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From the ongoing 6 part story, "Earthbound" parts 1& 2
Earthbound
(Intro)
Lotus
A scared young man runs through a dark alley with a fear so strong as if he had witnessed the sight of a dead man; he pauses his running for a few seconds to look back, but what his eyes beheld didnt let him rest his haste.
A ?: then what I saw((chuckles indifferently))couldnt contain me from the pain, and then the worst came
He was reaching the end of the alley and thought of climbing the wall in front of him, and from all of the sudden, his last resource of escape vanishes in front of his very eyes in mid air, and starts going down. He finds himself falling from the sky and towards an immense forest, in which the callousness of the height he was falling from frightened him, making him cross his arms as if it was going to help him obtain comfort...
A? ((Sighs))you wouldnt even believe what I was felling, it was real yet, so hollowas a vision, you know?
B?:sometimes there are things in ourselves that we cannot express nor contain, things that we either must face or let go, and at times also, our imagination emphasizes on such subconsciously, so much, that our dreams become part of our reality, even in the trance that we call sleep the mind is a powerful thing, but it also can take a will of its own, if we contain ourselves from feelings, fears, grudges, etc.
A?: well((closes eyes briefly)) to me it goes beyond sleep, it has become a constant thing
...he hears whispers all around him, thoughts, voices, and claims surrounding him as he falls, so many that they cloud his mind, and disabling him to even hear the wind blow through as he fell at increasing speed.
?:what..wh..is this? What are you trying to say?
He started holding his head and grunting in pain, for all the sounds in his head had taken over, from all of the sudden all the voices combined into a powerful ascending rumble of sounds.
Osdkb..osmde..lkpsl..osmdi..kmsle..ojddv..elmse..JDISSLJJFFOPKFKMCAOMEMAUYDSJBS.
A great strong pause strikes the scene and then some words are heard
stop..running..away
A great thunder is heard, and the same young man its seen waking from his sleep in his bedroom. His chest is sweaty and his forehead covered with a river of wet hair, with the panting of a runaway gazelle upon his breath. He notices that a storm is going on outside from his bed and smiles slightly in relief pulling his hair back with his hands as he finishes relaxing, then letting himself fall on the bed back again.
A? : and thats how it happened, its been 3 months, a whole summer of sleepless nights, not all though, but I rather them be, now that I have become afraid of even resting.
B? : you tell me yourself that you try to figure what it means, yet you run away from the very thing that youve been following --
A? : *chuckles indifferently* it hurts Doc. But theres this thing calling me, as if someone trying to reach to me. I feel a presence there of a person, it probably isit cant be, shesgone; thats why, I dont want to feel that again, even though Im curious, this so called truth that follows me, hunts my mind, wears out my strengthits eating me alive. Well, at least Im not in school yet
Doc : You know, you start next week right? It is already the end of August, the leaves are starting to fallIve seen a lot of things, tribal cases of really, even successful individuals, but-you are starting to worry me Gabe you should start a hobby or some kind of extra-curricular activity, theres always the Chess Club-
Gabe stares with an eyebrow raised
Doc: hhahaha ((chuckles)), what I meant was-
Gabe: -I already got a hobby which hunts me Jondreaming
Jon: I envy your unwanted passion, even though to you it may seem a curse; God could have an answer for you through this
Gabe: God has better things to do these days, like make people act stupid, to win money in Americas Funniest Videos
Jon: God has a pla-
Gabe: -and Im the last item in the checklist..
Doc: Lets not hope that. ((looks at the cat clock in the room, and smiles as he turns to Gabe )) well, son Ill see you next Thursday again right?
Gabe: meh!! ((does mannerisms of indifference))You see now thats a reason to wake up in the crappiest day of the week, the unwantness of being here, and the oxy-moron feeling that I get when I sit in this chairmom misses you, you know?
Gabriels Father: some things need to turn into many things, so we can realize there is nothing, in only one thing.
Gabe: ((blinks twice))Ill see you later.
Autumn-less
And thats the last time I saw him; my guide, my partner of thinking matters
my psychologist, my shrink
my
...Father.
Gabriel or Gabe finds himself writing in his journal that he always carried, in the middle of a park at 7:00 AM in the morning, and from all of the sudden he hears steps, getting closer by the seconds. He turns behind him to see a river of fog laying as deep and thick as the gulps that went down his throat. The steps approached, and as they came closer, the speed and sound increased. Gabriel put away his notebook in his backpack at haste as if he was part of a lion/gazelle-Discovery Channel hunting special he thought.
He started running as fast as he could, but steps kept following in increasing sound and speed, making him eat the fog that he had run into w/o noticing, when he saw himself in that place he stopped and started to look all around him for a way out. A whole 10 seconds didnt pass till he heard the steps approaching right straight at him, and then he heard a squeak. He raised his eyebrow all wearied out and exclaimed.
..K...Ka...Kassandra..?
A silluette appears from within the mists. Gabriel focuses his sight one the image and it seemed to be running towards him laughing hysterically.
?: AhhhhI found you ((hugs, well pretty much grabs Gabriel and shakes him side by side.))
Gabriel: Let me go K.C., ((grinds his teeth as he struggles to get out of the grab)) what are you doing here?
K.C.: The question iswhat are you doing here silly goose?, its 7:00 AM in the middle of autumn ((smiles with her big white teeth as she shakes him some more w/o letting go))
Gabriel: ((chuckles)) uhhhwell little one, two things: one; silly goose? who rare you some kind of momma to make names ((laughs out load)) and second of all: ((his laughter turns onto a blank stare towards the left side of him)) this is the place where they said he passed
KC: Im so sorr-
Gabriel: -it doesn't matter now, thats the pass: dont let whats behind you get in the way of whats in front of you he used to say. ((Smiles slightly))
well((clears throat as she starts letting him go of the grab)) lets not be late to the last day of our last year of Academic torture, huh?
KC: Of course not, we dont want to make the Deans wait ((laughs sarcastically))
Gabriel starts tickling her in her stomach as they leave the park making her laugh, kick and scream just as if it was the day after yesterday in which they were two 7 year olds playing around in the park.
K.C. is the kind of friend that knows everything about you,
without you having to tell her anything. Sharp-minded, eccentric, and extremely
hilarious, K.C. has turned out to be the most twisted punk-rocker
chick I knowI can certainly say that, because we grew up together
Crescent Heights Academy
Rosschestter Landmark, East Seattle
Voice in P.A.: Welcome Seniors and underclassmen to another Crescent school year, which, is filled with many new possibilities, second chances, and most of all a greater learning experience for you all to enjoy, plus how can we forget the joy that and pride that our Varsity Football team has held for 7 years in a row
cheers from youngsters are heard
... ((smiles with excitement))..Im glad, not proud, to be your principal once again, and that-
K.C. and Gabriel find themselves in the school opening rally at the gym. They sat in the north-east corner of the room, so they wouldnt be bothered, but surprisingly
The place was flooded with students, which didnt help to
Gabriels reversed-inevitable infatuation for his fellow humans.
Gabriel: ohhhhere we go again ((chuckles indifferently))
K.C.: yeahlast time he cried, poor old geezer!!
Gabriel: ((sighs))well((writes in his trusty old notebook))
K.C. looks over Gabriels Sacred notebook to see what he was writing, as for Gabriel, this tradition of hers was going to fail, because he always eluded her with success; she frowned, and then try to take the book from him, but he was taller than her so he just raised his arm with the book at hand, and rejoiced on this, because she would try to reach 7 times and fail, and then just sit back down and frowned like a baby in a funny way.
30 seconds later
K.C.: Gab..GabrielIm-
Gabriel: -yes...((looks over to her smiling))...
K.C. sad (looks down worried)) are youok?
Gabriel: well I AM kinda hungry you know? Plus, this place stinks, why did we have to seat next to the headbangers-
K.C.:-I MEAN, ARE YOU REALLY OK!?
Some Rocker sitting near by: DUDE!! Chill, wots your freakin prablem, eh?
K.C.: ahhh shush up!! Go bang your head onto something productive, like a dictionary!!!
Rocker Guy: drame gik
The guy turns back to his sit and remains quiet, and ignores her
Gabriel: ((Chuckles and then smiles surprised)) now my question isare YOU ok?
K.C.: ((Stares at him with a serious face)) sometimes I just wonder ((Shakes her head as she speaks with a worried face)).
Gabriel: Im sorry I didnt mean towait! Wonder what?
K.C.: what goes through your mindwith all that has happened this past year, and you seem as if it all was just some kind of old dream youve forgotten about.
Gabriel: you know I prefer not to talk about it Kace.
K.C.: is not that you only dont like is thatfor crying out loud, did it even affect you?
Gabriel: be the same? How can I be the same after losing the two people who mattered the most in my life, ah? How can I be the same when I couldnt even tell them goodbye?
Come on Kaze!!! I thought you'd have fathom this into your messy little brain already.
K.C. opens her mouth amazed
KC: but you dont seem to-
Gabriel: what? Show it? I dont even know why we are talking about this right now.
The bell rings announcing the first period, all the student start hurrying to their classrooms, and both KC and Gabriel look down and away from each others faces, and for a brief moment they stop to think, and walk away from each other departing to their respective classrooms.
Sometimes I think Im insane, that the things that happenIm the only one who sees them happen. That my life is just some kind of simulation and Im the test subject; running around, seeing signs from God or something, relative to my current life situations; messages trying to guide me or to make me lose my tracks, just signals that Im breaking down. As if I cant hide, as if I cant fly, as if Im tiedbut why?
Partial providence which kills my hopes, takes my sleep away and drains my hope. Sorrow which I cant find, but I can feel each time it comes back and thrives, like a splinter in my mind, driving me madbut, why? Ive never asked, but why? Why believe, if I cant live, this ties that bind me from the enigma which is this self of mine, it hurts...
Meanwhile, in the other side of campus
Mom: Hurry guys, you are late already, and I dont think northerners like that!!!
??: *chuckles* like I care, conformist repu-
Mom: quit it with the political talk Demian, it actually counts here, wake up and put your shoes on Angie and get out of the car.
Angie: umm *yaws* awwhh man, just give me 5 more, just 5 m o r e
Demian pinches her from the front sit freaking her out.
Angie: ahhh!!! *kicks aimlessly* leave me be gothboy.
Demian gets out of the car with a smile of satisfaction walking towards the building.
Angie: man why is he always intervening when he doesnt even care about anything*puts on her shoes while getting out car, almost falling on the floor*
Mom: well, he cares about you-
Angie: sure!! Just as much he cares about rainbows, butterflies and guns n roses.
Mom: *raises her eyebrow* anyhow, get going; is a new year, a new school and a new life we have come to over here.
Angie: *starts walking towards the building* alright alright, later((I cant believe Im saying this, but I miss Florida)).
Alright, this is how it goes:
Over a year ago, I lost 2 of the most important people in my life; my father and the girl I loved. Well, I would say that life could end but it goes on...
 [Aden] · Sun Jan 28, 2007 @ 05:53am · 0 Comments |
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