Animal Cruelty: A Short Story

What is cruel? Karma for the guy who cut you off on the interstate, or maybe sound judgment for the serial killer who is being accused of 13 murders, or maybe it's divine judgment for those who are truly wicked and are deserving of retribution through the actions of fate. No, cruelty goes way deeper and is much more dark and sadistic. Animal cruelty, that thirty-two dollar lipstick that you splurged on at Sephora, or that "firm" hairspray that you got from Walmart have most likely been tested on a poor defenseless animal. What has that animal done to deserve being tortured just so we can see if the pigment is rich and to our satisfaction? My personal story, my mother had been pregnant for a little while, around seven months. With a little one on the way I couldn't contain my excitement, I was ecstatic; completely overwhelmed to know that I was going to be a big …show more content…
I still remember vividly what it felt like to walk into the hospital. I was thrilled I haven't seen my mom for a while and I was going to finally be able to meet my newborn baby sister Soleil, which means sun in French. As we passed through the walls of the corridor of white we ended up in my mother room. My mother, step-father, and my newborn baby sister wherein the kinda cramped room. As far as emotions go I was excited but I saw my mothers face light up when we arrived. When I got closer to my little sister I noticed a small tube in her nose. I remember having one when I went in for surgery but it was very small and just barely went in my nose. The one in my sister seemed much longer and I asked my Mom "Mom, what is there a tube going through Soleils nose"? "Because she needs it to breath honey" my mother replied in solace. I noticed another thing, her eyes were sunken in, and I asked my mother "Mom why are her eyes so sunken in"? My Mother again replied in solace "Because of honey". She paused and took a deep breath to hold back the