“I can’t stop”
The lights flickered,and then they went off.The sirens started,she was coming,I knew it wouldn’t be the last time.The beaten body in front of me was screaming,but it was blurred out,like my ears had popped.The petite blonde was wailing in the bathroom,fighting for her last breaths,floor covered in red,the liquid covering my hands.
There she was,a cold chill went through my already freezing body…”Just do it Bradley,make your mother proud”.My mother stood behind me,I could feel her hand on my shoulder,icy but comforting..I knew I had to listen to her demands.My night ended with a razor blade in my victim's windpipe,and my mother nowhere to be found.
“Hello Bradley,how are you today?”,I didn’t know what to say,these therapist rooms always freaked me out,so I answered with an,“I’m okay”
.My father had been sending me to these places since I was 25.Why?I didn’t know,but every Wednesday and Friday there was a black chauffeur car outside my house,the sound of a car door opening and closing,heavy footsteps up the walk,then a light knock on my door.My father would stand in front of me,nut colored dress shoes and all,and lead me to the ebony automobile.I didn’t argue,I just went.
This fiery redheaded lady was always asking me questions, her thin painted red lips would never stop moving,and half the time I wasn’t even listening.”How was your day?”
,or “What’d you do today?” , and always she asked,”Have you seen your mother recently?” I would respond , “Oh,yes,I took
Censoring Sherman Alexie’s book “The Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian” may not be detrimental to the author, and it may even be an appropriate act. It is the job of our schools and educators to open young minds to new ideas, while taking care to protect the innocence of the child. Doing this successfully may be a difficult undertaking for our educators as we are asking them to draw a fine line between childhood innocence and the awareness of worldly things. In the handling of this book I believe the censors have done their job.
“ Hi mommy can you pick Lucas and I up at Trl right now ?” I said so innocently like I haven't done anything wrong. There was a couple of seconds where i could tell that she was comprehending what I just said.
Allie woke up and came to consciousness, elated to realize it was simply a nightmare. Her room was pitch black as she gazed around the walls of her room. Rain pounded against her window and thunder was booming off in the distance. A sharp crack of lighting lit her room. With the flash of light, Allie saw her mother covered in blood laid back in a chair across the room. She leaped out of bed to find help, only to see her blood stained father’s grinning face blocking the
I stood up from the cold wooden floor and ran to the first door that came in sight I quickly took a look around of the room to decide where the best place would be to hide I decided to hide in the cupboard I stood in the cupboard. The sound only sound you can hear was my heart racing my emotion were heighten I was frightened of my own mother! The woman who had raised me who had taught me right from wrong was trying to kill me.
Water is a fundamental resource necessary for all life on Earth. Humanity would be extinct without it. People think there is an unlimited supply of water, however there is not. The overuse of water is a problem that needs to be stopped. Society needs to learn to live in a more sustainable way. If humanity continues to overuse Earth’s natural resources the way it does today, the Earth will run dry. To prevent the depletion of water, people need to be aware of their impact on the environment and live sustainably. By controlling the population, limiting fossil fuel usage, and stopping greed, the depletion of water can be prevented.
“I want to live.” She said. She lifted her feet off the small coffee table and set them gently on the floor as she continued to look through me, too interested on the inner workings of her own mind.
I had been driving for two hours, but I didn’t care. Beams of sunlight glimmered through the gaps between buildings, and the cityscape was alive with light. It was a good day for diving, and I was a good driver. It was a perfect combination and I couldn’t help but smile. Mom undid the windows and her smile matched mine as her long grey hair danced in the rushing air. “Enjoying it, Mom?” I asked, waking her from a trance. “Yes, Robert” she replied, her voice cooler than the morning. The engine purred smoothly as I navigated the car gently through the turnpikes sharp curve. Ahead, a large truck spouted black stacks of exhaust high into the air, leaving a path clear of traffic in its wake. Behind it, a lone blue convertible cruzed comfortably, taking advantage of the now open road. Despite being a couple of
My first mistake of leaving the secluded, locked cell and reentering the world is what I have both longed for and desperately avoided: looking up. I am immediately blinded by the flashes of the cameras and stunned for a few seconds. As I preoccupy myself with thoughts, drowning out the sounds of laughter, cries, and pleas, I find that I am in a new location sitting down in what seems to be a car seat. The noise fades and finally I am able to relax, shutting my eyes, inhaling and exhaling slowly in a shaky breath. Slowly opening my eyes, I welcome the sight of my disarrayed agent and mother. My mother is quick to embrace me as she sobs on my shoulder, my agent quietly sitting in the corner, not wanting to ruin our reunion in what seems like decades. She soon deserts this warm, welcoming clutch to demand, “Tell me the truth.”
My personal ability to maintain “a well-being” while engaged in coaching is to continue to remind myself why I am doing this job and why it is important. Like the passion and the love, I have for the sports and the goals that I set for my athletes that I will be coaching in the future. I will also do a monthly check in with myself and what I can do to better my coaching technique and skills. I will also do a survey with my athletes this will help me to see on areas I need to work on and improve.
“Are you adopted?” I just looked at her because I didn’t know what that was so I responded,
I ran to his body then I scanned the room and saw my mom behind the couch. There were marks on her neck, she was choked to death Joe. I don’t know who did it, but I couldn’t stay in the house it was horrid. That’s why I came to you cause I don't know who else I would trust with this,” Jackie choked back her tears.
I got out of the shower and my phone was ringing. I didn’t want to answer it because it I had to dry my hair. When I was done I called back whoever was calling me and it turns out it was my mom. ”Hello” I answered
I was asked how I was yesterday. I didn’t know how to answer the question. I stuck with the usual good-but-it’s-been-crazy answer.
“Hello Branden, your mother has talked a lot about you.” Awkwardness flooded over me, but neither him nor my mom seemed to notice I was silent while they talked, trying to decipher what
I was a little bit surprised that she would ask that because my parents were usually very quiet in the mornings.