Narrative Essay On Ricky Henison

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Ricky Henison thought life was considerably simple. People were born, then they died, and both situations happened the same way… alone. This wasn’t always his view on life. Actually, before recent events Ricky was all about being Mr. Popularity, but, now his philosophy was punch first; talk never.
What a dimwit. Ricky thought shoving a boy twice his size against his school lockers. The boy came up to Ricky accusing him of looking at his girlfriend. Ricky assured him if he’d looked at the girl he’d have gouged out his eyes from the gruesome event. Needless to say, the boy fell into a rage by the comment and punched Ricky in the jaw, starting the fight.
He really thought he could take me. Ricky thought, laughing. The boy wasn’t dumb to think he could beat up Ricky. Ricky looked in no way as
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He wasn’t lying when he said he didn’t touch Billy. Billy was talking about Ricky, and he wanted to hit him, but before he got the chance to a strong wind came from Ricky’s direction knocking Billy down the hall and a flight of stairs. Everyone found a way to blame Ricky for it though. Strange things always seemed to find their way to him. Odd things just happened and not just with people who messed with him.
Once, he was home alone wishing he could be at the beach. The next thing he knew he was feeling the sand between his toes and watching waves crash against the rocks.
Another time, his baseball team was going to lose the championship game, and he wanted anything to happen so they could win. No sooner than he thought it the other team forfeited due to a sudden stomach virus half their team had, making Ricky’s team the undefeated champions.
He’d chalked up all the weird things that ever happened to him as luck, or he wouldn’t think about them again. Both of which worked fine for him.
“Since your father’s death you….”
“Shut up! Don’t bring him into this, you as—”
“Don’t finish that.” Mr. Anderson interrupted.
Ricky rolled his

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