Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Short Story PART (3)
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I STARED AT MYSELF FOR A LONG TIME CRYING AND CRYING UNTIL MY HEAD
BEGAN TO HURT. "What is wrong with me??" I KEPT
SAYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MY HAIR, MY EYES, EVEN MY EYE BROWS
WHERE WHITE, LIKE I AGED BUT MY FACE STILL HAD ITS YOUTHFUL
APPEARANCE. THE BURN ON MY FACE WAS UNUASUALLY SHAPED LIKE A
CRESENT MOON. SUDDENLY AN IDEA CAME TO ME. "Maybe I should
walk up the street to see if I can see anyone." I SAID OUT
LOUD AS IF SOMEONE WAS WITH ME. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE AIR WAS
STILL AND COLD. MY EYES HURT FROM CRYING SO
MUCH. <br> <br> I
BEGAN TO WALK BRISKLY UP THE LONG BLOCK. IT WAS LIKE A GHOST TOWN.
AS I NEARED THE END OF THE BLOCK, I CAME TO THE LOCAL CONVENIENCE
STORE I STOP AT ALMOST EVERY MORNING FOR GAS, COFFEE AND A
DOUGHNUT. STRANGELY ENOUGH THE LIGHTS WHERE OUT, CARS WHERE EMPTY
AT THE INTERSECTION, THE STORE WAS DESERTED, AND THE CARS WHERE
EMPTY AT THE GAS PUMPS.SOME CARS HAD THIER DOORS OPEN WITH THE KEYS
LEFT IN THE EGNITION. IT'S IF EVERYONE IN THE WORLD HAD
VANISHED INTO THIN AIR AND I WAS ALL ALONE. I WALKED UP TO THE DOOR
OR THE STORE TO SEE IF IT WAS UNLOCKED;IT WAS. "Hello, is
any body there?" NO ONE ANSWERED.
"Hello?" IT WAS DARK BUT I COULD STILL SEE PRETTY
CONSIDERING THE FACT IT WAS DUSK. I LOOKED BEHIND THE CLERKS
COUNTER TO SEE IF I COULD SEE A FAMILAR FACE. BUT NO ONE WAS THERE.
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS TERRIBLY WRONG. I GRABBED A SODA AND PUT A
DOLLAR ON THE COUNTER AND LEFT OUT
QUICKLY. <br> <br>
I NOTICED A BIKE SITTING OUTSIDE LIKE 8 FEET FROM THE
DOOR. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,YES!! I NEED TO SEE MY SISTER. I LOOKED
AROUND AS A THIEF WOULD, PUT MY SODA IN MY JACKET POCKET,PUT MY
HOOD ON MY STALK WHITE HEAD,TIED IT TIGHT AND HOPPED ON THE BIKE.
IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE I ROAD A BIKE BUT I GUESS ITS TRUE
YOU NEVER REALLY FORGET HOW TO RIDE. I ROAD IN THE DIRECTION OF
MYA'S HOUSE. I KNEW IT WOULD TAKE A MINUTE TO GET THERE BUT
I WAS REALLY RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS. AS I ROAD UP THE STREET THE
SINKING FEELING OF LONELINESS CAME OVER ME. </p>
<p>FROM ONE HOUSE TO ANOTHER, ONE CAR TO THE NEXT, ALL VACANT
FROM LIFE.THERE WASNT EVEN A BREEZE TO KEEP ME COMPANY. JUST THE
SOUND OF THE WATER TREADING UNDER THE WHEELS OF THE BIKE. OUT OF
DESPERATION I WAS HOPING TO EVEN RUN ACROSS A DOG TO CHASE ME OR
SOMETHING. I ROAD FOR MAYBE 10 MINUTES WHEN I FINALLY HEARD A
FAMILIAR SOUND. IT WAS A CHILDS CRY. I STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
STREET AND JUMPED OFF THE BIKE. I JOGGED TO THE SIDEWALK AND TURNED
IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE TO SEE IF I COULD PIN POINT WHERE THE CRYING
WAS COMING FROM. THEN I SEEN HER. ACROSS THE STREET, WALKING OUT OF
THE DOOR OR HER HOUSE BALLING HER EYES
OUT. <br><br>
THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS HER BRITE RED HAIR. SHE WAS
WEARING A PINK NIGHTGOWN, NO SHOES, HOLDING SOME SORT OF STUFFED
ANIMAL. SHE LOOKED TO BE MAYBE 6 OR 7. I HAVE A NIECE FROM MY
SISTER MY ABOUT HERE SIZE.I CALLED TO HER "Ah.....are you
okay?" SHE DIDN'T ANSWER, BUT SHE LOOKED UP AT ME
AND STOPPED CRYING. AS I NEARED HER SMALL PETTITE BODY I NOTICED
HER EYES WHERE THE SAME COLOR AS HER HAIR; BRITE RED WITH NO SIGN
OF WHITE, ONLY A SMALL BLACK PUPIL. SHE TO HAD A BURN ON HER LEFT
CHEEK TOO. I STOPPED AND GLARED AT HER AS SHE DID WITH ME. THEN I
REMEMBER THAT I LOOKED JUST AS CRAZY AS SHE DID. WE STARED SILENTLY
AT ONE ANOTHER, THEN SHE SPOKE ,"where is
everybody?" SHE SNIFFLED. "I don't know
honey, what is your name?" I ASKED.
"Ming-Li" ,SHE SAID SOFTLY WHILE WIPING HER EYES.
"I'm Shyla, nice to meet you Ming-Li. How old are
you?" "I'm 6 1/2. I don't know
where my mommy is. The big loud boom scared everything away. When
the fire came my mommy disappeared and i cant find her any where.
THE BURN ON HER CHEEK WAS SHAPED LIKE A WARPED SUN. SHE ASKED
" why are your eyes so white?" I TOLD HER
"I didn't know why." THEN SHE ASKED
"Why is you face burned like that?" AND I
COULDN'T ANSWER THAT EITHER. SO THEN I ASKED HER ABOUT HER
HAIR AND EYES ."What color did your hair use to be
Ming-Li?" SHE SAID, "dark brown, why?" I
GUESS SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT HER HAIR AND EYES CHANGED AS
WELL.
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AT THIS TIME I WAS KNEELED DOWN FACE TO FACE WITH HER LOOKING HER
RIGHT IN HER BRITE RED EYES. I SOFTLY TOUCHED HER CHEEK AND SHE
FLINCHED. "Ouch that hurt!" SHE YELLED OUT,
STARING COLDLY AT ME. "I'm sorry honey but your
cheek is burned too it looks like a sun." SHE TOUCHED HER
FACE AND SEEMED SHOCKED. THEN SHE RAN AROUND ME TO THE CAR IN THE
DRIVE WAY AND LOOKED AT HERSELF IN THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. SHE
SCREAMED AND DROPPED HER STUFFED ANIMAL AND RAN INTO MY ARMS .SHE
HUGGED ME LIKE SHE NEW ME FOREVER. "What happened to us
Shyla?" I WISH I COULD OF TOLD HER THEN WHAT PATH WE WERE
ON AND WHAT DESTINY WE WERE ABOUT TO PERTAKE IN, BUT I
COULDN'T PHATHEM IT EVEN IF SOME ONE TOLD ME A DAY BEFORE
THIS CRAZY MESS HAPPENED. </p> <p>"Are you
thirsty honey?" I ASKED HOPING SHE WOULD TALK TO ME NOW.I
TOLD HER TO GO IN THE HOUSE TO FIND SOME SHOES AND A WARM JACKET.
SHE CAME BACK WITH A RED WOOLY SWEATER AND SOME PINK TENNIS SHOES.
I ASKED HER TO COME WITH ME AND I WILL KEEP HER SAFE AND TRY TO
HELP HER FIND HER MOTHER. SHE SAID YES. SO I PUT HER ON THE BIKE
WITH ME AND OFF WE WENT.SHE HADN'T SAID ANYTHING FOR ABOUT
20 MINUTES, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ASKING HER LOTS OF QUESTIONS. I HAD
PUT HER ON THE HANDLE BARS OF MY NEWLY OWNED BIKE. SHE
WOULDN'T SAY A WORD. SHE JUST SILENTLY CRYED AS SHE CLUTCH
THE BARS SO TIGHTLY. WE FINALLY ARRIVED AT MY SISTERS RESIDANCE.
THE SKY SEEMED TO NEVER CHANGE. IT SHOULD OF BEEN DARK ALREADY. AS
WE ROAD UP I NOTICED MYA'S CAR IN THE DRIVE WAY. I STOPPED.
MING-LI JUMPED DOWN. I GRABED HER HAND AND WE MADE ARE WAY UP THE
STEPS TO HER FRONT DOOR. THE DOOR WAS CRACKED. SO I PEEPED IN
HOPING TO GET A GLIMPES OF MY SISTER, MY NIECE, OR EVEN HER CRAZY
BOYFRIEND. <br><br> "Hey
sis, you in there!" I YELLED OUT,BUT NO REPLY. SO I PUSHED
THE DOOR OPEN AND SLOWLY WALKED IN. THE HOUSE WAS DARK AND NONE OF
THE LIGHTS WHERE WORKING. SO I REMEMBERED I HAD MY CELL PHONE.
AMAZINGLY IT STILL WORKED. WELL AT LEAST IT WOULD COME ON. MING-LI
AND I WALKED THROUGH EVERY ROOM LOOKING FOR ANY SIGNS OF MY FAMILY.
IT WAS BARREN. SO I WENT TO THE KITCHEN TO LOOK FOR A FLASH LIGHT.
I MIGHT NEED IT SOON. I FOUND ONE IN A JUNK DRAWER AND STUFFED IT
IN MY CROWDED HOODIE. "Your sister is where my mommy
is." MING -LI SAID SADLY. "And where is
that?" I REPLIED. SHE LOOKED AT ME AND PAUSED. THEN LOWARD
HER HEAD AND SAID, "no where." I TOLD HER WE NEED
TO LEAVE NOW. SO WE WENT BACK OUT SIDE AND JUMPED ON THE BIKE. THIS
TIME MING-LI ROAD ON THE PEGS. SHE SAID SHE RIDES ON THE PEGS WITH
HER OLDER COUSIN JON, AND HE'S 12. SO I TRUSTED THAT SHE
COULD HOLD ON.</p>
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