Pizza...or not | Teen Ink

Pizza...or not

October 20, 2013
By NotForMe BRONZE, Staten Island, New York
NotForMe BRONZE, Staten Island, New York
3 articles 0 photos 8 comments

So this story is about pizza, but it is also about life, priorities, and decisions.

One week at my church's youth group, the woman who is in charge of distributing the pizza called that there was more left, and the sound of "PIZZA" was very pleasing to my ears. It meant I could have more food, which, being 17 and 6 foot, 6 inches, makes me happy.

So I foolishly got up and walked over to get me some more pizza, leaving a conversation to do so. I thought it was ok, there were three other people. Sure one of them happened to be the girl I love, but it was also her friends. Needless to say, this was a mistake.
Next week, I was feeling lazy, and so I asked my 'girlfriend' to grab me a slice. She happily obliged, seeing as she was getting one herself, and I was in a rather deep conversation with somebody. The only problem was, she remembered my leaving her for the pizza the week before.
Never in my life have I see so much seasoning on pizza. It was my 'punishment'. I almost had to eat/try the slice she brought me, a) because she asked me to try it, and b) because she said if I did, she would forgive me getting up the week before.
I ate the slice, and after shaking off half the seasoning, it was pretty good, so there is a happy ending to this story.

So now for the moral.
There are gonna be a lot of things that grab your attention, but be mindful of the consequences or rewards, and which outweighs the other. In my case, I could have stayed with my girl and not gotten the pizza, and I would have been able to hear her voice. Maybe pizza wasn't the right choice?
Think about how trivial that situation is though. Think about how this story could relate to drugs, or even to girls. If you girls are in relationships, make sure he is giving you all the attention and love he should. If you guys are in relationships, especially with a girl you say you love, cherish her and don't let yourself be distracted by another girl who might be better looking, like the pizza was immediately gratifying; because in the process, you might miss out on a beautiful person like I missed hearing the voice of the girl I love.


The author's comments:
I think some people just need to hear a story about something they can relate to sometimes. Who can't relate to pizza? Hope y'all enjoy it!

Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 3 comments.


on Oct. 29 2013 at 11:32 pm
GzusFreak10 GOLD, Staten Island, New York
17 articles 0 photos 102 comments
Hey those are DUMB blonde jokes, not FORGETFUL blonde jokes. Big difference. Sorry, I'm slightly ocd about that sort of thing, seeing as I'm a ginger myself. Glad the pizza was good though! Different is always good. But yeah as to your style, its very straightforward. If you have a particular style in mind as you start out, not just letting it happen, I think you could make this really good. College essays too, for that matter.

on Oct. 29 2013 at 6:56 pm
NotForMe BRONZE, Staten Island, New York
3 articles 0 photos 8 comments
Thanks. 
Writing college essays, it helps to see where I could use different style.

as to the rest of the comment.
ROFL.
I would have been surprised if she had forgotten, but then again, she does say she is strawberry blonde, so its possible.
The good news is, the pizza was still edible, just REALLY different, but it wasnt bad.

on Oct. 29 2013 at 12:11 am
GzusFreak10 GOLD, Staten Island, New York
17 articles 0 photos 102 comments
Omigosh, i'm dying laughing right now!!! Absolutely hysterical, love the basic idea of it. As a writer, i'd say the tone is a bit too conversational for a story- maybe add some dialogue? "get me some more pizza" sounds better coming from a character (played by you) than just from an unnamed narrator. Plus, playful banter is always fun. Like about how she maybe forgot about the week before, and thought that since you like food so much, seasonings would be ok, or how she puts that much on her own so she thought you'd like it--i don't know, i could just be putting myself in her shoes too much. I do that a lot. lol Plus, if you could incorporate the moral into the story, i feel like that would be more effective. like what if you went to school the next day and some of the guys were talking about weed or a girl or whatever..."and then it hit me: 'pizza' could stand for anything..." Aside from that, if this is a real story (as i think it is from the conversational tone etc), never doubt pizza. Pizza is always the right choice. If the girl loves you, she will wait. Food gets cold. ;) Overall, really nice basis. It sounds a lot like a journal entry, but if you tighten up the style, it had me alternating between laughing and tearing up. :D