The bible is so good with chocolate. I always thought the the Bible was more of a salad thing, you know, but it isn't. It is a chocolate thing. And I love chocolate.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
"The Sunset" -By yours truely
May 13, 1867
New York City
“Elise! Elise are you out there?” I turned around to see my grandmother shouting at me. (My parents left me with her when I was 7, and I have been working for her ever since.) Loving this little bit of freedom I had, I didn’t reply, and started walking out into the beautiful ocean.
(Change of scene)
(Faint distant train whistle)
New York City
“Elise! Elise are you out there?” I turned around to see my grandmother shouting at me. (My parents left me with her when I was 7, and I have been working for her ever since.) Loving this little bit of freedom I had, I didn’t reply, and started walking out into the beautiful ocean.
She called again. I didn’t want to go back and work in that dark, damp, basement sewing and mending clothes for her business. Day after day, night after night-bruising my poor fingers till they were red, and her beating me if i did anything not up to her standard. I just wanted to be free! To feel how it would be like without someone shouting at you all the time. Freedom!
Silently I walked across the sand on the beach. My long day was only about to get longer as I waited for the next bit of hell to start. I was wearing my white sun dress, and the hot sand felt good under my cold bare feet. Letting my hair down, my soft red curls fell all the way down my back, blowing in the breeze. “Ahh (taking a deep breath)….It felt so good to feel free,” I thought to myself. Even though it wasn’t going to be for long, I knew it would be enough.
My grandmother did not approve of girls ‘Running about causing mischief’ she believed the only ‘Proper way’ to raise a girl was keeping her in her sewing and English, or, learning to cook and clean; Normal ‘growing up’ didn’t seem to exist to her. She didn’t know how to have fun-The best of life happens when we are just living, I tried to explain to her countless times. Things like: feeling the sand between our toes, or watching the perfect sunset…Watching the beautiful colors shine through the sky. She’s missed ‘O so many sunsets.
“Elise, I’m going to whip you if you do not come back this instant!” There she went again
(Shaking my head) I headed back to her house, dreading every step I took before I had taken it. Fearing the beating’s I was going to receive again.
“Elise I have been calling for you for over 15 minutes!” She yelled in my face, slapping me. She abused me daily, bruising my arms and face, striking me with her stick- Yelling at me for hours on how I wasn’t ‘Living up to her perfect life-style.’ I couldn't help the tears from falling down my cheeks-I can’t believe she’d expect me to try to act like her! She was a monster-And I was related to this monster. (Shaking my head) The thought of that made me sick. I ran to my room crying, and threw myself on my bed. Anything would be better than here. I know there has to be something better out there. I wasn’t going to let her trap me anymore. Enough is enough. Before I had time to grab my sandals, she was in my room and started beating me again. I had to get away from this monster.
(Banging on the door)
Silently I walked across the sand on the beach. My long day was only about to get longer as I waited for the next bit of hell to start. I was wearing my white sun dress, and the hot sand felt good under my cold bare feet. Letting my hair down, my soft red curls fell all the way down my back, blowing in the breeze. “Ahh (taking a deep breath)….It felt so good to feel free,” I thought to myself. Even though it wasn’t going to be for long, I knew it would be enough.
My grandmother did not approve of girls ‘Running about causing mischief’ she believed the only ‘Proper way’ to raise a girl was keeping her in her sewing and English, or, learning to cook and clean; Normal ‘growing up’ didn’t seem to exist to her. She didn’t know how to have fun-The best of life happens when we are just living, I tried to explain to her countless times. Things like: feeling the sand between our toes, or watching the perfect sunset…Watching the beautiful colors shine through the sky. She’s missed ‘O so many sunsets.
“Elise, I’m going to whip you if you do not come back this instant!” There she went again
(Shaking my head) I headed back to her house, dreading every step I took before I had taken it. Fearing the beating’s I was going to receive again.
“Elise I have been calling for you for over 15 minutes!” She yelled in my face, slapping me. She abused me daily, bruising my arms and face, striking me with her stick- Yelling at me for hours on how I wasn’t ‘Living up to her perfect life-style.’ I couldn't help the tears from falling down my cheeks-I can’t believe she’d expect me to try to act like her! She was a monster-And I was related to this monster. (Shaking my head) The thought of that made me sick. I ran to my room crying, and threw myself on my bed. Anything would be better than here. I know there has to be something better out there. I wasn’t going to let her trap me anymore. Enough is enough. Before I had time to grab my sandals, she was in my room and started beating me again. I had to get away from this monster.
(Banging on the door)
" Kathleen Rodgers step out of your house you are under arrest!" Someone was shouting....it was the police!
(Change of scene)
(Faint distant train whistle)
"Babe, I got it. Here let me help, we have to hurry" My boyfriend said, helping me into our car. We were on our way to the train station in Boston, well, I was at least. He was staying behind for a few months till his work settled down more, then he was coming visit me at college. I didn't want him to stay behind, but perhaps it was all for the best. It had been 2 years since he had arrested my abusive grandmother, and saved me- I still didn't feel safe without him.
" Looks like you're gonna have a great view on the way!" he said, "The sunset is always so beautiful here, try to keep your chin up." And it was; the sunset always gave me a sense of peace, ever sense I could remember. But, I didn't like trains. Honestly, they scared me-Everything about them.
(Shutting car doors) We stepped out of the car and waited next to the train. He was holding onto me tight before I had to board, I didn't want to go, but I was going to go through with it. An education is a good thing.
(Train whistles)" Call me when you get to Boston, okay?" I nodded my head and hugged him as tight as I could. I let go and walked onto the train.
I had a six hour trip to Boston, so I decided just to stare out at the beautiful view. It wasn't the sunset quite yet , I had about two hours till the calming peace of the sky's colors set. My mind started to wander about what life was going to look like now. I noticed a certain lady who looked so much like my grandmother; " I'm so grateful to my boyfriend for saving me from her," I though to myself, and turned back to the scenery. I had a long ride ahead of me and dozed off.
Awaking to the screaming and chaos all around me, the train cars speeding forward, I was trying to ajust my thoughts and figure out what was going on! Everyone around me was running, panicking, no-one would stop for a second, but instead looked like a ghost. Like death was on the door of each and overy one of them, and there wasn't enough time to breath. I looked outside-it was sunset. For once in my life I couldn't feel the calming peace of it, I started to panic. We were going to fast! I tried to think, but I couldn't gather my thoughts. It was as if I was back with my grandmother, and I couldn't think for a second to plan my next move. I started heading to the luggage cart where everyone seemed to be heading, then BAM!
( Loud crash )
We were running off the tracks. Everything was going at a hundred miles an hour-and there was no way to escape. People were jumping out of the window's-panicking. "I have to keep my head straight" I told myself. The car behind me caught on fire, the engine in front of the car I was in was out of control and couldn't stop-people were screaming everywhere! I started to cry and realized there was no way of escape. I was trapped-again. Tears were flowing down my cheeks again, as the flames of the fire glared in my eyes. There was no escape this time. The sky was full of colors at my last few seconds.....I fell into the sunset, never to return.
" Looks like you're gonna have a great view on the way!" he said, "The sunset is always so beautiful here, try to keep your chin up." And it was; the sunset always gave me a sense of peace, ever sense I could remember. But, I didn't like trains. Honestly, they scared me-Everything about them.
(Shutting car doors) We stepped out of the car and waited next to the train. He was holding onto me tight before I had to board, I didn't want to go, but I was going to go through with it. An education is a good thing.
(Train whistles)" Call me when you get to Boston, okay?" I nodded my head and hugged him as tight as I could. I let go and walked onto the train.
I had a six hour trip to Boston, so I decided just to stare out at the beautiful view. It wasn't the sunset quite yet , I had about two hours till the calming peace of the sky's colors set. My mind started to wander about what life was going to look like now. I noticed a certain lady who looked so much like my grandmother; " I'm so grateful to my boyfriend for saving me from her," I though to myself, and turned back to the scenery. I had a long ride ahead of me and dozed off.
Awaking to the screaming and chaos all around me, the train cars speeding forward, I was trying to ajust my thoughts and figure out what was going on! Everyone around me was running, panicking, no-one would stop for a second, but instead looked like a ghost. Like death was on the door of each and overy one of them, and there wasn't enough time to breath. I looked outside-it was sunset. For once in my life I couldn't feel the calming peace of it, I started to panic. We were going to fast! I tried to think, but I couldn't gather my thoughts. It was as if I was back with my grandmother, and I couldn't think for a second to plan my next move. I started heading to the luggage cart where everyone seemed to be heading, then BAM!
( Loud crash )
We were running off the tracks. Everything was going at a hundred miles an hour-and there was no way to escape. People were jumping out of the window's-panicking. "I have to keep my head straight" I told myself. The car behind me caught on fire, the engine in front of the car I was in was out of control and couldn't stop-people were screaming everywhere! I started to cry and realized there was no way of escape. I was trapped-again. Tears were flowing down my cheeks again, as the flames of the fire glared in my eyes. There was no escape this time. The sky was full of colors at my last few seconds.....I fell into the sunset, never to return.
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