Tuesday, April 1, 2008
I love your essay on modesty!
I love your essay on modesty! It really is a lost art. :( I completely agree with everything you said, and I'm going to have to check out the website you mentioned it the essay too! By the way sorry I haven't had a chance to get on the blog before today.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Tues
Hello,
i was wondering if you could tell me if this paper is good. it is about dressing modest.
Dressing Modestly
The way women have been dressing has become, and is, a problem in today’s society. Most clothing in department stores is really thin and or too tight. They also show way too much. It has really become hard for Christian girls to find modest clothes.
People judge the person you are by the type of clothes you wear. That is one reason why women wear name brands, because they sell all the clothes that are in style. Girls are always self-conscious about if they will be accepted. Ladies think if they wear the style, then they will be accepted. One of the styles of now is where girls dress immodestly. They do it to be accepted in the culture today.
When dressing modestly it is a matter of your character and respect for keeping your purity. One of the advantages of being modest is that when girls dress modestly they are obeying God. In first Timothy the bible tells girls how to dress.
1 Timothy 2:9
Crisp 2
“I also want women to dress modestly with decency and propriety not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes.”
Women don’t think of dressing immodest as sinning but as being in style. By as the Bible says dress modestly.
Here are some ways to make sure you have modest clothes: as listed by Pure Fashion which is a Christian organization for teens the promotes beauty with modesty.
Shirts
the neck line should be no lower than 4 fingers below the collar bone
no very thin or sheer material
may not be too tight in the bust area
should not allow the shape of the bra to be seen in the back (if you can it's too tight)
cannot be spandex or very tight shirts
the backs should be modest, i.e. no strappy backs, halter or missing backs — tank tops should not be modeled without a shirt, jacket, or sweater over them
Blouses and shirts that are too loose can be as immodest as tight ones. If the neckline droops from your body when you bend over, guess what everyone can see? (The body parts that your blouse was designed to cover!) If the armpit is too loose, think about the view of the person standing next to you — right to the inside!
Blouses that button sometimes have see through gaps between the buttons, so consider if there is a side view to the inside, this may not be the blouse to buy or wear. Or is it too tight and comes unbuttoned easily? You may need to wear a full slip or tank top underneath.
Lift your arms up over your head when you look in the mirror. Does your back or belly show? If so, you need a longer look or a layer underneath.
Pants
should not be too tight, especially in the seat or the thigh area
should fit well, but not be "skin-tight", you should be able to pull them away from the leg
shorts should be modest - no very short and/or tight shorts; if you put your arms down straight at the side, and the bottom of the shorts is higher than your longest finger, then the shorts are too short.
If you follow the rules listed above then you should be modest.
Dressing modest has become a lost art. If women are true Christians then we will take the extra time to search for modest clothing. Express your personality by the clothes you wear. Not by the clothes the people want you to wear. Just be your self. But most importantly dress the way you think God will want you to.
Works Cited
1. Pure Fashion. “Modesty Guidelines.” Pure Fashion March. 24. 2008
http://www.purefashion.com
2. Bible. “1 Timothy.” Bible March 24. 2008
i was wondering if you could tell me if this paper is good. it is about dressing modest.
Dressing Modestly
The way women have been dressing has become, and is, a problem in today’s society. Most clothing in department stores is really thin and or too tight. They also show way too much. It has really become hard for Christian girls to find modest clothes.
People judge the person you are by the type of clothes you wear. That is one reason why women wear name brands, because they sell all the clothes that are in style. Girls are always self-conscious about if they will be accepted. Ladies think if they wear the style, then they will be accepted. One of the styles of now is where girls dress immodestly. They do it to be accepted in the culture today.
When dressing modestly it is a matter of your character and respect for keeping your purity. One of the advantages of being modest is that when girls dress modestly they are obeying God. In first Timothy the bible tells girls how to dress.
1 Timothy 2:9
Crisp 2
“I also want women to dress modestly with decency and propriety not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes.”
Women don’t think of dressing immodest as sinning but as being in style. By as the Bible says dress modestly.
Here are some ways to make sure you have modest clothes: as listed by Pure Fashion which is a Christian organization for teens the promotes beauty with modesty.
Shirts
the neck line should be no lower than 4 fingers below the collar bone
no very thin or sheer material
may not be too tight in the bust area
should not allow the shape of the bra to be seen in the back (if you can it's too tight)
cannot be spandex or very tight shirts
the backs should be modest, i.e. no strappy backs, halter or missing backs — tank tops should not be modeled without a shirt, jacket, or sweater over them
Blouses and shirts that are too loose can be as immodest as tight ones. If the neckline droops from your body when you bend over, guess what everyone can see? (The body parts that your blouse was designed to cover!) If the armpit is too loose, think about the view of the person standing next to you — right to the inside!
Blouses that button sometimes have see through gaps between the buttons, so consider if there is a side view to the inside, this may not be the blouse to buy or wear. Or is it too tight and comes unbuttoned easily? You may need to wear a full slip or tank top underneath.
Lift your arms up over your head when you look in the mirror. Does your back or belly show? If so, you need a longer look or a layer underneath.
Pants
should not be too tight, especially in the seat or the thigh area
should fit well, but not be "skin-tight", you should be able to pull them away from the leg
shorts should be modest - no very short and/or tight shorts; if you put your arms down straight at the side, and the bottom of the shorts is higher than your longest finger, then the shorts are too short.
If you follow the rules listed above then you should be modest.
Dressing modest has become a lost art. If women are true Christians then we will take the extra time to search for modest clothing. Express your personality by the clothes you wear. Not by the clothes the people want you to wear. Just be your self. But most importantly dress the way you think God will want you to.
Works Cited
1. Pure Fashion. “Modesty Guidelines.” Pure Fashion March. 24. 2008
http://www.purefashion.com
2. Bible. “1 Timothy.” Bible March 24. 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easter
Easter is over already. It went too fast this year. It doesn't feel like Easter this year. Maybe because it because i am no longer a kid. But i am really happy my mother and dad put money in the Easter eggs. i made 3.71 $$ and i GOT MAXIMUM RIDE, THE FINAL WARNING........YES, YES, YES....DOING THE VICTORY DANCE RIGHT NOW......
Monday, March 10, 2008
answers
I love to write Science-fantasy, and or different story's that add onto Gone With The Wind. Right now i have 10 stories i am writing. 5 of them are Gone With The Wind story's. If you have never seen the movie you are missing out on a great movie....
Do you know how to write in text language i am trying to learn how to type like that.
Do you know how to write in text language i am trying to learn how to type like that.
Story
OK here is one of my story's i have been writing for quite some while. enjoy.....
50% The Beginning
Chapter 1 Remembering
“Cristina, time to go,” said Ellen.
“Ok, I’m coming ,” said Cristina.
I’m going to miss this room. I was leaving to go to college. At first, all I wanted was to go to college, but now, I don’t want to leave. Well my story started like this……..
I was fifteen . I was tall for my age. Most people admired my height but I hated it. I had brown curly hair, and brown eyes. People said they sparkled just like my smile. I wore all the fashionable clothes, and I could fit in a size medium. I loved to go shopping and play in the woods. I had two siblings, Ruth was four, and then came Matt, he was ten. I was really close to my siblings and I hoped we would never get separated.
It was my Mom and Dad’s anniversary, and they got killed that night in a car crash; the person who caused it, lived. I hated it. I felt at that time he should have died too. After all, he caused it. I was really angry. They found out that the person who caused the wreck was running from the police for ten years; and he didn’t have a license. His name was Mr. Rodgers. And
the best thing was that there was a million dollar reward for catching Mr. Rodgers (the least likely ).Then, we read our parents will, and it said we could pick any family member to go and live with. So, I being the oldest, let Ruth have the best home; then Matt and finally me. I guess I got the best home for my age. I got my plane ticket and it was my first time on a plane. I was going to North Carolina. Maybe I might like living with them. They had one daughter, and she was three years old and her name was Jennifer.
Chapter 2 Home
“Here I am !” I wanted to shout as a got off the plane. I didn’t even know who I was looking for. Then, I saw these nice people. It was my Aunt and my new sister. We quickly claimed my luggage and got into their car and headed for my new home. We pulled up to the drive; I was really surprised to see a two story house. It was red and had white trim, with a white tin roof. I was not expecting a house this bright. I was unloading my suitcase from the car, when Jennifer came out of nowhere and hugged me. I really didn‘t expect a hug as soon as I got there.
As we entered into the house, there was a big living room they never used. Then there was a huge kitchen; and as I walked though the hall on my right, was a dining room. And then to my left, there was another living room. I proceeded down the hall to my aunt and uncle’s bedroom. next, there was a staircase. Then my aunt(Ellen) took me upstairs and showed me where I was to stay. On my right was the bedroom where Jennifer slept. Through the hall, there was a guest room and to the right up ten steps, there
was a big TV. Then take another left up three steps and there was my big and lavish blue room. I just loved it. I had my own bathroom and a big closet. Then Ellen(my aunt) took me to the basement where they had a huge wide screen TV; and they had a huge back yard. They even had a guest house for all the grownups that come to their house, with a bar and an air hockey table. It had another kitchen and a porch with a big flat screen TV. Aunt and uncle had the biggest house in the entire neighborhood. My aunt even had 9 acres of forest in back of their house. I loved to play in the woods with Matt( my brother). I have been here for eight days now. And tomorrow I have my first day of school.
Chapter 3 Rachel
I was going to high school this year. I had Mrs. Icard for my first class, math. For writing I had Mrs. Eton. I really liked her. I have to say that if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t be here now. For science I had Mr. Bent. I was for sure that he was out to get me. I think that he was teaching bad language instead of science; he was cursing constantly, at the students.
***
After school, I went exploring and I saw this dog. He was thin and scrawny( I love dogs ). I tried to get him to come to me, but he seemed like he was scared of humans. I sat there for and hour trying to get him to come and get my snack that I had brought with me, colorful goldfish. Right when he was coming closer, Rachel, our neighbor, came rushing towards me and the dog was gone.
“Rachel what do you want this time?” I said.
“To see if you will play dolls with me; I am bored stiff. My mom just left to go..….to pick up some groceries. Ron is in the forest somewhere.”
“No I can’t come,” I said.
( Rachel was three and Ron was sixteen ) I hurriedly went into the house.
“CRISTINA,” I was running as fast as I could. Aunt was calling me for the third time when I finally got to the clearing, Aunt saw me. “Dinner!”
“Coming,” I called back.
We had pizza that night. Pizza is my favorite food.
The next day, I met Abby Ballard. She was tall and had fair skin. She had brown hair and light black eyes. She wanted to be a scientist like her dad. After school, I went back and the dog was in the same place. I started to talk to the dog, and told him all my troubles and about my parents; he seemed to understand. Every time I was done with my homework; Rachel had to come by and ask if I had seen Ron. I said no every time. When Rachel came by, the dog left. I think he was afraid of her. I didn’t know why though. She is really nice.
***
It was Monday again and I was having the worst day. Mr. Bent was on me all day and it seemed like everything I did that day was wrong. I was happy when the lunch bell rang; I would get to talk to Abby. But we had a new guest were I sat to eat lunch. It was Rachel’s brother, Ron. He was really muscular and always wore a mussel shirt, that was either black or a really dark navy blue. When he got dressed up he either wore a Holster or American Eagle polo. He always wore jeans. He had dark brown hair that slightly covered his eyes, which were a really deep dark blue. He was really attracting. If you walked by the cheerleaders you could here them talking about how hansom an attractive he was. I don’t know why, but it seemed I knew him from somewhere. I know I have never met him before. Maybe I had see him walking in the neighborhood he only lived five houses down from us.
Chapter 4 Ballard vs. Paff
“Ron , you are finally here,” said Steven. “You are always late any more. what’s going on?” “Did your sister find out who you are?” questioned Steven.
“NO Steven, and she won’t.” said Ron.
“So where have you been ? said Steven again.”
“D -doing homework,” proclaimed Ron.
“You weren’t doing your homework were you ?” asked Steven suspiciously (Ron waits to the last minute to do any thing.)
***
Alright, it is kind of confusing is isn’t it? Yeah, I thought so. Well ,Ron is a dog - and human combined. His Dad is Jon who is great friends with Dr. Keith Paff. But, one day they figured out who his father was and now Dr. Ballard is out to extinguish, for short, all the human/dogs. To make things even more interesting, Steven has a power to make people not listen to what he says …..
***
“Rick, this isn’t funny,” said Steven “Where are you?”
“Boo, man I scared you to death Steven.” said Rick
“C’mon stop it, I wasn’t scared,” retorted Steven
“Why are you late ?” asked Rick
“Ron, my friend held me up,” said Steven
“Ron you said, is he the one that sits next to the new girl Christina, at lunch, and my sister, Abby ?” questiond Rick.
“Yes, that is Ron.” said Steven “Why do you need to know?”
“Just wondering,” replied Rick
“Wow its 4:00 pm,” said Steven. “I’ve got to go or my mom will have me grounded.”
“Harsh isn’t she ?” retorted Rick.
“No, my grandma is coming in tonight and I have to clean my room.” Steven said as he was running down the path to his street.
“See ya,” said Rick.
***
Rick is Dr. Ballard’s son and they trying to find out were Dr. Paff(which is Ron’s father’s Best friend) is hiding.
Chapters 5 Dr. David Ballard
“What did you find out?” asked Dr. Ballard
“That Ron, is Stevens’s best friend. And I go to school with him. He likes this girl, her name is Cristina.” Rick said proudly.
“Likes? As in girlfriend?” asked Dr. Ballard.
“Well I think,” Rick proclaimed nervously.
“Well I’ve got to find out for sure. No matter what happens, you, Rick, have to become very good friends with this so called Cristina. I need to find out everything about her and this Ron.” demanded Dr. Ballard.
“I will try sir,” said Rick.
“You won’t try, you will do it. Do I make myself clear?” Dr. Ballard snarled.
“Yes sir, I need to go home sir,” he proclaimed very shyly.
***
“I am home,” yelled Cristina.
“Cristina you’re home, I missed you so much.” said Jennifer, Cristina’s cousin.
“Some cute boy came by and asked if you were home. I think he said his name was ….Rachel’s brother, he had a funny name.” said Jennifer.
“Oh really, how do I know you are not pulling my leg.” Cristina asked.
“But I am not -” replied Jennifer and I began tickling my cute cousin.
“Stop it, stop it that tickles,“ Jennifer said in between giggles.
“Just this one time, I will let you go” teased Cristina.
“Look it’s raining. I want to go and stomp in the puddles.” said Jennifer.
“Not now, wait until Ellen(Cristina’s aunt) gets home.” told Cristina. “Why don’t you go and play in your room.” Cristina asked and demanded.
“Ok,”
“I will be in my room if you need me.” said Cristina
Once I was in my room, I opened my window and took in a deep breath of the rain filled air. I loved the smell of rain. I lay on my bed in deep thought. I was thinking of going outside and spending time with my friend. I just can’t call him that can I ?. Midnight, that’s what I will call him, after his eyes. Then I noticed the rain stopped. That’s what took me out of thought. I was running half way, then walking, then all of a sudden, I stopped upright. Ron, what is he doing here?
“Hi Cristina,” said Ron
“Hello,” I commented
There was a silence for awhile. Then, I said something without thinking,
“I didn’t except to see you here.”
“I am really surprised that you came outside.” he retorted.
“Doesn’t Rachel tell you that I am here all the time?” Cristina said nastily
“She doesn’t tell me, just the people who will do something about it. Like my mom, Rosie.” he commented in his normal tone.
“Where do you go all the time? I won’t tell Rachel.”
“Why should I tell you?” he said….. “I go and see my friend Steven.”
“Then -never-mind.” I said
“What did you want me to say?” questioned Ron.
“Ron the phone is for you.” yelled Rachel. Thank god, the phone rang.
“Coming, see you tomorrow.” he said while he was running into his house. Then Rachel came running to me blurting.
“Can I come over to your house to play with Jennifer?” Rachel pleaded
“Sure, if it’s ok with your mother.”
Rachel ran back into the house, and returned five minutes later.
“She said yes,” while half pulling my arm and running.
***
“Hello,” said Ron when he answered the phone.
“This is your friend from school, Rick.”
“I am sorry, I think you have the wrong number,” said Ron.
“Oh, I am sorry for the inconvenience,” Rick grumbled
Rick hung up the phone. “That didn’t go too well,” Rick said to himself. I will have to do it at school.
Chapter 6 The Trouble with Rick
It was another day at school. Ron was unreasonably nice today. And then there was Rick, never seen him in my life .It was really freaky.
“Cristina, can I walk you home?” asked Rick.
“Uh-Ron, I am going over to his house.” I lied.
“Tomorrow then?”
I was really in it now. So I just walked away. I have to find Ron. I have to ask him if I can come over to his house. I just happened to run into Ron that instant:
“I am so -” said Ron
“Ron, I am so sorry - I was in deep thought, you are just the person I was looking for. Can I come over to your house after school?” I asked nicely.
“Sure, may I ask why - ?”
“I will explain on the way to your house. I will call Ellen and tell her I am at your house.” I said. We hopped into his black Mustang with a white stripe down the center. He just got his license last month.
“Do you like my car?” he asked knowing I was jealous
“Not extremely” I retorted. He looked at me for awhile, then he said:
“You love it, you little liar” he said in his normal ironic tone. That’s all we said till we got to his house. When we walked into the house, it reminded me so much of my home. It was the funky style and just everything about it.
“Ron who is this?” questioned his mother, Cindy
“Christina” said Ron.
“Oh yes, that is who this is. Oh my gosh ,it is really her-”
“Mother” said Ron trying to get her to stop talking. “ let’s go into the living room so we can talk.”
“Ok, that is fine with me” I said. We went up the stairs. We took a left. And went into this huge living room. The furniture theme was that of a log cabin .
“So what has been bothering you lately?” questioned Ron
“Nothing unusual…..well this is how it started. This guy came over and introduced himself and said his name was Rick -” I told him what happened the whole day. “-and he asked to walk me home and that is when I said I was going over to your house,” I finished
“That is weird, I am glad you didn’t let him walk you home.” his voice was serious now.
“There is something I need to tell you. I don’t know if it is safe, but any way since you told me about Rick, I am forced to tell you to keep you safe. It all started like this: my father was a scientist and they messed up an experiment and he is now part human and part dog. When I was born, I somehow was a human/dog and this David Ballard is out to kill all of us. I am your so called Midnight. Your parents that died in the car wreck; they where killed on purpose so that David Ballard could get you. Your real father, Keith, was there when my father, Jon Smith, was turned into a half human and half dog. So your father gave you to your fake mom and dad to keep you safe. The thing is, your father gave you the potion when he figured that it made my father stronger, before he turned into a dog. So you can turn into a human/dog. But the catch is, that the potion affects everyone differently. In your case, you can grow older or younger by a hundred years the most. But you have to learn how to use them. I can help you with turning into a dog and my friend who is living with Mike, Seth, who is 16, can teach you how to use your powers.” By the time he finished, I was going crazy, freaking out literally. I was going to scream.
“What ever you do, don’t say a word to anyone about this.” Ron was actually sorry for me now. I could tell by his voice.
“Rachel, doesn’t even know. When it comes time, she will have to share the burden too. The good thing is, that there are a lot of people in this state that are like us. I am the co-leader, since my father’s best friend, Mike(he is 19), is working on trying to find out what David’s next plan is. Oh, to remind you, Abby is a Ballard too; watch out for her. Well you better be getting home. See you tomorrow.” Ron said it like everything was normal and fine.
When I got home, I went up to my room hoping everyone was home. I felt safe with Ellen at home. As soon as I got into my room, I closed my door and just broke down on my bed crying my heart out. Why would my father do something like this to me?. After dinner, Christina went up to her room. Got out her laptop, and looked up Dr. David Ballard. She got to his web site, when all the sudden the page said unavailable. Why would it do that. Unless he was hiding something.
***
“Ron, it’s time for dinner,” called Cindy up the stairs. Ron was still sitting on the couch where Christina left him. Thinking about what he just told her, she probably thinks he is crazy.
“Ron now, your father is home. C’mon the food is getting cold.” shouted Cindy. Ron went down the steps, rather sulkily.
“You told her, didn’t you,” said Jon(Ron’s dad)
“Yes and, well, I…….told her that her real dad is Keith.” Ron sputtered.
“So, what kind of task is that?” Jon said sarcastically. Ron sat down at the table.
“Honey it’s your turn to say the blessing,” Cindy muttered sweetly.
“Thank you for the food we eat….thank you for the world so sweet…..thank you for the……mothers that sing…thank you…for brothers and dad’s that fight. Thank you God for every thing, Amen” finished Rachel.
“That was great Rachel,” said Jon “Let’s eat.”
“I cooked and cooked all day” said Cindy as she got out the KFC.
After dinner, Ron went outside to visit a friend, Mike, the leader of the pack. As soon as he got out of eye sight, he turned into a dog. “This feels so great.” Ron said in thought. A rabbit ran across the path Ron was following. “Ron, get a hold of yourself, you can eat a rabbit. No Ron, you can’t…….you can, go for it.” Ron, was saying to himself. He caught his rabbit and started eating it. “This is tasting so good, it’s dark and I better get to his house before he leaves,” he thought to himself. He started to run. When he got to the end of the woods he turned back into his human form. He walked out on the sidewalk of Willow Club subdivision and walked down to Mike’s house.
“Mike, are you here?” questioned Ron as he walked into Mike’s house. He went thought the living room and up the stairs to Mike’s bedroom before he found him.
“Mike, you don’t have very good security,” Ron proclaimed. Mike turned from the computer to look at Ron.
“I thought you were my mom,” Mike said as he started to laugh.
“Oh just be quiet” Ron said quite annoyed. That is about how the rest of the conversation went.
Chapter 7 Dinner for two
December was here at last. I finally got over my shock of being told I could turn into a dog and had powers. I finally finished my training. Now I can use them like I use my hands. School was the same. Mrs. Eton and I got really close. One day when I was at her house, I decided to tell her my story. I finally felt like I could trust her. I left all of the names of people out of it. I told her they were unknown to everybody. She asked me if I could do it right now, in her living room:
“Actually turn into a grandma or a kid?” I asked. She looked at me and now she realized that it wasn’t a joke.
“And you said that you could turn into a dog too?” she asked thinking if she heard it again she would believe it. I knew what she was thinking, so I said:
“When I first heard it I couldn’t believe it either. I just had to tell someone and you’re the only one I could trust. Please don’t tell, it’s your choice.”
“I would hate to lose my best pupil,” she said as she walked over and gave me a hug.
“So if you ever see a dog at your back step will you please feed it. It could be me or any of the others running from David. I better get going. I am supposed to meet my friend Mike at five. “See you,” I waved as I got into Ron’s mustang. He was nice enough to pick me up.
“She looked like a ghost; what did you do to her?” asked Ron as we pulled out of her drive way.
“Nothing, I think she was getting sick or something.” I wasn’t really telling I lie because she had a cold already. When we got into town, Ron looked at the clock.
“We’re going to be early, where do you want to go for dinner?” Ron asked, as he looked over at me. “Well…how long do we have?” I asked wanting to go to Wendy’s. I really think he set this up.
“Let me call Mike and see what time he will get out of his meeting,” Ron said while he picked up his cell phone and dialed Mike’s phone number. “An hour the least, he said he didn’t expect it to be this long.”
“Surprise me,” I said hoping he would pick a fast food restaurant, but knowing Ron he will pick Chinese.
“Is Chinese alright?”
“That sounds great.” I really loved Chinese food a lot. We pulled into the restaurant. When he got out I waited for him to come around to the other side. “I get to eat dinner with Ron,” I was thinking to myself. I was so happy I could shout for joy. We sat down in the booth, I ordered teriyaki steak, with broccoli and carrots. Just our luck, Seth( another one of us, he taught me how to use my powers) was there too.
“Ron, Christina, am I lucky or what to find the two of you, here. Oh no, does Ellen know you’re here with Ron? Well if not, I was just over at your house, and you weren’t there and they told me they were coming here to eat dinner. The worst of it all is that Cindy and Ellen are coming. Yeah, I know, you might want to get a to-go plates. You can thank me later.” see you two. (Seth can see people in his mind, what they are doing and saying, at the present time. He can also see what is going to happen in the future.) We asked for to -go plates, and ran out (not literally).He opened the car door and I got in. When he started up the car, I told him I was sorry.
“For what?” he asked.
“For forgetting that tonight my mom goes out to the Ying Shui,” I said rather sulkily.
“It’s ok, at least we got out before they came.” said Ron. We pulled up in Mike’s driveway.
“Here’s your dinner. I am really sorry, the seats are better in here.” Ron muttered.
“It was a little smoky in there any way.” I commented reassuringly. When we finished our dinner. We went for a walk around the neighborhood, to pass the time. He took me over to the woods, a block away.
“This is were I transform back into my human form when I come here.” Ron commented trying to break the silence.
“I never like to transform because I might kill a rabbit or a squirrel or some kind of animal, I really think it is inhumane.” I commented trying to keep the conversation going. When we got back to Mike’s house, we went in side.
“Hi,” said Seth popping out of his hiding place.
“Seth, what are you doing here?” we both questioned at the same time.
“When I got here the doors were locked, so I came in though the doggie door. I unlocked all the other doors while I was at it. I knew you would get here before he got home.” Seth said rather quickly as he went though the whole house and locked the doors.
“I really want to scare him, but you just had to bring a car.” Seth said accusingly
“How else was I supposed to get here then?” Ron commented getting angry now. He knew I liked Seth. And it seemed they always argued and tried to seem smart in front of me. But I think it really makes them seem stupid.
“He’s going to think it’s Amber’s car. He is love struck with her. We’re going to scare the living daylights out of him. He is going to ask her out tonight and when he tries to kiss her, she is going to smack him so hard.” Seth was seeing into the future again. He seems never to stop.
“Seth, stop it, it’s none of you business.” Ron was trying to stop him.
“Oh my gosh,” Seth went white, he was using his powers again.
“What is it now he is going to kill us, after we scare him” Ron was laughing now.
“No, oh my God.” Seth was sitting now on the couch with his head in his hands crying. Something bad was going to happen.
“Ron……” Seth never finished what he was going to say ever.
50% The Beginning
Chapter 1 Remembering
“Cristina, time to go,” said Ellen.
“Ok, I’m coming ,” said Cristina.
I’m going to miss this room. I was leaving to go to college. At first, all I wanted was to go to college, but now, I don’t want to leave. Well my story started like this……..
I was fifteen . I was tall for my age. Most people admired my height but I hated it. I had brown curly hair, and brown eyes. People said they sparkled just like my smile. I wore all the fashionable clothes, and I could fit in a size medium. I loved to go shopping and play in the woods. I had two siblings, Ruth was four, and then came Matt, he was ten. I was really close to my siblings and I hoped we would never get separated.
It was my Mom and Dad’s anniversary, and they got killed that night in a car crash; the person who caused it, lived. I hated it. I felt at that time he should have died too. After all, he caused it. I was really angry. They found out that the person who caused the wreck was running from the police for ten years; and he didn’t have a license. His name was Mr. Rodgers. And
the best thing was that there was a million dollar reward for catching Mr. Rodgers (the least likely ).Then, we read our parents will, and it said we could pick any family member to go and live with. So, I being the oldest, let Ruth have the best home; then Matt and finally me. I guess I got the best home for my age. I got my plane ticket and it was my first time on a plane. I was going to North Carolina. Maybe I might like living with them. They had one daughter, and she was three years old and her name was Jennifer.
Chapter 2 Home
“Here I am !” I wanted to shout as a got off the plane. I didn’t even know who I was looking for. Then, I saw these nice people. It was my Aunt and my new sister. We quickly claimed my luggage and got into their car and headed for my new home. We pulled up to the drive; I was really surprised to see a two story house. It was red and had white trim, with a white tin roof. I was not expecting a house this bright. I was unloading my suitcase from the car, when Jennifer came out of nowhere and hugged me. I really didn‘t expect a hug as soon as I got there.
As we entered into the house, there was a big living room they never used. Then there was a huge kitchen; and as I walked though the hall on my right, was a dining room. And then to my left, there was another living room. I proceeded down the hall to my aunt and uncle’s bedroom. next, there was a staircase. Then my aunt(Ellen) took me upstairs and showed me where I was to stay. On my right was the bedroom where Jennifer slept. Through the hall, there was a guest room and to the right up ten steps, there
was a big TV. Then take another left up three steps and there was my big and lavish blue room. I just loved it. I had my own bathroom and a big closet. Then Ellen(my aunt) took me to the basement where they had a huge wide screen TV; and they had a huge back yard. They even had a guest house for all the grownups that come to their house, with a bar and an air hockey table. It had another kitchen and a porch with a big flat screen TV. Aunt and uncle had the biggest house in the entire neighborhood. My aunt even had 9 acres of forest in back of their house. I loved to play in the woods with Matt( my brother). I have been here for eight days now. And tomorrow I have my first day of school.
Chapter 3 Rachel
I was going to high school this year. I had Mrs. Icard for my first class, math. For writing I had Mrs. Eton. I really liked her. I have to say that if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t be here now. For science I had Mr. Bent. I was for sure that he was out to get me. I think that he was teaching bad language instead of science; he was cursing constantly, at the students.
***
After school, I went exploring and I saw this dog. He was thin and scrawny( I love dogs ). I tried to get him to come to me, but he seemed like he was scared of humans. I sat there for and hour trying to get him to come and get my snack that I had brought with me, colorful goldfish. Right when he was coming closer, Rachel, our neighbor, came rushing towards me and the dog was gone.
“Rachel what do you want this time?” I said.
“To see if you will play dolls with me; I am bored stiff. My mom just left to go..….to pick up some groceries. Ron is in the forest somewhere.”
“No I can’t come,” I said.
( Rachel was three and Ron was sixteen ) I hurriedly went into the house.
“CRISTINA,” I was running as fast as I could. Aunt was calling me for the third time when I finally got to the clearing, Aunt saw me. “Dinner!”
“Coming,” I called back.
We had pizza that night. Pizza is my favorite food.
The next day, I met Abby Ballard. She was tall and had fair skin. She had brown hair and light black eyes. She wanted to be a scientist like her dad. After school, I went back and the dog was in the same place. I started to talk to the dog, and told him all my troubles and about my parents; he seemed to understand. Every time I was done with my homework; Rachel had to come by and ask if I had seen Ron. I said no every time. When Rachel came by, the dog left. I think he was afraid of her. I didn’t know why though. She is really nice.
***
It was Monday again and I was having the worst day. Mr. Bent was on me all day and it seemed like everything I did that day was wrong. I was happy when the lunch bell rang; I would get to talk to Abby. But we had a new guest were I sat to eat lunch. It was Rachel’s brother, Ron. He was really muscular and always wore a mussel shirt, that was either black or a really dark navy blue. When he got dressed up he either wore a Holster or American Eagle polo. He always wore jeans. He had dark brown hair that slightly covered his eyes, which were a really deep dark blue. He was really attracting. If you walked by the cheerleaders you could here them talking about how hansom an attractive he was. I don’t know why, but it seemed I knew him from somewhere. I know I have never met him before. Maybe I had see him walking in the neighborhood he only lived five houses down from us.
Chapter 4 Ballard vs. Paff
“Ron , you are finally here,” said Steven. “You are always late any more. what’s going on?” “Did your sister find out who you are?” questioned Steven.
“NO Steven, and she won’t.” said Ron.
“So where have you been ? said Steven again.”
“D -doing homework,” proclaimed Ron.
“You weren’t doing your homework were you ?” asked Steven suspiciously (Ron waits to the last minute to do any thing.)
***
Alright, it is kind of confusing is isn’t it? Yeah, I thought so. Well ,Ron is a dog - and human combined. His Dad is Jon who is great friends with Dr. Keith Paff. But, one day they figured out who his father was and now Dr. Ballard is out to extinguish, for short, all the human/dogs. To make things even more interesting, Steven has a power to make people not listen to what he says …..
***
“Rick, this isn’t funny,” said Steven “Where are you?”
“Boo, man I scared you to death Steven.” said Rick
“C’mon stop it, I wasn’t scared,” retorted Steven
“Why are you late ?” asked Rick
“Ron, my friend held me up,” said Steven
“Ron you said, is he the one that sits next to the new girl Christina, at lunch, and my sister, Abby ?” questiond Rick.
“Yes, that is Ron.” said Steven “Why do you need to know?”
“Just wondering,” replied Rick
“Wow its 4:00 pm,” said Steven. “I’ve got to go or my mom will have me grounded.”
“Harsh isn’t she ?” retorted Rick.
“No, my grandma is coming in tonight and I have to clean my room.” Steven said as he was running down the path to his street.
“See ya,” said Rick.
***
Rick is Dr. Ballard’s son and they trying to find out were Dr. Paff(which is Ron’s father’s Best friend) is hiding.
Chapters 5 Dr. David Ballard
“What did you find out?” asked Dr. Ballard
“That Ron, is Stevens’s best friend. And I go to school with him. He likes this girl, her name is Cristina.” Rick said proudly.
“Likes? As in girlfriend?” asked Dr. Ballard.
“Well I think,” Rick proclaimed nervously.
“Well I’ve got to find out for sure. No matter what happens, you, Rick, have to become very good friends with this so called Cristina. I need to find out everything about her and this Ron.” demanded Dr. Ballard.
“I will try sir,” said Rick.
“You won’t try, you will do it. Do I make myself clear?” Dr. Ballard snarled.
“Yes sir, I need to go home sir,” he proclaimed very shyly.
***
“I am home,” yelled Cristina.
“Cristina you’re home, I missed you so much.” said Jennifer, Cristina’s cousin.
“Some cute boy came by and asked if you were home. I think he said his name was ….Rachel’s brother, he had a funny name.” said Jennifer.
“Oh really, how do I know you are not pulling my leg.” Cristina asked.
“But I am not -” replied Jennifer and I began tickling my cute cousin.
“Stop it, stop it that tickles,“ Jennifer said in between giggles.
“Just this one time, I will let you go” teased Cristina.
“Look it’s raining. I want to go and stomp in the puddles.” said Jennifer.
“Not now, wait until Ellen(Cristina’s aunt) gets home.” told Cristina. “Why don’t you go and play in your room.” Cristina asked and demanded.
“Ok,”
“I will be in my room if you need me.” said Cristina
Once I was in my room, I opened my window and took in a deep breath of the rain filled air. I loved the smell of rain. I lay on my bed in deep thought. I was thinking of going outside and spending time with my friend. I just can’t call him that can I ?. Midnight, that’s what I will call him, after his eyes. Then I noticed the rain stopped. That’s what took me out of thought. I was running half way, then walking, then all of a sudden, I stopped upright. Ron, what is he doing here?
“Hi Cristina,” said Ron
“Hello,” I commented
There was a silence for awhile. Then, I said something without thinking,
“I didn’t except to see you here.”
“I am really surprised that you came outside.” he retorted.
“Doesn’t Rachel tell you that I am here all the time?” Cristina said nastily
“She doesn’t tell me, just the people who will do something about it. Like my mom, Rosie.” he commented in his normal tone.
“Where do you go all the time? I won’t tell Rachel.”
“Why should I tell you?” he said….. “I go and see my friend Steven.”
“Then -never-mind.” I said
“What did you want me to say?” questioned Ron.
“Ron the phone is for you.” yelled Rachel. Thank god, the phone rang.
“Coming, see you tomorrow.” he said while he was running into his house. Then Rachel came running to me blurting.
“Can I come over to your house to play with Jennifer?” Rachel pleaded
“Sure, if it’s ok with your mother.”
Rachel ran back into the house, and returned five minutes later.
“She said yes,” while half pulling my arm and running.
***
“Hello,” said Ron when he answered the phone.
“This is your friend from school, Rick.”
“I am sorry, I think you have the wrong number,” said Ron.
“Oh, I am sorry for the inconvenience,” Rick grumbled
Rick hung up the phone. “That didn’t go too well,” Rick said to himself. I will have to do it at school.
Chapter 6 The Trouble with Rick
It was another day at school. Ron was unreasonably nice today. And then there was Rick, never seen him in my life .It was really freaky.
“Cristina, can I walk you home?” asked Rick.
“Uh-Ron, I am going over to his house.” I lied.
“Tomorrow then?”
I was really in it now. So I just walked away. I have to find Ron. I have to ask him if I can come over to his house. I just happened to run into Ron that instant:
“I am so -” said Ron
“Ron, I am so sorry - I was in deep thought, you are just the person I was looking for. Can I come over to your house after school?” I asked nicely.
“Sure, may I ask why - ?”
“I will explain on the way to your house. I will call Ellen and tell her I am at your house.” I said. We hopped into his black Mustang with a white stripe down the center. He just got his license last month.
“Do you like my car?” he asked knowing I was jealous
“Not extremely” I retorted. He looked at me for awhile, then he said:
“You love it, you little liar” he said in his normal ironic tone. That’s all we said till we got to his house. When we walked into the house, it reminded me so much of my home. It was the funky style and just everything about it.
“Ron who is this?” questioned his mother, Cindy
“Christina” said Ron.
“Oh yes, that is who this is. Oh my gosh ,it is really her-”
“Mother” said Ron trying to get her to stop talking. “ let’s go into the living room so we can talk.”
“Ok, that is fine with me” I said. We went up the stairs. We took a left. And went into this huge living room. The furniture theme was that of a log cabin .
“So what has been bothering you lately?” questioned Ron
“Nothing unusual…..well this is how it started. This guy came over and introduced himself and said his name was Rick -” I told him what happened the whole day. “-and he asked to walk me home and that is when I said I was going over to your house,” I finished
“That is weird, I am glad you didn’t let him walk you home.” his voice was serious now.
“There is something I need to tell you. I don’t know if it is safe, but any way since you told me about Rick, I am forced to tell you to keep you safe. It all started like this: my father was a scientist and they messed up an experiment and he is now part human and part dog. When I was born, I somehow was a human/dog and this David Ballard is out to kill all of us. I am your so called Midnight. Your parents that died in the car wreck; they where killed on purpose so that David Ballard could get you. Your real father, Keith, was there when my father, Jon Smith, was turned into a half human and half dog. So your father gave you to your fake mom and dad to keep you safe. The thing is, your father gave you the potion when he figured that it made my father stronger, before he turned into a dog. So you can turn into a human/dog. But the catch is, that the potion affects everyone differently. In your case, you can grow older or younger by a hundred years the most. But you have to learn how to use them. I can help you with turning into a dog and my friend who is living with Mike, Seth, who is 16, can teach you how to use your powers.” By the time he finished, I was going crazy, freaking out literally. I was going to scream.
“What ever you do, don’t say a word to anyone about this.” Ron was actually sorry for me now. I could tell by his voice.
“Rachel, doesn’t even know. When it comes time, she will have to share the burden too. The good thing is, that there are a lot of people in this state that are like us. I am the co-leader, since my father’s best friend, Mike(he is 19), is working on trying to find out what David’s next plan is. Oh, to remind you, Abby is a Ballard too; watch out for her. Well you better be getting home. See you tomorrow.” Ron said it like everything was normal and fine.
When I got home, I went up to my room hoping everyone was home. I felt safe with Ellen at home. As soon as I got into my room, I closed my door and just broke down on my bed crying my heart out. Why would my father do something like this to me?. After dinner, Christina went up to her room. Got out her laptop, and looked up Dr. David Ballard. She got to his web site, when all the sudden the page said unavailable. Why would it do that. Unless he was hiding something.
***
“Ron, it’s time for dinner,” called Cindy up the stairs. Ron was still sitting on the couch where Christina left him. Thinking about what he just told her, she probably thinks he is crazy.
“Ron now, your father is home. C’mon the food is getting cold.” shouted Cindy. Ron went down the steps, rather sulkily.
“You told her, didn’t you,” said Jon(Ron’s dad)
“Yes and, well, I…….told her that her real dad is Keith.” Ron sputtered.
“So, what kind of task is that?” Jon said sarcastically. Ron sat down at the table.
“Honey it’s your turn to say the blessing,” Cindy muttered sweetly.
“Thank you for the food we eat….thank you for the world so sweet…..thank you for the……mothers that sing…thank you…for brothers and dad’s that fight. Thank you God for every thing, Amen” finished Rachel.
“That was great Rachel,” said Jon “Let’s eat.”
“I cooked and cooked all day” said Cindy as she got out the KFC.
After dinner, Ron went outside to visit a friend, Mike, the leader of the pack. As soon as he got out of eye sight, he turned into a dog. “This feels so great.” Ron said in thought. A rabbit ran across the path Ron was following. “Ron, get a hold of yourself, you can eat a rabbit. No Ron, you can’t…….you can, go for it.” Ron, was saying to himself. He caught his rabbit and started eating it. “This is tasting so good, it’s dark and I better get to his house before he leaves,” he thought to himself. He started to run. When he got to the end of the woods he turned back into his human form. He walked out on the sidewalk of Willow Club subdivision and walked down to Mike’s house.
“Mike, are you here?” questioned Ron as he walked into Mike’s house. He went thought the living room and up the stairs to Mike’s bedroom before he found him.
“Mike, you don’t have very good security,” Ron proclaimed. Mike turned from the computer to look at Ron.
“I thought you were my mom,” Mike said as he started to laugh.
“Oh just be quiet” Ron said quite annoyed. That is about how the rest of the conversation went.
Chapter 7 Dinner for two
December was here at last. I finally got over my shock of being told I could turn into a dog and had powers. I finally finished my training. Now I can use them like I use my hands. School was the same. Mrs. Eton and I got really close. One day when I was at her house, I decided to tell her my story. I finally felt like I could trust her. I left all of the names of people out of it. I told her they were unknown to everybody. She asked me if I could do it right now, in her living room:
“Actually turn into a grandma or a kid?” I asked. She looked at me and now she realized that it wasn’t a joke.
“And you said that you could turn into a dog too?” she asked thinking if she heard it again she would believe it. I knew what she was thinking, so I said:
“When I first heard it I couldn’t believe it either. I just had to tell someone and you’re the only one I could trust. Please don’t tell, it’s your choice.”
“I would hate to lose my best pupil,” she said as she walked over and gave me a hug.
“So if you ever see a dog at your back step will you please feed it. It could be me or any of the others running from David. I better get going. I am supposed to meet my friend Mike at five. “See you,” I waved as I got into Ron’s mustang. He was nice enough to pick me up.
“She looked like a ghost; what did you do to her?” asked Ron as we pulled out of her drive way.
“Nothing, I think she was getting sick or something.” I wasn’t really telling I lie because she had a cold already. When we got into town, Ron looked at the clock.
“We’re going to be early, where do you want to go for dinner?” Ron asked, as he looked over at me. “Well…how long do we have?” I asked wanting to go to Wendy’s. I really think he set this up.
“Let me call Mike and see what time he will get out of his meeting,” Ron said while he picked up his cell phone and dialed Mike’s phone number. “An hour the least, he said he didn’t expect it to be this long.”
“Surprise me,” I said hoping he would pick a fast food restaurant, but knowing Ron he will pick Chinese.
“Is Chinese alright?”
“That sounds great.” I really loved Chinese food a lot. We pulled into the restaurant. When he got out I waited for him to come around to the other side. “I get to eat dinner with Ron,” I was thinking to myself. I was so happy I could shout for joy. We sat down in the booth, I ordered teriyaki steak, with broccoli and carrots. Just our luck, Seth( another one of us, he taught me how to use my powers) was there too.
“Ron, Christina, am I lucky or what to find the two of you, here. Oh no, does Ellen know you’re here with Ron? Well if not, I was just over at your house, and you weren’t there and they told me they were coming here to eat dinner. The worst of it all is that Cindy and Ellen are coming. Yeah, I know, you might want to get a to-go plates. You can thank me later.” see you two. (Seth can see people in his mind, what they are doing and saying, at the present time. He can also see what is going to happen in the future.) We asked for to -go plates, and ran out (not literally).He opened the car door and I got in. When he started up the car, I told him I was sorry.
“For what?” he asked.
“For forgetting that tonight my mom goes out to the Ying Shui,” I said rather sulkily.
“It’s ok, at least we got out before they came.” said Ron. We pulled up in Mike’s driveway.
“Here’s your dinner. I am really sorry, the seats are better in here.” Ron muttered.
“It was a little smoky in there any way.” I commented reassuringly. When we finished our dinner. We went for a walk around the neighborhood, to pass the time. He took me over to the woods, a block away.
“This is were I transform back into my human form when I come here.” Ron commented trying to break the silence.
“I never like to transform because I might kill a rabbit or a squirrel or some kind of animal, I really think it is inhumane.” I commented trying to keep the conversation going. When we got back to Mike’s house, we went in side.
“Hi,” said Seth popping out of his hiding place.
“Seth, what are you doing here?” we both questioned at the same time.
“When I got here the doors were locked, so I came in though the doggie door. I unlocked all the other doors while I was at it. I knew you would get here before he got home.” Seth said rather quickly as he went though the whole house and locked the doors.
“I really want to scare him, but you just had to bring a car.” Seth said accusingly
“How else was I supposed to get here then?” Ron commented getting angry now. He knew I liked Seth. And it seemed they always argued and tried to seem smart in front of me. But I think it really makes them seem stupid.
“He’s going to think it’s Amber’s car. He is love struck with her. We’re going to scare the living daylights out of him. He is going to ask her out tonight and when he tries to kiss her, she is going to smack him so hard.” Seth was seeing into the future again. He seems never to stop.
“Seth, stop it, it’s none of you business.” Ron was trying to stop him.
“Oh my gosh,” Seth went white, he was using his powers again.
“What is it now he is going to kill us, after we scare him” Ron was laughing now.
“No, oh my God.” Seth was sitting now on the couch with his head in his hands crying. Something bad was going to happen.
“Ron……” Seth never finished what he was going to say ever.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Yes
hello,
wow, i am Finally out of stuff to talk about. i am usually reading and or writing a story. i have 8 story's i have written. i am looking for some book lovers to talk too....and or writers....
wow, i am Finally out of stuff to talk about. i am usually reading and or writing a story. i have 8 story's i have written. i am looking for some book lovers to talk too....and or writers....
Friday, March 7, 2008
Maximum Ride
who ever is reading this...i am a maximum ride lover.
i just read on there site that there is supposed to be
some romance between Fang and Max....(yes...yes)
And maybe James Patterson will knock some sense into the
people and get them to bl eave in global warming. i also saw
that James Patterson is going to try to come out with a maximum
ride game.(for all the game system lovers) well i think i said enough
talk to you later.....
Hannah
i just read on there site that there is supposed to be
some romance between Fang and Max....(yes...yes)
And maybe James Patterson will knock some sense into the
people and get them to bl eave in global warming. i also saw
that James Patterson is going to try to come out with a maximum
ride game.(for all the game system lovers) well i think i said enough
talk to you later.....
Hannah
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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