Wednesday, May 11, 2011
PSA Reflection
PSA stands for Public Service Announcement. PSA is a type of advertisement on television, radio, print or other media. They try to sell a product, to change the public interest, by raising awareness of an issue, affecting public attitudes, and changing people’s minds about certain things like watch the road while driving, you never know what can hit you. PSA also in a way tries to protect people from dangerous things such as car accidents, by making commercials on television and radios and even in newspapers. In a way it also tries to fool us by advertising things like diet pills, which are actually really bed for you. In conclusion, I think that PSA is helpful because lots of people pay a lot of attention to it and sometimes it may help and try to change the world into a better place, but at the same time I think of it as in something like a lie.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Young Authors--- Life
This is a short book, that I wrote myself for Language A class. It is basically about a girl whose life is a total disaster. So many unpleasant things happen to her that she really doesn't know what else she has left ti do? Die? Strat living again? She is lost i her thoughts and also begins to think that she is insane. What will happen to Sandra? Will she survive through this awful life or will she end up dead? Read this book and find out!
Life-
I dedicate this book to a friend who's life was a total disaster until she found her true love.
Chapter One
Zender…
I ran, ran and ran. Too late. He jumped… I closed my eyes…. No it didn’t happen, it didn’t happen, I kept saying in my head. But it did. I fell on my knees and……. I couldn’t cry… I slowly stood up and……………. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” I couldn’t see or hear, but I could feel that I wasn’t standing on the ground……. I was flying! No……! Wait I was falling! No……. I…… couldn’t……. Yes I was falling of a 15 floor building where my own boyfriend fell of about 2 minutes ago. I looked down and……….. I saw something…. red? Or was it green? I couldn’t see clearly. But then I grabbed onto a sharp stick……. Wait it was a knife!...... It hurt but it was my only chance for surviving. Someone pulled the long knife back inside and… I was safe! I was standing on the ground again! But then I looked up and ……….. There was……… there was………… there was a……. grandma standing there and holding on to a very sharp knife. I recognized her in a second. It was Ms. Andersen looking at me from behind her big glasses. She looked at me, her eyes full of concern and surprise. “Sandra? Is that you child? What were you doing on the roof?” I quickly stood up and without looking at her ran out the door to the elevator. When I crossed the park and ran to the front of the 15 floor building I saw what I wanted to see…………………. Him……… No! That can’t be Zender! No it must be someone else…….. But then I saw the necklace and I knew that it was him. My only true love Zender.
Chapter 2
The Car
I woke up in the morning and the first thing that I saw was a puddle of blood next to me. And there was a boy lying in the middle. Then suddenly everything came crashing into me. Everything that happened last night…… Every last bit of my joy died along with Zender. I didn’t feel my legs and my cheeks hurt from all the crying that I went through last night. Then I remembered that I didn’t go home yesterday…….. My mom is freaking out probably. I finally stood up, it was still early and nobody was awake and when I turned around to see if there was anyone or anything watching me I saw a shadow. It was a big shadow, and it looked very familiar. Then I remembered that I saw the same shadow on the roof last night before I fell of it. I quickly moved back for about 5 steps and then waited. In a few moments a female body covered with a black gown came out of the night. She was wearing a hat so I didn’t see her face. She grabbed me by my mouth and started pulling me away. I tried to scream but I couldn’t. She pulled me across the parking lot and into a huge car. She threw me on the back seat and then set next to me. On the other side there set a men. A very big man. His head was covered too. I looked forward and saw a woman sitting beside the driver who was another man. They made one phone call and then we drove off.
Chapter 3
My Chances
I looked around the car for about a hundredth time in those 10 minutes that I spent in the car and for the first time noticed that all of them had a gun in their pocket. I started thinking about my chances of escaping. I quickly looked and saw that the tank was almost empty. That means that we will stop at the gas station. In about 25 minutes the car stopped. I looked out the window and noticed that we were at the gas station. I looked at the man next to me, but he didn’t look back. Since I was kidnapped no one said a single word. The woman beside the driver was in the bathroom, the driver was filling the tank and the other woman that kidnapped me was in the shop doing something. There was only one man in the car and I decided to take my chances and said, “Can I go to the bathroom?” He looked at me and opened the door pulled me out and walked me all the way to the ladies room. He pushed me in and shut the door. Once I was inside I saw that there was another door leading into the shop. I ran for the door and out of the bathroom. When I came out into the fresh air again I looked left and right….. But I was way too late.
Chapter 4
Thanks for All the Bed Luck!
I felt a strong arm on my shoulder. I didn’t have the strength to turn around and see who was it, but I need it too. I slowly, very slowly turned around and my eyes were wide with surprise. I didn’t see the people that kidnapped me I saw my old best friend Eric. He was still tall as I remembered him. He smiled at me and behind him I saw that the woman that went into the shop was paying, which meant that I only have about 1:30 seconds before she came out, and my freedom will be over. I quickly grabbed Eric’s hand and pulled him behind the gas station where the toilets were. Big Mistake! The man that walked me to the bathroom saw us and knew that I escaped. I quickly grabbed Eric behind me and we ran into the snow. The man followed us. We ran further and further away from the gas station until we finally reached the forest. Eric and I looked at each other our eyes full of hope. I knew, even though I didn’t tell him, that he knew what was happening. We ran into the forest without stopping again. In about 15 minutes we didn’t hear anything behind us, but to make sure I told him that it will be better to climb a tree and wait there until the kidnapper leaves. We climbed the tree and waited. Minutes seemed like hours. I was out of breathe same as Eric and could hardly find enough strength to tell Eric what was going on. After about 10 minutes when we were sure that he left we climbed back down. We started walking back to the gas station, and when we came to the gas station and started for the bathroom, we made another big mistake. We went to the bathroom through the shop. How stupid are we I asked myself in my head? But then it was all over! I didn’t only waste my breath for nothing I also got my best friend stolen along with me. Yeah thanks a lot for all the good luck I thought before we were taken back into the car.
Chapter 5
Captured…
So we were in the car again, and all of the kidnappers looked mad and relieved at once. They made another phone call and before we knew it we drove of and our chances of escaping were lost. Eric and I kept on looking at each other’s eyes thinking that we are going to have another chance for escaping. We drove for about 6 hours. At about 8:30 when Eric and I were so tired that we could hardly see we stopped at a hotel. I had enough strength to open my eyes and saw that it was a 5 star hotel. We got out of the car and went inside. Before we entered the people that kidnapped us gave us some nice clothes to change in and coned our hair so we looked like a family. Then we entered the hotel. In about 10 Minutes we were in our rooms sleeping because we couldn’t even eat anymore. At 10 in the morning we woke up and got dressed. We had a room for ourselves and the others kept together. But they locked us in and took the keys. W knocked on the door and they opened it. We bagged them to go eat and after about 10 minutes of constant begging they gave us permission and took us to breakfast. We ate and then got back into the car. How exiting! We drove again and at about 8 o’clock at night we finally parked at the front of a small house. They got us out we were tired and all and took us into the beautiful house. There we saw a group of people and right away I noticed that those were the bosses. Cool! New chances for new trouble!
Chapter 6
Good Job Eric
A strange thought passed through my thoughts. I was thinking about escaping through the back door, which was open. I quickly peeked at Eric whose eyes were filled with fear and unhappiness. I squeezed his hand in hope and he looked at me with the same amount of fear in his eyes, although I saw a sparkle of hope in, them. Then he quickly looked back at the group of man. After a few minutes of constant talking they turned to us and looked at me with happiness in their eyes and at Eric with a small amount of surprise but still full of joy. Then a small fat man stepped forward and gave me his hand. I took his hand and shook it. Then he gave his hand to Eric but instead he got a kick right into his knee. He fell flat on his face. Everyone in the room froze for a second but then they all moved. All the other man that was talking to him a few minutes ago was next to him, checking if he was okay. I squeezed Eric’s hand in warning. That instant the two men that kidnapped us jumped to Eric and took his hands behind his back. When I was almost ready to jump on the man that were holding Eric, the two woman jumped on me took my hands behind my back and took us to a room. The room was small. In it were two beds, two chairs and a table. They through us on the beds shut the door and locked it. Then I noticed that there was not window and no chance of escaping.
Chapter 7
Bored…..Bored and Bored
It was still very early and I didn’t want to go to sleep. But, what else was there left for me to do? Eric was just looking somewhere; his eyes were almost closed, so I decided that I better get some rest. I lied on the bed and tried to sleep. In a few minutes I noticed that I wasn’t tired but that I was so awake that all that I could think about was food. I looked at Eric and he looked back at me. We looked at each other’s eyes for a moment or so and then he looked away and started staring into the closet again. About an hour latter I noticed that someone was unlocking the door, but I was way too hungry to even try and attack him. When the door opened in walked 2 men. They were driving a little wheel. They stooped next to the table and put on it two glasses, two covered plates, a plastic bottle, and 2 chocolate pies. I noticed that there was only a plastic fork and no knife, which meant that they thought everything over. Then they took the wheel and went out of the room. They locked it me and Eric both stood up and went to the table. We sat down, opened the plates, and the bottle. We both had pizza and apple juice. We finished the pizza, juice and both chocolate pies, even though the pies were way too big for kids like us. Then we lied on one of the beds. We both fall asleep. A few hours later we both woke up because someone was unlocking the door. In came 2 men and 1 woman. The men were carrying back one box and the woman was carrying a big bag. They locked the door behind them and set the things on the bed. Me and Eric looked at each other and then stood up, feeling all sleepy and tired. A few minutes of constant staring the process started…
Chapter 8
Beautiful
The woman took out a blue dress, that looked too long for me to wear, and she also took out some pretty shoes with a tiny hill. She set it on the bed and then took out a black shirt, blue pants and a blue sweeter. She also took out some kind of men shoes. Then the woman took the girl clothes and came to me. The man took the boy cloths and took Eric to the other side of the room. The woman started taking off my shirt and pants. Then she put the blue dress over my body. The dress was the right size and it looked really pretty on me. Then she took off my socks and put on the shoes. Then she picked up my together clothes and took them back on the bed. When she returned she was carrying one of the boxes. She set the box on the table, opened it and took out a hair brush. Then she conned my hair and made it a French braid. He noticed that I had my ears pierced and put in two blue diamonds. Then she took my hands and started washing them. She cut them and then took out a shiny blue nail polish. I looked as if she was about to stab with a knife! Where did all these nice things come from? Why are they dressing me into a beautiful girl if they kidnapped me about 10 hours ago? Then I turned around and saw myself in the mirror……………..I didn’t have words to describe my beauty! My gold wavy hairs that were usually over my hips were now only to my ribs and the dress... I looked like a fashion model! I looked at the woman. She was smiling obviously she was happy with what she achieved. I looked like a princess! Even prettier. I suddenly thought about hugging her and thanking her for making me so pretty but then I remembered that I was kidnapped and everything became dark and scary again. I looked at her and by the look on her face i knew that she knew what I was asking. Why am I dressed like a fashion model? Why are you suddenly so nice? What is going on? Then she opened her mouth and with a strong female voice she said, “Mr. Watson is inviting you to a meeting.” I looked surprised. Who? What? Why? How? There were TONS of questions in my head but she just nodded impatiently and turned me around to see Eric. He was also dressed perfectly and we looked at each other our faces full of joy, even though there was lots of surprise on them. I knew that his head was stuffed with questions like mine, but right now all I could think about was my and his beauty. Then again I remembered that I was kidnapped and everything became like a total night-mare. Then they stuffed everything that was on the floor into the bag and my heart stated beating so fast that I was wondering how come it didn’t explode already. They took the bags and the boxes and it was time. They unlocked the door and off we went into the meeting.
Chapter 9
Are those my REAL dreams?
We walked down this long hall until we came to the very end and entered a huge room. Everything looked like it was made from diamonds and there in the middle of the room…… There was standing the small fat man. When he turned around to greet us I could see the amazement in his eyes when he looked at me. He stepped forward and shook hands with me again. Then he did the same with Eric and this time he didn’t get a kick from him. Then he politely invited us to a huge table with food and drinks all over. We sat down and then he waited until everyone else left the room. Then he turned around and somewhere from the corner came a tall man. It was a weightier. He gave us wine and then returned back into the corner. I took a sip then looked at the small man. Eric did the same. The little man started talking with this very deep voice, which almost scared me. He sounded like a zombie. Anyway, after a few minutes of constant talking he finally stopped and looked at us. During the 3 minutes that he spent explaining to us, that he had to kidnap me because he heard that I was this very young and good actress. He had to kidnap Eric because he was the one that I thought could save me. His question was if we would like to become superstars and film a movie. I wanted that my whole life! That was my life dream! I looked at Eric my eyes were filled with hope and excitement. He looked back at me; his eyes were also filled with excitement. His eyes were filled with joy too! We both looked back at the fat man and nodded. Although we knew that we would never see our family again I needed to ask him. So his answers was, that after we film the movie and become famous, our parents would get invited and finally see us. This was making me happier then ever! Then he said that we will get better rooms now that we are superstars and he said that the filming will start tomorrow at 10 am. Then we all stood up, he called the guards and there were 5 new ones that came with the kidnappers. He introduced two men to me. They would be my bodyguards and they would guard my room. Eric got 2 new men also. Then he had to leave and the other people led us to our rooms. First they showed me my room. They opened the door and then when I entered I knew that I was in heaven. This was unbelievable. I said goodnight to Eric and he went to his room which was right next to mine. I looked around. There was a huge bed in the middle of the room. In the right corner of my room there was a huge closet. In the left corner there was a door leading into another room. I walked all the way there opened the door and saw that in it was a huge bathroom. I walked back to the middle f the room and decided to take a look at the closet. I looked inside and I couldn’t believe my eyes. There were tons of new shiny dresses in it. I opened the first drawer and looked inside. It was full of cute shirts, pants and skirts. This must be a dream I told myself, but then I remembered that it was not!
Chapter 10
Think before you do it!
This was all too good to be true. From happiness I went to bed early. I was tired and exited. I decided that in the morning I am going to thank him and the god for everything good that just happened to me. I woke up at around 3 in the morning, because I needed to go to the bathroom. My room was dark, so I stood up and started walking carefully toward the bathroom, to turn on the light. Then, I suddenly heard a very loud male scream. I froze and in a few seconds I heard it again. I turned around and ran to the door. I opened it and there I saw Eric. He was lying on the floor and he was hurt. Very hurt. There was a bone sticking out of his left leg. The floor was full of blood. Then I looked back and there I saw a huge dog. And when I say huge I mean huge. There was blood dropping out of his mouth. Then behind him I saw a dead body of another dog. And then behind the dead dog I saw another one, and another one, and another one. Then I finally saw the guard with a knife red from all the blood. He was holding the knife in his hands, and when he saw me he started running toward the dog that was barking at Eric, and then it happened. He stabbed him. Right through the stomach. And then the dog’s eyes went wide open and it was the end. The dog fell dead on the floor. I could feel that my eyes were watering. I looked at Eric who was still lying on the floor. His eyes were full of tears too. But not because of the dogs. He was crying because of the pain that he felt in his leg. I slowly, but as fast as I could stepped toward him, and put under his arm and then I called the guard to come and help me. He put his hand under Eric’s and we picked him up. Eric screamed because of the pain. We slowly started making our way through the hall, all the way to the end into the ambulance. We set Eric on the bed and then the guard went to get the “Master” as he called him and I sat next to Eric. This is all that I can say. Why? Eric why?!
Chapter 11
Do you think that is human?
Isn’t it bad enough that I can’t see my parents until the age of eighteen, that I got kidnapped by some rich people that want to make me a pop star, that my boyfriend died 3 days ago, that I lost my younger sister last year during the car accident, that my parents are divorced and know this? I mean I’m very happy that Eric is OK but I mean Eric how could you do that? Who would go out and start teasing dangerous dogs, and then get attacked and still think it is the dogs fault? I mean he’s not that stupid, is he? Well all the answers that I was looking for came about 2 minutes later when the “Master” came in to the hospital and looked at Eric all surprised and, was he happy? Surprised? I couldn’t tell but I could tell what he was thinking. This is all only for the movie. This was one of scenes. The movie was about a girl whose boyfriend fell off a roof, then she also got PUSHED off it, then kidnapped, got a 5 star hotel room only for herself, and her best friend got one too, and know her best friend get attacked by the dogs? The only thing that I felt inside of me was anger. I was starting to get angrier and angrier, until I finally couldn’t hold it anymore and started yelling. “That was the top scene of your stupid movie? How could you?!!! This is unbelievable, I mean what kind of a person would kill someone’s boyfriend, then push you of a roof, then kidnap you, and then hurt your best friend just for a movie?!!!! Are you insane?” The man looked at me smiled nodded and then said, “You guessed it. Now go back to your bedroom and get some sleep, because the movie is still going on! Chop-Chop!” I looked at the man as if he had mental difficulties. He turned around and before I could continue my yelling session he was gone through the door, the doctor came and started checking Eric’s leg and me? Yeah, the guard that killed the dogs, literally killed the dogs took me by the arm and pulled me back to my room. He told me to get to bed, but after all I saw I couldn’t sleep. Who would sleep after seeing FOUR dogs die in front of your eyes, and see your best friends bone sticking out of his leg? I mean that is not human!
Chapter 12
Insane
When I woke up in the morning (knowing that I slept for about 2 hours with the light on) I was really tired, but at the same time I felt awake. I stood up and without thinking put on the first thing that I saw in the huge closet, went to the bathroom and got ready for the day. After about 15 minutes I finally left the room to go and see Eric. I came into the ambulance room and I saw that he was fast asleep. I looked at the clock and I saw that it was about 8 in the morning. He was probably tired because of all the operations that he went through last night. Then I figured out that I could use some food, so I walked toward the room that I was in last night before I came into my room. I knocked, and then entered. When I came in I saw that the old man or the “Master” was eating breakfast. He asked me to join him, and without saying a word I sat down and started eating. The waitress pored me some coffee and I ate. After I was about to eat my 2 piece of toast the man started talking to me, “About the scene that you saw last night. I am not sorry that it happened, but you should be happy because this movie will make your dreams come true! I mean being famous was your dream for a long time. And now it will come true? Aren’t you just happy and overjoyed?” I looked at him as if he was insane, which is exactly was I was thinking. “How could I be overjoyed or happy when my best friend got hurt? The dogs were brutally killed in front of my eyes! I don’t think that anyone would be happy after seeing that!”He waited until I was done and then in a calm voice said, “Well, that’s the way the world is my dear. I give you anything you want, make your dreams come true and let your friend be in the movie too and you let me use you as an actor dial? Please sign this sheet in order to continue the filming.” I thought about what he said, and then started looking at the papers. I mean after all it was Eric’s fault that the dogs brutally killed him, and while thinking that I made the worst mistake of my life! I signed the sheet, and then with a huge smile on my face walked out of the room into my room.
Chapter 13
The voice…
What did you do Sandra??!!!! Why did you sign the papers? Are you insane????? What’s wrong with you?!! Are you out of your mind?! This man has bed influence on you! Stop this and come back home!!!! This isn’t you! I tried to get rid of the voice in my head. But it was my boyfriends’ voice. Zender’s voice. He died. It can’t be him! But I remembered the promise that I gave him before he was murdered. I had to keep my promise! But this was different I said to myself. This is a one chance opportunity in life! And I need to grab it while I can and start making something out of my life. Being a teenage kid and thinking about your boyfriend who has been dead for about 2 months has to stop. I am a grown up woman. I can make my own decisions. Right decisions. No one can tell me what to do anymore! I was sick of people telling me that I am too young to do this. So this is my final choice. I am going to finish this movie and do whatever it takes so become famous. I promised myself a long time ago that I will never quit anything once I started it. And I am going to stick to this promise because lying is not what I do!
Chapter 14
Nightmare…..
I woke up in the middle of the night, because I had a nightmare. Or I thought I had a nightmare. When I opened my eyes, I saw a face. Wait it was a bleeding face. The face was really close to me. For a second I thought that I was dreaming, but then the face moved. I screamed. Then everything went black. I woke up a few hours later. I was in a room. It was not in the ambulance. It was a strange room. I didn’t know it. Then I opened my eyes really wide, and tried to pull myself up. But I couldn’t. Then I noticed that I was tied with rope. I thought about screaming, but I quickly got the thought out of my head. I looked around. It was a small room, without a window. Then I looked down. On the floor there were bodies. Dead bodies, of…………people and……………..and animals. I quickly looked back up. Where am I? Then the door opened, and in walked the face. Only this time it was clean, without all the blood. I quickly closed my eyes, so he would think that I was a sleep. He came right in front of me bend down and said with a gentle voice, “I know you’re a wake babe”. I kept my eyes closed for another minute or so, but then I opened them. When I opened them, I finally saw him. I knew him. He………..he……..he’s………………he was my………….my boyfriends…………older…………brother! I couldn’t believe it. I looked at him, and said, “Andrea, is that you?” H smiled and his white teeth shined in the light. He stepped back and nodded. Then he smiled again and said, “Sandra, as beautiful as always. You didn’t change even a bit since the last time we met.” That was true. My hair was still blond and curly that came all the way to the middle of my back, my eyes were still ice blue, and I was still tall. I looked at him and said with an ice cold voice, “What the hell is this place! Did you………did you…….” I couldn’t finish my sentence but I knew that he knew what I was talking about. I was talking about my boyfriend, his younger brother. He smiled again, then stepped forward leaned down and said, “Yes Sandra. It was me who killed my younger brother or your boyfriend. Yes it was me.”
Chapter 15
Memories…
I couldn’t believe what I heard. My eyes were wide open, and I kept on staring at the face. I opened my mouth and whispered, “Why, would you do that?” When I spoke I heard my voice trembling. I was about to cry but I hid my tears and looked at him. He thought for a moment and then said. “It was the only way. It was the only way to get rid of him. He has everything. All he ever wanted and more. He had good grades, parents that loved him and he had you.” I stared. Then I whispered, “You……………..you…………you were jealous…………..but…but you had a girlfriend, your parents loved you and your grades are good too!” He thought for a moment or two, then smiled and spoke again. “True, but do you think I loved my girlfriend? Or was I just dating her because she was pretty? Do you think I got good grades because I studied, or because I cheated? Do you think my parents loved me because they actually felt that way or just because I am their son? San, think about it again. I didn’t love my girlfriend, I was dating her because she was pretty and popular, I always cheated on tests and my parents loved me only because I was their first son.” A tear came down my eye when he called me San. That was how Zender called me. My…………….dead boyfriend. I couldn’t believe what I just heard. My voice was trembling when I started talking, “Was there no other way? You had to kill him? And know you escaped, you’re doing anything you want, you probably robed a couple of banks to get money to build all this and know you kidnapped me! What are you going to do with me? Keep me here forever?!” He thought again, then smiled and said, “You got it all correct San! Now you will get what you deserve, because of what happened 2 years ago when you met me and my brother.” I looked at him, confused by his words and asked, “What do I deserve? What happened two years ago?” He was not smiling anymore, with a harder voice he said, “You don’t remember? Let me explain to you. So when you met my brother who was in your class, you guys were doing a project together. When I saw you I immediately fell in love with you, same as my brother. You seemed to like my brother more than me, but I was guessing that was because he was in your class and you knew him better, so I hoped that you would take some interest in me. I send all those letters to you and you knew that they were from me, but you never replied or seemed to notice them! Then it was March 31 I came up to you and asked you if you would like to be my girlfriend. You said yes, but a few days later I saw you kissing with my brother, and then I hid in the library, when you walked in, hugged me goodbye, because you had to go home. I will never forget that day. You loved my brother not me. You cheated on me. Now that I got rid of my brother I can get revenge on you.” I listened and when he finished I noticed that my mouth were wide open. Then I waited for a second and said, “So, what will you do to me now? Lock me in and starve me to death? Drown me? Push me off a roof like Zender?” He listened patiently smiled then said, “No Sandra. I will kill you with my own hands. I want you to feel the pain that I felt when I saw you kissing my brother. I want you to suffer like I did, when I saw you. I want you to die just like my heart did that day!” When he yelled out those words he turned around and left the room. This is the end, I thought before my eyes went black.
Chapter 16
The fear…
I woke up when I felt hands on my neck. They were cold, but it felt nice, because I was really sweaty and I could hardly breathe. I was still scared form what I heard yesterday, but when I turned around my fears got even bigger. It was him. Zender’s brother. He was right behind me, touching my neck. I wanted to tell him to go away, but instead I said, “Hey! Did I sleep for a long time?” He came around but him hands were still on my neck. “It’s time my dear. Trust me it will be painful, and you will scream, cry and beg me to stop. But I won’t. I want you to feel the pain that you caused me. I want you to suffer like I did!” I felt that tears were coming down my cheek, but I wanted to be strong. I didn’t want to look weak and I didn’t want him to see the pain and how scared I was so instead I said with a strong and clear voice, “Go ahead, make me feel the pain and make me suffer like I made you suffer when you saw me, GO!” He looked surprised and puzzled for only a second but then he saw the tears and he knew that it was only pretend. He walked to the corner opened something that looked like a supply closet took out an axe and came back. I could see in his eyes that he didn’t want to do this, but his mind was telling him something different. When he started to raise his hand, I looked directly into his eyes and I saw it. I saw the love that he had for me, I saw the fear that was hidden in his eyes, the fear for me, and the fear that I was going to get hurt and that he’s going to lose me. I saw the look of responsibility. He always thought that he was responsible for me, he was like my brother. His eyes were talking to me and he didn’t need to speak out loud, I could see what he was thinking, what he wanted to say, but because of the great anger all those feelings were only a barrier in his mind. He knew that he didn’t want to hurt me but because of the great anger and fear those feelings were stronger which totally messed up his mind.
Chapter 17
Thinking….
He was still looking at me, his arm still high above my head, and his eyes were still saying that he didn’t want to hurt me. He spoke for the last time, “Sandra, I love you too much to hurt you, I know that I killed my brother but I could never ever hurt you. You are the center of my universe.” Then his arm went flying down, I thought his going to hit me with the axe but instead he chopped the rope in half and left the room. I was in shock for about 10 minutes. Just sitting there, trembling. I really thought that he was going to kill me, but the love he had for me was bigger, he would never hurt me, and I caused him such pain! I finally stood up, and started walking toward the door that was still open. I walked out, the man saw me but no one cared. They let me out, out of the house. I was first confused by that, but then I remember how Josh had tears in his eyes when he walked out, which meant that he gave them orders to let me go. It was still early in the morning, so I didn’t know what to do. I sat on the bench in front of the house and started thinking. What should I do? Should I go after him? No! He wanted to kill you! But he didn’t…….He truly loves you, not like Zender……….Zender cheated on you twice, and you still loved him! Go after Josh! He needs you, you are everything to him! Only where could he be? In the house? With the master? Did he drive off somewhere, where no one will ever find him? Maybe………just maybe….he went back home! Yes he went back home! He needed to see his parents! He was going to tell them the truth! But then he’ll go to prison! All of this would not have happened if I didn’t exist. I ruined everything! I need to go after Josh! It’s the only way, to stop him and tell him that I love him, like he loves me. Yes, I need to go. I need to find him if that’s the last thing I do.
Chapter 18
Happily Ever After?
I was in the garage, looking at all those cars parked there, I was holding the keys of one car. Which one? I pressed the unlock key and I saw which car I unlocked. I unlocked the red Ferrari. I had this stupid smile on my face, when I opened the door of the car. I knew that I don’t have my driving lessons, but I could only pray that the police will not stop me. I knew that I would need to drive to the other side of the country in order to come home. That meant more than 9 hours of constant driving. Nice………! I was ready to do anything in order to save Josh. I turned on the car and I drove off. About 3 hours later I stopped at the gas station, to fill the tank and to get something to eat and drink. When I parked the car I opened the little shelf in the car and I found a wallet. It contained lots of money. It was like they got the car ready for me. Or did they really? Probably. I took the wallet and locked the car. I called the man and said, “Full tank please” like my mom always did and then I went into the shop. I entered got some food and water then paid and got back into the car. I ate while driving, and about 5 hours later I arrived to Joshes house. Before I went into the city I stopped at a shop bought myself some clean jeans and a cute top, with a pair of shoes, and also a hair brush and some makeup to put on me so that I can look human when I see him and his parents. So all dressed up, with makeup on I knocked on the door. I waited for about 3 minutes until I heard footsteps coming toward the door. I didn’t know how I or the parents are going to react so I acted natural. His mom opened the door, and when she saw me she smiled like she was happy to see me. She gave me a short hug and then let me in. Her husband was watching TV in the living room. She invited me to have some tea, but I said that I am kind of in a hurry and that I only came to see Josh. She nodded and told me that Josh went to the park. I thanked her, said goodbye and drove to the park. When I parked at the park, there was a bunch of kids who gathered around my cart. First I was a bit puzzled, but then I remembered it was a red Ferrari. Of course that all the attention was on me. But right now I didn’t care, I needed to see Josh. I locked the car, took the wallet, makeup and the keys, which were all in my purse and started walking towards the park. I walked for about 20 minutes, around and around until I finally spotted a tall figure sitting in the shade of a tree. His head was in between his knees, his hair was a mess, and his clothes were all worn out. He was just thinking all alone, thinking and not doing anything. I knew that it was Josh. I just knew. I started walking towards him very slowly, because I was still thinking of what to say. Then when I was about 5 meters away from him, far enough for him not to see me I said, “Josh……..” He looked up. His eyes were wide open. He looked really surprised. He stood up and walked closer to me. I walked toward him, and when we were about 20 centimeters away from each other he spoke, “Sandra……………what…..how………..?” He looked confused but I could explain by doing one thing only. I leaned closer to him, put my arms around his neck and kissed him. Right on the mouth. That was the answer to all the questions he had, I knew that because when I finished the kiss I looked into his eyes and I saw that every single questions was answered. My hands were still around his neck, he took my hand into his hand and whispered, “Sandra I love you.” I smiled and whispered back, “I love you too.”
I hope that you enjoyed reading my book, because it really is the best book that I have written. I hope that I will get a chance to write other books, since my dream is to become a writer. Please feel free to leave any comments or suggestions for my improvement. Thank you very much!
Life-
I dedicate this book to a friend who's life was a total disaster until she found her true love.
Chapter One
Zender…
I ran, ran and ran. Too late. He jumped… I closed my eyes…. No it didn’t happen, it didn’t happen, I kept saying in my head. But it did. I fell on my knees and……. I couldn’t cry… I slowly stood up and……………. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” I couldn’t see or hear, but I could feel that I wasn’t standing on the ground……. I was flying! No……! Wait I was falling! No……. I…… couldn’t……. Yes I was falling of a 15 floor building where my own boyfriend fell of about 2 minutes ago. I looked down and……….. I saw something…. red? Or was it green? I couldn’t see clearly. But then I grabbed onto a sharp stick……. Wait it was a knife!...... It hurt but it was my only chance for surviving. Someone pulled the long knife back inside and… I was safe! I was standing on the ground again! But then I looked up and ……….. There was……… there was………… there was a……. grandma standing there and holding on to a very sharp knife. I recognized her in a second. It was Ms. Andersen looking at me from behind her big glasses. She looked at me, her eyes full of concern and surprise. “Sandra? Is that you child? What were you doing on the roof?” I quickly stood up and without looking at her ran out the door to the elevator. When I crossed the park and ran to the front of the 15 floor building I saw what I wanted to see…………………. Him……… No! That can’t be Zender! No it must be someone else…….. But then I saw the necklace and I knew that it was him. My only true love Zender.
Chapter 2
The Car
I woke up in the morning and the first thing that I saw was a puddle of blood next to me. And there was a boy lying in the middle. Then suddenly everything came crashing into me. Everything that happened last night…… Every last bit of my joy died along with Zender. I didn’t feel my legs and my cheeks hurt from all the crying that I went through last night. Then I remembered that I didn’t go home yesterday…….. My mom is freaking out probably. I finally stood up, it was still early and nobody was awake and when I turned around to see if there was anyone or anything watching me I saw a shadow. It was a big shadow, and it looked very familiar. Then I remembered that I saw the same shadow on the roof last night before I fell of it. I quickly moved back for about 5 steps and then waited. In a few moments a female body covered with a black gown came out of the night. She was wearing a hat so I didn’t see her face. She grabbed me by my mouth and started pulling me away. I tried to scream but I couldn’t. She pulled me across the parking lot and into a huge car. She threw me on the back seat and then set next to me. On the other side there set a men. A very big man. His head was covered too. I looked forward and saw a woman sitting beside the driver who was another man. They made one phone call and then we drove off.
Chapter 3
My Chances
I looked around the car for about a hundredth time in those 10 minutes that I spent in the car and for the first time noticed that all of them had a gun in their pocket. I started thinking about my chances of escaping. I quickly looked and saw that the tank was almost empty. That means that we will stop at the gas station. In about 25 minutes the car stopped. I looked out the window and noticed that we were at the gas station. I looked at the man next to me, but he didn’t look back. Since I was kidnapped no one said a single word. The woman beside the driver was in the bathroom, the driver was filling the tank and the other woman that kidnapped me was in the shop doing something. There was only one man in the car and I decided to take my chances and said, “Can I go to the bathroom?” He looked at me and opened the door pulled me out and walked me all the way to the ladies room. He pushed me in and shut the door. Once I was inside I saw that there was another door leading into the shop. I ran for the door and out of the bathroom. When I came out into the fresh air again I looked left and right….. But I was way too late.
Chapter 4
Thanks for All the Bed Luck!
I felt a strong arm on my shoulder. I didn’t have the strength to turn around and see who was it, but I need it too. I slowly, very slowly turned around and my eyes were wide with surprise. I didn’t see the people that kidnapped me I saw my old best friend Eric. He was still tall as I remembered him. He smiled at me and behind him I saw that the woman that went into the shop was paying, which meant that I only have about 1:30 seconds before she came out, and my freedom will be over. I quickly grabbed Eric’s hand and pulled him behind the gas station where the toilets were. Big Mistake! The man that walked me to the bathroom saw us and knew that I escaped. I quickly grabbed Eric behind me and we ran into the snow. The man followed us. We ran further and further away from the gas station until we finally reached the forest. Eric and I looked at each other our eyes full of hope. I knew, even though I didn’t tell him, that he knew what was happening. We ran into the forest without stopping again. In about 15 minutes we didn’t hear anything behind us, but to make sure I told him that it will be better to climb a tree and wait there until the kidnapper leaves. We climbed the tree and waited. Minutes seemed like hours. I was out of breathe same as Eric and could hardly find enough strength to tell Eric what was going on. After about 10 minutes when we were sure that he left we climbed back down. We started walking back to the gas station, and when we came to the gas station and started for the bathroom, we made another big mistake. We went to the bathroom through the shop. How stupid are we I asked myself in my head? But then it was all over! I didn’t only waste my breath for nothing I also got my best friend stolen along with me. Yeah thanks a lot for all the good luck I thought before we were taken back into the car.
Chapter 5
Captured…
So we were in the car again, and all of the kidnappers looked mad and relieved at once. They made another phone call and before we knew it we drove of and our chances of escaping were lost. Eric and I kept on looking at each other’s eyes thinking that we are going to have another chance for escaping. We drove for about 6 hours. At about 8:30 when Eric and I were so tired that we could hardly see we stopped at a hotel. I had enough strength to open my eyes and saw that it was a 5 star hotel. We got out of the car and went inside. Before we entered the people that kidnapped us gave us some nice clothes to change in and coned our hair so we looked like a family. Then we entered the hotel. In about 10 Minutes we were in our rooms sleeping because we couldn’t even eat anymore. At 10 in the morning we woke up and got dressed. We had a room for ourselves and the others kept together. But they locked us in and took the keys. W knocked on the door and they opened it. We bagged them to go eat and after about 10 minutes of constant begging they gave us permission and took us to breakfast. We ate and then got back into the car. How exiting! We drove again and at about 8 o’clock at night we finally parked at the front of a small house. They got us out we were tired and all and took us into the beautiful house. There we saw a group of people and right away I noticed that those were the bosses. Cool! New chances for new trouble!
Chapter 6
Good Job Eric
A strange thought passed through my thoughts. I was thinking about escaping through the back door, which was open. I quickly peeked at Eric whose eyes were filled with fear and unhappiness. I squeezed his hand in hope and he looked at me with the same amount of fear in his eyes, although I saw a sparkle of hope in, them. Then he quickly looked back at the group of man. After a few minutes of constant talking they turned to us and looked at me with happiness in their eyes and at Eric with a small amount of surprise but still full of joy. Then a small fat man stepped forward and gave me his hand. I took his hand and shook it. Then he gave his hand to Eric but instead he got a kick right into his knee. He fell flat on his face. Everyone in the room froze for a second but then they all moved. All the other man that was talking to him a few minutes ago was next to him, checking if he was okay. I squeezed Eric’s hand in warning. That instant the two men that kidnapped us jumped to Eric and took his hands behind his back. When I was almost ready to jump on the man that were holding Eric, the two woman jumped on me took my hands behind my back and took us to a room. The room was small. In it were two beds, two chairs and a table. They through us on the beds shut the door and locked it. Then I noticed that there was not window and no chance of escaping.
Chapter 7
Bored…..Bored and Bored
It was still very early and I didn’t want to go to sleep. But, what else was there left for me to do? Eric was just looking somewhere; his eyes were almost closed, so I decided that I better get some rest. I lied on the bed and tried to sleep. In a few minutes I noticed that I wasn’t tired but that I was so awake that all that I could think about was food. I looked at Eric and he looked back at me. We looked at each other’s eyes for a moment or so and then he looked away and started staring into the closet again. About an hour latter I noticed that someone was unlocking the door, but I was way too hungry to even try and attack him. When the door opened in walked 2 men. They were driving a little wheel. They stooped next to the table and put on it two glasses, two covered plates, a plastic bottle, and 2 chocolate pies. I noticed that there was only a plastic fork and no knife, which meant that they thought everything over. Then they took the wheel and went out of the room. They locked it me and Eric both stood up and went to the table. We sat down, opened the plates, and the bottle. We both had pizza and apple juice. We finished the pizza, juice and both chocolate pies, even though the pies were way too big for kids like us. Then we lied on one of the beds. We both fall asleep. A few hours later we both woke up because someone was unlocking the door. In came 2 men and 1 woman. The men were carrying back one box and the woman was carrying a big bag. They locked the door behind them and set the things on the bed. Me and Eric looked at each other and then stood up, feeling all sleepy and tired. A few minutes of constant staring the process started…
Chapter 8
Beautiful
The woman took out a blue dress, that looked too long for me to wear, and she also took out some pretty shoes with a tiny hill. She set it on the bed and then took out a black shirt, blue pants and a blue sweeter. She also took out some kind of men shoes. Then the woman took the girl clothes and came to me. The man took the boy cloths and took Eric to the other side of the room. The woman started taking off my shirt and pants. Then she put the blue dress over my body. The dress was the right size and it looked really pretty on me. Then she took off my socks and put on the shoes. Then she picked up my together clothes and took them back on the bed. When she returned she was carrying one of the boxes. She set the box on the table, opened it and took out a hair brush. Then she conned my hair and made it a French braid. He noticed that I had my ears pierced and put in two blue diamonds. Then she took my hands and started washing them. She cut them and then took out a shiny blue nail polish. I looked as if she was about to stab with a knife! Where did all these nice things come from? Why are they dressing me into a beautiful girl if they kidnapped me about 10 hours ago? Then I turned around and saw myself in the mirror……………..I didn’t have words to describe my beauty! My gold wavy hairs that were usually over my hips were now only to my ribs and the dress... I looked like a fashion model! I looked at the woman. She was smiling obviously she was happy with what she achieved. I looked like a princess! Even prettier. I suddenly thought about hugging her and thanking her for making me so pretty but then I remembered that I was kidnapped and everything became dark and scary again. I looked at her and by the look on her face i knew that she knew what I was asking. Why am I dressed like a fashion model? Why are you suddenly so nice? What is going on? Then she opened her mouth and with a strong female voice she said, “Mr. Watson is inviting you to a meeting.” I looked surprised. Who? What? Why? How? There were TONS of questions in my head but she just nodded impatiently and turned me around to see Eric. He was also dressed perfectly and we looked at each other our faces full of joy, even though there was lots of surprise on them. I knew that his head was stuffed with questions like mine, but right now all I could think about was my and his beauty. Then again I remembered that I was kidnapped and everything became like a total night-mare. Then they stuffed everything that was on the floor into the bag and my heart stated beating so fast that I was wondering how come it didn’t explode already. They took the bags and the boxes and it was time. They unlocked the door and off we went into the meeting.
Chapter 9
Are those my REAL dreams?
We walked down this long hall until we came to the very end and entered a huge room. Everything looked like it was made from diamonds and there in the middle of the room…… There was standing the small fat man. When he turned around to greet us I could see the amazement in his eyes when he looked at me. He stepped forward and shook hands with me again. Then he did the same with Eric and this time he didn’t get a kick from him. Then he politely invited us to a huge table with food and drinks all over. We sat down and then he waited until everyone else left the room. Then he turned around and somewhere from the corner came a tall man. It was a weightier. He gave us wine and then returned back into the corner. I took a sip then looked at the small man. Eric did the same. The little man started talking with this very deep voice, which almost scared me. He sounded like a zombie. Anyway, after a few minutes of constant talking he finally stopped and looked at us. During the 3 minutes that he spent explaining to us, that he had to kidnap me because he heard that I was this very young and good actress. He had to kidnap Eric because he was the one that I thought could save me. His question was if we would like to become superstars and film a movie. I wanted that my whole life! That was my life dream! I looked at Eric my eyes were filled with hope and excitement. He looked back at me; his eyes were also filled with excitement. His eyes were filled with joy too! We both looked back at the fat man and nodded. Although we knew that we would never see our family again I needed to ask him. So his answers was, that after we film the movie and become famous, our parents would get invited and finally see us. This was making me happier then ever! Then he said that we will get better rooms now that we are superstars and he said that the filming will start tomorrow at 10 am. Then we all stood up, he called the guards and there were 5 new ones that came with the kidnappers. He introduced two men to me. They would be my bodyguards and they would guard my room. Eric got 2 new men also. Then he had to leave and the other people led us to our rooms. First they showed me my room. They opened the door and then when I entered I knew that I was in heaven. This was unbelievable. I said goodnight to Eric and he went to his room which was right next to mine. I looked around. There was a huge bed in the middle of the room. In the right corner of my room there was a huge closet. In the left corner there was a door leading into another room. I walked all the way there opened the door and saw that in it was a huge bathroom. I walked back to the middle f the room and decided to take a look at the closet. I looked inside and I couldn’t believe my eyes. There were tons of new shiny dresses in it. I opened the first drawer and looked inside. It was full of cute shirts, pants and skirts. This must be a dream I told myself, but then I remembered that it was not!
Chapter 10
Think before you do it!
This was all too good to be true. From happiness I went to bed early. I was tired and exited. I decided that in the morning I am going to thank him and the god for everything good that just happened to me. I woke up at around 3 in the morning, because I needed to go to the bathroom. My room was dark, so I stood up and started walking carefully toward the bathroom, to turn on the light. Then, I suddenly heard a very loud male scream. I froze and in a few seconds I heard it again. I turned around and ran to the door. I opened it and there I saw Eric. He was lying on the floor and he was hurt. Very hurt. There was a bone sticking out of his left leg. The floor was full of blood. Then I looked back and there I saw a huge dog. And when I say huge I mean huge. There was blood dropping out of his mouth. Then behind him I saw a dead body of another dog. And then behind the dead dog I saw another one, and another one, and another one. Then I finally saw the guard with a knife red from all the blood. He was holding the knife in his hands, and when he saw me he started running toward the dog that was barking at Eric, and then it happened. He stabbed him. Right through the stomach. And then the dog’s eyes went wide open and it was the end. The dog fell dead on the floor. I could feel that my eyes were watering. I looked at Eric who was still lying on the floor. His eyes were full of tears too. But not because of the dogs. He was crying because of the pain that he felt in his leg. I slowly, but as fast as I could stepped toward him, and put under his arm and then I called the guard to come and help me. He put his hand under Eric’s and we picked him up. Eric screamed because of the pain. We slowly started making our way through the hall, all the way to the end into the ambulance. We set Eric on the bed and then the guard went to get the “Master” as he called him and I sat next to Eric. This is all that I can say. Why? Eric why?!
Chapter 11
Do you think that is human?
Isn’t it bad enough that I can’t see my parents until the age of eighteen, that I got kidnapped by some rich people that want to make me a pop star, that my boyfriend died 3 days ago, that I lost my younger sister last year during the car accident, that my parents are divorced and know this? I mean I’m very happy that Eric is OK but I mean Eric how could you do that? Who would go out and start teasing dangerous dogs, and then get attacked and still think it is the dogs fault? I mean he’s not that stupid, is he? Well all the answers that I was looking for came about 2 minutes later when the “Master” came in to the hospital and looked at Eric all surprised and, was he happy? Surprised? I couldn’t tell but I could tell what he was thinking. This is all only for the movie. This was one of scenes. The movie was about a girl whose boyfriend fell off a roof, then she also got PUSHED off it, then kidnapped, got a 5 star hotel room only for herself, and her best friend got one too, and know her best friend get attacked by the dogs? The only thing that I felt inside of me was anger. I was starting to get angrier and angrier, until I finally couldn’t hold it anymore and started yelling. “That was the top scene of your stupid movie? How could you?!!! This is unbelievable, I mean what kind of a person would kill someone’s boyfriend, then push you of a roof, then kidnap you, and then hurt your best friend just for a movie?!!!! Are you insane?” The man looked at me smiled nodded and then said, “You guessed it. Now go back to your bedroom and get some sleep, because the movie is still going on! Chop-Chop!” I looked at the man as if he had mental difficulties. He turned around and before I could continue my yelling session he was gone through the door, the doctor came and started checking Eric’s leg and me? Yeah, the guard that killed the dogs, literally killed the dogs took me by the arm and pulled me back to my room. He told me to get to bed, but after all I saw I couldn’t sleep. Who would sleep after seeing FOUR dogs die in front of your eyes, and see your best friends bone sticking out of his leg? I mean that is not human!
Chapter 12
Insane
When I woke up in the morning (knowing that I slept for about 2 hours with the light on) I was really tired, but at the same time I felt awake. I stood up and without thinking put on the first thing that I saw in the huge closet, went to the bathroom and got ready for the day. After about 15 minutes I finally left the room to go and see Eric. I came into the ambulance room and I saw that he was fast asleep. I looked at the clock and I saw that it was about 8 in the morning. He was probably tired because of all the operations that he went through last night. Then I figured out that I could use some food, so I walked toward the room that I was in last night before I came into my room. I knocked, and then entered. When I came in I saw that the old man or the “Master” was eating breakfast. He asked me to join him, and without saying a word I sat down and started eating. The waitress pored me some coffee and I ate. After I was about to eat my 2 piece of toast the man started talking to me, “About the scene that you saw last night. I am not sorry that it happened, but you should be happy because this movie will make your dreams come true! I mean being famous was your dream for a long time. And now it will come true? Aren’t you just happy and overjoyed?” I looked at him as if he was insane, which is exactly was I was thinking. “How could I be overjoyed or happy when my best friend got hurt? The dogs were brutally killed in front of my eyes! I don’t think that anyone would be happy after seeing that!”He waited until I was done and then in a calm voice said, “Well, that’s the way the world is my dear. I give you anything you want, make your dreams come true and let your friend be in the movie too and you let me use you as an actor dial? Please sign this sheet in order to continue the filming.” I thought about what he said, and then started looking at the papers. I mean after all it was Eric’s fault that the dogs brutally killed him, and while thinking that I made the worst mistake of my life! I signed the sheet, and then with a huge smile on my face walked out of the room into my room.
Chapter 13
The voice…
What did you do Sandra??!!!! Why did you sign the papers? Are you insane????? What’s wrong with you?!! Are you out of your mind?! This man has bed influence on you! Stop this and come back home!!!! This isn’t you! I tried to get rid of the voice in my head. But it was my boyfriends’ voice. Zender’s voice. He died. It can’t be him! But I remembered the promise that I gave him before he was murdered. I had to keep my promise! But this was different I said to myself. This is a one chance opportunity in life! And I need to grab it while I can and start making something out of my life. Being a teenage kid and thinking about your boyfriend who has been dead for about 2 months has to stop. I am a grown up woman. I can make my own decisions. Right decisions. No one can tell me what to do anymore! I was sick of people telling me that I am too young to do this. So this is my final choice. I am going to finish this movie and do whatever it takes so become famous. I promised myself a long time ago that I will never quit anything once I started it. And I am going to stick to this promise because lying is not what I do!
Chapter 14
Nightmare…..
I woke up in the middle of the night, because I had a nightmare. Or I thought I had a nightmare. When I opened my eyes, I saw a face. Wait it was a bleeding face. The face was really close to me. For a second I thought that I was dreaming, but then the face moved. I screamed. Then everything went black. I woke up a few hours later. I was in a room. It was not in the ambulance. It was a strange room. I didn’t know it. Then I opened my eyes really wide, and tried to pull myself up. But I couldn’t. Then I noticed that I was tied with rope. I thought about screaming, but I quickly got the thought out of my head. I looked around. It was a small room, without a window. Then I looked down. On the floor there were bodies. Dead bodies, of…………people and……………..and animals. I quickly looked back up. Where am I? Then the door opened, and in walked the face. Only this time it was clean, without all the blood. I quickly closed my eyes, so he would think that I was a sleep. He came right in front of me bend down and said with a gentle voice, “I know you’re a wake babe”. I kept my eyes closed for another minute or so, but then I opened them. When I opened them, I finally saw him. I knew him. He………..he……..he’s………………he was my………….my boyfriends…………older…………brother! I couldn’t believe it. I looked at him, and said, “Andrea, is that you?” H smiled and his white teeth shined in the light. He stepped back and nodded. Then he smiled again and said, “Sandra, as beautiful as always. You didn’t change even a bit since the last time we met.” That was true. My hair was still blond and curly that came all the way to the middle of my back, my eyes were still ice blue, and I was still tall. I looked at him and said with an ice cold voice, “What the hell is this place! Did you………did you…….” I couldn’t finish my sentence but I knew that he knew what I was talking about. I was talking about my boyfriend, his younger brother. He smiled again, then stepped forward leaned down and said, “Yes Sandra. It was me who killed my younger brother or your boyfriend. Yes it was me.”
Chapter 15
Memories…
I couldn’t believe what I heard. My eyes were wide open, and I kept on staring at the face. I opened my mouth and whispered, “Why, would you do that?” When I spoke I heard my voice trembling. I was about to cry but I hid my tears and looked at him. He thought for a moment and then said. “It was the only way. It was the only way to get rid of him. He has everything. All he ever wanted and more. He had good grades, parents that loved him and he had you.” I stared. Then I whispered, “You……………..you…………you were jealous…………..but…but you had a girlfriend, your parents loved you and your grades are good too!” He thought for a moment or two, then smiled and spoke again. “True, but do you think I loved my girlfriend? Or was I just dating her because she was pretty? Do you think I got good grades because I studied, or because I cheated? Do you think my parents loved me because they actually felt that way or just because I am their son? San, think about it again. I didn’t love my girlfriend, I was dating her because she was pretty and popular, I always cheated on tests and my parents loved me only because I was their first son.” A tear came down my eye when he called me San. That was how Zender called me. My…………….dead boyfriend. I couldn’t believe what I just heard. My voice was trembling when I started talking, “Was there no other way? You had to kill him? And know you escaped, you’re doing anything you want, you probably robed a couple of banks to get money to build all this and know you kidnapped me! What are you going to do with me? Keep me here forever?!” He thought again, then smiled and said, “You got it all correct San! Now you will get what you deserve, because of what happened 2 years ago when you met me and my brother.” I looked at him, confused by his words and asked, “What do I deserve? What happened two years ago?” He was not smiling anymore, with a harder voice he said, “You don’t remember? Let me explain to you. So when you met my brother who was in your class, you guys were doing a project together. When I saw you I immediately fell in love with you, same as my brother. You seemed to like my brother more than me, but I was guessing that was because he was in your class and you knew him better, so I hoped that you would take some interest in me. I send all those letters to you and you knew that they were from me, but you never replied or seemed to notice them! Then it was March 31 I came up to you and asked you if you would like to be my girlfriend. You said yes, but a few days later I saw you kissing with my brother, and then I hid in the library, when you walked in, hugged me goodbye, because you had to go home. I will never forget that day. You loved my brother not me. You cheated on me. Now that I got rid of my brother I can get revenge on you.” I listened and when he finished I noticed that my mouth were wide open. Then I waited for a second and said, “So, what will you do to me now? Lock me in and starve me to death? Drown me? Push me off a roof like Zender?” He listened patiently smiled then said, “No Sandra. I will kill you with my own hands. I want you to feel the pain that I felt when I saw you kissing my brother. I want you to suffer like I did, when I saw you. I want you to die just like my heart did that day!” When he yelled out those words he turned around and left the room. This is the end, I thought before my eyes went black.
Chapter 16
The fear…
I woke up when I felt hands on my neck. They were cold, but it felt nice, because I was really sweaty and I could hardly breathe. I was still scared form what I heard yesterday, but when I turned around my fears got even bigger. It was him. Zender’s brother. He was right behind me, touching my neck. I wanted to tell him to go away, but instead I said, “Hey! Did I sleep for a long time?” He came around but him hands were still on my neck. “It’s time my dear. Trust me it will be painful, and you will scream, cry and beg me to stop. But I won’t. I want you to feel the pain that you caused me. I want you to suffer like I did!” I felt that tears were coming down my cheek, but I wanted to be strong. I didn’t want to look weak and I didn’t want him to see the pain and how scared I was so instead I said with a strong and clear voice, “Go ahead, make me feel the pain and make me suffer like I made you suffer when you saw me, GO!” He looked surprised and puzzled for only a second but then he saw the tears and he knew that it was only pretend. He walked to the corner opened something that looked like a supply closet took out an axe and came back. I could see in his eyes that he didn’t want to do this, but his mind was telling him something different. When he started to raise his hand, I looked directly into his eyes and I saw it. I saw the love that he had for me, I saw the fear that was hidden in his eyes, the fear for me, and the fear that I was going to get hurt and that he’s going to lose me. I saw the look of responsibility. He always thought that he was responsible for me, he was like my brother. His eyes were talking to me and he didn’t need to speak out loud, I could see what he was thinking, what he wanted to say, but because of the great anger all those feelings were only a barrier in his mind. He knew that he didn’t want to hurt me but because of the great anger and fear those feelings were stronger which totally messed up his mind.
Chapter 17
Thinking….
He was still looking at me, his arm still high above my head, and his eyes were still saying that he didn’t want to hurt me. He spoke for the last time, “Sandra, I love you too much to hurt you, I know that I killed my brother but I could never ever hurt you. You are the center of my universe.” Then his arm went flying down, I thought his going to hit me with the axe but instead he chopped the rope in half and left the room. I was in shock for about 10 minutes. Just sitting there, trembling. I really thought that he was going to kill me, but the love he had for me was bigger, he would never hurt me, and I caused him such pain! I finally stood up, and started walking toward the door that was still open. I walked out, the man saw me but no one cared. They let me out, out of the house. I was first confused by that, but then I remember how Josh had tears in his eyes when he walked out, which meant that he gave them orders to let me go. It was still early in the morning, so I didn’t know what to do. I sat on the bench in front of the house and started thinking. What should I do? Should I go after him? No! He wanted to kill you! But he didn’t…….He truly loves you, not like Zender……….Zender cheated on you twice, and you still loved him! Go after Josh! He needs you, you are everything to him! Only where could he be? In the house? With the master? Did he drive off somewhere, where no one will ever find him? Maybe………just maybe….he went back home! Yes he went back home! He needed to see his parents! He was going to tell them the truth! But then he’ll go to prison! All of this would not have happened if I didn’t exist. I ruined everything! I need to go after Josh! It’s the only way, to stop him and tell him that I love him, like he loves me. Yes, I need to go. I need to find him if that’s the last thing I do.
Chapter 18
Happily Ever After?
I was in the garage, looking at all those cars parked there, I was holding the keys of one car. Which one? I pressed the unlock key and I saw which car I unlocked. I unlocked the red Ferrari. I had this stupid smile on my face, when I opened the door of the car. I knew that I don’t have my driving lessons, but I could only pray that the police will not stop me. I knew that I would need to drive to the other side of the country in order to come home. That meant more than 9 hours of constant driving. Nice………! I was ready to do anything in order to save Josh. I turned on the car and I drove off. About 3 hours later I stopped at the gas station, to fill the tank and to get something to eat and drink. When I parked the car I opened the little shelf in the car and I found a wallet. It contained lots of money. It was like they got the car ready for me. Or did they really? Probably. I took the wallet and locked the car. I called the man and said, “Full tank please” like my mom always did and then I went into the shop. I entered got some food and water then paid and got back into the car. I ate while driving, and about 5 hours later I arrived to Joshes house. Before I went into the city I stopped at a shop bought myself some clean jeans and a cute top, with a pair of shoes, and also a hair brush and some makeup to put on me so that I can look human when I see him and his parents. So all dressed up, with makeup on I knocked on the door. I waited for about 3 minutes until I heard footsteps coming toward the door. I didn’t know how I or the parents are going to react so I acted natural. His mom opened the door, and when she saw me she smiled like she was happy to see me. She gave me a short hug and then let me in. Her husband was watching TV in the living room. She invited me to have some tea, but I said that I am kind of in a hurry and that I only came to see Josh. She nodded and told me that Josh went to the park. I thanked her, said goodbye and drove to the park. When I parked at the park, there was a bunch of kids who gathered around my cart. First I was a bit puzzled, but then I remembered it was a red Ferrari. Of course that all the attention was on me. But right now I didn’t care, I needed to see Josh. I locked the car, took the wallet, makeup and the keys, which were all in my purse and started walking towards the park. I walked for about 20 minutes, around and around until I finally spotted a tall figure sitting in the shade of a tree. His head was in between his knees, his hair was a mess, and his clothes were all worn out. He was just thinking all alone, thinking and not doing anything. I knew that it was Josh. I just knew. I started walking towards him very slowly, because I was still thinking of what to say. Then when I was about 5 meters away from him, far enough for him not to see me I said, “Josh……..” He looked up. His eyes were wide open. He looked really surprised. He stood up and walked closer to me. I walked toward him, and when we were about 20 centimeters away from each other he spoke, “Sandra……………what…..how………..?” He looked confused but I could explain by doing one thing only. I leaned closer to him, put my arms around his neck and kissed him. Right on the mouth. That was the answer to all the questions he had, I knew that because when I finished the kiss I looked into his eyes and I saw that every single questions was answered. My hands were still around his neck, he took my hand into his hand and whispered, “Sandra I love you.” I smiled and whispered back, “I love you too.”
I hope that you enjoyed reading my book, because it really is the best book that I have written. I hope that I will get a chance to write other books, since my dream is to become a writer. Please feel free to leave any comments or suggestions for my improvement. Thank you very much!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Have you ever thought what it would be like to a pen i n a supermarket? Read on to find out!
This unit was all about choosing an article from a store, pretending that it was you and then write a short story abut it! My story was abut a pink pen, who never wanted to get married with a guy named Big Man, but what happens in the end? Read my story to find out!
My Story-
Good Luck Ellen
“Out of the way, coming through! Oh finally some personal space!” It was big man. The big guy. The guy who ruled the 6th shelf if you count from the bottom and the 7th shelf if you count from the top. He was the king of the fluffy, pink pans with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always made a buzzing noise when you pressed the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head. Yes, that was him, Big Man as we the fluffy, pink pans with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always made a buzzing noise when you pressed the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head called him. He was the king of that shelf, he ruled everything, he told us the fluffy, pink pans with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always made a buzzing noise when you pressed the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head what to do and how to do it. No one liked him, but he was really rich and it was about time for him to get married. Tomorrow was the big day. Tomorrow every single girl on the 6th shelf if you count from the bottom and 7th shelf if you count from the top will need to dress the prettiest she can and The Big Man will choose a bride. My family and I lived close to Big Mans house. Marrying Big Man was the last thing that I wanted to do, but I did know that if that happened I would be rich and famous. Everyone would know me and I would have lots of money. Now there are bad sides in everything. The bad side is that big man would need to be my husband. So my mom already picked out the dress that I am going to wear, she picked how my hair is going to look and all the makeup and everything. And by the way if I didn’t tell you yet I am a the fluffy, pink pan with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always makes a buzzing noise when you press the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head. So here comes the big day. As my mom told me, the next morning it was Sunday so the shop was closed, which meant no people to save me from the horrible wedding, although there was still a big chance of Big Man picking some other girl. I was pretty calm until the two long, black sticks kissed on the big yellow round flat faced clock which meant that it was exactly 12. So I was all dressed up in this shiny red dress, my usually pink hair had thousands of red bows in them, my eyes were full of red mascara and my lips were shining because of all the red lipstick my mom put on me. I looked like a princess. So there I was standing in the line full of the fluffy, pink pans with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always made a buzzing noise when you pressed the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head. (Which by the way today didn’t look pink and fluffy?) So there we were all nicely lined up into a very straight line waiting. In about 5 minutes Big Man walked out dressed all nicely for the wedding. By the look on his face I knew that he was stunned by what he saw. Then the ceremony began. Each one of us had to step forward bow, kiss his big red ring step back and wait until the end. We all did it nicely except that my best friend Lilly expediently stepped too far and fell flat on Big Man which caused her to drop out of the contest and she was thrown out of the competition. So then Big Man spun around and left into his huge house. That was how he let us know that he needs to think. About 15 minutes later when I was already sick and tired of the dress and all the fluffy, pink pans with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always made a buzzing noise when you pressed the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head he came back out with this really stupid looking smile on his really stupid looking face. That meant that he has made the final decision. He called us all into this great big circle, than got ready to speak. He opened his big fat month and got ready to say something stupid which always happens because whenever he opens his big stupid mouth something stupid comes out of it. Something like, “get me cheese!” or, “watch out you big fat ball” when it’s actually his fault that his pink coat is all dirty. “The lucky woman of today’s contest, and also my bride is…………………………………………..Ellen Andersen.” Ellen Andersen. Who the heck is Ellen Andersen? We were all standing there looking at him like he’s insane, when suddenly my mom grabbed my hand and started pulling me toward the center of the shelf where big man was. I looked at her like she was insane, but then I remembered that my name was Ellen Andersen. Before my mom let go of me and gave me to Big Man she whispered into my ear, “Good Luck Ellen”
That was my story! I hope that you enjoyed reading it, and p,ease feel free to add a comment or suggestion underneath, so I can write a better story next time!
My Story-
Good Luck Ellen
“Out of the way, coming through! Oh finally some personal space!” It was big man. The big guy. The guy who ruled the 6th shelf if you count from the bottom and the 7th shelf if you count from the top. He was the king of the fluffy, pink pans with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always made a buzzing noise when you pressed the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head. Yes, that was him, Big Man as we the fluffy, pink pans with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always made a buzzing noise when you pressed the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head called him. He was the king of that shelf, he ruled everything, he told us the fluffy, pink pans with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always made a buzzing noise when you pressed the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head what to do and how to do it. No one liked him, but he was really rich and it was about time for him to get married. Tomorrow was the big day. Tomorrow every single girl on the 6th shelf if you count from the bottom and 7th shelf if you count from the top will need to dress the prettiest she can and The Big Man will choose a bride. My family and I lived close to Big Mans house. Marrying Big Man was the last thing that I wanted to do, but I did know that if that happened I would be rich and famous. Everyone would know me and I would have lots of money. Now there are bad sides in everything. The bad side is that big man would need to be my husband. So my mom already picked out the dress that I am going to wear, she picked how my hair is going to look and all the makeup and everything. And by the way if I didn’t tell you yet I am a the fluffy, pink pan with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always makes a buzzing noise when you press the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head. So here comes the big day. As my mom told me, the next morning it was Sunday so the shop was closed, which meant no people to save me from the horrible wedding, although there was still a big chance of Big Man picking some other girl. I was pretty calm until the two long, black sticks kissed on the big yellow round flat faced clock which meant that it was exactly 12. So I was all dressed up in this shiny red dress, my usually pink hair had thousands of red bows in them, my eyes were full of red mascara and my lips were shining because of all the red lipstick my mom put on me. I looked like a princess. So there I was standing in the line full of the fluffy, pink pans with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always made a buzzing noise when you pressed the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head. (Which by the way today didn’t look pink and fluffy?) So there we were all nicely lined up into a very straight line waiting. In about 5 minutes Big Man walked out dressed all nicely for the wedding. By the look on his face I knew that he was stunned by what he saw. Then the ceremony began. Each one of us had to step forward bow, kiss his big red ring step back and wait until the end. We all did it nicely except that my best friend Lilly expediently stepped too far and fell flat on Big Man which caused her to drop out of the contest and she was thrown out of the competition. So then Big Man spun around and left into his huge house. That was how he let us know that he needs to think. About 15 minutes later when I was already sick and tired of the dress and all the fluffy, pink pans with the little reddish miki mouse on top which always made a buzzing noise when you pressed the big blue button which was attached to the mouse’s head he came back out with this really stupid looking smile on his really stupid looking face. That meant that he has made the final decision. He called us all into this great big circle, than got ready to speak. He opened his big fat month and got ready to say something stupid which always happens because whenever he opens his big stupid mouth something stupid comes out of it. Something like, “get me cheese!” or, “watch out you big fat ball” when it’s actually his fault that his pink coat is all dirty. “The lucky woman of today’s contest, and also my bride is…………………………………………..Ellen Andersen.” Ellen Andersen. Who the heck is Ellen Andersen? We were all standing there looking at him like he’s insane, when suddenly my mom grabbed my hand and started pulling me toward the center of the shelf where big man was. I looked at her like she was insane, but then I remembered that my name was Ellen Andersen. Before my mom let go of me and gave me to Big Man she whispered into my ear, “Good Luck Ellen”
That was my story! I hope that you enjoyed reading it, and p,ease feel free to add a comment or suggestion underneath, so I can write a better story next time!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Language A- Snowman Poem
In Language A (English) our teacher Ms. Jeftic started a unit on "Writing Poems". We studied many different kinds of poems.
Kinds of Poems-
- Couplet- Two line stanzas that rhyme ( Look at the silly cat, sitting on a red mat)
- Onomatopoeia- Poetry in which words are used to make sounds (Ex- boom, bam, losh, shlish, paw etc.)
- Months Poetry- Couplets for every month (January is very cold, winter jackets are getting sold)
- Cinquain (First Line- 2 syllables, Second Line- 4 syllables, Third Line- 6 syllables, Fourth Line- 8 syllables, Fifth Line- 2 syllables)
Snowman Poem- This is a poem that I wrote
Its snowing,
the wind is blowing,
It blew off my hat,
while I was sitting on the mat.
I ran,ran,ran,
but I only felt a bam,
It hurt a lot,
but I found my hat in the pot,
It wasn't an empty pot,
it contained a lot!
The End!
I think that this unit was fun. I love writing and this was really my favorite unit until now! I hope that we will do it again! (And we will!)
What is poetry?-
Answer 1-(This is what people around the world say-http://www.answers.com/topic/poem)
- A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme.
Answer 2-(This is what I think a poem is)- I agree with what they say, but I also think that a poem is a way to express our self's, and for me a world of beauty.
Poetic devices? (What are they?)-
Answer 1- Alliteration - The repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds.
Imagery - Words or phrases that appeal to any sense or any combination of senses.
Metaphor - A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the "to be" verb are used, such as "is" or "was", to make the comparison.
Meter - The recurrence of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Onomatopoeia - The use of words which imitate sound.
Personification - A figure of speech which endows inanimate objects with human traits or abilities.
Point-of-view - The author's point-of-view concentrates on the vantage point of the speaker, or "teller", of the story or poem.
* 1st person: the speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective (uses "I")
* 3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters but limits information about what one character sees and feels.
* 3rd person omniscient: the speaker is not part of the story, but is able to "know" and describe what all characters are thinking.
Repetition - the repeating of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas.
Rhyme - The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words.
Rhyme scheme - The sequence in which the rhyme occurs. The first end sound is represented as the letter "a", the second is "b", etc.
Simile - A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like", "as", or "than".
Stanza - a grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, or rhyme scheme.
Explain your poem- My poem is mostly about winter. It talks about the wind, how it blew off the hat, and then felt a bam..... I used the following Poetic Devices.
Poetic Devices that I used-
-Rhymes
-Onomatopoeia
-Rhythm
-Couplets
-Assonance
-Repetition
Kinds of Poems-
- Couplet- Two line stanzas that rhyme ( Look at the silly cat, sitting on a red mat)
- Onomatopoeia- Poetry in which words are used to make sounds (Ex- boom, bam, losh, shlish, paw etc.)
- Months Poetry- Couplets for every month (January is very cold, winter jackets are getting sold)
- Cinquain (First Line- 2 syllables, Second Line- 4 syllables, Third Line- 6 syllables, Fourth Line- 8 syllables, Fifth Line- 2 syllables)
Snowman Poem- This is a poem that I wrote
Its snowing,
the wind is blowing,
It blew off my hat,
while I was sitting on the mat.
I ran,ran,ran,
but I only felt a bam,
It hurt a lot,
but I found my hat in the pot,
It wasn't an empty pot,
it contained a lot!
The End!
I think that this unit was fun. I love writing and this was really my favorite unit until now! I hope that we will do it again! (And we will!)
What is poetry?-
Answer 1-(This is what people around the world say-http://www.answers.com/topic/poem)
- A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme.
Answer 2-(This is what I think a poem is)- I agree with what they say, but I also think that a poem is a way to express our self's, and for me a world of beauty.
Poetic devices? (What are they?)-
Answer 1- Alliteration - The repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Assonance - The repetition of vowel sounds.
Imagery - Words or phrases that appeal to any sense or any combination of senses.
Metaphor - A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the "to be" verb are used, such as "is" or "was", to make the comparison.
Meter - The recurrence of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Onomatopoeia - The use of words which imitate sound.
Personification - A figure of speech which endows inanimate objects with human traits or abilities.
Point-of-view - The author's point-of-view concentrates on the vantage point of the speaker, or "teller", of the story or poem.
* 1st person: the speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective (uses "I")
* 3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters but limits information about what one character sees and feels.
* 3rd person omniscient: the speaker is not part of the story, but is able to "know" and describe what all characters are thinking.
Repetition - the repeating of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas.
Rhyme - The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words.
Rhyme scheme - The sequence in which the rhyme occurs. The first end sound is represented as the letter "a", the second is "b", etc.
Simile - A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like", "as", or "than".
Stanza - a grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, or rhyme scheme.
Explain your poem- My poem is mostly about winter. It talks about the wind, how it blew off the hat, and then felt a bam..... I used the following Poetic Devices.
Poetic Devices that I used-
-Rhymes
-Onomatopoeia
-Rhythm
-Couplets
-Assonance
-Repetition
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)