Thursday, September 15, 2011

Week 4 Thursday: Pitching Day

Elevator Line: A rampaging sea monster, in a twist of fate, forces a young woman to choose between her beloved lighthouse or her future.

Theme: My story deals with memories holding back someone from moving forward in there life; essentially a coming of age story.

Quick Synopsis: Nerine lives in historical lighthouse located in a commercially developing area. She still lives in this lighthouse after the passing of her parents, which is also her family home. One night while thinking of her parents, she absentmindedly makes a pot of tea and then tends to the lighthouse oil lamp. She fails to notice that the lamp itself is slightly off kilter when lighting it but is interrupted by her tea kettle whistling downstairs. While she goes to address the tea pot, the light's beam reaches out into the depths of the ocean and awakens a monstrous fish. It decides to physically attack Nerine's home. As the fish rams itself into the side of her lighthouse, Nerine is trapped inside only to witness the destruction of it. Finally, the foundation crumbles and the tower falls into the sea. While the wreckage is sinking, Nerine hesitates to leave the lamp and swim to the surface. The fish decides to intervene and pull her to safety on shore. Nerine realizes that her home is destroyed and decides to pack whats left of her belongings and travel to a new city.

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