A/N… Explanations.
I'm sorry that this isn't a new chapter. I'm sure that you all probably want one, but don't fret I'm working rather madly on it as we speak. I figured that I would take some time out to answer what I expect must be on a few different people's minds.
Why did I have to kill off Anna?
It seems like such a simple question, but it does have a more complicated answer. I really hated killing Anna. Before I began this story, I knew what I would have to do to make it work. Knew what Reid would have to do to Sophie. Knew that Sophie would have to get pregnant. Knew that the car accident would have to happen, thus killing off the baby and Sophie's best friend. It's all for the advancement of the story. Without these events, it would be something simple, and non-memorable. Just another girl meets Son, girl falls in love with Son, Son reciprocate, etc. etc.
That's not what I wanted for this story. Maybe I'll do that in another one.
I really hated killing Anna though. Notice that I don't say Sophie's friend. She was supposed to be Soph's friend. I came up with the idea of a friend for Sophie, a friend that would bring her to the party and win over her heart. I never expected Anna to come out of that desire. I love Anna. Killing her caused me several horrible slept nights. I even re-thought my ideas on the story, trying to figure out a way so that she wouldn't have to die.
Sadly, it couldn't happen. It's kinda like in Harry Potter… 5, I think? And, here's a SPOILER for anyone who hasn't read it yet and was planning to.
You know how good ol' J.K. decided to kill off Sirius? When I first read that fifth book, I HATED her for it. I didn't understand why she could kill off such a vibrant, loveable character for (seemingly) the advancement of such a small plot sequence- to get Harry to go upstairs and view Voldemort v. Dumbledore.
Upon reading the end of the series, I finally came to the realization that it was all to get him to that final battle- get him to truly loathe Voldemort even more than he already had. I mean, here's this terrible guy who has taken everything from him- his parent's, his godfather, his mentor, his friends… It drives him to do what he does in the end, right?
I'm not trying to compare my writing to that of the wonderful Ms. Rowling, but I like to think that killing Anna off will also do that; in it's own way. I'm not going to tell you what happens in the end, and I'm not going to apologize for the plot sequence I decided to take.
Another question that comes up fairly often is my treatment of Reid…
I don't, personally, hate Reid Garwin (even though Sophie does) In fact; most of the Covenant related fanfic that I read is ReidOC centric. He just truthfully seemed like the best candidate to screw Soph over, literally.
Hopefully that cleared up a bit of the questions people were having.
So, yeah. I hope you're all enjoying it as much as I'm having fun writing it.
And if not, lie to me, k? (kidding, kidding)
As always, I'm your
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