Avelonia Brown - Updated with Parts I-IV (11/15/07)
SolidGoldFunk:
Thank you ShiningStarSim. Hopefully I will have the pictures ready tomorrow. I'm already up to 4 pages in MS Word and 4 Different parts:D
SolidGoldFunk:
Part II
I had never been outside the group home walls alone so I had no idea where I was going. I walked for what seemed like hours in the freezing cold, with nothing but the clothes on my back. I couldn’t bear another second out here. Finally, I came upon a small bar and went in for warmth. I sat at the counter and asked if they had coffee. I didn’t really drink coffee, but I thought it would warm me up. The bartender looked at me confused and asked, “are you alright hun?” I just shivered and looked down. She walked away and I could see her out of the corner of my eye talking to a guy in a suit and looking back at me. I started to get up and leave when the man came over to me. He looked at me just as the waitress had. He said, “how old are you?” I told him I was 23 because I didn’t want him to ask me anything else. I don’t think he believed me but he gave me a coat and a number to a homeless shelter. He offered me a free meal and I gladly accepted. I ate my rice and chicken and left without a sound.
I looked around and saw that I was on 15th Street. I hugged myself to absorb my new found warmth. I needed a place to stay but I didn’t want to stay in a homeless shelter. How could that be any better? Finally, I came across an abandoned building and there were bums sleeping everywhere around a fire. I walked over and took a seat next to one of them. I placed my hands over the fire and absorbed the good heat. I got up from the fire and walked to a dirty mattress. I dragged it close to the fire and slept.
I was awaken about 5 hours later by a violent cold breeze against my feet. Someone had stolen my sneakers. I cried until I had no more tears. I had completely lost track of time and I huddled under my coat waiting for people to come to start the fire. It started getting dark and no one came.
I planted my feet in the cold wet snow and decided to walk to the nearest shelter I could find. Preferably, a place with heat. I walked about 5 blocks before I came to a gorgeous house. I wondered, why couldn’t that be me? I walked slowly to the window and peered inside. There was a family of 4 sitting around a fireplace watching a movie. I don’t remember what the movie was. I wondered if I should sneak through the window or just knock. I caught a glimpse of myself in the window and realized that I had snot frozen to my mouth and nose. At some point, my mouth had started bleeding. My lip had been swollen from the last beating I had gotten in the group home. At that point, I decided to knock.
A tall black woman answered the door. I asked her if I could come inside and shower and sleep. She looked at me as if I had lost my mind. At first I thought she couldn’t understand me, after all, I did speak broken English. I didn’t get very far in school. I dropped out in the 8th grade and never looked back. I said, “ain’t you gonna let me in?” She called John to the door. He must have been her husband. John gave me one look and told his wife to get away from the door. I couldn’t believe they were just going to leave me out here with no shoes and this stuff on my face. The door slammed before I had a chance to beg.
My feet were completely numb and started turning purple. I started down the steps of the porch and passed out from the severe cold.
Hidden~Secret:
aww poor Avelonia I can't believe they didn't even let her in...for shame I hope someone helps her
SolidGoldFunk:
Yeah ShiningStarSim. She's a strong girl though;)
Astral Faery:
Wow! This is really great stuff. You do a good job of generating sympathy for your character. I really feel for her, and care about what happens to her. Nice work.
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