Waiting for nothing (broadwayblonde/open)
Mar 6, 2010 12:29:37 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2010 12:29:37 GMT -5
Noelle
I step through the tall grass. The snow is disappearing, leaving the grass dry and alone. I soon reach the part of the creek where me and Ruby spend all of our days. I sit on a rock and listen to the swish of the water as it moves on, as it empties from the thin stream, and into the creek. I wait. And wait. For Ruby. It's already 7:00 and she's not here yet. Of course she isn't. She is dead. She is gone from the world. I don't let the tears come. No. I don't. I know she's coming. She will, I tell myself. But the thoughts are useless. I let the tears pour from my eyes, as I hide behind the tall grass and sob. Now, Ruby is only a memory. I know this will probably be my last time at the creek, because I know that if I ever come here again, I'll burst into even more tears, knowing how many memories of ours had taken place here. I collapse onto the ground and look up at the bright blue sky.
In the distance, I hear children's voices as kids walk to school. I don't even move. There's no way I'm going to face anyone at school today, not when my long-lasting childhood friend just died. Instead, I keep my eyes fixed on the sky, as I lay there and sob, listening to the sounds around me. I can only wonder if Ruby is up there, with Iris at her side, protecting her from any more harm. These thoughts invade my brain, as I lay motionless at the creek all day. I don't bother to even eat. At about 3, I hear voices again, as the children return from school.
I suddenly remember I had promised Suzzane I would meet her outside of the school building and we would go do something. She is probably waiting for me. But I can't move. I am too weak, too depressed. Instead, I just wait until the time when maybe I'll be able to travel to the sky too, until the time when I might get to see heaven. But my thoughts are interrupted when I hear a footstep in the tall grass.
I step through the tall grass. The snow is disappearing, leaving the grass dry and alone. I soon reach the part of the creek where me and Ruby spend all of our days. I sit on a rock and listen to the swish of the water as it moves on, as it empties from the thin stream, and into the creek. I wait. And wait. For Ruby. It's already 7:00 and she's not here yet. Of course she isn't. She is dead. She is gone from the world. I don't let the tears come. No. I don't. I know she's coming. She will, I tell myself. But the thoughts are useless. I let the tears pour from my eyes, as I hide behind the tall grass and sob. Now, Ruby is only a memory. I know this will probably be my last time at the creek, because I know that if I ever come here again, I'll burst into even more tears, knowing how many memories of ours had taken place here. I collapse onto the ground and look up at the bright blue sky.
In the distance, I hear children's voices as kids walk to school. I don't even move. There's no way I'm going to face anyone at school today, not when my long-lasting childhood friend just died. Instead, I keep my eyes fixed on the sky, as I lay there and sob, listening to the sounds around me. I can only wonder if Ruby is up there, with Iris at her side, protecting her from any more harm. These thoughts invade my brain, as I lay motionless at the creek all day. I don't bother to even eat. At about 3, I hear voices again, as the children return from school.
I suddenly remember I had promised Suzzane I would meet her outside of the school building and we would go do something. She is probably waiting for me. But I can't move. I am too weak, too depressed. Instead, I just wait until the time when maybe I'll be able to travel to the sky too, until the time when I might get to see heaven. But my thoughts are interrupted when I hear a footstep in the tall grass.
