Wess's blog: "Really Short Stories"

I like to wright short stories, do you like to read short stories?  Here is a short story.

As I remember my younger days full of fond memories of family, friends, and joy, our family didn't have much money but I never noticed till much later in life, I usually was too busy looking at the stars with such wonder and curiosity that the world became a much further place to me then the stars ever could be.

As I grew into my teens I was full of opinions and I would let them out as often as I could, it’s not a stretch to say I was somehow invincible and foolish at the same time, as they say “ignorance is bliss” and so would I later in life, and of course we all know what bliss is but I never really knew what ignorance was, well never mind it’s not important.

As I grew I loved and learned to do the same with those who couldn't, then one day I learned to love one as I loved myself and I believe she acted in kind, it was a strange thing but I grew ever so fond of the idea and the joys the idea had given me, we settled down and had kids and loved them just as we loved each other.

As my elder years came so did many days of sorrow, I became shy of my opinions not because I didn’t have any I just learned how often they can change and how little they can mean, my perspective grew as I saw things once cherished wither as do my own hands, and the ones who are new to life you know from experience just cannot understand the beauty in this, it was a hard idea to hold on to but I never could let go of it because of the constant reminders.

As I grew too old enjoy life as I once did and my love had passed shortly before, I used my remaining time wisely and  spoke every kind word I felt I needed to and done every kind thing I could, as I laid with my last remaining breath and the ones I loved around me I felt that my work here was finally finished, and after all my thoughts and memories were thru racing one came to me like a warm blanket, every decision I've made lead me to this point and everything was in the place it was meant to be all along, and it was good, then for one last time out of nowhere the stars came back into my mind like an old familiar friend and the world became a distant place once more.

As my eyes closed for their last time new ones  had opened, a light raised from my head and I felt a veil being lifted as my eyes adjusted to there surroundings I saw a figure standing before me, I somehow knew her well and she was, to me, the same as my mom was from a world that seems more like a dream now, but she was very different, large dark eyes, and a oddly shaped head, no ears, and soft looking skin with a light grey complexion, I was startled a bit yet found no fright in her appearance at all, then she made and expression seemingly unfamiliar to me but I somehow knew this to be a smile, just like the ones from the world that was, then things became more clear what this is and where I am became aparent, she then spoke kindly to me in strange words I somehow understood, she said "how was your first day of school”.

J J J

                                   The Report Card                              By: Wess