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Trashed on the middle of the streets, screwed up there. There is one thing or someone else outside a wallmart, drinking his ice cream with countless cones in it. Basically it's pack of mini ice cream dominated with chocolate with green seasons. It's summer 1982, Tommy sits down on the floor outside the minimall. Don't aware right beside him are undefined trash can. There are blue, yellow, and red bin without direct classification. This day is a common day for average teenagers for hangin around with their friends. Different for Tommy. The se...
On a bench made of stone, full of leaves around it. A green leaves drop infront of Bucky’s eyes. “Oh, this happen again.” Leave the leaves alone to the grown up. On a village in Ohio State, all streets seem very quiet and peaceful. There are not looking bad stratch, just straight, turn left or right or just straight. Go to a wooden house. “Hi, honey, how’s work?” Jean, Bucky’s mom who struggling with drugs. Forget about that, she’s still caring mom for Bucky and Dave, Bucky’s 9 years old little brother. That time is 15 July 1978, Bucky ...
Hugh, hugh, kyaai, eihkkk". Darryl's voice sounded loud, not angry or sad, but the concentration of what he was doing. Filippino Martial Arts, where he practiced, was more like practicing himself in his rented flat. It is not uncommon to go to the beach area to enjoy the sunrise and sunset, sunbathe while meditating with his teeth. Just like Jean Claude Van Damme when he practiced karate in nature. Indeed, one of his favorite films is Blood Sport. However, his maturity very quickly made him not want to imitate anyone. Proud to be who he is, ...
California, Reseda, 1983, just turn 16 teenage boy running a long roads, random tracks, encounter bunch of peoples, most of them middle aged man. You know what most of teenagers do at that time, right? 05:30 AM, that’s the time. One time three peoples looking at him suspiciously. Don’t cared if tracked or killed, focus on Kenpo Karate Training, wearing grey hood sweater, grey sweatpants, white sneakers. Obviously don’t care about fashion, just train hard. Ussualy until 06:30 AM, going down the beach. Enjoy the sunrise while do 50 reps of dia...
Submitted to Contest #99
I get up, and nothing gets me down. You gotta tough, I seen the thoughest around. And I know, baby just what you feelin. You gotta roll roll roll with the punches, I give you best swinging. Can you see here I am get back my back against this record machine. I ain’t the worst that you seen. Can you see what I mean? Might as well jump, go ahead jump. Might as well jump, go ahead jump. “ On a plain white mattress in a cheap rented flat, a second year West Valley High School student who had just finished the 1976-1977 Final Tests. It would be su...
At the beginning of summer at 8:00PM to be exact, Reseda, a middle age man came home to a cheap flat with a bag of coors bought at a mini mall that is next to another kind of mini mall. A refrigerator and a storefront for storing breads whose quality is not guaranteed. Owned by a person who is about 30 years old, aka 20 years younger than him. Fat body, thick black beard irregular, mullet hair irregular back with a modest ability. The place where he lives is indeed swarmed by Mexican immigrants who try their luck in cheap places, at least to...
The summer of 1983, a high school student, a sophomore, cycled the California streets to West Valley High School. With headphones attached to both ears, sunglasses to cover the bruises on his eyes, a red and black plaid shirt, light brown tuxedo pants with a belt. Inside his rolled-up shirt with the buttons attached he wore a plain white T-shirt. It's an appearance that really doesn't need to be explained. The Tape Recorder is tucked into his right trouser pocket, playing Bananarama's Cruel Summer. Here's an excerpt: “Summer streets and side...
Philadelphia, June 19th 1976. The long road seems not come to an end. It’s a long road, when you’re on your own. And it hurts when tey tear your dreams apart. And every new town, just seems to bring you down. Trying to find, peace of mind, can break your heart. It’s a real war, right outside your front door. I tell ya, out where they’II kill ya, you could use a friend. Where the road is, that’s the place for me. Where I’m me, in my own space, where I’m free. That’s the place, I want to be. Cause the road is long and each step is only the beg...
Don’t look back, the new day is breakin. It’s been too long since I felt this way. I don’t mind the road I taken, the road is callin, today is the day. I can’t see, it took so long, just to realize, I much too strong not to compromise see what Am I, it’s holding me down. Until realize. I lookout this morning with familiar song, I start my day with same familiar song. I close my eyes and I ride long road. More thn a feeling, I begin dreamin, till I see she’s don’t know where. I remind that girl since past two years. What’s that all supposed t...
A small room surruonded by white strong walls around a young boy mentally with enough to called "Mature" also known as 17 years old. Why it's different? Let me tell you the story. Once Iwas on middle school, My name is Anthony Jarvis. I'm the second son from 2 brothers. Of course my name since when I was born until present time. This is a day after long month completed summer from june to july 2016. One thing that he doesn't realize that something wrong in his mind. Pretending that's normal thing would be ended someday. The problem is not a...
Heavy rain blankets the town of Blackwater in Mexico City. That time coincided with 1818. Since long ago this small, deserted town was filled with gangsters who claimed to be the owners of the territory who had no deposit to anyone. You can see a little girl around 10 years old playing with a wild black dog who has no ownership. A foreign visitor from Texas, America visited remote areas for a purpose. Three stupid gangsters pretending to be superhero approached the young man who was clearly not an ordinary person. A wolf's three paws scratch...
Submitted to Contest #95
In the shady forest of savanna the sun was shining which seemed very hot but beautiful at the same time. Filled with brownish green grass with very few trees. Under the Fillicium tree, there is a 19 year old young man, with his left leg tucked into his right leg who sits casually, slings a banjo on top of his leg and sings while playing the banjo and the harmonica into his mouth which he sounds as accompaniment to the banjo. "Oh Sussana, don't you cry for me. I come from Blackwater with a banjo on my knee." His voice was very melodious, real...
White floors, white walls, all white. That's what the Cleveland Clinic Hospital Room 511 looks like. On a mattress measuring 3 by 3 centimeters lies a patient with Tuberculosis who has been stiff for 3 consecutive months. Nobody visited it. Each month the money comes out of the wallet as much as $ 300. The services are in accordance with the fee, in the form of treatment and checking of his throat, which is completely dark in color. Her body was fragile, but still able to move even though only her fingers. Luckily, it was the last month of h...
In a very small rental flat, you can see a pile of fat lying on the plain white mattress kissing the pillow. Her hair is curly with a decent face. At exactly 08:00 AM woke up feeling normal. He confidently knows all that will happen in his life every day. An accountant at a company with an optimistic yet fierce owner. The routine he does does not need to be told because it will definitely be very boring. Arriving at his destination, he met the administration officer there. A woman from Czezh who often attracted him to watch for what seemed l...
In 1978, Ohio High School, there was a teenager about 17 years old. His residence was about 5 meters from his school. A flat that only himself lived in which left him free from all distractions. He leaves and enters arbitrarily, and it is not uncommon for him to come home at 08: 00 PM. As usual, after a shower in the afternoon, I went out here and there with no clear purpose. An antisocial person, but feels that he is far more qualified than his peers who spend his days socializing, making groups play with certain characteristics, such as gr...
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