ELE CW CREATIVE WRITING

NAVARRO, JILLIAN FAUSTINE T. NOVEMBER 6, 2020

3COM5 Writing Exercise 4

Concept of Dating

Personal Belief: Dating as a stepping stone for marriage

Opposing View: Dating to “have fun”

Scene: INT. OUTSIDE THE SHOPPING MALL – DAY

2 friends, Mika and Jena went shopping together after not seeing each other for a long
time. After this, they went outside the mall and sat at a nearby bench to wait for their
separate transportations. While waiting, Mika’s phone suddenly beeped.

JENA:
what was that all about?

MIKA:
Oh, Dave texted me the address of the restaurant where we will have our dinner.

JENA:
Dave? The guy you introduced to me 2 weeks ago?

MIKA:
Nope. This one is different.

JENA:
Wait a minute, you actually introduced two different guys to me in less than a month am
I correct?

MIKA:
Yeah.

JENA:
Oh. So, what happened to Dave and the other one?
 MIKA:
Oh, that one. I don’t know. I just had a difficult time finding anything interesting about
them. Honestly, I really felt like we will not get along very well.

JENA:
I mean yeah, that’s what you would usually feel since you didn’t really give them a much
longer time to get to know you even better.

MIKA:
Jena, I don’t want to waste my time on someone I am sure that I will never even like in
the first place. I will not just sit here and wait for something magical to happen. That’s
not me.

JENA:
But Mika, don’t you think you’re not giving yourself a chance to find someone that will
truly appreciate and love you for a lifetime?

MIKA:
Wait a second, what are you talking about, marriage???

JENA:
Yes. Why don’t you try to date someone and give yourself a chance to have deeper
conversations with him? Talk about anything about hobbies, goals, or anything under
the sun that would give you a reason to eventually why not start a romantic relationship
with him? This could actually be a stepping stone for you to find someone that would
love you genuinely. It’s not like you would rush things. Just take it one step at a time, I
guess.

MIKA:
Okay here’s the thing. Jena, I really don’t see myself marrying someone at this point in
time or even in the future. I don’t know. I feel like dating is just a way for me to at least
have fun with my life, hang out with different kinds of people, different personalities.
Commitment as of the moment, is not really my priority. I cannot see myself be
devasted for just one guy.

JENA:
Well, I see your point. However, you would eventually fall in love someone. I know you
very well. But this time, things might get more serious than how you expect it to be.
Don’t hold yourself back from experiencing the freedom to love without having any
pretentions. I don’t have anything against you dating to get to know other people, just to
 be clear with that. Nonetheless, when the time comes that you met someone that’s
serious about the future of your relationship, please Mika, no more games.

MIKA:
I will still think about that. I just don’t want to think about the idea of possibly having
relationships that will not work out in the future. That is why I consider commitment to a
relationship a complicated one.

JENA:
Okay then. That’s still up to you. Just keep in mind everything that I said.

Mika:
Oh, here it is. My Grab is here.

JENA:
My mom would be here as well in just a few minutes. Take care Mika! Please think
about everything that I told you okay?

MIKA:
Thank you, Jena. Take care as well. Don’t worry, I appreciate every single thing that
you said. See you again!

THE END.