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Han Shot First
Tom Got First
They almost rhyme.
It has come to my attention that there exists a certain corruption among our ranks. Perhaps you have not noticed it, or perhaps you have, but I am here to tell you that it is all too real.
It all started a month ago. I was walking down the street when out of the corner of my eye I spotted something. It was lustrious, and I approached it cautiously. As I got closer, I realized it was some sort of octagonal object, no bigger than a quarter. I stooped down and picked it up, but it was very hot, and I dropped it. It shattered as it hit the ground. I was dismayed, but I noticed that something was inside of it that had fallen out now that it was in pieces, in a matter similar to that of a piggy bank. This I touched (making sure it was not hot as well) and upon discovering its mild coolness, I picked it up. It was a small piece of paper, with seven words scrawled onto it in hastily written handwriting. The message is as follows:
"The Moogles trust me, I will help you."
I had many plot twists in mind. For example, his younger brother, Raymond, should have been diagnosed with cancer on the night before his barmitzvah. This would have been one of the many challenges that Harold would face throughout the story.
Also, I was playing around with the idea of his rabbai being a sort of a mentor to him throughout the course of the tale. Harold, although not mentioned in the first sentence below, does not have a father, because his father died in a tragic accident during an extremist Jewish rally. This would have set the stage for Harold's uncertainty in himself and what he believes.
It also must be noted that Harold is a teenager, so he should be exposed to real life problems. Remember, in his community, his faith is put to the test every day by peer pressure from his classmates, his teachers and his enemy, who has constantly bullied him in school, Kevin.
About Kevin. Kevin went to school with Harold all through gradeschool, and always made fun of Harold for his faith. After the extremist rally, Harold's classmates isolated him more because they were scared of him, even though Harold explained to them that they had different beliefs than him.
With all this negativity, it is fitting that Harold should have a friend. I imagined a childhood friend (probably named Melissa) who would accompany him through the tough times. Throughout the novel, their relationship would grow stronger.
As you can see..