post #4

For the piece I chose I picked the character writing because I feel like I put into words what I was thinking very nice and you can hear a voice through out the story. I think this is my best so far and I liked how it turned out.

 

                                                                    Not So Peaceful

Everyone wants to keep their word of best friends forever. But the harsh reality is that it’s not going to go as you plan or how you want. And this was the harsh truth of what my “best friend” and I had become. When you both go separate ways across the country to go to school the random texts and facetime conversations aren’t like being with each other every breathing moment. I was about to go on a trip that I thought would help solve all of that. I would travel to California with my best friend who I hadn’t seen in almost 3 years. I thought it was just want I wanted but, it wasn’t how I wanted.

As I open the door into the shop the bells ring to let them know of my presence. I scan the shop all around looking for Jessie as I say a polite hello back to the cashier.  As I walked all around it wasn’t until I walked to the bathroom with the one table there with a girl that looked completely different, but familiar.

A flip phone in hand, long brown hair brushed against the table with a peace sign necklace mixing in strands. I didn’t want it to be Jessie. The girl was perfect, everyone loved her, she had everyone wrapped around her finger, now she has turned into a dirty looking hippie. 

“Jessie...” I say hoping to not get a response

“SARAH! Oh my gosh! You look great!” she says to me draping her arms around my shoulders.

Jessie has changed so much since the last I saw her. I really have no idea what I’m getting into, but maybe this will be good just like the old times. I’ve been looking forward to going to the beach and getting away. Shopping and meeting cute boys with my best friend but by the way it looks it doesn’t look like she will be into any of that.

“Jessie hi, how have you been? It’s been 3 years!!” I say showing the complete shock that I’m in.

“I’m alright I guess so, you ready for this trip?” she asks flashing a peace sign at the end of her sentence.

“Ready as I’ll ever be.” I say with sarcasm in my voice. We walk out the door to see all my bags just waiting on the sidewalk I’ve got them separated and ready to go. It took me hours to pack because only the cutest outfits are allowed for California. 

“Here let me help you get these. My car is right over there with my bags already to go!” Jessie says to me as she points to a huge tacky van that waits in the parking lot. A huge orange car with a peace sign on the door frames. If anyone sees me getting into this I’m dead.

                After all my bags are put away with just her single suitcase we sit down to what is going to be a long journey with lots of awkward silence.  Jessie rummages through a pile of scratchy CD’s and picks one up smiles and looks at me like you’re going to love it type of way. She plays the CD that has music you would hear in a garden store. She starts swaying with the music and looks over at me. I give her a angered grin and look forward again. I don’t know how much of this I can take. The awkward small talk and silent breaks and the weirdest music I have ever heard in my life.  

“So what have you been up to?” I say trying to start a conversation with her.

“Nothing really. I just like being outdoors and being in the environment not really into the whole hair and make-up aspects anymore.”       

“Obviously.” I say under my breath turning to the comfort of looking out the window. I can barely get a 5 minute conversation out of her. I start to really question how this trip is going to work out if this is all that we can manage to have.

                Five hours of our journey has past, I haven’t turned my head from the window once. We are so close to California I have to pep talk myself like I’m running a marathon or something. It shouldn’t be like this. After being such good friends that I can barely make myself sit in a car with her. She starts singing to her music and that’s my breaking point, I can’t take anymore of her weirdness.

We roll up to a red light and before I know it, I’m opening the door to reveal the asphalt street and cars going by. I open the door and start to slam my bags on the ground.

“WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?” Jessie yells to me. I don’t answer her.

I slam the sliding door shut as I get all my bags and stick my head to the open passenger window

“I CANNOT TAKE YOU AND ALL THIS.” I say waving my hands all around.

She tries to convince me to get back in. We can work this out is all she’s saying to me.  But the truth is we are too different from each other. Polar opposites actually.

                I grab my bags off the asphalt and lug them to the sidewalk while cars honk flying past me. The hospitality in California is none existence, I already hate it here. Nothing went the way I wanted. My “friend” is a completely different person. I was supposed to have the trip of a lifetime here in California and I hated it.

                I walk a few blocks and come up to a cute little café I can’t help but crack a little grin. I open the door throwing my bags in front of me, all eyes on me I walk to the host that is giving me a harsh glare.

“Just one.” I say embarrassed

She seats me to the table on their outdoor patio. The scenery surrounding the restaurant is like the movies. Breathe taking. But the people here where another story. I sit and think how am I going to call my parents and say I’m coming back home the same day that I left.

After sitting there after the bill is already paid I just sit and sit around realizing I have no were else to go. I finally leave and take all my belongings and start walking for the LA airport. Blocks and blocks pass and the Californian sun beats down on my skin that’s not ready for the intense heat.  Once I turn the corner, the airport smacks me in the face and I can’t believe what’s in front of me.

I think this really shows that characters because you get to know about the character without having too much. also you get to see her attitude that she has for everything. and how she reacts with Jessie the other character.