Dec. 11, 2021
Almost 10 years ago I and my friend Lena managed to get the free vouchers for student summer camp. This summer camp is located on the Black Sea coast. I was nineteen, she was twenty, we have just finished our exams and summer practices. Not to mention it was the first time she saw a sea, while I used to be at sea with my parents only. Academic experience was our only experience.
You might be thinking that our days turned to a constant rave? No. We had a very calm and decent life in an old woody cottage, with a balcony. My day was scheduled in such a way: I got up really early for a yoga class, then I had a pretty long swim; breakfast was served in a student canteen, I picked up some food for always sleeping Lena, and waked her. At the noon we were walking, hiking, making gigabytes of photos, then we swam in the sea till sunset. You can guess that I was always exhausted by the evening. So I needed a good sleep. But it was not enough for Lena. We both were desperate for some messy adventure. And we decided to make a visit to such a wild place as a bar. We put on our flowered sundresses and entered the bar (pub).
"Order something!" - whispered Lena- "but non-alcoholic". We both have seen bars in the films only. That is where I’ve seen how to behave in such a places, and an idea that girls should order fancy cocktails. “Two… shakes…. Milkshakes! ”- I blurted out. Even a hard-boiled bartender was surprised. "We don’t serve milkshakes ...." - he held out - "but I’ll do it for you". So we had our milkshakes at almost 2 am, drank them and we called it a night.
The next night she woke me again: "I say to you, get up!". Talitha cumi, as Jesus said. The bar and sundresses again. "Order smth alcohol-free, but not milkshakes!" She was too shy to talk to somebody. So I started to examine the wine list or whatever it was. Whiskey, vodka, and so on… Finally, I found cocktails. "Mojito" - I found a familiar word. I had mojitos at the cafes as the alcohol-free type. And I had no clue what is the original recipe. Even before we got it, we felt an alcohol smell. "Is it alcohol-free?" asked Lena. "Yes ... I had it at the café ...". We took the first sip. Strong rum needs no explanation. "Are you SURE it is alcohol-free ???" - Lena exhales. "Absolutely sure ..." - whispered I. So we had for half of our drinks when Lena finally found out from the bartender it was rum-based.
Almost ten years passed out and she can’t stop teasing me with the "Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?" phrase. And I have had no step at the bar since that time.
Mojito
Almost 10 years ago I and my friend Lena managed to get the free vouchers for student summer camp.
I would say "me and my friend Lena," although some may say "my friend Lena and I" is the only correct way.
This summer camp is located on the Black Sea coast.
You could also say "on the coast of the Black Sea."
I was nineteen, she was twenty, and we haved just finished our exams and summer practices.
Not toI should mention it was the first time she saw a'd seen the sea, while I used to be at seacome to the seaside with my parents only.
We usually say "the sea" or "the ocean" instead of "a sea" even though "a sea" is technically more accurate.
"Not to mention" doesn't quite fit here, because there's no a previous point for it to expand on.
"Seaside" works better as a destination than "the sea" because your hotel is next to the sea, not in it.
You might be thinking thatDid our days turned into a constant rave?
Or "You might be thinking that our days turning into a constant rave." "You might be thinking..." is a statement, so a question mark and an answer is wrong.
We had a very calm and decent life in an old woody cottage, with a balcony.
Beautiful! Sounds like a line from a storybook.
My day was scheduled in such athis way: I got up really early for a yoga class, then I had a pretty long swim; breakfast was served in a student canteen, so I picked up some food for always sleeping Lena, and waoked her.
At the noon we were walking, hiking, mtaking gigabytes of photos, then we swam in the sea 'till sunset.
'til is an abreviation of "until" so you need an apostrophe to show letters are missing. "Till" is a different word.
You can guess that I was always exhausted by the evening.
So I needed a good sleep.
Maybe connect this to the previous sentence: "You can guess that I was always exhausted by the evening, so I needed a good sleep."
But it was not enough for Lena.
We both were desperate for some messy adventure.
"Messy" is an interesting word here. It's not one I've seen used to describe an adventure before, and I don't immediately know what you mean, but I like it.
And we decided to make a visit to such a wild place as a bar.
We put on our flowered sundresses and entered the bar (pub).
- whispered Lena-, "but non-alcoholic"."
No dashes for dialogue, just use commas for pauses. And punctuation should usually go inside the end quote.
We both haved seen bars in the films only.
"We had both only seen bars in films" sounds a bit more natural.
That is where I’ve seen saw how to behave in such a places, and anwhere I got the idea that girls should order fancy cocktails.
“Two… shakes….
A new person is talking, so this should go on a new line.
”- I blurted out.
Haha, I like bit of dialogue. Lots of personality.
Even athe hard-boiled bartender was surprised.
"hard-boiled" is also an interesting description. It's not a commonly used way of describing a person, but again, I like it.
"We don’t serve milkshakes ...." - he held out -," he said, "but I’ll do it for you".
I'm not sure what you were going for with "he held out."
Be careful not to overuse elipses (...). The break with "he said" serves a similar purpose, and doesn't seem overdramatic.
So we hadgot our milkshakes at almost 2 am, drank them and we called it a night.
"Had" and "drank" mean the same thing here, so it's odd to use them both. "Got" here would mean "ordered."
The next night she woke me again: "I say to'm telling you, get up!".
"I say to you" is a bit formal and awkward.
"Order smthomething alcohol-free, but not milkshakes!"
Abbreviations like "smth" are only used when you're writing in a hurry or in restricted space. In a story like this, we'd only use abbreviations that mimic speech (like "you're" and "we'd"). "Smth" isn't really pronouncable, so it's just making things more difficult for the reader.
She was too shy to talk to someanybody.
So I started to examine the wine list or whatever it was.
Can be connected to the previous sentence: "... talk to anybody, so I started..."
Whiskey, vodka, and so on… Finally, I found cocktails.
"Mojito" - I found a familiar word.
A dash could actually work here, although you'd want to use an em-dash (—) rather than a hiphen (-). For some reason, these are really hard to type, so you can use a double dash to approximate it (--)
I'd had mojitos at the cafes as the alcohol-free type.
And I had no clue what is the original recipe. was.
Even before we got itthey reached us, we fsmelt anthe alcohol smell.
"Is it alcohol-free?"
asked Lena.
"Yes ...
I had it at the café ...".
We took the first sip.
Strong rum needs no explanation.
"Are you SURE it is alcohol-free ???"
Multiple question marks are only used in casual conversations, you wouldn't usually write like that in a story.
- Lena exhalesd.
Keep it past tense.
"Absolutely sure ...," -I whispered I.
You can say "whispered Lena" but "whispered I" is too old fashioned.
So we had for half of our drinks when Lena finally found out from the bartender it was rum-based.
Almost ten years passed out and she can’t stop teasing me with the "Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?"
phrase.
And I have had no step at the bar since that tim've never stepped into a bar since.
Feedback
Great story, thank you for sharing!
One thing to look into would be the rules for punctuating dialogue. https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/character-development/6491/8-essential-rules-for-punctuating-dialogue---article
The hardest thing in a story like this is keeping the tense consistent, but you're doing a good job! And I love some of your word choices.
We took the first sip. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
Strong rum needs no explanation. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
Mojito This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
Almost 10 years ago I and my friend Lena managed to get the free vouchers for student summer camp. Almost 10 years ago I and my friend Lena managed to get I would say "me and my friend Lena," although some may say "my friend Lena and I" is the only correct way. |
This summer camp is located on the Black Sea coast. This summer camp is located on the Black Sea coast. You could also say "on the coast of the Black Sea." |
I was nineteen, she was twenty, we have just finished our exams and summer practices. I was nineteen, she was twenty, and we ha |
Not to mention it was the first time she saw a sea, while I used to be at sea with my parents only.
We usually say "the sea" or "the ocean" instead of "a sea" even though "a sea" is technically more accurate. "Not to mention" doesn't quite fit here, because there's no a previous point for it to expand on. "Seaside" works better as a destination than "the sea" because your hotel is next to the sea, not in it. |
Academic experience was our only experience. |
You might be thinking that our days turned to a constant rave?
Or "You might be thinking that our days turning into a constant rave." "You might be thinking..." is a statement, so a question mark and an answer is wrong. |
No. |
We had a very calm and decent life in an old woody cottage, with a balcony. We had a very calm and decent life in an old woody cottage Beautiful! Sounds like a line from a storybook. |
My day was scheduled in such a way: I got up really early for a yoga class, then I had a pretty long swim; breakfast was served in a student canteen, I picked up some food for always sleeping Lena, and waked her. My day was scheduled in |
At the noon we were walking, hiking, making gigabytes of photos, then we swam in the sea till sunset. At the noon we were walking, hiking, 'til is an abreviation of "until" so you need an apostrophe to show letters are missing. "Till" is a different word. |
You can guess that I was always exhausted by the evening. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
So I needed a good sleep. So I needed a good sleep. Maybe connect this to the previous sentence: "You can guess that I was always exhausted by the evening, so I needed a good sleep." |
But it was not enough for Lena. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
We both were desperate for some messy adventure. We both were desperate for some messy adventure. "Messy" is an interesting word here. It's not one I've seen used to describe an adventure before, and I don't immediately know what you mean, but I like it. |
And we decided to make a visit to such a wild place as a bar. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
We put on our flowered sundresses and entered the bar (pub). This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
"Order something!" |
- whispered Lena- "but non-alcoholic".
No dashes for dialogue, just use commas for pauses. And punctuation should usually go inside the end quote. |
We both have seen bars in the films only. We both ha "We had both only seen bars in films" sounds a bit more natural. |
That is where I’ve seen how to behave in such a places, and an idea that girls should order fancy cocktails. That is where I |
“Two… shakes…. “Two… shakes…. A new person is talking, so this should go on a new line. |
Milkshakes! |
”- I blurted out. ” Haha, I like bit of dialogue. Lots of personality. |
Even a hard-boiled bartender was surprised. Even "hard-boiled" is also an interesting description. It's not a commonly used way of describing a person, but again, I like it. |
"We don’t serve milkshakes ...." - he held out - "but I’ll do it for you". "We don’t serve milkshakes I'm not sure what you were going for with "he held out." Be careful not to overuse elipses (...). The break with "he said" serves a similar purpose, and doesn't seem overdramatic. |
So we had our milkshakes at almost 2 am, drank them and we called it a night. So we "Had" and "drank" mean the same thing here, so it's odd to use them both. "Got" here would mean "ordered." |
The next night she woke me again: "I say to you, get up!". The next night she woke me again: "I "I say to you" is a bit formal and awkward. |
Talitha cumi, as Jesus said. |
The bar and sundresses again. |
"Order smth alcohol-free, but not milkshakes!" "Order s Abbreviations like "smth" are only used when you're writing in a hurry or in restricted space. In a story like this, we'd only use abbreviations that mimic speech (like "you're" and "we'd"). "Smth" isn't really pronouncable, so it's just making things more difficult for the reader. |
She was too shy to talk to somebody. She was too shy to talk to |
So I started to examine the wine list or whatever it was. So I started to examine the wine list or whatever it was. Can be connected to the previous sentence: "... talk to anybody, so I started..." |
Whiskey, vodka, and so on… Finally, I found cocktails. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
"Mojito" - I found a familiar word. "Mojito" - I found a familiar word. A dash could actually work here, although you'd want to use an em-dash (—) rather than a hiphen (-). For some reason, these are really hard to type, so you can use a double dash to approximate it (--) |
I had mojitos at the cafes as the alcohol-free type. I'd had mojitos at |
And I had no clue what is the original recipe. And I had no clue what |
Even before we got it, we felt an alcohol smell. Even before |
"Is it alcohol-free?" This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
asked Lena. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
"Yes ... "Yes |
I had it at the café ...". I had it at the café |
"Are you SURE it is alcohol-free ???" "Are you SURE it is alcohol-free Multiple question marks are only used in casual conversations, you wouldn't usually write like that in a story. |
- Lena exhales.
Keep it past tense. |
"Absolutely sure ..." - whispered I. "Absolutely sure You can say "whispered Lena" but "whispered I" is too old fashioned. |
So we had for half of our drinks when Lena finally found out from the bartender it was rum-based. So we had |
Almost ten years passed out and she can’t stop teasing me with the "Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?" This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
phrase. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
And I have had no step at the bar since that time. And I |
You need LangCorrect Premium to access this feature.
Go Premium