A Short Story ( First Time )

Well, I started a short story and have been doing a lot of fixings before I add the ending. I have a good friend reading it, as I revise it and helping me with it. Thank You very much dear friend! All I can say, is that, two girls were kidnapped and are now fighting their way to civilization. There is a major twist at the end and hope to have it done soon. This will be my first finished short story. I hope to have you hanging soon!! wait I will share a bit only ok?


  It is dark and cold, the ground and foliage around is wet. Tree’s from far and wide, with Nature’s animals at hand. There are very light footsteps being heard and the animals are starting to stir. Heads are perking up from nests to see what they are hearing.

   Footsteps are getting louder and closer. Twigs on the ground and branches on trees are starting to break. The sounds are becoming faster and louder. Then, two deer jump up and start running off in different directions.

“ Aw dam it !!!” said Pearl.

   Any and all animals go running for their scared lives. Leaves rustling, branches breaking, and all peace broken.

“ Hurry will ya !”

 
“ C’mon Penny, hurry up! We have a good distance on him !”

   Still running and looking dirty in grayish black dresses. Nothing on their feet. Different hair colors but both one length and knotted really bad.

“ Pearl please, wait, I’m tired and my feet are starting to bleed.”

“ Fine Penny, but we only have a couple of minutes ok?”

“ok”

“Here put this on your cuts, the cool water from the leaves will feel good. Then we have to start running again. Penny, if he catches us, he is going to kill us!”

“ Thanks Pearl, this does feel better.”

“ Ok, you ready, we have to go, you know that right?”

“ Yes, and I am ready.”

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“ C’mon.”

Pearl and Penny stood back up and started running. Ducking under tree branches, and pushing branches aside just as tree branches are hitting them back. Their feet stomping on top of sticks and sharp stones. Their dresses being torn more by the bushes and tree’s. Pearl signals to stop. Penny stops right behind her.

“ Do you hear that Penny?”

“ What?”

“ Listen, really hard. Hear that swishing sound?”

“ Hmmm, no Pearl, I’m so scared that he is going to catch us right now, and my feet are killing me !”

“ It’s water Penny, it’s water! C’mon!”

   Running towards the sound of the water and as they get closer, Pearl puts her hand up to signal they are close and to be quiet.

“ Now Penny, listen very carefully ok. We need to be very quiet and stay behind these tree’s as we go down to the water. He might be down there looking for us ok? I need you to watch behind us as I go down and I will do the same for you when I signal ok?”

“ Ok Pearl, and I will watch behind us as we go down the hill.”

As they proceeded to move down the hill from tree to tree. Pearl would go first as Penny would go next. The third time they did this, there was a loud crack in front of them. Both quickly got down on their knees very quietly next to the tree as there were a lot of leaves on the ground to blend in. Pearl and Penny were very still and didn’t move a muscle.

   A couple more cracks were heard and there stood the man who has kept them both captive. The time of calendar has been lost to
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them. They know nothing of the outside world at the present time. He has kept them tethered under the floor for so long, that they are hoping to see daylight again.

   They were in one room with two mattresses on the floor. He would bring down water and soup to them twice a day. A large pot stood in one corner so the girls could go to the bathroom. If more than soup was made for them, it was something easy for them to use with their hands. No utensils were allowed. The walls were sound proof due to they could not hear anything outside of them.

   The man stops and looks around. He walks a few more feet down towards the water and looks around. He starts to gather up rocks and puts them around in a circle. Gathers some dead wood and then starts a fire in hopes that maybe the girls will see it. For him right now, it is to keep the chill and dampness off. He sits down next to the fire and makes himself comfortable while he waits.

   Pearl and Penny see’s the fire and then Pearl puts her hand on Penny, and shakes her head no. Knowing very well that Penny was wanting the very same thing, warmth and dryness. As Pearl was sitting there thinking and not taking a chance of moving, because he is so close, Pearl tells Penny by pointing to the ground: to sit, pull some leaves up and over her legs very slowly, then lie down and cover the rest of herself in leaves. To Penny’s surprise, she was warm and dry.

   It was mid morning when Pearl and Penny finally awoke, and to find the man gone. He must of gotten up with the sun and started to look again. Penny and Pearl were so happy to see the sun again as they both went down to the water together and drank. For the very first time and in a long time, they felt safe. Pearl took her dress off and told Penny that it is ok and that she needed to do the same. They both got in the water and used their dresses as rags to wash themselves and then to scrub their dresses. Pearl and Penny  used pine tree branches to brush their hairs in the water.
 
“ Penny, when did that man take you?”

“ I don’t know really, but I do remember playing in the front yard on my .



I hope you like it so far !!!!!

Like being a little Kid again

 You are so excited, giddy, and so very restless, OH and very impatient on waiting for the time to come. The time is getting closer and closer and you are just about to burst because you just cannot wait any longer !!! You look up at the clock almost every 30 seconds and wishing the time would just go faster and faster. The fingers that belong to you are so confused due to going every which way and out of control. The legs are starting to bounce up and down due to nervousness and the time is really really close. You look up one more time and notice that you have less than 1 minute left to go. The chair now seems to be a rocking chair and there it was: 7,  6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.  WAITTTTT.  " You have a Great Summer and Stay Safe !!!!! " said the teacher.

A Flower ( Poem )

                                                                                                                   Poem
                                      A Flower

   We have  come to realize that when the longing darkness comes upon us, magic happens.  For seeing something so small and growing out of the soil seems magical. The green makes you think that it is full of life and is willing to keep on stretching itself to become something so much better. The soil is filled with much mystery that is helping this life to grow.
   Darkness falls upon this tiny growth as it relaxes for the bright yellow and earth warming sun to come again. As the light is approaching the growth, you can tell that something has happened. The very small life had stretched out looking like a small dark green stem. Not only did it look like it had stretched out, but there are two really dark brown points sticking out. They look to be uneven from each other. All this while it was relaxing in the mysterious night.
   After soaking in the bright yellow sun for most of the day, the air is starting to get cooler with a slight breeze. Clouds are starting to cover the sky as to making the night time come earlier. With a slight breeze still, you can feel little raindrops now and then.
   As it becomes total black out once again, it is starting to rain a little harder and the slight breeze is still blowing. The dark brown soil is getting hit by falling raindrops by which is also getting scattered by every hit. A raindrop hit the top of the dark green stem and made it bend over to touch the ground, and with much surprise, it stood back up. This whole process repeated itself through out the total black out.
   The color was much different this morning. Instead of the heart warming brightness, there was a very large and round, pink colored sun coming up. There were even white clouds on the ground. It was chillier than when the bright yellow sun rose.
   With such astonishment, the now emerald green looking stem had changed again. The stem was not small but very tall. Not only was it tall, but had a bumpy shaped marble right on top of itself. The dark brown points are now light brown and very sharp thorns.
   Halfway through the cool pink morning, you can see the white clouds go back up into the blue sky. It is amazing watching the sun turn back to yellow again. The dark brown wet soil turning to light brown because of the sun’s heat. The whole plant is now taking in the heat and something is happening to the bumpy marble. It has started to crack and you can see the color of purple in them.
   Once again, you can see the sun falling from the sky, and the cool calming night coming. This is the mystical time that we cannot see what the plant is doing. It gives you the longing sense for daylight again. Well, it is becoming that time. Time for the great magic to be shown and welcomed.
   Could it really be? The heart felt warmth and brightness was making its approach. The light now shining down on the much more impressive plant. The cuts into the marble were bigger now. You really see the purple but they look like satin bed sheets. As more time elapses and the big yellow sun rises, giving off more heat, some kind of big bright yellow sun magic happens. The purple bumpy marble EXPLODES !!!!!! There is no more bumpy marble !!!!!!
   And there it was, the biggest, magical moment of all. This taller than tall, dark green stem was with very large sharp pointed thorns and stood extremely strong. On the top was this large purple, satin sheet, tea cup looking rose.

Mother's Day is a very Special Day indeed. It is not about the gifts, or the cards. It is the Love that is shared. I have seen so much love today in one house that could last a life time plus. Four generations in one house celebrating Mother's Day. It was great! Everyone brought a dish of their own to pass, and even exchanged a recipe or two. Absolutely everyone got along. First time meeting the other side of my daughter's boyfriends family. They too are really great people. I can't wait until the next time the whole family can get together and converse the way we all did today. For you moms out there, the multitasking that we do will never go without saying " I Love You mom " on a day like today !!!!!!!!

Shopping on May 12.

Well it is sat. May 12. Went shopping with my friend Kerry and her three littler kids. Purchased all the items that  we needed for the house and the cat lol. He was getting really mouthy when I wasn't putting food in his bowl lol. Received a phone call from where my youngest is staying at and proceeded to tell me the she had a really bad sneezing fit up behind the race track last night when the Go-Karts were racing. She even said that she sounded like a raging train all night long, so I did give her permission to give her a Claritin. Haven't checked in yet but will here soon. This is very very odd for her but the tree flowers are starting to drop and bud now. After shopping with my friend Kerry at Walmart, we went and had lunch with the kids, and went to Payless for white sneakers for the three younger ones, for they are in the Mexico Twirlette's. I am very sorry to say but Payless has absolutely bare minimum for any type of shoe and sneaker. I tried looking for a really nice pair of sandals for my oldest for Mother's Day. When she does have the baby, I would like to be called na na (nah nah) or memaw. I really like those two names. I hope that my oldest likes them too. Ok I will see you all tomorrow!!!

Well, I came up with a 2nd book last night. The 18 yr old that I have told you about is now pregnant. I also learned that her boyfriend is Bi-Polar and has schizophrenia. The new mom to be has been taken off her meds already and you can see the difference. There are so many worries to worry about. The mother of the 18 yr. old is still at awww with the news. She is happy but the concerns for the health of her daughter and the baby exceeds the happiness that she has for right now. I believe that this is going to take some time for the mother of the 18 yr. old until she can get the answers that she needs from the doctors saying that her two kids are going to be ok.

Scared and Haunted

I would like to say a few things about my book before I start writing.  There is a mother of two wonderful girls. They are 18, and 12. Her 18 year old has a high IQ and is very proud of her for that, but there are some severe medical issues that she had endured growing up. Her 12 year old is just a perfect healthy little girl that is spoiled rotten to the core( laughing out loud).. They didn't find out until her 18 year old's mid teenage years that she is Bi-Polar and has Schizophrenia. She was even put in Foster Care when she was 12 . That is when all the trouble started in school. There were fights, swearing at the teachers, even walking right out of school. This was very hard on the schools, teachers, students, and her family. This is an everyday situation that goes on right under people's noses and sometimes it is too late to fix it. I am hope in this novel, it reaches out to those who might recognize some signs or points, and take some action for your child before it IS too late for them. I hope this experience and what happens through out this novel touches someone and make a difference for them!

A Flower

   Seeing something so small and dark green growing out from the dark brown soil seems so magical. The dark green  makes me think that it is full of life and is willing to keep on stretching itself to become something so much better. The dark brown soil is like a black hole filled with some kind of magic where this dark green life is coming from.
   Darkness falls upon this small dark green life as it relaxes for the next bright sun. As the bright light is approaching the small dark green life, you can tell that something has happened. The small dark green life had stretched out looking like a small dark green  stem while it was in the longing darkness. The dark green stem was not just taller but there was some different looking dark green looking points starting to form on the dark green stem. This must be magic.    This all had happened in the longing darkness.
   After soaking in the bright yellow sun for most of the day, it is starting to get cooler with a slight breeze. Clouds are starting to the sky as to making the longing darkness to come earlier. With still a slight breeze, you can now feel little rain drops falling now and then.
   As it becomes total darkness once again, it is starting to rain a little bit harder and the slight breeze is still blowing. The dark brown soil now getting hit by falling rain drops by which is also getting scattered by every hit. Raindrop after raindrop, the dark brown soil is getting wet and hitting the small dark green stem. A raindrop hit the top of the dark green stem and made it bend over to touch the ground. With much surprise, it stood back up. This went on and on through much of the longing darkness.
   The color was much different this morning. The bright yellow sun was missing and this bright, round, and pink colored sun was coming up. There was even white clouds on the ground. It even felt cooler than when the big yellow sun rises.
   With astonishing amazement, the tiny dark green stem was different once again. This time the tiny dark green stem was not tiny, but very tall. Not only was it tall but had this marble shape ball right on top of the dark green stem. The other dark green points that had started growing out of the dark green stem are now what appear to be large dark green leaves.
   Halfway through the cool pink morning, you can see the white clouds go back up into the sky again. As the clouds are rising, you can see the bright pink colored sun change back into that big bright yellow sun. The really dark brown and wet soil is now soaking up some of the heat from the big bright yellow sun. As the dark brown soil takes in more heat as well as the tall dark green stem, you can start to see dark yellow slits in the marble size ball on top of the dark green stem.
   Once again the bright yellow sun has disappeared into the longing darkness. We have come to realize that when the longing darkness comes upon us, magic happens. The tiny dark green stem has become taller and more surprising. Wonder what that big bright yellow sun will bring us next? It is becoming that time again. Time for that big bright yellow sun to come out and to show us that great magic of the longing darkness.
   Can it be, could it really be? It is! It is, that great big bright yellow sun rising out of the magical longing darkness. The tall dark green stem is now even taller. The two small dark green leaves are even bigger than the day before. And there it was, the biggest magical moment of all. The tiny bright yellow slits in the top of the small marble size ball became much much bigger. It looks as though there are tiny bright yellow feathers inside this marble size ball. As more time elapses and the big bright yellow sun rises more and more, giving off more heat, some kind of big bright yellow sun magic happens. The small marble size ball that has the small bright yellow slits, and then there was much bigger bright yellow slits, with bright yellow feathers inside of it EXPLODES! There was no more tiny marble like ball on top of the dark green stem with slits in it!
   This Taller then tall dark green stem was with two now very large dark green leaves stood very strong. On top of the dark green stem was this very large and round like, bright yellow, and feathery flower on top.

   The night stood still as you could only hear a light sound of frogs in the far distant pond. Lying there in bed getting ready to fall asleep you notice there is some wind starting to sneak up on the singing frogs. As you are about to enter your dreamland of happiness out of nowhere a sound of rumbling pounds upon your happiness. With a slight jolt you open your eyes for a moment to realize that there is another rumble but this time it is just a little louder than the last. You say to yourself " ok, there must be a storm coming in." To this you adjust and get comfortable again to fall back asleep. Your head hits the pillow once again and the rumbling is getting closer and louder your eyes are opened once again. Flashes of lightening are now shining into your bedroom windows as if it was morning time already. With every lightening bolt there is loud extreme crashes to where the ground is shaking like an Earthquake. You pull the covers up over your in fright the lighten bolts are going to hit you. With these hard striking lighting bolts there is now coming large hail pounding at your windows. Now with everything sounding like a raging train out of control over the top of your house your so scared and shaking under your covers not knowing how to control anything that is going on. Then right in the middle of it all, that was it your worse nightmare came true. That loud powerful and damaging crack from so far above. You jump out of bed and go running for the flashlight because now there is no power.You are trying to find your raincoat and boats in the dark with this tiny flashlight that you had finally found. You go outside into this evil storm that has you scared half to death to make sure that it was not your house that the evil crack had hit. As your looking around on the ground and towards the roof of your home the hail has now changed into rain and the the lightening has moved onward. You have noticed tree limbs are down and no damage was done to your home. You go back inside and take off your wet clothes to as your climbing back into your comfortable bed and saying goodnight.

 Today feels like the first day back to school for me! I am excited and I tossed and turned all night long. I went looking for some of my writing books and did find 5 of them. They will help me on my journey in writing Scared and Haunted. This will be a story of a family that is in need of so many things. The first two that are sought out so desperately is peace and happiness. This is a longing they have been wanting.
  The research will be coming from so many places and so many sets that you might feel so confused as they do themselves. This family has been shot down and made fun of from so many people and family members, that they just once, just once, want someone to feel and understand what they go through every second of every day. To this I am writing for the freedom of those who cannot talk, describe, or mention in anyway what goes on inside of them or their family in any given day.

Lunch with a Friend

 You never know what is going to happen what you invite a friend to lunch. Well I did just that and could not figure out what topping to make for a pasta dish. I know, it sounds a little weird but I have a 12 year old that is allergic to tomatoes. When we are having pasta for dinner, we think of something different to go with it. Today I was trying to figure what a 4 year old would like on her pasta, and I just couldn't come up with anything. I called her mother Mary and asked her if they would like to go to Ponderosa instead of lunch at my place? Mary said sure no problem if you don't mind doing some running with me first and then lunch?
  We both finally agree and low and behold she is already at my front door. I am like," that was really fast" laughing out loud. Mary said " I was at the gas station getting gas when I was talking to you." So I come back inside to get my shoes on and gather up my purse, my phone, and the house keys. When we were settled in the car,Mary told me " I have to go to Tops, the Post Office, and the Burlington Coat Factory before lunch if that is ok still with you Becky"? Of course I said yes and that it was no problem at all. Besides, there might be something that I need.
   After all the stops that needed to be done, we finally headed to lunch. Mary,Nancy her little girl, and I were very hungry at this point.We pulled in and parked and started to say to each other," it is early and the food is going to be hot and fresh."  As we approached the cashier and told her to what we all wanted, I paid for the meal and head over to a booth so we could all be comfortable. Everything was so clean and neat, and the waitress was right there to take our receipt for the drinks, so she could get them as we were up getting our food. It only took us a few minutes to get what we wanted onto our plates and go back to our booth to sit and eat. Just as we were comfortable the waitress had returned with our drinks and had placed them in front us..
   During our meal, the three of us spoke many times about many different things. The best one I thought was how we spent the morning together and then coming together and having lunch to talk. As we are sitting there talking we even run into other friends that we both know. She introduced a friend of hers named Frank  from one of Social Classes from school. He was a very bright and friendly person, and if you need help in any social history he is the person to help you out. I on the other hand pointed out who I knew and gave a brief history of them. I even saw some crayons and paper for Nancy color on while her mother and I were talking.
   The best part about this day is the time that was spent together and just sharing the littlest and simplest things together. There was no big party or major people around. Just a few words here and there and acknowledging that no one wants anything from anything! BUT I do have to say this, " When can we do it again?