Date: November 05, 2007 05:17 pm Title: Confusion
this is fantastic!! i get super excited when i see that you've updated. i seriously can not wait for the rest.
Date: November 05, 2007 02:10 pm Title: Weak
I have Shame bookmarked as favorite and check it almost everyday for updates. BEST DAY EVER!! It is the best story on the web. Thanks for updating!!
10 [Report This]Date: November 05, 2007 08:14 am Title: Confusion
OOHHHH, I'M SO HAPPY YOU UPDATED! I've been waiting for another chaoter since MTT was down and you posted the first few chapters on the MTT boards, and I read all six chapters in Google's cache! I was in the middle of NaNo-ing when I saw that this chapter was updated, and I had to leave my writing and read this new chapter!
This chapter did not disappoint. Jim is so amazing. And Pam is so sad, and I love that his actions are helping her feel better, like when she felt the warmth of the sun again for the first timne in a long time. I love that she finally read his e-mail and came over to his house in the middle of the night.
I can't wait for more!!!
Date: November 05, 2007 12:55 am Title: Weak
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...update soon. This is an absolutely fantastic story.
Date: November 04, 2007 09:56 pm Title: Confusion
Awww that was great! I'm so happy that Pam is making some positive progression and that Jim has a hand in it---how wonderful to offer her a place to stay so that she can get away from the scene of her attack. I hope things keep getting better for her (and them), even though I know there will be setbacks along the way
Thanks so much for updating!
9 [Report This]Date: November 04, 2007 08:21 pm Title: Confusion
It seemed like I was waiting forever for the update, but so worth it! Keep it coming! :o)
Date: November 04, 2007 06:36 pm Title: Confusion
This chapter was by far the best yet. You're an amazing writer. Don't feel bad about the depression during the writing, either - it proves you're really invested in your work and that's far better than anything anyone who writes at the drop of a hat can say.
9 [Report This]Date: November 04, 2007 06:18 pm Title: Confusion
I re-read the last couple chapters before reading this. You did such a great job. I can imagine how hard it must be to keep up with a story dealing with this subject matter. I'm glad to have this little light at the end of the tunnel : )
Date: November 04, 2007 03:40 pm Title: Confusion
Wow. For a story so upsetting I was ridiculously excited to see this update. This is seriously one of the most amazing stories I've read on this site and you're doing such a wonderful job having the characters deal with such a hard situation. And thanks for giving Pam a break, she was breaking my heart.
Date: November 04, 2007 01:25 pm Title: Confusion
Yay hope. Hope is good. I can't wait for the next update!
Date: November 04, 2007 01:12 pm Title: Confusion
More please.
Date: November 04, 2007 11:41 am Title: Confusion
This was INCREDIBLE!!! I was dying to know what would happen next, what wonderful thing Jim would do for her. This was better than anything I could have imagined. I was so excited when I saw that you updated. I did a happy dance. This story is amazing. This chapter was amazing! Thank you for suffering through it for us. You're awesome. Can't wait to find out what happens next!
10 [Report This]Date: November 04, 2007 11:11 am Title: Confusion
I know how hard it is to write through a story when it's giving you trouble. Thanks for making the effort - this is a great story!
9 [Report This]Date: November 04, 2007 09:39 am Title: Confusion
I'm not normally a fan of anything angsty but I'm really enjoying this story.
Date: November 04, 2007 09:08 am Title: Weak
This is one of the best written, most honest stories I have honestly ever read. I can imagine how hard it is for you to write this and to put yourself in a Pam-like mindset for it, but we all really appreciate it. I was so happy when I saw that you updated, and even more happy when I read that Pam is finally coming to grips with everything and is ready to move on. Just....thank you. This is beautiful.
9 [Report This]Date: November 04, 2007 08:39 am Title: Confusion
like so many other readers, i waited so long for this update and gritted my teeth when i saw it listed in the 'new' stories pile. and, as i braced myself for the worst, i was so pleasantly surprised. i really like the revelation of what jim's email contained. nice job...it must have been an impossible chapter to write.
10 [Report This]Date: November 04, 2007 08:11 am Title: Confusion
this was fantastic. I know that Pam still has a lot of work to do, thank the Lord I have never been sexually assaulted but I know it is something that is not easy to get over, especially when it happens in your own home. I squealed when I saw you updated this. I can understand you being a little depressed writing it, and I'm glad you left the story with Pam showing a teensy bit of growth. Its hopeful and I love that.
Date: November 04, 2007 07:01 am Title: Confusion
So, so glad the healing seems to have begun for Pam. At least she's beginning to reach out for help, which is a first step. Thank you so much for continuing this story. It must take an enormous effort to write a story full of such painful emotions, and still keep the characters sounding true to life. Great job, and looking foward to more.
Date: November 04, 2007 06:56 am Title: Confusion
Pretty much all i can say is you just rock at life and this chapter (as is the rest) is amazing. For real. I hope Pam is on the upward journey with jim now *crosses fingers*
I loved how your dialogue between them (or lackthereof) is so them. Like just the double meanings and awkward silences and everything. Can't wait to see more :)
Date: November 04, 2007 06:12 am Title: Confusion
Well, it took 3 readings of this chapter and half a box of tissue for me to have enough composure to post a review. This story is so beautiful. I know, a rape story beautiful? But it really is. You have made the characters and the EMOTIONS sooo real. I've been captivated since the begining, and I check this site DAILY just for an update. It's really been a long summer, but sooo worth the wait. You are doing such an amazing job. PLEASE continue updating as much as you can.
Jim really stepped up in this chapter. The whole time I kept thinking "oh my god, please don't just grab her and hug her because it will make it worse" and he didn't! He knows Pam doesn't need that right now. She needs a friend. And he's just the man for the job.
Ok, I'll stop babaling now... just ... thank you.
Luchy
10 [Report This]Date: November 04, 2007 04:28 am Title: Confusion
This chapter was amazing. I can't stop crying. You've been able to write Pam's journey so beautifully. I can't even express how touching this story is. But I can say- thank you so much for sharing it!
10 [Report This]Date: November 04, 2007 01:33 am Title: Weak
Oh, FINALLY. Not just the update, which was great. But finally, a break in the story where you can just start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. So, so, terrific.
10 [Report This]Date: November 04, 2007 12:14 am Title: Confusion
Wonderful chapter! Wonderful story! Thank you so much for writing this! Can't wait for more:)
Date: November 03, 2007 11:13 pm Title: Confusion
Finally. Not finally, an update, but finally, she's getting a break. I can imagine things will be much, much, so much easier if she has someone she can and probably will talk to, and it's just - I loved their moment near her car, and I adored her moment on her couch when she realizes it's not pity, and that moment when she realizes Jim is not a man of words but a man of action and he tells her he loves her without ever speaking. My God, this story continually moves me to near tears, but at the end of this chapter I finally got the strength to read the first six chapters properly, because at some points it felt so painful I couldn't read it all properly, and the whole thing is still incredible.
What I adore about this is that it's not melodramatic and overdramatic and it never reads like you want us to cry for her, and Jim; it's quiet and solemn and it's so incredibly Pam in that way, and that makes it hit harder than the melodramatic-story would ever be able to. And it's absofreakinglutely gorgeous, just as it kills you at the same time, and - I'm very, very glad that you've decided to continue this. I can't deal with stories that make me tearful and sad and never reveal an upward slope where you think hey - maybe this means something, and if you hadn't updated this...I don't know what I would do.
Anyway, I appreciate you doing this for us, and I'm going to have to be selfish and ask you to continue this amazing story, quickly. I can't wait for the upcoming interactions [or lack thereof] between Jim and Pam.
I'm sorry if this comes off making me look like a bumbling mess, by the way, but I'm going to blame it on the brilliance of this story.
Author's Response: Well, thank you moofoot! I always get excited whenever I hear form you, you always leave such detail in your reviews, it's like a writers dream come true! I'm glad that you could go back and read the hard stuff. I completely understand why you would have skipped it, though. I actually have a really hard time with this kind of stuff, and I refuse to watch movies or read books with rape scenes in them. But thank you so much, you are a wonderful person!
Date: November 03, 2007 11:01 pm Title: Confusion
A very interesting turn of events! I had not foreseen this at all. I'm glad you got past the writer's block!