Dear John
Nicholas Sparks Jenna Coppock
John, a trouble maker, had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. His mom had left him and his dad when he was little. His dad was not always there when he needed him. He was not a man of talking. Everyone of his days were the exact same. He had little interests, but there was one thing that he liked more than anything, coins. Johns dad had collected coins for a very long time. He had a ton of many different coins! It was one of the things that he could actually talk about. John didn’t really grow up on a steady foundation. He did not have anyone there for him, or anyone to talk to. He was a rebel. He got in trouble and attended the bar often. After graduation from high school, he wasn’t sure where
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Most days he spent by himself surfing the waves of the ocean. One night, he was sitting by the beach, next to his surfboard, as he watched these four college students walk by laughing and having a good time. When they came closer, John said hey to them. There was a blonde girl, a brunette girl named Savannah, and two other boys. John and Savannah talked then she walked away to catch up with her friends. They were all standing out on a dock and as John was watching them, he noticed that one of the boys knocked her purse into the water. As Savannah stood there freaking out, the boys did not go in and get it. Not knowing why, John ran over and jumped in the water to get her purse. When he came out, they talked for a while and they instantly clicked. They spent the rest of the night talking to each other about their lives and what they …show more content…
Savannah and Tim had been friends since they were little. They grew up as neighbors and went to school together. Tim had an autistic brother names Alan. Alan mad Savannah realize that she wanted to help kids like him when she was older. Tim was the kind of guy that could make anyone smile. He was always so sweet. Whenever Tim would talk to Savannah, John could definitely tell that Tim was in love with her. That made him a little nervous. John and Savannah spent every second together before John had to return to Germany. They were in love. They talked about spending their lives together. When John left, they sent letters and talked on the phone every change they got. It was really hard on both of them to be away from each other. For John, one of the hardest things while he was away, was that he was not there to watch Tim and Savannah. He was afraid that she would lose feelings for him and fall for Tim. Through her letters, he was pretty sure that she still loved him and always