(B) Chapter One: Little Dove " Hey," I said " I can't believe your actually awake," I could feel him smirking on the other end as he said it. " Haha. Very funny," I stifled a laugh," What's up?" I grabbed the cream cheese out of the fridge and spread on a thin layer on the bagel. " I just wanted to let you know that dinner with me and Beth is still on for tomorrow night," he reminded me. " Okay," I said," but you're going to have to make it a table for 3." "You didn't." " I did" "What was wrong with this Aaron ?" Brandon asked with very little enthusiasm. " His name was Alan ," I smiled and took a huge bite of my bagel. " Whatever," he said," What was wrong with *Alan*?" "He was a jackass," I stated. After we started dating for like a 3 months all he wanted from me was sex and when I wouldn't put out he got pissed and slept with some stupid slut and I walked out. Haven't seen him since. " Haley...." " Don't start Bra-" " You are 24 years old, you need to stop acting like a teenager" " Gee haven't heard that before..." I could feel him smile on the other end of the line which caused a smile to form across my face. Suddenly my voice and facial expression became very serious, "Brandon, did you watch the news?" " I did and I know what your thinking about and I'm telling you to put it out of your mind right now. Do you understand? " " Yes, I'm sorry." " There's nothing for you to be sorry about," he said soothingly. He was always the one that could talk people out of anything. What they wanted to do, what they were feeling. He is a charmer. And can get anyone to follow his lead. He's a one in a million kind of person. I'm just lucky enough he's... ... middle of paper ... ...place to watch the sunset too. I pulled my car up the driveway and grabbed my bags out of the trunk. I think I bought anywhere from 3 to 4 new outfits, plus shoes and and a new dress for dinner with Brandon tomorrow night. I splurged a little to much today. I walked up to my front door and froze. The fear can never stop creeping up on my every living moment. It just waits for me to feel the slightest bit normal again and then its there. To remind me that I'm not normal no matter how much I pretend to be. That I'm far from it. I stared at the ground, eyes bugged out staring at what was before me. You're over thinking. Stop. It's not what you think it is. You're not that unlucky. Laying on the ground was a bundle of flowers. A dozen roses... and a card placed next to it. With my name on it. Wait a minute... Roses.... No... Oh God.
Fear is a powerful emotion. Wikipedia.com describes fear as “an emotion induced by threat perceived by living entities, which causes a change in brain and organ function and ultimately change behavior, such as running away, hiding or freezing from traumatic events.”Most people tend to avoid fearful situations, not realizing that something positive may come out of the event or experience. Victor Villaseñor focuses on the topic of fear in his novel titled Burro Genius. Villaseñor demonstrates to readers how growing up he was extremely fearful of any situation. Victor also tells his readers how he turned his fear into motivation into motivation to keep going and reach his ultimate goal of becoming a published author.
at me with those piercing eyes and huge grin. He said, "Oh, I'm just trying to
Months later, I woke up and walked down stairs to make my oats. I walked downstairs and was looking for my Father. I looked everywhere in the house before I noticed he was no-where to be found. Then I walked into the living room and saw my Mother. She was hysterical. Tears were running down her cheek like the Mississippi flowed into the Gulf of Mexico.
“Morning sweety, you must be famished. I have French toast!” I sat down and smiled, but still did not stop staring at Colton. He giggled,
voice till this day say, “Heather, what’s the matter?” I remember feeling upset and not knowing
Steven looked at me again, though this time his face was locked in a smile. “A very drunk dragon slayer.”
“All right kid don’t cry I hate when they cry I’ve got a proposition for you.” The man aid trying his best to comfort me.
“Will meet with Jim later” He mumbled to the pancake. I was happy for him to come before
"Yeah," he grinned at me and the rest of them looked overjoyed to have Iggy with his eyesight again.
“So what’s up? I haven’t talked to you since my baby shower!” I sipped my wine as I expressed,
"You see!" he cried with joy when I wrapped up. "You do have an ear!"
Only I have felt my fear, and no one reading a dictionary definition of the word could understand how it affected me in my personal experiences. There’s a saying that says “It’s the miles that make the man”. I think that’s pretty accurate, because everything we have done, are doing, and will do make up who we are as a person, even if it might have been a little more frightful than we had wanted. Fear isn’t something to hold you back, it’s an opportunity to show out for yourself in a way that you never have before, to prove that you can conquer any obstacle that comes your
I was expecting nothing, but I saw him nodding his head, still hesitated at that moment, but he looked much more enthusiastic than before.
“oh Charles of course I forgive you if anything im glad it happen at least now you know without a doubt that I care about you only you Charles and not your money.”
beamed with an enthusiasm that let each of us know how happy he was that we had