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__** 5 Positive Things About the Fountain of Youth **__ ~ you could make money off of it ~ you could save people's lives ~ if you plant seeds in the water, the plants would always have fruits and vegetables to eat ~ the ability to relive your youth ~ you could bathe in it and be clean OHMIGOSH! SECRET MESSAGE!! __** ﻿﻿5 Negative Things About the Fountain of Youth **__ ~ the effects only last for a few moments ~ you could possibly become too greedy like Dr. Heidegger's friends ~ why would you relive the past when you can live in the present and make your future better ~ there could be other side effects that could take place that have not been mentioned ~ the water could, one day, start to drain and then you'd be left with an empty fountain AND ANOTHER ONE!! XD __** The Setti﻿ng **__ ~ in an institute in the country somewhere in another universe ~ around the year 2015 ~ mood: intense, playful, confusing, frustrating, romantic, memorable

__** The Main Conflict **__ There isn't enough Botox left in the world. Everyone is trying to get as much as they can. Doctors all around the world are trying to salvage what they can and try to re-create this wonderful drug in another way.

__**Plot**__ ~ Doctors find out that there is a shortage of Botox. ~ Six doctors have been chosen to help researchers find an alternative way to produce Botox. ~ The doctors are are trying to make Botox with other ingredients/substances. ~ One doctor ( Dr. James Bohwtawx) and his sidekick (Dr. Jake Howard) have made some sort of water from the Fountain of Youth ~ They save the world.

*If you are wondering why I decided to do my story on Botox, I'll tell you! =P Well, because we were talking about the fountain of youth and becoming young again, the first thing that popped into my mind was Botox. Why? Because when you get Botox it removes the wrinkles thus making you look younger. This is how I got the idea of writing my story about Botox. I hope this helps your confusion. =D*

hai there. if you can see this, then i only have one question to ask you. ok. maybe two. 1) why are you copying my work, and 2) why are you on my wiki. and if BEN MURRAY is creeping my wiki trying to find secret messages, then hai there. stop being a creeper Ben. =P He doesn't really change much other than become richer than he was before and gets his heart broken by the girl that he loves. This happens when he finds her with another guy knowing that he (James) likes her. What's ironic about my story is that the people in it are as obsessed with Botox as people in the real world would be about a cure for cancer. They don't understand that aging is natural and all want to stay young. The overuse of Botox leads to the shortage. Botox is a symbol in my story and it's a symbol for youthfulness (is that even a word?). The major theme of my story is love, but another theme or two that could be found in it are somewhere along the lines of discovery and friendship.
 * 5. How does the main character change over the course of the story? **
 * 6. Describe the use of Irony in your story. **
 * 7. What symbols are present in your story? **
 * 8. What is the theme of your story? **

 What Happened to the Botox?

 By: Manmeet Gill

It’s a fairly cold day today. Approximately 4˚C. The wind is whipping my face. My body is shivering all over. Why didn’t I check the fuel level of my car before I left home? My feet hurt from walking to work. Oh my goodness. There she is. I stop in my tracks because I’m flabbergasted by her beauty. The sharp wind blowing through her dark brown hair, her scarf tightly wrapped around her neck, her coat hugging all the curves of her body. I could stare at her all day long. “Hi James! Quite the warm morning, isn’t it?” she chirped sarcastically. Ha. Her voice sounds like angels singing whenever she talks. I smile to myself.

“Ha-ha. Yeah! If it gets any warmer, I’ll have to take my clothes off!” Oh. My. Gosh. Did I just say that out loud? Juliette just giggles and goes into the building. Damn it! I didn’t mean that! Stupid, stupid, stupid!

‘Hey, you coming in, or what?” asks Juliette. Shiz! What’s wrong with me?

“Oh! Ummm… Yeah! Sorry…” I say sounding foolish. Why do I go brain dead around Juliette? Because you love her than life itself you retard. Oh yeah! Ergh! I have GOT to stay focused on my work today. I have a bad feeling that something’s not right. Inside the building people are bustling around with worried expressions. Oh well. I better prepare for the worst…

“Ladies and gentlemen,” booms Mr. Warlock who’s the hospital administrator of Rinkleremoovrr General, “I have some good news, and some bad news. The bad news is that we have found out from our scientific researchers that we are running out of the ingredients to make Botox. The world only has a limited amount left. And by counting the number of appointments that are scheduled to occur, we only have enough to last us until the end of the month. The good news is that there IS another way to produce Botox, but the researchers haven’t figured this out yet. They were wondering if a few of you could assist them with this. The head of the group has chosen 6 doctors from this hospital to help them.”

“Hey James! Do you think that I should ask Maria out? I think she likes me. She’s not too bad looking herself. I mean take a look at her-“

“Jake! Dude! Pay attention! And about what you said, I say go for it!” I grinned as I whispered back. Ha-ha. Jake will be Jake. Going after the ladies.

“Hmmm… I think I’ll ask her-“

“Dr. Howard! You may be a new addition to our hospital, but that doesn’t mean that you can go around talking while I am! Please! Behave yourself!”

“Sorry…” mumbled Jake. He sat listening to Mr. Warlock for the rest of the time.

“You may be wondering who has been chosen, so I will tell you right now.” Says Mr. Warlock as he searches through the pile of papers in front of him. “Hmm… It was here a second ago… Maybe I left it in my office. Please stay seated. I will be right back!” With that he rushed off to his office.

“Man! I thought that he’d never stop talking!” said Jake.

“So who do you think the chosen 6 people are?” said Juliette as she turned around to face me.

“Umm…. Gee. I don’t know. I’m guessing David and Kathy for sure. They’re like geniuses! Ha-ha. And if they don’t get picked then those scientists have been inhaling was too many fumes!” she laughs that cute laugh of hers. My heart melts to the ground.

“I’m back!” announces Mr. Warlock cheerfully.

“Dude. Why are you staring at me like that?” Juliette asks as she snaps her fingers in front of my face.

“Wh-what? Oh…” I blush. “Sorry about that…” she laughs and turns back to face the front. I look towards Jake. He laughs at me too. What good friends I have.

“Attention please! I have found the list! Okay. First up we have David Jackson. Next is Kathy Heartfeld. Then there is Maria Garcia-Ramirez, James Bohwtawx, Jake Howard,” Please say Juliette Yurkovich! Please, please, please! “And last but not least, Juliette Yurkovich. You 6 have been chosen to represent R. G. H. and to help our wonderful researchers. One of them will be here in about an hour to talk to you folks, so just hang around close-by. As for the rest of you. Please check your schedules and get to work. No dilly dallying!” I got up to stretch my legs when I heard that angelic voice coming from behind me again.

“Oh my gosh! We both got picked! I’m so happy!!” she smiles one of her biggest smiles and I can’t help but to smile back at her. Her smiles are just so contagious!

I talk to Juliette for the whole hour and boy, did it go by fast! As I start to tell Juliette about something a man walks through the door. He’s tall with thick, black, curly hair. He had glasses and a phone to his ear. He’s carrying a box with papers that are spilling out of it. Oh yeah! And he’s also wearing a lab coat. I guess that’s the guy we’ve been waiting for.

“Yes, yes. I just got here. Yup, definitely I’ll make sure to tell them! You can absolutely count on me sir! Will do! Okay. Yes. I’ll see you in about an hour and a half!” He slips his phone into one of the pockets in his coat and stares at all of us. We stare back.

“Umm… Hello. My name is Charlie Kanning, and I’m one of the researchers who will be working with you. Now grab your coats and let’s get moving. We are on a very tight schedule. You can introduce yourselves to me when we get into the car. I’ll tell you more about me and the institute as well.” All I could think of as we stepped outside was holy geez. They got a limo to pick us up! Sweet! This might not be too bad… The limo is black with leather seats 2 mini fridges, a wine rack, a snack cupboard, and the list goes on.

“Do you always travel like this?” asks Jake in amazement.

“No. Sometimes we go around in a horse and carriage. Yes, of course we do. Now stop asking silly questions.” Juliette sat to my right and Jake on my left and Maria next to him. David, Charlie, and Kathy sat on the other side. The limo started and off we went.

“Ok, how about you introduce yourselves to me now. Let’s starts with this gentleman right here.” Says Charlie as he points to David. We go around in a circle and tell him a few things about ourselves. He was star struck when we finished.

“Wow. The boss did an amazing job picking you guys! I thought that you people would be like the last bunch of newbies that we had! Total blonde-wads. I’m really impressed with you! I think that will all of your intelligence, we’ll be done in no time. And I really hope that we do because you are our last hope. Ok, enough of that. I will now tell you a bit more about what you’re doing. To start with, you’ll be trained by some of our finest scientists…” and he drones on and on for a good 45 minutes. I have a sudden need to talk to someone so I nudge Jake. He’s asleep. Obviously. I take a quick peek at Juliette and she’s gazing out the window. Suddenly, she turns around and sees me staring directly at her. She looks deep into my eyes. I just stare back. Then she just bursts out in laughter. And smiles. Yes that smile that makes me melt. I laugh along with her. Charlie tells us that only about 15 minutes more so we just chat amongst ourselves.

As we step out we are surrounded by a huge building with amazing landscaping. There had to be at least 100 different types of flowers there. I scan the rest of the property and find a couple of smaller buildings too. Charlie leads us up to the big building. It looks a lot like a school from the inside. It has big rooms with rows of desks and whiteboards. We enter one of the rooms and sit down at a long table in the middle of the room. When we are seated, a man about 60 years old with gray hair walks into the room. He goes straight to the whiteboard and writes his name on it. It says: Dr. Carlisle Crawford. He doesn’t say anything else. Dr. Crawford just takes a quick moment to look at each and every one of us.

“You fine ladies and gentlemen have specially been chosen because of your abilities to react in tough situations quickly and correctly, your intelligence, your ability to comprehend difficult questions and assignments, and your overall knowledge. Today you’ll go back to your homes and will pack because you’ll be staying here for the next few weeks. You will get a campus tour today and get some time to familiarize yourself with the campus. At exactly 3 o’clock the limo will be back here to take you back R. G. H. Tomorrow you will be picked up at precisely 8 o’clock from your homes. You will get here around 10. Next you’ll be shown your rooms and have some free time to explore some more. At 12 we’ll have lunch together and we’ll start promptly at 1:30PM. I’m looking forward to working with all of you. Does anyone have any questions?” No one raised their hand. “No questions? Good. I’ll see you all tomorrow then!” And he was off with that.

Charlie tells us to get up and follow him. He then meets up with another girl, probably another scientist, and the two of them give us a tour. After the tour we have lunch in the ginormous cafeteria. Then, we get free time to wander around just like Dr. Crawford said. At exactly 2:50 we are escorted back to the limo. We crawl inside and are buzzing with excitement. This is like a dream come true for me. Working side by side with her… I drift off thinking about this for the entire ride.

We get back around 5 o’clock. I see my dad’s silver Mustang waiting in the parking lot. Ha-ha. Looks like he found out about my car! As we get out, Charlie reminds us to be ready and outside by 8 o’clock. The limo drives off and we’re left standing in front of Rinkleremoovrr General. Jake says bye to me and walks off with Maria. Looks like someone’s got a date tonight! Kathy and David go inside to get something they forgot. Juliette and I are left standing outside with the cold wind coming at our faces like knives. Let’s just say that it was really awkward.

“Sooo… Do you need a ride home?” I ask politely hoping that she’d say yes.

“Umm… No. I’m good. My mom should be here soon! But thanks for asking!” she replies in her sweetest voice as if she’s trying not to hurt my feelings.

“Oh. No problem. Well… Uhh…. See you tomorrow then I guess!”

“Hey lover boy! Stop flirting with your girlfriend and get a move on! The hockey game’s coming on soon!!” Damn it Jeydon! Why’d Dad bring him? I’m going to get him back! In the meantime, Juliette blushes and looks down at her feet.

“I am SO sorry about that!” I reply frantically.

“It’s okay! Ha-ha! Don’t worry about it! My little sister’s the same! Umm… see you tomorrow!” and she walks off towards a red convertible. The next few weeks are going to be heaven. :)

I just came downstairs as the limo pulled up to my house. BEEP! BEEP! I heard the horn honking.

“Oh look! There’s my ride!” I say as I pick up my coffee and start to walk out the door. Jeydon jumps out of his chair and looks outside.

“Holy geez! That’s your ride?! Duuude! That is one sick ride!” exclaims Jeydon who is ϋber impressed.

“Yeah. I know.” I reply back smiling at him.

“Have a good time James!” says my sister Carmen as she walks in from doing morning yoga with her instructor.

“Thanks” I reply back. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

“Don’t work yourself too much!”

“I won’t Dad!”

“Hey Romeo! Have fun with your Juliette!” Jeydon laughs. Dad chuckles. Even Carmen tries to hide her giggles.

“Shut-up Jeydon!” I run out the door and climb into the limo. Everyone still looks very sleepy. There’s just one more person to pick up and that’s Jake. We drive up to Jake’s house just as he’s coming out of the door. Two hours of peace and quiet. Maybe I’ll get some sleep in!

We are greeted by Charlie at the institute. He hands each of us a booklet with the rules and regulations, a map of the campus, some helpful tips, a list of the professors and researchers, and a document that you have to read and sign.

“The girls will go with Ally to their rooms and the guys will come with Me.” says Charlie. “You’ll put away all of your belonging and have some free time. Then at 12 o’clock everyone’ll meet and have lunch in the cafeteria. Now let’s get a move on!” The 3 of us guys lug our stuff into our rooms, which are very nice if I do say so myself! After our stuff is put away, we start to fool around when we here a knock on our door. Jake goes and answers it. It was the girls. They were wondering if we wanted to chill with them until lunch. We said sure so all 6 of us go outside and just wander around. The time flies so when it’s about 11:30 we decide to find our way back. It was a good idea that we started a bit early because it took us a while. We search for Charlie and find him sitting at a table with some people.

“Hey Charlie.” Says Juliette.

“Oh hey guys! I was just talking about you!” He turns to the people he was talking to. “These are the people I was talking to you about. I’m absolutely sure that we’re going to solve this one with the help of these guys!” Charlie smiles broadly at us. He sounds like a parent showing off his kid because they did something absolutely amazing. I laugh. Just then, Dr. Crawford walks in and comes towards us.

“I hope that all of you had a good morning. I just came to let you know that everyone must be at room 113 before 1:30. If you are late you’ll be locked out and will be denied access to enter. Another person will be found to replace you. That is all. Enjoy your lunch!” He walks off. Wow. Harsh much. Lunch goes by very quickly.

I decide to head for room 113 as soon as I finish my lunch. Who knows how long it’ll take me to find it! Ha-ha. Well, it was a good decision on my point because it took me a while to find it. As soon as it was 1:30, Dr. Crawford came in and closed the door behind him. I look around the room to see if anyone’s missing. Nope. Everyone’s here. Dr. Crawford tells us a bit more about him and how he came to be a scientist and how he came to work here. He also told us what we were going to be working on in the next few weeks to come. Ergh! It’s so hard to concentrate right now because Juliette is sitting directly in front of me. I can smell the jasmine flowers from her hair. Mmmm. CONCENTRATE, JAMES! CONSENTRATE! Dang it! I don’t know how I’m going to get through the next weeks without falling behind…

For the first week we learned how to use all of the equipment and to record the data properly. It’s harder than it sounds like, ok? Anyways, we started working on the actual project the week after. We were on a lead because just a few days ago some of the other scientists got a reaction similar to the Botox from a chemical mixture that he made.

Everyone’s working very hard and very efficiently but still no luck. One week goes by, then the next. Still nothing. Our spirits are starting to go down. Things are starting to get a bit tense around here, but I am determined to find a solution! Let’s just say that my drive for success was worth it after all.

Another day. Just another regular day. Nothing special. Or so I thought. I groggily got out of bed. What’s the point? I’m getting nowhere. This is impossible. I should just go back to bed. These are things that someone would say. Not me. I’m one of those types of people that absolutely exhaust myself to get something done. A bit of a perfectionist and bit of a person that strives. Call me what you want, but I never give up. I know that we’re on the right track. I can feel it in my bones! Ha-ha. You know that song “Think about it, I can feel it in my bones. What rushes into my heart and skull, I can’t control. I feel you in my bones! ...” It’s by Tiesto ft. Tegan and Sara. It’s a good song. Juliette’s favourite. Ok! Back to work! I think that there’s just one component missing in this solution, but I’m not quite sure… I’m just experimenting by using different types of chemicals and acids. Hmmm… maybe this will be it! I mix it up and fill up the syringe. Wait! I need to get my test subject. I go into the room where the pigs are kept and look around. Yuck. There’s one but it is kind of gross looking. Oh well. Let’s give it a try. Oh! And don’t worry. The pigs are dead! =) I wheel the pig over to my test table and stab the pig with the concoction.

“Hey you coming James?” asks Jake from the door. “Yeah. I’ll be there in a bit. I’m just going to come after this. Don’t worry, you go. Maria’s probably waiting for you.” I reply.

“Naw. It’s ok. I’ll wait for you.”

A minute passes. Then two. Nothing happens. I look down in defeat.

“Hey! Don’t worry buddy. It’s ok. That’s why they call it an experiment!” says Jake trying to cheer me up.

We start walking towards the door when we hear an Oink! Oink! Oink! I turn around as fast as I can and stare. The pig. My test pig. The dead test pig. It’s oinking! It’s- it’s alive! Oh my! Look! All of its blemishes are going away too! Hey! Wait. Is just me, or is it getting s bit smaller too?

“Holy sh-“

“Excuse me! But what are you two doing here?! Jakey I have been waiting 20 minutes for you!! What is keeping you guys so long?!”

It’s Maria. Ha-ha. I told Jake…

“It’s nothing darling.” starts Jake “It’s just that James made a dead pig come alive again!” He gives her his biggest grin as he says the last part there.

“Say what?!” says Maria looking confused.

“Take a look yourself if you don’t believe me!” exclaimed Jake.

She turned my way and saw an oinking pig at my feet.

“Holy geez! It is! Oh my gosh! What- how did you do this James?!” she asked bewildered.

“Well, to tell you the truth, I’m not exactly too sure either! I was just kind of mixing a couple of different acids and mixing it to what we already had before and then BAM! The pig started oinking!” I said enthusiastically.

“Wow. I wish I were that smart!” Maria joked.

“What is going on in here? People are working in this building! I thought that I told you to go to lunch?” demanded Dr. Crawford as he marched in angrily.

“Sorry Doctor, but I was trying out one last combination before I went out to lunch and something happened. I just had to record it before I went! You won’t believe what happened Sir, you just won’t!” I said energetically. Before he could even say anything, there was an Oink! Oink! coming from behind him.

“Wh-What? Why is there a living pig in here? Would someone please explain to me what’s going on?” asked Dr. Crawford looking fairly confused.

“I’ll tell you sir!” said Maria.

“Well, like James told you before, he was trying one last combo before he went out to lunch. He was waiting to see there were any effects from it. He waited a while with Jake but nothing happened. But as they were leaving, they heard the pig oinking! It was as if it were revived! I think that it got a bit younger as well…”

“This is amazing! Absolutely amazing!” said Dr. Crawford astounded.

“Do you understand how important this discovery is James? This, it’s better than Botox! If what you said about the effects of it and how it made the pig younger is true, then we have a world changing invention here! James! My boy! You here have made a product that’s worth millions if not billions of dollars!” he said sounding VERY excited and happy. After this he immediately called Charlie to tell him about it and demanded that he and the researchers come to room 113 immediately.

“Wait. So you’re saying that this thing works sort of like the Fountain of Youth. If you drink the water you become younger? Yes? No?” asks Jake curiously.

“Yes. I do believe that, but I can’t be sure. I’ will have to conduct a few tests and then I can give you a full report. James, I need you to write down exactly what you put in there and what order. Thank-you.” And with that he (Dr. Crawford) was off to get some more record sheets and important documents to import all of the data.

“DUUUDDDEEE!! Congratulations! You’ve like re-created the Fountain of Youth! I am SO happy for you that I can’t even explain it. Man! I’m SO lucky to have a friend like you!” he then locks me in a big bear hug.

“Awwee!! Thanks Jake!”

“Hey! Don’t forget about me you guys!!” says little Maria from behind Jake.

He laughs and pulls her close to him and kisses her. Everyone starts coming into the room and Dr. Crawford returns. A lot of them are asking me questions and are saying stuff like “Good Job!” or “I knew that you could do it!” I don’t really care about what they have to say. All I care about is what Juliette has to say. I am so happy right now that i can’t even explain it! “Hey James! Good job there buddy! See I told you that this was a good batch Colin!” Charlie says to his friend.

I don’t care about what they have to say! Where is Juliette?! I hear lots of people around me and lots of hugging and cheering but still no Juliette. People are calling out to me but I pay no attention. I think that I’ll tell her that I love today. I mean, when am I going to find a better time than this? I’ll take her into my arms and then I’ll kiss her! Yeah! That’s exactly what I’ll do! And then maybe I’ll- I freeze. My blood turns cold. I swear I can feel the colour drain from my face. I stand there like a zombie. I think Jake notices me so he walks over with Maria in his arms.

“James? Are you ok there? James?” asks Jake as he snaps his fingers in front of my face. I don’t respond. My eyes and legs are both frozen. My legs to the ground and my eyes to her face. And him. I can still hear people around me but their voices are all blurred.

“James, honey. Are you not feeling well? Is everything alright?” asks Maria looking just as concerned. My body just can’t move. It’s like it just shut off. Tears start to stream down my face. I don’t care if anyone sees me like this. All I care about is how Juliette just broke my heart. I really thought that we had something there before! I feel as if my insides are breaking down and crying with me as well. Damn it Juliette! Why did you have to do this to me? What does he have that I don’t? Come on! You could do SO much better than that! You’re probably wondering who that guy is, right? It’s Charlie. Of all the people that she could have chosen it had to be him. It just had to be Charlie. Yeah. Good job there buddy my foot! I can’t take this anymore. I just break down right then and there and cry. I cry and cry and cry. James just holds me in an embrace and lets me take it all out. I am officially scarred for life. Thanks Juliette.

 ~TEN YEARS LATER~

From what I remember about my first time at the institute, it was pretty intense. But I was a very determined young man and I almost never gave up on anything without a fight. My overall experience there was great! I mean, sure I had a few ups and downs, but that’s just how life rolls! I learned a lot about myself as a person as well.

Now, you’re probably wondering what happened to Juliette, right? Well, if you really want to know, she now works at a fast food joint in the city. Ha-ha. Serves her right! Do you remember the day that I “re-created the Fountain of Youth”? Well, that same night everyone went to the club to celebrate and Juliette and Charlie got really drunk. They somehow made their way back to the research centre and were caught vandalizing it. They were both expelled and thrown out immediately. And now anytime that I see her, she’s constantly begging me to take her back. So pathetic. Ha-ha. Anyways, even if I wanted to take her back (which would be never) I couldn’t. After all, I am a married man. Yes! I did eventually get over Juliette with the help of Jake and Maria. Oh! By the way, they have their own little bunch of research doctors too! Back to me! Her name is Angel and boy, does that suit her well! She is the most amazing girl that I have ever met. Angel is the world’s nicest, prettiest, most loving and caring person. She’s also an amazing mother to our 3 children (two boys (6 and 2) and a girl (4)). We have been happily married for 7 years now. I guess stories do have happy endings! At least mine does!

 The End

And to those curious people that like to know more about my story:

My original story was 20 pages, but then I took out a whole bunch of stuff and add some new stuff. When I typed it out on Microsoft Word 2010, It was only 9 1/2 pages. And the word count is: 4, 546 words. And 23,736 cahracters with spaces. Like each individual letter and stuff. Yeah. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED READING IT!!! =) <3 me!

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHA!!!!! ANOTHER SECRET MESSAGE! ok. i'm actually gunna say something here. HAI! no. =P LOL. yeah.well that was my story. i hope that you enjoyed it. ummmmm.... yeah. it took me a while to write. haha. the rough copy of it... yah i wrote it a day before it was due... =P but it was like 20 pages. ahahaha.LOLOL. more like short NOVEL!! LOL.yeah... he stopped marking after like page 7....=/ fail... =P i totally changed the like middle part to have it about the fountain of youth a bit when i got home today..=P LOL. BUT BOTOX DOES MAKE YOU YOUNGER LIKE THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH!!! SO HA! PWNGE!! LOL. ok this secret message is getting too long. too big of a "blank" space!! LOL. Go, go baggi baggi. go, go baggi baggi! LOL. it's a brown song. sort of. a brown guy sings it. it's in english though. it's like a rap. by Humble the Poet. search it up on Youtube. guud song. guud song. =p OK BAI!!! XD <3 yooou!!!