Day Fourteen

List of Events in Chronological Order:
I'm not entirely sure how long the story will be, but it's going to take longer than your average story. I think the time will play an important factor in whole story because it gives the whole flow to the story. Before the story begins... There will be a brief introduction of each character of their role in this story... Like age, behavior, and such things.

• The story takes place over a period of about 2 to 3 years; more than likely it'll be about 3 years long just for dramatic effect.
• The family has the bonding period for the first year. (Just to build up the story, dramatic effects, rising action, things like that)
• The Mother makes preparations to leave on the trip for about 3 weeks.
• The trips is extended for a total of 6 months.
• The Father begins to get sick right around the time the Mother leaves. (Around that 6 month period)
• Now, 18 months left to fill..
• The Father starts reminiscing about the old days of when he used to box... For about 2 months.
• The ill Father discovers his son's secret passion for boxing. (1 month period)
• Father, and Son began their own intimate bonding discussing boxing, and life in general; things of that nature. This occurs for the next 2 months.
• The Father becomes deathly ill; although he is training his son on boxing (which started in the previous months- right above) The Mother also returns, but she is up to date on the situation because they have all been communicating on the subject, but she couldn't return in time. This occurs for roughly a month. In this same month; the Mother returns, sadly to see that the Father has died. Well that seems too harsh, I'll let the Mother return in his final days of living. They spend their last few peaceful moments together, and then the Father is gone; leaving behind those special boxing gloves (once owned by Manny Paqcuiao) to his son. He already left a beautifully written poem for the wife. (Remember this occurs all in one month)
• Now... There's a year left to fill.
• The Mother, and Son are left on their own for awhile... After about 3 months later the Mother remarries. Leaving the son to fend for himself, the Step-Father tries to turn the Mother against her son in the next 4 months; in which he almost succeeds. (But eventually fails) He thought the son kept boxing because he wanted to kill him, but that plan was soon decimated. 
• In a period of a month; the Mother, and Son discover why he is still boxing. His reasoning is because it helps him feel close to the Father that he lost those months back, and that's pretty sweet right? 
• In the last 4 months... The new family is able to sort through all those absurd obsessions, and begin to live happily ever after; while the son continues the boxing. 
• This completes the 3 year period of the story... If you couldn't tell :)

 I think that is pretty good start to my story, and I feel like I appropriately mapped out all the important events in the story. I think all the events will correlate with each other because I believe I strategically mapped them out, and I have the math to prove that! I chose to break things up in months because my story take place over a long period of time, so I figured months would be the best way to go. I have definitely decided that it will take place in about 3 years because I think that is a good period of time to build up the suspense, and all the emotional effects I'm going for.

None of these time periods are definitely set in stone; which means they can be changed, rearranged, and fixed to make the story flow more smoothly if necessary. I think the fluidity of my events are pretty self explanatory, but if you feel that it doesn't make sense that let me know! I would like to think of my story as one of Shakespeare's poem, or short stories, or maybe even one of his tragedies; because of the sadness it will bring. It could also be a comedy because it has those happy moments as well... I'm comparing it to Shakespeare simply to say that it will have fluidity, and it will possibly get to your emotions! Remember this is just the blog, so I'm not entirely sure of all the exact details of every aspect of the story yet. Here's to another blog... Enjoy!