Board Thread:Pitches/@comment-25375217-20150820024826/@comment-25375217-20150917022152

I have asked three adults who have actually attended college and all of them say that it can, and has, happened. No offense, but I trust them about college more than a 16 year old (I did get your age right this time right?) And you still ignored half of what I said.

I don't think you get the character dynamics I'm going for. If she suddenly met Nixon at college, or Lila at college, then I have lost an important member of the cast. If Jamie did not meet Lila when they were in fifth grade, she would have given up on music. She would not attend this college with Nixon, she would find a college that is better known for business because she would no longer be looking for that second major. Lila is the creative one in the group, and she's always encouraged Jamie and Nixon to be creative too. If she didn't meet Jamie in fifth grade, Jamie and Nixon would have never gotten into music. Similarly, if Jamie and Nixon's moms hadn't been friends when their kids were born, Jackie probably would have put the twins up for adoption. She wouldn't have had that friend to encourage her that she can handle three kids, even as a single mother. She probably would have ended up stressing so much about raising just Jamie that she would have a meltdown, and start relying on drugs or alchohol. With a drunkard/druggie for a mother, Jamie would have never been as open to making friends, and would have never met Lila, which would then result in all the things I already described.

These aren't characters to me. In my mind, Jamie, Lila, and Nixon are three real people who rely on each other to be who they are. If one of them is removed from the picture, their entire worlds would crumble.

These are the three greatest friends in the world (at least their world). The three friends who rely on each other for everything. The creative one, who keeps things interesting. The kind one, who makes everyone feel important. The wise one, who makes sure the other two don't go out of control. The three friends who are approaching college and know that they may not see each other in person for months, maybe years at a time. The three friends who are ecstatic when they find a college only an hour away that offers everything they want to major in. The three friends who are even more overjoyed when they visit the college, and, against all some odds, have found a college that they can attend together as a group.