What Happened

heart shaped scar stood out from its place above her left breast. Her feet are bare. In her hands is a plank of wood, splattered in blood and guts, and needles filled with oddly coloured substances. A long necklaces hangs at her belly, decorated with what appeared to be…

blade under my sheets and I quickly pulled down my sleeve to try and not look suspicious, but I wasn't fast enough, my boyfriend, Leon saw me pull my sleeve down and raised an eyebrow before swiftly closing the door and marching over to me. "Emil! What were you doing?!" he said in a hushed, angry voice, to make sure no one else heard. "Nothing." I said quietly, diverting my eyes, Leon sighed and sat down on my bed next to me. "Hey" he said in a now gentle tone, "Look at me." He cup my face and…

proudly displayed. My happiness faded as quickly as it had come, dreadful thoughts overtaking my positivity. “How did it go with Mary Jane?” I stuttered indefinitely, nervously awaiting an answer. “Virg, I tried. I went to talk to her but…” “But what?” I whimpered, mildly ashamed as to how vulnerable I was. “I couldn’t bring myself to do it. She just looked so pitiful. You know that she just lost her job, right? Virginia, I think that we should wait.” “How can you say such a thing Peter?…

but she also uses the romantic and realistic views to explain it. Cather uses the Realistic view to show us Alexandra realization of what happened. Having a realistic view basically shows acceptance, and understanding the reality of what happened, or will end up happening. Towards the end of the story, Alexandra and Carl have a “little talk” about what has happened over the years. By the end of the…

screams. I lay in bed thinking about what I have done to myself. My mom and dad don’t understand they try to, but after what happened no one will understand. I can explain it over a million times but I can never understand it for them. My parents, well my parents think I am better now because of my medication and therapy bull shit, they like to forget about what happened to me. They can’t forget. I can’t forget. Every time I close my eyes I see flashes of what happened and chills run up and down…

foreshadowing expresses the theme of truth because Paul told Tino what really happened. The author uses flashbacks of Paul’s memory to express the theme of seeing the truth. On page 182, Paul gets a flashback which shows his grandparents pulling up into a garage and then asking about his eyes. With this flashback, Paul is one step closer to finding out what really happened. This expresses the theme of seeing the…

of person alive during the Civil War. You could be: 1. A woman: What kind of clothing do you wear? What recipes do you cook? How do you spend your time? Are you at home or are you a nurse helping the wounded or do you help with the war in other ways? Are you on the side of the North or the South? Did you witness or see the results of an important battle? You can give lots of details about that battle. (…When? What happened? Who fought who? How many died? Where? Etc.) Are you a…

were not so nice to her, in hopes that they could leave all of the past stuff behind. She closely followed up on the people from the past wondering if they had changed their mean ways from child hood. She finally wonders if she is really over what happened to her as a child.…

put his penis on her leg, she doesn’t like how it feels. Maya states “I knew, as if I had always known, it was his “thing” on my leg.” All Mr.Freeman told Maya was for her to stay still, and that he wouldn’t hurt her. Once Mr.Freeman was done doing what he was doing, he finally let Maya go and got up out of bed. Maya sees a wet spot on the bed,Mr.Freeman said “get up you peed the bed.” Maya…

how much stuff he can get and what he has done. In truth he is…