When I get home after another boring day at school‚ after I plug my ipod‚ my phone‚ and my chromebook‚ I have nothing to do. I’m hopelessly bored. Despite the fact that I have mouth-watering‚ delicious food at my disposal‚ or I have the sweet‚ warm caress of my bed to nap in‚ I am bored. I’m gloriously free‚ but I’m bored. But I choose to do something else. I choose to grasp the cold unfeeling plastic of the controller‚ smooth beneath my hands. This something offers escape. Something amazing‚ an
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As if being the offspring of the city’s Black power couple was not enough of an edge for me‚ I also was granted by God my mother’s pale complexion. It is not hyperbole when I tell you every day of my life I have been asked about the origins of my unique skin color. One of my most prominent memories attached to my complexion was when an older White gentleman stopped me on my way out of a restaurant to tell me I was‚ “The prettiest little coon he had ever seen.” When I looked into
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The last day I saw my son his friends were at the hospital. The nurse told me Johnny did not want to see me but I demanded but I forced myself in the room. I do not know why he did not want to see me because I did not do something wrong his dad also did nothing did nothing wrong. Why does he hate me and his dad he never sleeps here too I wonder why. Also why was he gone for a week I am so confused. I knew that me and his dad should be stricter and hit him one more time if he was never home by 9:00
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revealing a tidy bedroom. My stomach churned with a sick feeling as I compared the factory’s harsh environment to this small‚ clean room that only a few could enter. Sneakily‚ I tiptoed to the organized shelf and obtained my dictionary. It was the one thing I would not escape
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who wanted to be good at something‚ a person who would help poor people or rich. But I couldn’t help anyone because I was useless (you would have already known this if you were PAYING ATTENTION). I would go around asking if someone needed help but no one take it. “Do you need any help with anything?”‚ I asked sheepishly “No‚ I don’t‚ just get lost” said the random
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name was Jhanere Paulis. She was twenty years old‚ yet she still lived with her parents. The queen and king. When you live in Somalia‚ you should have had a husband for a long time before you are this age and she was tired of waiting for Prince Charming to come and sweep her off her feet. Every time someone that could be the Romeo to her Juliet‚ something happened to make them run away. One time‚ she meet a guy named Kamrosen‚ and he seemed to be the perfect one for her. But he got shipped of to war
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I heard someone say‚ grief isn’t a life sentence‚ it’s a life passage. It’s the one common human experience we all have at one time or another. I’m now discovering that grieving the loss of your child is the hardest thing you will have ever done. I know‚ because suddenly‚ without warning‚ my life has dramatically changed. My beautiful 11-year old was complaining of a headache and a fever but somehow I decided to ignore him. But it wasn’t the right thing a caring parent should have done. Sometime
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cushioned chair‚ with a green tattered notebook in one hand and a large cup of steaming coffee in the other. He was a large guy about six two and it was strange to see him so tired. He was always the one to make the first joke and was always full of energy. his dark brown hair had been made a mess from sleeping on it and his eyes drooped. It had been the early hours of the morning and he wansn’t in the mood for jokes none of us were. "Maggie Evens‚ five years old we suspect" I replied. I didn’t really
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friends were about to play manhunt‚ a favorite game of theirs. They had heard stories of how the trees would move in the night‚ but of course‚ it seemed so unrealistic‚ who would believe that? They had been busy with their activities for the past few days and were anxious to join their friends again‚ much too excited to believe some tall tale. This night Charlene‚ Andie‚ Everly‚ Rebel‚ and Lauren were going to meet at the Simpsonwood trails at 10:00pm. Their ages hovered around age 13. Andie and Rebel
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It’s been a week and I haven’t heard from Vic. I must’ve really pissed him off. The day after the grad party I woke up dizzy‚ groggy‚ and with faint memory of where I was or why I was there. Matty (bless his soul)‚ was kind enough to remind me of the actions following the present time. He even showed me the video of me (drunk) sassing both him and Vic. Matty being the comical soul he is‚ took it lightly; whereas Vic stormed off and I haven’t heard from him. There’s two problems with me not hearing
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