Short Story Proposal

Exposition :
The silent echo of raindrops beating against the cold cement seemed distant.  Everyone uniformly stood underneath their black umbrellas in silence with their heads down.  Scarlett, with her eyebrows furrowed, stood amongst the sea of black.  She helplessly wondered why this was being ignored, cast aside as if it never existed.  Jacob was now another headline for the local news, and soon, his story would be tossed in the archives.  

Rising Action :
“Any news on those Ivy’s?”
“No dad, not yet”
“Jacob, you know how much we’re expecting from you, right? You can do this, our dreams can finally come true”  Jacob squirmed in his seat and hesitatingly looked away, nodding.  He understood what his dad was saying and he knew how crucial his college admission was. He sometimes wished that he wasn’t so smart. Everything he did was mostly to make his parents happy. He didn’t think his parents realized how hard he had worked to make them proud. He just wished his parents wouldn’t be so hard on him cause he was already so stressed out. A few weeks later, a letter from Columbia University arrives in the mail. As he slowly opens the envelope and looks at the letter, he reads out loud, “Dear Mr. Jacob Gooding, we are pleased to congratulate you on your acceptance to Columbia University! We proud to call you a Columbia Lion Class of 2032!”


Climax
A few months have gone by since Jacob has arrived at Columbia. He finished first semester with all A’s and is now starting fresh second semester. As he enters his classroom, he notices a redhead girl sitting in the top corner seat of the class. He later asked the girl out and her name is Scarlett. They get together, have a bunch of fun together and they stay together for about 6 months. One day Jacob and Scarlett get into a fight and Scarlett. Scarlett goes home and is there kidnapped. Jacob receives a phone call saying to bring money or he’ll kill her. After....