Ok, I'm writing this story for school, about this 17 year old who's father is in Her Majesty's Navy and is fighting in the 2nd World War. His father dies and the son has to be the one to bring the news to his father's best friend, who's also special to him as well. My question here is what kind of thing would the friend say to the son, the son who just lost his dad, but was telling his dad's best friend that he just died? Something that would have actual meaning, being that this is his best friend who had just died as well. Please help.
2006-11-16 11:50:42 · 3 answers · asked by Loved By Someone Above 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
a little more detail, Best friend is sad about son's father dying, best friend looks at son like he's his own son, but they aren't biologically related. Hope this helps some.
2006-11-16 11:58:36 · update #1
Ok, what I'm needing help with is the friend's response to the son.
2006-11-16 12:20:58 · update #2
It would be a very difficult thing to have to do. I suppose he would have to say something like... "He was my father, and I loved him dearly" and I know he was glad that you were in his life and he was honoured that you were his best friend, and he yours,but I have to tell you that "we both have lost him" and "we both can cry for him" but most of all "we both can be so glad that he was in our lives as long as he was" Please help me to honour his memory by remembering the laughter and all the good he brought into our lives, because we both loved him so much.
2006-11-16 12:00:46 · answer #1 · answered by bluelady 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think there was a sort of standard phrase used to indicate this sort of thing, something like "I got a telegram from the Navy today".
I think the conversation would have gone a bit like this:
Son: I got a telegram from the Navy today.
Friend: You better come in. Honey (wife), can you put the kettle on.
Son: It doesn't say much.
Friend: Lets have a butcher's (rhyming slang - look).
Friend: Yeah, not good. Sometimes they make mistakes you know.
Son: I don't think it's a mistake.
Friend: Thanks Honey. You better make the tea with the good stuff, can't stand this rationed tea. You look like you need a cuppa. How's mum.
Son: She didn't say much.
Friend: Thanks Honey, I'll look after the kettle. She'll go and talk to her now. How's the rest of the family.
Son: Not good.
Friend: Has anyone told you what happened.
Son: Not yet, nothing on the BBC either.
Friend: It'll be in the papers soon. You'll get a letter from the Admiralty as well.
Son: Yeah, I know.
2006-11-16 12:16:37 · answer #2 · answered by Bad bus driving wolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you first need to decide what emotion the BF is going to expel. Is he going to be angry? Will be blame the son for something? Will he be relieved? Will this suddenly cause the BF to confess that the boy is his son?
Hope that helps!
2006-11-16 11:55:09 · answer #3 · answered by writerkell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋