I never understood how difficult it would be to leave the only place I called home. I always thought I would live the rest of my life in Tennessee. One night at the dining room table I realized that all my hopes of growing up with my best friends and family were vanishing. It was a typical school night at my house in July. My mother had set five place settings, and placed the spaghetti and garlic bread in the middle of the table. My two brothers and I talked of what had happened at school that
I am in the waiting room of the pediatric oncologist’s office holding my son, Michael, in my arms. As my 16 month old son naps in my arms I am reminded of the reason we’re here. I tap my foot impatiently as we wait for the test results that will impact the rest of our lives. I remember when our world came crashing down around us, it was the same time we should be celebrating milestones. When Michael was 9 months old he was diagnosed with Atypical Teratoid/ Rhabdoid Tumor, also known as, ATRT, or
The rain was deafening. I peered around through the rain, desperately searching for some shelter, I was drowning out here. The trouble was, I wasn’t in the best part of town, and in fact it was more than a little dodgy. I know this is my home turf but even I had to be careful. At least I seemed to be the only one out here on such an awful night. The rain was so powerfully loud I couldn’t hear should anyone try and creep up on me. I also couldn’t see very far with the rain so heavy and of course
It was 4:30 p.m., when an intellectual, thin-figured business woman named Emily Thorogood had just landed at the Ottawa International Airport. Relaxed and returned from her business trip, Emily had no idea of the grave danger that lied 2 minutes ahead. She tied back her long brown hair and stood up in the aisle, simply waiting to get out. Unsuspectingly, she got off the plane and headed into the airport. As she entered the baggage claim area, she immediately spotted two enormously built men in
Death is scary, sad, and unknown. There are many things that we take for granted without even thinking about like our family, friends, and everything that we have. We go on about our everyday lives hoping for good things to come our way. Sadly it doesn't always happen the way we want it to. In just a split second everything in your life can change for the worse. I woke up Monday morning exhausted with bags under my eyes, bad breath, and my hair going in all different directions. I slowly dragged
It was a beautiful Saturday October 20, 2012. The sun was out the air was fresh and the wind blew around 5-10 mph. I rode the train downtown to check on a celebrity grooming job and when I got there the place was nice. I sat down to talk and have tea with the stylists and owner at the salon to get me prepared for the job. After everything was explained and I got to know everyone I received a call from Vanessa. Vanessa has been my best friend for 8 years. She wanted to meet up with me and have a talk
The Worst Week Of My Life - Original Writing Help! I whimpered as the wailing siren pierced my ears. "Come on! Hurry up!" My Sister, Anna whispered to me desperately, while scampering into our small, cramped AndersonShelter. What was I going to do… or even worse, what was Granny Elma going to do? She was deaf! I reluctantly tiptoed through our long, wet garden with bare feet and finally managed to feel my way through and step in just in time. My teddy Rupert! Mum, did you bring Rupert
Personal Narrative -Slumber Party Thump-thump, breathe thump-thump, breath. My heart beat as if it was pounding out through my brain; I tried to catch my breath. I heard footsteps coming up behind me like an elephant chasing at my heels. A scream pierced my ears and echoed many times in my mind. My thoughts raced from one thing to another. After locking the door, the four of us clinched in a corner for nearly an hour. My day had begun normal. I remember I woke up, went to school and found
Evil Spirits - Short Story A number of years ago, as a poor student, I was renting the top 2 floors of a house with 7 other school friends. We thought ourselves lucky to get the house for such a low rent, plus all utilities paid for. With eleven of us, we each paid about $75.00 a month. The house had its fair share of windows facing east and west, so it should be a brightly lit house in the daytime, but, somehow, the house was always rather dark and dim. We could never figure this out
Losing someone who cannot be replaced by anyone else is harder than losing millions of dollars. I have been deeply affected by my experiences learning to overcome all of the emotional disturbances, finding that there are things that cannot be forgotten, and gaining knowledge about the uniqueness of the friendship. When my best friend Ilija told me that he and I were going to go to Chicago on a dinner date. I didn’t know how much my life would have changed completely till I realized I was almost
Feudal Japan, 1233 A.D I still remember the look on my mother’s face, as I was pulled out of her tight grasp. I cried like never before, as I was being taken into the carriage. The guards had an accent like the men from the east. Wearing grey clothing with helmets that had antlers. They had horses which I had never seen before, black with silky hair like the finest silk that the lord's wore. Consequently I was terrified of what was going to happen next, there was a man whom I commanded to let go
Thomas Cooke's As Midnight Strikes "Your listening to 94.8 Fox Fm, and if you're out on the roads tonight then take care because the weather report has…." "Enough of that" Ana muttered as she leant forward to turn the channel on the radio over. She sat upright, rubbing the back of her neck as she eased her grip on the steering wheel. Traffic had been a nightmare since they had started working on the M11 link road through Essex and London. Finally she turned into her drive with a sigh
In Faulkner’s novel As I Lay Dying we can meet with 15 different characters, who narrate the story from own perspective. One of those characters is Dewey Dell, to whom life changed completely after mother’s death. She is the only girl in the Bundren family of boys and on top of all, she is pregnant. Owing to the consequence of the affair, she is much more interested in getting rid of her pregnancy than her mother’s funeral. However, the situation is not easy for her, because she doesn’t want this
I had just gotten hired by the New York City Fire Department, I was working the morning shift when a call when out for a fire in a taxpayer with possible people trapped. Since I was on the ladder company our primary job was to find the possible trapped victims. We got on the road and immediately could smell the smoke, then dispatch came over radio and said police are on location reporting a 10-75,which is a working fire, and could see visible people trapped. Captain Merk yelled to the back “prepare
Love Never Dies Love is the most beautiful thing in the world. I’ve heard people say true love can’t be real if it happens quickly. I beg to differ. When I met Peter, I was a happy young lady, without a care, shopping in a grocery store. Peter looked at me. I looked at Peter; and that’s when we fell in love. The adversities we had went through were painful; yet we toughed it out. Through sickness, forbidden love, and death, Peter and I were side by side. My motives to die are all written in these
Throughout my life I have had highs and lows; these have shaped my development throughout my 18 years and have made me the person I continue to be today. Although I’ve had highs and lows in my entire life, nearly all of my “lows” started on April 2nd, 2010. On April 2nd, 2010 my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer. I didn’t know it at the time, but from that moment on I only had 286 days left with my dad. I only had 286 days until my world was turned upside down. My dad was always a child at heart
It was a chilly, but still very sunny day in mid September. The birds chirped and the sun shined. All was good. That weekend my travel soccer team and I went to a New England Revolution game. We all went to Hannaford to meet up together. Once we were all accounted for our head coach began to list off what van people were traveling in. Multiple shrieks erupted out of the girls as they were being separated from their best friends. Our coach thought it would be good for us to mingle with the other teammates