Reach for the Stars, If You Try Hard Enough, You'll Get One

by Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3

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She knew she was going to become an artist someday, but the question wasn’t when, it was how. Now, looking at her lopsided painting, she sighed. It almost seemed impossible. Almost. But her father once told her that nothing was impossible, nothing.
But, now her father’s dead, he’s out there somewhere, looking down at her, willing her to keep going. She knows what she wants, she also knows what she’s supposed to do, quit. At least, that’s what all the colleges that rejected her application did. They told her to quit. She wasn’t good enough for them, she was better.
As she ripped the paper off the easel visciously, she knew what to do. With each bold stroke, a new-found confidence built inside her. The paint hit the paper, becoming something extraordinary, something too unbelivable for words. But, that didn’t matter, she was an artist, she painted what she couldn’t put into words.
When she backed away from the masterpiece, she smiled, looking at the bright, starry sky that lit up in front of her.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Reach for the Stars, If You Try Hard Enough, You'll Get One

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 8 months ago

    Incredible, positive, uplifting, well written, enjoyable.

  2. Reach for the Stars, If You Try Hard Enough, You'll Get One

    emma jo_234's Buddy Icon emma jo_234

    Posted 8 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    ....not to mention beautiful, sweet, inspiring, and descriptive. I love this, honestly and truly. I believe that this piece is very easy to relate to because many of us here on Ficlets have the same dream…only involved with writing rather than art. Sometimes I wonder if I can accomplish what I want to do in life, and though this is fiction, it feels somehow like proof.

  3. Reach for the Stars, If You Try Hard Enough, You'll Get One

    Phosphate11's Buddy Icon Phosphate11

    Posted 8 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    this was so beautiful, and it really was inspiring. I loved it.

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