Monday, September 28, 2009

Another story

Hey i've been thinking about another story recently, but couldn't really find the best music that went along with what I was thinking so I just decided to write the story.

A young child kneels in front of a gravestone, it belongs to his father. A shadow blocks the light from his tear-filled eyes, he looks up to see his older brother silhouetted against the sky. Through his tears he looks like an angel. He tells his younger brother, "Remember the good times instead of living in the sadness."

The younger one with tears in his eyes says, "I'm not used to him not being here this feels like one of those times when I would call my dad and say, 'What should I do?' but now that he's gone I don't know where to turn."

The older brother looks him in the eyes and tells him, "Think about when you and dad would play catch in the backyard, or try to remember way back, when he would read us bedtime stories before putting us to bed." He chuckles and tears come to his eyes, "Truth is, I miss him too, but I always remember that deep down inside me he's there. He always has been and always will be. Don't you ever forget that."

"I won't, I promise," he said with a smile on his face.

"Dad loved us and he would have wanted us to be happy whether he was here or not. I don't know about you, but I'm happy for him, he's in a better place now, probably watching us right now." as the older brother looked up a tear rolled down his cheek.

Suddenly the younger brother called out and said, "Hey, what's that over there?" As they both run over to it they see that it's a feather slowly falling to the ground.

The older brother picks it up, and says, "Hey, do you think this could be from an angel's wing?"

The younger brother turns towards him, looks him in the eyes, and asks, "Do you think its from dad? Maybe he dropped it to tell us that he heard us!"

The older brother looks up, and says, "Dad! If it really is you show us another sign!"

Just then, almost as if from nowhere, another feather falls.

Both of the brother's look up and see their dad's smiling face in the clouds. They both start to cry, not out of sadness, but out of love and happiness that their father will always be there with them.

21 comments:

  1. that's precious!
    it was so weird singing I Can Only Imagine last night and picture Esme or Gabby doing all those things we were singing about...

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  2. Who is Esme? And I want whoever reads this to replace the names and situations with people that they know.

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  3. Esme Kenney was a friend of mine on the blogs who died last march at the hands of a rapist.

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  4. I thought that's who it was. That's just horrible, whoever does that needs to be put away for a long time, or worse. I just recently found out that a friend of mine was raped about a year ago. It's a horrible crime.

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  5. hey! nice story! :)

    If you give me your email, I can send you an invite to the New Highlighter (my blog). I have a halloween story contest up there.....you could enter a story! the deadline is the 29th of October.

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  6. Goltzbaby@yahoo.com

    Sounds good, I might try that, hey maybe i could even beat sarah!!!

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  7. invitation sent! good luck on your story! :)

    (the contest info is in an earlier post.....so look for a post that has to do with a halloween challenge/contest thing)

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  8. can't wait any longer!
    but I guess I must.

    *sigh*

    :)

    did you see the entry for the contest?

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  9. Just for clarification, and because I want as many people as possible to join.....here is info about the contest again:
    1.Your challenge is to write a story that has to involve a legendary ghost or place that is reportedly haunted. Example: Black Aggie, La Llorona, etc., and/or: Eden Park, Spring Grove Cemetery, etc. Other than the ghost and/or location, which is "real", you can do whatever you want with the rest of the story.
    2. This should at least qualify as a short story, unless you want to go longer, which is fine as well. I will also accept poems or any other creative thing like that, as long as it meets the criteria I ask for in #1.
    3. The story (or whatever you decide to submit) has to be to me, the judge, by October 29, 2009. I say the 29th because that gives me two days to read them and decide on a winner, I will try to get out results on Halloween, the 31st.
    4. If I have time, I can try to come up with a prize of some sort.....and if any of you have ideas, or want to make the prize yourself, I would be very grateful. Otherwise, if I can't come up with one, the winner will just be named winner of the contest. End of story. No prize.
    5. If you have questions or concerns.....well....that's what the comment section is for! I hope everyone is at least willing to TRY and submit something! :)
    6. oh, and I would suggest you start writing soon! You only have a month at the VEEEERRRRYYYY most! (unless you are a very fast writer who doesn't need to brainstorm for very long, I would definitely suggest you start soon! :) ) Happy writing!


    there you go!

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  10. Two weeks to write a story? Alright, ill try to get on that right away!

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  11. that was weird Sarah! I started thinking "wait....why is my writing posted under HER name!?!?" and then I'm like: "Whaaaaaaat? Now SHHHHEEEEE wants as many people to join TOO!?!?!" "weird! I though it was just me!"

    haha!

    yes, two weeks. You better get on that!

    Oh gee. two weeks?!?! I have a LOOOT of writing to do if I'm going to finish that story from A YEAR AGO!

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  12. no it's actually cuz he told me wed. night that he couldn't find the rules on ur blog.

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  13. oh...haha! thanks for explaining! I was confuzzled for a bit there... :)

    how's YOUR story coming along?

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  14. AMAZING! i'm almost done and i happen to think it's pretty beast!
    hey...mark are you going out with us tonight?

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  15. sorry...just a little hyperness there....
    MY STORY IS COMPLETED!

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  16. yeay!!!!! send it to me!!!! :)

    do you still have my email address??

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