Sweet ^^ Glad to hear that they write to each other ^^ So, Melissa is enjoying her College life ^^ Well, College life + Melissa sounds like a dangerous combination >.> Let's see what happens at the party ^^
Cool chapter.

Hey! Cds in the end of 1960s?! :O On the professor's desk.
Wow, I'm so happy for Melissa! She's going to become a famous painter ^^

NATHAN! Nice to hear about him again :>
Can't wait to see what happens at the party! :O It would be interesting I think! Hope Melissa won't do something stupid ; D

Thanks for the comments, as always.

@Liv - You got me. I meant to edit those CD's out of each pic, but I must have forgotten. I think that's my first goof regarding historical accuracy, isn't it?

I love how you all have such faith in Mel's self-control.

I cant wait for the next chapter. love this story and the way you make it!

Last scene of the chapter.

Why is she doing this to herself, is she, like, crazy?

Where are her glasses?!
Are Melissa and Rebecca wearing the same pants? :O
And she got A?! :O Man, thinking this way, she'll become an alcoholic! :O And will lose a friend
I'm worried about her - sooner or later she'll do something stupid. Somebody, or something, needs to stop her from destroying herself

What happened to Melissa?Why is she acting like that with her friend? XD

I agree with Liv ... Sooner or later, she'll do something stupid >.>

But I loved the chapter ^^

Just a note on historical accuracy: "the first every commercial soft lenses were introduced in the year 1971", and this chapter is still in 1968, maybe Melissa got a job testing contact lenses before they were released commercially?
Anyway, good chapter, can't wait to see what she is going to do next

Melissa could still be wearing hard lenses. They were around for a while before soft contacts. Or she could just be going without them cause she doesn't need that strong a prescription. Anyway, great update! I'm worried about Melissa, she needs to be yelled at by her father again... XD

Awwwww, Silly girl

Poor Rebecca. All she's trying to do is be Melissa's friend and Melissa is just pushing her away.

I just started reading this, read the whole thing and can't wait for the next update!

this is one of my favorite storys,waitin for each chapter like mad .

I decided to upload this chapter all in one chunk. Enjoy :-)

Big fan of this story, it really inspires me with my stories....but there seemes to be a lot of fucking scenes first with Farrah and now with Melissa. Its a cute story but I don't want it to turn into a Sims 2 bone movie.

In the last 15 updates to the story there have been 3 sex scenes. I see where you're coming from, and I actually am making an effort to keep this story from being just about sex. Sexuality is an extremely important part of any young adult's life, though, so Melissa's sex life has to play a large role in the story at this point in order for it to be a realistic portrayal of her life. Not to mention that I need to show Melissa's promiscuity in order for later story developments to make sense. And at the same time, I'm trying to avoid the cliche "show them kissing, then fade to the next scene and let the audience fill in the details".

There is a reason for Melissa's behavior, and once it's revealed, everyone will probably feel a lot differently toward Melissa and the story as a whole. Unfortunately, that won't happen until a few more years from now in-story.

I could tone down the amount of detail shown in each sex scene, though. I'd like to hear other readers' thoughts on that.

Why am I not surprised ...? Well, as I said, it's so Melissa XD But that's why I like this story ^^ Because you make it more original and interesting from every other cliche love story about students >.> You make it more real ^^
As for me, there aren't so many details in you story, so, as long as no moderator or administrator is offended, I'm ok if you keep it like this ^^
You made me curious about Melissa's behavior, so please, don't let us wait too long for the next chapter ^^

its just that there is more than enough SimPorno on SexySims and InsimAdult. It just dosent seem like it has to be here.

I suppose it was inevitable with Nathan away that Melissa would fall back into old habits, although I don't agree with her saying that it would be best to forget about Nathan and move on. If she really loves him then she should try to be more optimistic!

Honestly, Melissa is not a favorite character of mine. The story itself is interesting but she seems self-absorbed and slightly self-destructive. Plus, I agree that if she loves him, truly loves him, she would wait. I am speaking from personal experience here.

On another note, I think that the sex scenes are done tastefully and are still "clean" enough to not be offensive. If someone is bothered by them, just skip that part. I don't see any reason to change it as of now.

I'd think she just followed in her mother's footsteps because that's how she grew up.
You know she saw her mother as a rolemodel and dealt with her death pretty badly.
As long as it doesn't offend the mods and stuff, i'm fine with the sex.

I'm just saying, I adore the story, and I'm actually fine with the sex, I just don't want it to seem like she's prostituting herself because of Nathan's absence.

I'm a new reader. I just reached Farrah's tribute, and oh my gosh, I love this. I love this story, it's just so artfully and thoughtfully written out. I mean, the whole Farrah being a prostitute for a little bit and a psuedo-lesbian was low enough to be like, 'What is she DOING?' but you didn't make it so that it was so dirty that I couldn't read it. But I love this story, and I was so looking forward to that new baby. I'll miss seeing her in the novel.

& ohmygosh, MY birthday is May 5th! And I really hope Nathan and Melissa end up together.

EDIT: Oh my gosh, I just got done reading the last chapter and I want to punch Melissa in the face. There is no way she really loves Nathan. She's probably going to get pregnant, kicked out of art school, and then Nathan will either die or come back and raise the kid because Melissa died of an STD. This is very Forrest Gump. Nathan is Forrest and Melissa is Jenny. But I love that movie. And I still like this story. Can't wait till the next update!

'No! I want to wait for Nathan.'
Next day..
'I think it would be in my best interests to just forget about Nathan and move on.'

Biotch, please.

I don't mind the sex at all; it makes it far more realistic, especially since this is a biographical story.
On another note...ugh! Nathan deserves so much better than Melissa! Poor boy, his heart is going to be broken if he comes back from the war and Melissa has been fooling around.
I hope Mel holds onto Rebecca, she needs a level headed friend to help her out. Also, what happened to Mel's sister? Is she going to re-enter her life?