Bittersweet Candy Bowl

Mike and Sandy SURE do like lying under trees

GAH
45 SECONDS OFF
FOR SOME REASON IT’S ONE OF MY LIFE GOALS TO COMMENT FIRST ON A BCB STRIP ;_;

Anyway.
I guess Lucy’s not the only one bottling up her feelings huh?

lol

The straw that breaks the camel’s back

FFFFFFFFFFFRUSTRATED SANDY MAKES SAD HAPPEN. ):

Oh dang.

Poor kid D= She finally can’t take it.

On another note, we finally saw Sandy angry! ZOMG

What does the thing behind sandy in the 2nd panel say?! O_O

Jenny makes surprise second appearance. And the crowd goes wild!

I really like these pantomime comics. They’re somehow more soulful than usual.

This is new: Sandy mad… All that tension inside building up, all because she can’t see her Maishul again, poor girl

School girl uniforms are so hot.

What did the door ever do to her

Just a note; it is totally impossible to drink coffee from an actual cup while in a moving vehicle.

p.s ESPECIALLY looking that ladylike. I mean, damn.

Awwww, I feel sorry for Sandy. Her life must be so hard.

And~ it finally got to her~ she has a very bussssyyyyyy liiiiiiiife
but i stil vote for Mike X Lucy :3
Poor sandy~

Bawww, she has a perpetually loyal man-slave and rich bitch parents

=( poor sandy, I can relate…
Also, thing in panel 2 is a welcome mat.

I really like how Sandy is so similar to Mike, like how Sandy sits under a tree and has problems with her locker, though that second one may be unintentional.

@Aoz that’s a Welcome mat.

@Geddian anything is possible when you have the power to control the bishi sparkles.

woah there calm down sandy lets talk about this and make it all better.

I keep waiting for the bottom to fall out.. and I don’t know why… I just have a feeling something is going to blow up, drama wise….
I kinda feel for sandy, she doesn’t seem to be able to just be a kid.

All I can think about in the second to last panel is SANDY SMASH!

Aand I just killed the drama. WOO!

On another note: UH OH. I think Mad Sandy is going to do something drastic out of… well… madness.

she just need someone, Maishul, move to her school please, or maybe Korat doll will help

Jeez… it’s kinda like she is bipolar.

She really misses mike, poor gril :/

just leave the “system” dammit…

uh-oh. she is snapping.

Second panel = Gorgeous!

I like how she can drink effortlessly while her mother speeds on through like a maniac. But damn, this strip just screams “break down.” She is looking desperate and I can’t really blame her. Years without seeing her lover and the one chance she did ended in shambles. Must be tough.

poor girl.

*eats BcB chat which is currently lagging for me*

Oh and CUSTOM BCB SMILEY FACES

I know this is just a comic but DAMN, you have got to give Sandy and Mike credit for staying together this long. a long distance relationship can work but only under two conditions; 1 the couple see each other at least once a year. 2 the split is less than 3 years. I wonder what drastic measures she might take…….

I love 2nd panel!

and abbey emoticon

That locker totally had it coming. You show that locker who is boss, Sandy!

So, life isn’t so perfect for little miss perfect.

I feel so sorry for her~ ;~; DAMN. I WANTED MIKE X LUCY! DX But now i can’t decide. Damnit.

Whats wrong with that door?
Is she locked outside of the bathroom?
Is she thumping the wall cause she has to GO and she can’t get in?


…I wanted mikeXlucy sobad…but like…I wanna see how mikeXsandy fails…mike could pull lucy anytime so long as he can make sure hes friendly enough to her that she doesnt get loneley and doesnt whore herself out too much…

as most said shes crying (i think) in the corner

looks like her locker is in the corner actually. so she couldn’t get het locker open so she turned and slammed her fists in the waal in frustration. you can see the locker lock…

aww dont worry sandy! everything will be ok!! =)

If that is her locker, that dial is the biggest fucking dial I have ever seen. I have pretty small hands for a dude, and I never had to wrap my entire hand around the dial in order to key in the combination. Jesus.

Seriously, I thought it was a doorknob.

I can’t help but feel this will end in suicide

i hope not!!! (falcon punch anyone?)

GOD I HATE THIS LOCKER!!!!

no shit sherlock

Eh, shit happens.

Wow so she does get hit on alot… Anyways I think the main point of the locker is just to show how stressed out she is, maybe its because she might have been acting what superficially as we seen at the office, idk but the stress shes having is coming from somewhere, maybe the long distance relationship is killing her idk but the story becomes very intense now.
By the way great work on a all picture story, many comics fail to do so, but this works great.

i think someone needs A HUGGG!!!!

Sandy misses Mike,D’awwww and the locker is broken

yay for knowing what the hell sandy has been doing

she really hates that locker…

LOL I know how you feel Sandy…….X3 Curse you LOCKERS!

*cue Sandy’s Liam to try and comfort her*

=3

SandyxLiam!

screw lockers when i got mine last year i gave it to my friend, he has extra stuff to carry cuz hes in band.my locker is my desk…on to my REAL post *angelic choir*

*ahem* 5000 years ago kings and queens played a game of great and terribl…,wait what? wrong show? k then.

sandy seems to be having trouble with a long distance relationship, the end of this chapter im guessing wont be happily ever after, but when has it ever been *dont answer that*

Daisy clone taking Mike’s place as Sandy’s tree buddy.

aww poor Sandy

you just wanna see maishul again

at 5th picture when Sandy has gym. Is that Carter’s female twin?

Lol, another day, another love letter ^^, too bad Mike isn’t so lucky XD

I feel so sorry for Sandy… Sometimes I also unexpectedly hit something, and then my whole class would stare at me…

i wonder what daisy would say if she met that daisy looking girl.

@Joakim: Looks more like some weird Jasmine/Carter love baby that was thrown in a dumpster on prom night,

“Hi, I’m Daisy!”

I like panel 2 a lot
but really poor Sandy…

@cts4kouhei
He has Paulo to thank for that

SANDY ANGRY, SANDY SMASH LOCKER, SANDY HURT HAND. Ouch.

**WARNING FOR ANYONE THAT DOESN’T LIKE PLOT SPOILERS DON’T READ THIS. IF YOU’RE ONLY ON THIS PAGE. SO YEAH.**
sorry to go off topic :/

Just wondering, is this utter douchebag who’s almost definitely the same guy from Confrontation (btw, if none of this makes sense, go back to “Misunderstanding and Change” and read through it), actually Roger? because if they aren’t the same person that just leaves a load of plot holes for me. Taeshi isn’t the kind of person to have inexplicable villains just appearing out of nowhere. Unless you count Carter… *shudders* crazy stalker. And FIINALLY, just before “Wonderland”, is Lucy serious about Carter? Or was it just a dream inside a dream?? I’m so confused!! *serious angst flipout*

@Elliot
Roger’s different from Alley Cat Guy. For one, Roger doesn’t have a scar.

And that Carter chapter was obviously a dream within a dream.

Heh… I liked the 4th panel. I think I don’t believe in MikexLucy anymore.
The bond between Sandy and Mike is heavily strenghtened by faith, but that’s just my opinion.

Some people aren’t very good with stress.

And that person running behind Sandy in the 5th panel DOES look a lot like Carter…..

Hahaha Sandy can’t open her locker just like Mike! What was Mike’s record for opening his locker again? 3 Minutes?

Where are all the emoticons coming from??!?!

@DavCube
SuitCase implemented them

Did somebody say frustrated? *Ninja Poof*

Now we can see the desperation in sandy’s eyes. Poor little girl, you must be strong and be more patient if you want to be with your dear maishul again.

And yeah, and tantrum, that’s not very pro for a model like you.

And i still see sandy’s mother like the href=”http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c18/p10.html“>girl in “Hot Pursuit”, the one mike believe that is sandy, but then she turns and omg mike got owned!

guys i think thats a door

p.s. poor poor sandy. sandy this is your chance, run a way from home

XD cant spell

mikexsandy forever

I don’t really think that’s much of a Daisy-Clone. She looks a little too punk-like. I like it. x3

Sandy, beleive me, banging your fist on the locker will not make it open. You gotta kick it instead. XD

Aww … IT HAPPENS WHEN LOCKERS GET JAMMED AND I HATES IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS =(

Speaking of which, I’m still not feeling ready for 7th. TOO SOON!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO JULY?!?!?

(To The Top)
Sandy is going Blitz!!! Leisure for ME!!! Why Sandy? why won’t you accept any love letters that’s going your way Lolz?
She looks cute on that school uniform kno?
also
THEE CARTER RACE HAVE TAKEN OVER THE PAGE!!! Retaliate my Comrades!!!

P.S.
YAY! I’m getting a lot of positive comments about my upcoming game Lolz
Hope it keeps up!…..MEH SOUL IS A HAPPY MOOD!!!

Random quote of the day
When in doubt, don’t think twice.
(8feet pulling the trigger of his Wunderwaffe DG-2)

Heh, id be pissed too if I forgot my keys, or worse if a certain someone else is supposed to be around to open.

I think she’s stressed…….HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA In your face.

I just wana give her a hug X3

that was actually kinda… depressing. ;__;

I take it her Mother said no.

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Ah Taeshi. You definitely know how to craft a story. AND! I think I now understand at least one thing about Sandy’s mom. She seems to be exactly like those terrible pageant moms you see on occasion. You know, the one who only sees their child as a way for the parent to get famous, and then they fall short on the parenting department. Correct me if I’m wrong, though. Hate to be spreading false info on here.

Also, a question. I know this was probably stated before, but what was the name of the town BCB takes place in?

Suicide= Drama multiplier(x10)

Man, I’ve missed a lot apparently. So, now it’s showing the other half of the story, and…I don’t know what happened. XD

aw poor sandy. bet she cant wait till she 18

Actually that friend looks a little more like sue to me.

She’s damn angry! But it makes me like her more…

She must be pretty mad about sumthin…

Oh, i do that all the time, even when i do the locker thing 5-6 times, it STILL WON’T OPEN. YARGEGHGHEGHGRHEGHGHGHHHHH!!!!

anyway, i sympathize with her.

@Pepe
I’m guessing she hasn’t even asked yet, but yeah, she’d probably hear the usual “no” from her mother.

Locker discipline is very important. I’ve been in this kind of relationship. It’s tough. Take heart fictional cat people at least your S.O. isn’t active duty in the army. Not trying to be down though, this is amazing writing.

All the Mike haters need to stop and think for a sec. “Love the one you’re with” may be a nice song and all, but “I walk the line” are words to live by.

I do like Sandy now, she reminds me too much of me, I often get frustrated unable to see my love as much as I want due to the long distance relationship (thank god I get to see him this tuesday), I still like Lucy x Mike but no longer hate Sandy. So Sandy x Mike is fine, the only way Id like to see them end is if Sandy ended it, I feel bad for her, I know how shes feeling.

i fell sorry 4 sandy TT _

This may sound perv but she looks hot in that schoolgirl outfit

D: Calm down Sandy! It’s okay!!

I’m slightly confused… Was she locked out of her house or her locker? o.o;

Hey look at that girl on the track, that could be the soulmate to a certain someone.

Aww…poor Sandy; she forgot her combination. =P

she got locked out of her locker not her house.

Emo kid got served with a SANDYREJECTION!

It’s okay Sandy, everyone forgets their combo every once in a while. Just go ask the people in the office!

Aww. She is human after all.

Also…

SANDY IS EVIL!!!

Deterioration of one’s mood. Not fun.

technically she’s cat.

a cat hair. and a school uniform.

a cat who’s basically a human.

so why is this webcomic so addicting?!

raaaggee

This situation screams something unimaginable happening.

WoW didn’t see that Coming…..No really i didn’t

Micheal -> yeah, and it’s really cool how she was nice about it, instead of being like “Pfft… like I’d date you” or “I already have a boyfriend, jerk”

Lariat —> sure, it would remind her of back when she and Mike were kids and sat under that tree together

i cant wait until wednesday now.BD

It seems her mom said no. and seemed angry she would even ask. >> Gee, I bet that woman always has her daughters best interest in mind.

Aww. Poor Sandy’s frustrated… and taking her anger out on her locker.

… At least, I’m assuming it’s her locker. Lol. I thought so, but a few people think it’s her front door.

Anyway… wow. This is the first time we’ve seen Sandy angry. I’m intrigued.

This is so sad, though I’m probably reading a lot more into the locker issue. It’s like, everything about her is so perfect, she has to be perfect, she has to be what her mommy wants her to be and when she doesn’t do something flawlessly (like when she couldn’t get her locker open on the first try) she feels so trapped in the nagging demands of her mother. >.> again, maybe I’m just reading a lot into it.

If I had the kind of lifestyle Sandy had with so much expected of her, I’d punch my locker, too. :T

In all but the last few panels, Sandy looks like she’s in some kind of commercial or magazine ad. I guess it’s natural for her, but the whole “modeling” thing makes it more apparent to me. I dunno.

^^Also, liking the new smilies.

You never know what will be the straw that breaks the camels back,

Aw, poor kid in panel 4. =3

I love Lucy. = )

This seems like a lead up to Sandy breaking down and running away to see Mike

@Thell …And walking in on Mike and Lucy practicing a kiss scene for their play!

XD I have to ask, where are you all getting those smilies?!

Yeah, i’d say that Klv3’s hit the nail on the head, though i’d have to wonder how all this could affect lucy too. It could end up being a repeat of mike ignoring her again!

-agrees with kLV3s-

D: Not everyday you see a angry Sandy

@BrownDog, its not everyday we SEE Sandy in general

@lopsided, agreed with you there!

Tempter temper temper.

Meh, I don’t know whats with sandy suddenly. Period?

Seems like all the expectations thrown upon her are getting to her.

Too bad her mother seems focused on living vicariously through her instead of trying to guide her on the path she wants to go.

Lockers=cheap, annoying, number-coded boxes

I understand how frustrated she must feel not being able to be with the person you love every moment of your life.

Okay, someone PLEASE tell me how to put the cat faces on. Some one said “google knows all” but it doesn’t. =p Please tell me how.

She seriously needs to get laid

@Crystal



That’s how you do them

poor poor emo kitty

sanndy’s mindbreak=runaway to mike

mikexsandy forever

p.s. mabye me constitly saying she should run away got through to teashi

p.p.s. can u plz clear up if its a door or locker

@crystal lucy ?

@Crystal

I forgot these to..



and my personal favorite

It won’t rain all the time
The sky won’t fall forever
And though the night seems long
Your tears won’t fall forever

When I’m lonely
I lie awake at night
And I wish you were here
I miss you
Can you tell me, is there something more to believe in?
Or is this all there is?

And the pounding feet in the
In the streets below and the
And the window breaks and
And a woman falls, there’s
There’s something wrong, it’s
It’s so hard to believe that love will prevail :blush

It won’t rain all the time
The sky won’t fall forever
And though the night seems long
Your tears won’t fall
Forever

I bet I know what it is! It’s those darn confining clothes! A lotta people in her OLD neighborhood NEVER wear clothes even ta this day! She didn’t herself! Why should she NOW? Stupid upper-crust neighborhoods…

Let this be a lesson to you kids. Just because yer well-to-do doesn’t mean you’re happy. Though I could make a lotta happiness for myself with a couple grand… X3

@Jessica

Fuck yes! XD

Sandy snapped!

Oh my. I just read this whole little comic. I really admire it now. I just found out about it from some ad, I really like it. Bookmarked.

I also just found out about this comic from an ad… I spent the whole day reading from beginning to present, and instantly fell in love with the story. Bittersweet indeed… and yet, sadly true in many ways.

I think once the two of them have had physical contact with each other for the first time in about a decade, she’ll feel loads better.

I believe I may know the way Sandy’s feeling. I used to be in a long distance relationship (my partner’s since moved in/been here for a while), and there were some days where it was so hard to do.. well.. anything because of wanting to physically be -there- with my spouse.

i find myself checking this page 50times a day to see if you updated early been doing that since i got caught up LOVE THIS COMIC!!

I’m in a long distanced relationship at the moment and I feel I can relate to Sandy at the moment. It can be hard, but you just gotta tough it out. -hugs for Sandy-

This comic is awesome, im just not sure if i can wait for the other pages of the comic, plz make it fast, THE WAITING IS KILLING ME :O
and im still loving it

go to him sandy go he needs u no wait u need him

RAUGH LOCKER! (smash)…Well, anyways,Sandy is a sweetheart now that we’ve actually met her, and I’m really feeling bad for her at the moment.:’(

ya know she does have a boyfriend that she cant see so of course shes a bit frustrated now a days. O_o

May the lord above show mercy to Mike, should Sandy ever walk in on an Mike and Lucy hugging or worse.

I can picture myself doing something like that if I was in her situation. I mean, all she did was bash on her locker. At least she didn’t do this… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d6jRDO3NoI

First time reader, read the entire archive yesterday. O_o
Am really enjoying it.

Anyhow I hope Sandy does come visit Mike to see what his life is like.

after rereading this chapter so far it seams that sandy, much like lucy, has a dependency issue regarding mike. think about it, they have been apart for how long? i moved around an lot when I was a kid and things were never that depressing. it also seemed like sandy’s only friend was daisy and after sandy started hanging out with mike she stops hanging out with daisy. now at this new school she only has one friend… highly suspicious.

Smile Sandy! The sun will shine again one dayyyy!

That is, unless the author of your life totally screws you over in an obvious plot twist that will forever torture the hearts and minds of all readers.

@ FuRrY321 Oh my gosh, that was hilarious! xD

@Sen

I too moved around as a lot as kid, as a pre-teen, and as a teen. And unlike you, I found it very stressful. In fact, the constantly being torn from friends always put me into a depression, even more so since it was hard to make new ones, and the so called “friends” I had before rarely ever spoke to me again. The ones that do gradually lose interest or are to busy, and things aren’t the same, which leaves me forgotten. I find that I have to change myself with each new place, in order to fit in with the groups and interest of the area, if I find new friends at all.

Which is why I think there is something to be said for Lucy’s loyalty all those years, even if it was selfish. Though I have to give kudos to Micheal for staying in touch with Sandy, people change when they move, and I think he needs to look a little closer to home…

@Rhyme I see where you’re coming from. But I’m not sure if everyone else (especially those in the LucyxMike vs. SandyxMike war) are going to see that as the sensible remark that it is. I still wonder what’s going to happen. Is it bad I give relationship advice to an imaginary Mike in my head?

I’ve literally only just got the fact that she might be so damn angry because maybe her mum said no about meeting Mike again. Damn I’m stupid…. Anyway Taeshi hurry up!! we need more angst!! More I say!!

Panels 1 through 12 are epic

Panel 17 is good too XD

@ Rhyme:

I’m sorry you had to go through that. it does suck having to move around a lot. I guess it was easier for me cause I had 5 brother & sisters. that’s not to say that I didn’t care about the friends that I left behind. I did miss them and still ever now and again wonder how they are doing.

that being said, I still think that there may be something more going on with sandy than we think.

@Elliot
Ya, I didn’t mean that comment as siding on LucyxMike in that debate, simply applying real life experience. I think that they are picturing each other as they were in elementary school; however, distance, time, and not being there to see the change gradually might mean that the person they meet isn’t quiet who they imagined to be. That doesn’t mean they wont like this new person as well, just that there is always that chance. Mike is taking a big risk with Sandy, who he hasn’t actually seen since he was little, when he has someone close he has known all a long that loves him, has always been with him, and if he showed interest back would be willing the change for him. And for those that are going to argue that Mike hasn’t changed, if you compare him now to how he was in the beginning (as I have since I sat and spent all yesterday reading the entire comic since I was new to and ended up liking it), you will see he has slowly become more stoic.

I realize that this is indeed a comic, and that I am applying real life things to something fictional, but isn’t this a comic about teen-life? Not the fluff and fairy tail teen-life we see on “reality” television, because plenty of what I read here, I have seen in some form at the many schools I have attended. And, secretly, I am kind of jealous of all of it; because even with the drama and heartbreak and angst that the BCB group has to deal with, they still have a group of friends as close as family that would do anything for each other, which I would have killed for when I was going through school…

Edit: @ Sen
Ya, you still had company and support (or not really, depends on the family xD), and while I have two little sisters, there is an eleven year difference between us in age, which wasn’t much help. So, typically, I spent a few summers (which is how the moving always worked out, right after school) alone in foreign places. And am now doing it again as I head off to college that I know no one at. I am not trying to say “Oh, look how worse off I was, so you must be wrong,” I am just trying to show the different sides to moving.
Oh, I agree there is defiantly more going on, but based on what we know of Sandy so far, I wouldn’t hold my breath. At least until Taeshi shows us more.

@ Presos - SANDY MAD, SANDY SMASH LOCKER!!!….then sandy fracture knuckles and wear splint for two months.

lol. I love how sometimes you can learn pick up lines from ads.

“I would use my last breath to say i love you”

I just realized, after going back and reading my posts, that I sound like an attention-hogging, whiny, emo kid. I apologize and promise to tone it down a bit. ^^;; Guess I just feel strongly about this. Sorry!

@starsturdy how is panel 17 good

Daisy clone? Don’t forget female carter clone!

Blast it all, I was hoping Sandy’s appearance would help me make up my mind on Mikex?? IT HAS NOT. With only two pages left…

@Crimsondarkwolf Because it’s……oh…………….point taken XD

@Random CARTER LOVES… SANDY.

@starsturdy yeah good catch huh.

OMG I love how she totally looses it at the end, adds depth to the character

@ Ryn
I dunno, I agree with Elliot and Sen, I think there is more going on here then her just “losing her cool”.
Like… (dun hate, I am just trowing random stuff out there, and the later ones are just me being rediculous)
Her mom has been saying no to visiting Maishul? She wants to break up but been reluctantly dragging Maishul along because she doesn’t want to hurt his feeling? Depression from not being able to be with her cuddly-kitty? She is leading a double life with another boy, and feels guilt? Or! She is secretly Carson in disguise (Gasp!) and is conflicted on whether or not to tell the truth to Micheal! (Sorry, had to throw that last one in for humor ^w^)
BUT WE WONT KNOW UNTIL THE NEXT PAGE! SO BE SURE TO CHECK IN TOMORROW FOR THE CONTINUATION OF BITTERSWEET CANDY BOWL!~ x3

(writes this at 12:11:30 AM)

SO CLOSE… yet so far away……..

Agrees with Rhyme, btw. Personally, Double-life seems more dramatic, but I’d prefer the depression-from-missing-Mike.

Thank you Bambalooza, that was actually one I thought a bit about. Although, I did go back and edit that post into order of increasing insanity, and put a disclaimer to prevent fights. -w- *nods*

I think She”s just frustrated all to heck by how busy and presured her life is and she cant do the things she really wants, like see Mike because her mother is pushing her so hard and she’s so busy. I think she’s close to having a nervous breakdown

Not to mention that a young body like that isn’t supposed to take that amount of stress, it could phisically harm the kid.