It's been said, but this story is definitely bittersweet.

Of course, after seeing the title, I had to list to John Mellencamp as I read it, and i believe you picked the perfect inspiration for a story like this.

You write great stories, sir. This one even brought a tear.

Keep writing, and I'll keep reading, that's all I can say!

This is great, very well-written. I like that Sonny was seen completely through flashbacks. Even though it was really sad that Jack and Sonny couldn't be together in the end, that Sonny was in flashbacks kind of suggests to me that Jack really will manage to move on. Liked it a lot!

Wow. That was a bit depressing, if I do say so myself. Cute, but still angsty...

And now I'm off to read more of your work!

♥

I think what I liked most (other than the awesome song reference (I'm in love with that song, what can I say? XD)), is how realistic it was. Although I'm a hopeless romantic, I like that Sonny was with someone else and had moved on. My favourite character was Annabelle :P I always like the waitresses... And it had a happy ending! So it was a win on all fronts ^^

Aww cute!

Sorry, that was my first reaction to the last few lines.

I do like the present/memory/present/memory/present etc style you have going here and in The Road (haven't read any others yet).

It's great how what it takes to come out after years and years is to have the caring waitress talk to him... I know it wasn't just her but the memories flooding back plus her really made for the ending being a nice sense of closure. I really enjoyed this.

LOVE IT! i never got around to reading this but now that i have im so happy and i wish id read it sooner... annabelle is a cool chick. and i feel bad for jack but i think if this was real life that his sad situation is about to change at the end of this story...

how you made annabelle and sonny say the same thing was cool.

such a fantastic story...cant say im surprised. :)

-E

aww isn't it cute that Jack even considerate after Sonny randomly kissed him for the first time?

LOLm finally get his house paid off and die. It is true though since houses take forever to pay for a commoner.

GASP! SOnny had a partner other than Jack? (ok I am reviewing and reading at the same time) so sad, why did you go on a business college? Ok ya that is life. Work is more important huh? *Evil glare*

aw so sad. Anyway I love ending like this.

ALso to comment on what I read on your profile, it makes me wanna go on your street one day and say "YO! When are you going to update more stories?" well you better don't die on me, I don't wanna be a murderer.

It is true that girls tend to read stuff without much plots. Well I love plots, that is why I spent all my neurons thinking about a crime slash story for months. ANd I am proud of it, I don;t care if people in fictionpress don't care about it, because the bunny part is slow, I am just proud of myself for able to write whatever I want in that story! HAHAHAHA, anyway to satisfy the girls' hunger, I also wrote a quick sad bunny story for them.

Ok enough self blah blah!
Well done in this story, so true, life just goes on. It is hard to turn back. As I expected from someone who has life experience! Bravo!

geez talk about bitter-sweet! its been forever since ive read anything original and this was just like "ah something fresh and new" to me lol. nice oneshot!

WE! One shots, is like dipping feet into an author’s style…
And I’ve got to say, your style is incredibly conservative. Conventional.

But who am I to judge that particular fact anyway…
Why is it that some author has the concepts, but not plot
Or all the plot, no concepts
Or the writing style, and nothing else?
What you have is conventions, and the ability to paint us a simple story. Quite a charming one at that…
What you don’t have is possibly depth. Naphyla has that problem as well. Humph.
I really think I’m the only one who gets comments from her classmates like, “That was way too deep for us…” or “I don’t think us humans are ready for that yet.”
I know it’s probably a one shot, and you probably don’t have time to explore a billion things, but I think all writing should have levels for us to interpret. Like, this little ditty has this To Kill a Mockingbird feel, but the actual novel, you never hear them say ‘Discrimination against any kind of people is happening every day when I was growing up, and it certainly shouldn’t be that way. Lives are lost or ruined, and it’s certainly not worth it…”

Oh whatever, I just like things to be indirect. Argh. Like I think I spotted this trend where your characters have to openly state he’s gay. I’d think it would be more of a surprise if you just let on through actions. That’s what I do anyway, I don’t know if that’s more effective or not. Hmm, I really should be reading your longer stuff just to get an actual idea of how you write like, with larger structures, but Time is pricier than the gas these days.

It does say that it’s suitable for teens, this story.
And I find teen novels or stories quite bland and familiar.
Readers like me like to be shocked, I guess.

I was watching a retarded soap opera type of Chinese law drama, and so many guys chase the girls. I openly state to my parents it would be much more interesting if it were the other way around, just because it’s less common and more difficult. When the conflict or problem is more difficult so that the character is forced to go onto further means to entertain, enthrall, entice us,
we’re keep reading with a purpose.

But then again, if life were like what I like to read,

I doubt our world would function too great.

Keep up the reality. Bills, lost chances, and men constantly searching for Mr. or Ms. Right. HAHA.

How bittersweet...I really hope Jack's life becomes better even if he made mistakes he deserves to be happy like Sonny ^-^

wow, i saw then name and got all happy, as it was quite clever, then I read it and now I kinda wanna cry, just a little. It’s really good, I loved it but sad thou, I want them to be together, poor Jack it coulda been so good for him…*tears*

I caught the 'obvious inspiration' rather quickly, and I'm glad nobody died xD.

It's sad that things didn't work out for Jack and Sonny, so here's to Jack and Annabelle I suppose!

Another great story! Keep it up!