Life Of Red By Mary Nyambura Analysis

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Mary Nyambura
9100 St. Charles Rock Road
St. Louis, MO 63114
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Life of Red by Mary Nyambura
Life begins as a happily ever after so peaceful, calm, melodic then
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.BAM ...your dead
Time of death ten forty eight P.M. doctor said. Beep . . . Beep . . . . . Beep. False alarm
Diiiinnnnnnnnnngggggg! We’re losing him, code black code black! Defibrillation. Gel. Alright, On one two . . .
Beep . . . beep . . . .beep, heartbeat going slowly going back to normal.
Beep . . . . . skips a beat . . . . beep
Wait, why is that child in the operating room? Get her out of here, immediately!
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“You mean she's dead?” Red asked
“I am so sorry, if there is anything I could have done to prevent this, I would have done it.
I’m hungry, can I have a burger? Red said. “ you know that we tried our best to save your mommy, and sometimes no matter how much I try, they just don't come back.”
“Is she dead?” Red asked.
Yes honey but it's okay, . . I am so sorry love (cuts her off) and said, “can I go home now?)
She did not show no emotion whatsoever, you could feel the coldness from a far. The doctor made a phone call to the guardian of red, and aunt Zoey came running, tried to be compassion towards her but nothing. Cold as the grave. It was as if she shut her emotions off with a switch. From that day on, she’s doesn’t feel happy, sad, or tired, she’s just always neutral about everything. They thought the shock of losing her mother caused it, and they tried to get Red some help but it was all in vein. In college she studied being a doctor, graduated and got accepted at one of the best hospitals. She did her job well though she was never passionate with her patients. The chief physician called her down to his office, “how are you doing?” he
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Owner of the factory is on a tractor, drilling down to get to his office.
Owner said, “I told you I had something of importance in my office but you turned a blind eye.”
Driiiiiiiiii nnnnnn ggg The drilling continued
“Get the hell out of there! You could’ve killed my soldiers while they’re trying to do their job and rescue your workers.” Red leader
Owner replied, “ I don’t care, I need to get to my office.”
“Big boss come in, Over”
Red came rushing, he was angry that the owner put his soldiers at risk including the workers as well. He climbed up, took him out of the tractor by force and threatened him.
Red and his soldiers, continued making plans and trying to get people out of the holes, some of them were under big rocks that was once a ceiling, some were dead by the time Red got there. She volunteered going in to save a young man who was barely in his 20s. She knew the dangers but she still went in but shortly after, the owner managed to get back on the tractor and he started drilling some more. Everything fell over, Red is still inside, while everything comes crashing down. To be continued . . .

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