The Smallest Curtis
A Story on how this story came to mind.
Sophia Curtis 1955-1962
Small Sophie came to my mind in so many ways. I have three half siblings (two sisters and a brother) and each one brought something to the table (as well as my cousin). My little cousin was pretty much the primary idea for little Sophie's character. Like Sophie, she is tiny and has dark hair and is very silly. The only difference was that Sophie was a bit older.
Sophie really popped into my mind while I was playing with my little sister. I thought about what it might be like if the Curtis brothers had a little sister that was a little bit younger than expected. And what she would be like.
Sophie's Relationships
As many of you noticed, Sophie was very close to Sodapop and Two Bit. I based their relationships on my sister and mine's. We each have little nicknames for one another, as do Soda and Sophie (that is somewhat why their names both start with an 'S'). I had to think of a name that went with Sodapop and had a god nickname. The original name for Sophie was going to be Gracie but I couldn't think of a good enough nickname so I went with other name ideas. I had Tyler, Shauna, and Sophia. I finally went with Sophia and 'Sophie' and 'Soapy' as her nicknames.
As well as that I had Two Bit (in the first chapter) throw her around and tickle her, which is exactly how my sister and I are. It was so easy to apply our relationship to this story.
The Ending
I knew from the start that the ending wasn't going to be a happy one. I was in a very sad mood when I wrote this story and decided that it was going to be a sad ending. And so it was.
Originally, Darry was not going to die on the same night as Sophie. I was going to have him die later, from a heart attack. But when I consulted Erinskie she suggested that I kill Darry that same night. So I did.
The chapter where Sophie was killed was very difficult to write. It was the first thing that I have ever wrote that involved tears (that's kind of corny, I know). But it was all-true.
The Smallest Curtis
I hope that all of you enjoyed this story, as much as I enjoyed writing it. I had a blast thinking it up and writing it…I'm just glad that y'all reviewed. I thank each and every one of you.
Volleyballlover :)
