Free Write:

Smiles fill the air.

I cry as I pretend,

Pretend to be happy,

Like everyone else.

I fake a smile ocne in a while,

I look around, people stare so blankly

I run,

Run away from the harsh world.

Terrified, I disappear.

3^rd Person

 It was raining outside and Melissa and her boyfriend Ken were on their way to Florida. It was a long road trip ahead of them and the two didn’t exactly know where they were headed. The roads were glazed over with all the rain, and it was very hard to see where the road was. She turned off the radio and looked over at Ken. “Do you mind,” She said. “I can’t concentrate when you’re blasting your music, it is very distracting.” Ken hit the radio nob and turned off his obnoxious music. He looked out the window and saw a sign that said ‘Dead End’. “I think we’re going the wrong way.” He said. “SHUT UP KEN.” Melissa said. She turned the car around and headed south down the road. The sky started to darken and the day was coming to an end. The two called it a night, and pulled into a dark empty parking lot. They walked into the front door of the motel and Melissa squinted her nose. It smelt moldy and musty inside and the walls looked stained. The carpet was ripped around the edges by the wall and the women at the front had tattoos and piercings all over her body. “We need a room for one night please.” Ken Said. The women handed them a key and the two walked up the crooked stairs to their room. The room wasn’t as bad and the bed looked decently clean. “Ken,” Melissa said. “Will you please stay close to me all night long, I don’t feel comfortable here.” Ken cuddled up to Melissa and they fell soundly asleep. BOOM BOOM BOOM. Ken jumped up out of bed and heard a loud pounding in the hallway. He creped up slowly to the peephole in the door and saw a man pounding his fist into the wall. He looked over and saw a little girl, scared, sitting on the floor holding her knees up to her chest. Melissa woke up and asked ken what was happening and Ken shushed her before she could continue to ask questions. Ken opened the door immediately and asked what the matter was. The big man looked at him and simply walked away. The brown haired girl, who was on the floor crying, looked up at Ken. “What did he do to you, are you okay?” Ken said. Melissa walked to the doorway and helped ken comfort the little girl. The girl sat there in silence and continued to cry.

1^st person

It was raining outside and I was on my way to Florida. It was a long road trip ahead of me and I didn’t exactly know where I was headed. The roads were glazed over with all the rain, and it was very hard to see where the road was “I can’t concentrate with this stupid music on!” I said. I hit the radio nob and turned off the obnoxious music. I looked out the window and saw a sign that said ‘Dead End’. I think I’m going the wrong way. I turned the car around and headed south down the road. The sky started to darken and the day was coming to an end. I decided to called it a night, and pulled into a dark empty parking lot. I walked into the front door of the motel and squinted my nose. It smelt moldy and musty inside and the walls looked stained. The carpet was ripped around the edges by the wall and the women at the front had tattoos and piercings all over her body. “I need a room for one night please.” I Said. The women handed me a key and I walked up the crooked stairs to my room. The room wasn’t as bad and the bed looked decently clean. I still didn’t feel comfortable staying here by myself but I had no other choice.  I laid in bed and closed my eyes.  BOOM BOOM BOOM. I jumped up out of bed and heard a loud pounding in the hallway. I crept up slowly to the peephole in the door and saw a man pounding his fist into the wall. I looked over and saw a little girl, scared, sitting on the floor holding her knees up to her chest. I opened the door immediately and asked what the matter was. The big man looked at me and simply walked away. The brown haired girl, who was on the floor crying, looked up at me. “What did he do to you, are you okay?” I said. The girl sat there in silence and continued to cry.

Cleo

Cleo

I walked over to the cabinet and grabbed Cleo’s leash and clipped it onto her collar. “Time to go for a long walk to the dog park.” I said to Cleo, as if she could understand me. I opened the red door at the front of my house and walked down my long steep driveway holding onto Cleo’s periwinkle leash. I looked around at the beautiful scenery and saw the trees blowing in the cool wind. It was around 4pm on a Saturday afternoon and it was still sweaty hot outside, a raging 98 degrees. It was sunny and the sky was bright blue, making the outdoors bright and lively. I walked down the hot black paved road towards the sidewalk up the road. Cleo was panting hard and her pink little tongue was hanging down low to the ground. I stepped onto the side walk and a furry squirrel jumped out in front of me, it startled me but I continued walking down the sidewalk in the woods.

Cleo’s pink little nose started sniffing away as if she was about to mark her territory. She waddled up to a tan bone that started to chew on it. I grabbed it out of her mouth and threw it out of her reach. “Cleo you don’t where that bone had been, that’s disgusting!” Cleo looked up at me with confusion and started to bark. I debated in my head if I should let her chew on it for a while but I didn’t know whose bone it was or if it was even for dogs! I tugged on Cleo’s leash and pulled her away from the bone towards our continuous walk in the heat. I knew not letting her nibble on the bone was the best decision because I didn’t want to risk getting Cleo sick. We walked in the direction towards the dog park and Cleo started to get excited.

I opened the metal gate that led into the enormous dog park. I unclipped Cleo’s dog leash and let her run free. The big dogs barked and tackled her fluffy white self into the wet sloppy mud. “Great, now I have to give you a bath, Cleo. I have a better idea to clean you off and cool you down at the same time.” I picked her up and held her away from my body and walked down towards the dog pond. I set her down and took a toy from the toy bin that sat by the edge of the lake. I tossed a water toy into the pond and Cleo jumped into the lake and doggie paddled towards the toy. She paddled back towards me and climbed out of the water. I kicked my flip flops off and threw my feet into the cool water which satisfied me in every way possible. Today was a good, hot day.