Aloujay

Hey all it's, well, it's been a long while. I'd been thinking about coming back onto wattpad to write a message like for years now but it had never felt like the right time. However, right now, I'm sitting next to an open door that leads to my back garden. It's a late spring afternoon, the sun it out and I'm slightly procrastinating from doing work. Something about today just seemed like the perfect time to write this. Like I said,  it's been a long while. I was about 14 years old when I first joined wattpad and for the first 2 or 3 years after joining I was consumed by this site (in the best possible way!) I was writing stories after school, at weekends, even during most lunchbreaks. The librarians used to joke about it because me and a couple of my friends were typing away on the library computers so often. And even though, in retrospect, the writing I was creating was, let's be honest here, pretty awful, I was having SO much fun. The feedback I would get was almost always positive and supportive and it only encouraged me to write more. And that leads me on to my favourite part of this site; the community. I formed such an incredible, positive and kind network of friends and I'm so happy that they were such a significant part of my life for those few years. I think a few of you are still continuing to write (or at least, you were for a few years after I stopped using wattpad) and I can't even imagine how much your writing will have improved since I last read any of it! I know a lot of you were about the same age as me (give or take a year) and will therefore be in your early 20's now. I hope that life has treated you all well and that it continues to do so as the years come. It's unlikely that I'll ever be returning to wattpad but I'll keep my account open as an archive (and in case anyone does want to message out of the blue!). Apologies if I sound overly sentimental! Thank you all so, so much for everything you did for me over those years. All the best, Libby x

Aloujay

Hey all it's, well, it's been a long while. I'd been thinking about coming back onto wattpad to write a message like for years now but it had never felt like the right time. However, right now, I'm sitting next to an open door that leads to my back garden. It's a late spring afternoon, the sun it out and I'm slightly procrastinating from doing work. Something about today just seemed like the perfect time to write this. Like I said,  it's been a long while. I was about 14 years old when I first joined wattpad and for the first 2 or 3 years after joining I was consumed by this site (in the best possible way!) I was writing stories after school, at weekends, even during most lunchbreaks. The librarians used to joke about it because me and a couple of my friends were typing away on the library computers so often. And even though, in retrospect, the writing I was creating was, let's be honest here, pretty awful, I was having SO much fun. The feedback I would get was almost always positive and supportive and it only encouraged me to write more. And that leads me on to my favourite part of this site; the community. I formed such an incredible, positive and kind network of friends and I'm so happy that they were such a significant part of my life for those few years. I think a few of you are still continuing to write (or at least, you were for a few years after I stopped using wattpad) and I can't even imagine how much your writing will have improved since I last read any of it! I know a lot of you were about the same age as me (give or take a year) and will therefore be in your early 20's now. I hope that life has treated you all well and that it continues to do so as the years come. It's unlikely that I'll ever be returning to wattpad but I'll keep my account open as an archive (and in case anyone does want to message out of the blue!). Apologies if I sound overly sentimental! Thank you all so, so much for everything you did for me over those years. All the best, Libby x

8bluedaze8

Hi so I don't expect a reply because it has been four whole years since we've last spoken and I'm not even sure if you remember me anymore. I just thought that it would be nice to say that I remember you and thank you for supporting me even when I didn't deserve it. You are incredible.

Aloujay

@8bluedaze8  Gosh though it really has been a long time (sadly I don't use wattpad any longer but I still happen to use the same email address!)  I'm sorry this reply is kind of late, I guess I wasn't even sure if I should reply at all  but  I decided in the end that I couldn't not  say thank you. I'll confess now that whilst I do remember you I don't remember much of what we talked about (honestly I don't remember much of what I talked about with anyone on this site which really saddens me :( ) But to know that I was there for you when you needed it makes me so so happy. Anyway I just really wanted to reply and say that reading your comment honestly made my day so much better and even now, two weeks later, it's still such a heartwarming message to read, seriously. Thank you
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Aloujay

Finally I have my story out! :D And I realise that there actually do seem to be people wanting to read 'The Hero Complex' so I'll consider sorting that out and actually continuing with that if you want. Thank you everyone for not having un-fanned me!

antheias

Hey, it's been a long while. ^o^
          How are youu?

Aloujay

@xxcrimsonxshellxx Oh right....so you're in the same year as me then XD Whoops, sorry!
            Aw, that sucks :( Is that doodling in class then? ...I tend to do that a lot....  Oh and seriously, you've been writing far more than me! So at least that's something!
            
            That's okay :3 Sometimes I take weeks to reply so a few days is nothing!  And anyway, it's just really nice to be talking to people again! ^-^
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antheias

Senior year, as in I'm applying for university this year. xD
            
            Schoolwork does get in the way of everything! I recently got into the habit of making doodles that I actually LIKED, and now school's like "OH NO YOU DON'T >:3" and yeah.. I don't even write very often now. ;-; 
            
            I'm sorry about the delayed reply. D:
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Aloujay

@xxcrimsonxshellxx Argh! Sorry, forgot about the whole @ thing! I have replied!
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darkdestiny

Da dum. Hi! :D remember me?! Sorry, I'm being random as usual. ^^

Aloujay

But of course! :D 
            
            Everyone seems to be messaging me recently! ^-^ And it's been so long since I've talked to anyone on here D:
            
            I miss randomness ):  So any is gladly welcomed! How are things in your part of the world?  I see that you've still been regularly updating. :3 (Not that I've actually been reading them!)
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cappuchienooo

Been good :D I am actually progressing with Serendipity. 
          
          You?  You seem so busy now T.T

Aloujay

Awesome! ^-^ Progress is always good! 
            
            Yeah, I'm pretty busy with school work and stuff. English and Classics usually means a lot of work and Art is very time consuming! And usually, if I'm not actually busy, I've either got writers block, am way too tired or just can't be bothered to write.
            However, I do have s free period this afternoon so with any luck I'll get some more of this story down :D
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Aloujay

@12Anne16 Little late in my replying..sorry!
          Yes they're all finished. I actually got my results back on Thursday. Not sure how but I managed to get two A's, a B and a C! :D 
          
          Hmmmm...yeaaah well...thing is, as with most of my stories I got rather sick of both the characters, plot and the writing itself....so I've stopped writing my NaNoWriMo story =_= However, I've started writing a much more spontaneous story (I'm mean I really did just start writing it about two nights ago) and I PROMISE (please do whine at me if I break it) but I promise to upload the first chapter after I have written the first four chapters of it. Obviously you're not going to know when I've done that but I will stick to my word, I promise! 
          A year though O0O... That really is far too long.....but at least my writing will have hopefully improved when I do upload! Oh yeah, and the story that I've started is fantasy! So if you read it you should enjoy it! ^-^

12Anne16

@Aloujay 
            For us, Youtube is not banned in class time but banned during breaks... STRANGE.
            
            Dear Aloujay, I moved houses just last year and rearranged my shelf, so no children's books. The thinnext book is probably Shakespeare and yeah.
            
            RIGHT. In the weekend I'll be doing some planning. (Y)
            I remember now that I've never properly read that story... I will sure be up-to-date this time. xD
            Okay. You can write whatever inspires you, or work on two at a time and write the other as the break for one... IDK. Might be too much. Okay I'll wait to the end of the week then. .-. I have an exam-packed week anyway. xP
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Aloujay

@12Anne16  Ack! Sorry this is quite a late reply! I thought that I'd replied already....(apparently not!)  See, I'm pretty sure that the ban was gone for a little while but then they put it back on....and yet we can now use youtube (which was previously banned my entire  school life) I mean....what? P:
            
            *cowers in corner* OH my goodness nooo! Anything but that....I-I- was thinking more along the lines of a childrens paperback book. O-One of the ones with 20 pages or something...ehhehehe.....
            
            Like I said, whatever you want to! But please don't feel like you have to, at all! 
            I may upload...but to be honest I'm thinking more about continuing with 'The Hero Complex'. I'm currently mentally mapping out chapters and concepts in my head. That story was much more exciting and inspired than the one I'm writing now, and my best friend randomly brought it up the other day, asking if I was going to carry on with it. So, I'm actually thinking about re-writing (and hopefully finishing) that instead. I already have a page and a half written from a while back (when I wanted to re-write it) so I may use that as a starting point. However, I'll still try to upload this one incase anyone likes it (and to keep my writing practiced and up to date!) but I won't actually be uploading it till the end of the week :/
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12Anne16

@Aloujay HAHAHAHA that's true.
            That's what happened at our school, except the ban was gone a few weeks ago~ So I'm happy. :D I go on Wattpad almost every day at school now.
            
            HAHAHAHHAA.
            Careful of what you suggest next time. ;)
            It might be those thousand-page Oxford dictionaries.
            HAHAHHAHA you sound so unsettled. xDDDDDD
            
            ALRIGHT.
            If you would like me to, I'll try to finish a story that's on hold...
            First I gotta do some research though, so it'll take a few days. (Y)
            Are you planning to upload again soon?
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