I have a great passion for books, which is probably one of the reasons as to why I wanted to write myself.'' He nodded and chuckled. He had always been an upfront kind of person. Besides, maybe this English teacher could even help him.

[Sung Jae Min]

"Yes, I'm an English teacher." Jae Min confirmed the young man's suspicions with a little nod. "It has it's perks, talking about books, reading students' writing." He thought about that essay he assigned the other day on the point of view and how it affected the reader's perception. He looked forward to reading that when the students hand it in next week.

"I do have some students who use spark notes though. I don't get why they just don't read. Most of the books assigned in high school are classics." He shrugged at the idea of it. Why wouldn't somebody read classic books? They're classic for a reason. In fact, why wouldn't somebody read at all? There are plenty of genres and topics. One of them is bound to peek interest. Many books are also better than the movies. At least that's what Jae Min thought about the Harry Potter series, and many of the fairy tales Disney made movies of.

Jae Min smiled up at the young man. "Writing is a good passion. It keeps your creativity alive. One thing wrong with business workers is that they don't have enough creativity. They stay close to the book." Jae Min realized he was beginning to ramble, and stopped. "I'm Jae Min Sung, by the way. May I ask to whom I have the pleasure of speaking to?"

[Gabriel White]

Gabriel thought about it for a second, and quickly realized that befriending this man could be very helpful for his writing, though it wasn't as abusive as it might have sounded when he thought it. Besides, he had always been interested the work of a teacher. ''Yeah, I bet.'', he replied and laughed.

''Luckily, we're all different.'', he said with a cheerful smile. Gabriel had always been the kind of person who did good in school, in pretty much any subject. ''The classics are always the best.'', Gabriel agreed with a nod. Even though he loved all kinds of books, the classics were always the best ones. Always.

''I've never thought about it that way, but I suppose you're right.'' Gabriel rubbed his cheek before nodding, as a way to show the man that he agreed. Writing was also a good way to get an outlet of your feelings, which shouldn't always be shared as much as people usually do. Well, in extreme cases anyways.

Gabriel reached out his hand towards the man. ''It's a pleasure meeting you, Jae Min Sung. I'm Gabriel Lee White.'' Gabriel was surprised at how much he liked the people he had met since he moved here. Even though they were all oh so different, he enjoyed every single conversation and personality. And of course, meeting another book lover was something Gabriel considered a jackpot.

''Do you come here often?'', Gabriel asked before he realized how much of a pick up line that had sounded, and he chuckled. ''Sorry.''

[Sung Jae Min]

Jae reached out and shook Gabriel's extended hand. "Pleased to meet you." He greeted him with a head dip of a bow and a wide smile. It was always a pleasure to meet someone who shares an interest.

A laugh came from Jae. "Don't worry about. I think everyone has said that unintentionally at least once. I know I have." In truth he has heard that line and then sorry too many times to count. It has become so much of a pick-up line that no one uses it for normal conversation any more. At least that's what Jae figured. "But to answer the question, sometimes. I usually use the library at the school, but this one has more books."

"So earlier you said you wanted to write. What genres do you have in mind?" The teacher was curious to know. He wondered what kind of young man Gabriel was. He obviously enjoyed books, but Jae wanted to hear his ideas. "I have to admit mystery would be hard, at least to me it would. Having to keep track of the little details readers would pay attention to try and solve the problem before they finish the book. It'd get a bit confusing."

[Gabriel White]

Gabriel chuckled and nodded in agreement. ''Yeah, I guess you're right. I've had my fair share of awkward episodes using that line.'' He was glad the man didn't take it the wrong way, and he let out a slight sigh of relief.

What genres did he want to write? Oh, that was easy. ''Novels and maybe a biography.'' He replied feeling his cheeks grow warmer. ''I've always had this love for... Writing about my life and how I view the world, you know?'' He chuckled and shook his head. That's how he had started out, writing something that most people would call a diary, but after some time he had put it all together and the finished product had looked pretty good. At least in his eyes. Of course, he had become a lot more experienced since then. ''Yeah, I'd have to agree. But kudos to those who manage to do it with such talent and grace.''