Saturday, September 22, 2007
firework story
When I was seventeen I rolled my dad's truck. First I lost control on a really washboard road and then we went off of the road into a ditch and landed upside down. It all happened really fast but then we had to deal with the after effects. My dad's reaction to wrecking his work truck and getting the totalled truck out of the way.
Monday, September 10, 2007
my first draft
Jennifer Cooper
190 North 200 West
Cedar City, Utah 84720
Jcoope33@mymail.slcc.edu
(801)706-8712
THE HOLE
Other sounds of the night were drowned out by the sound of his shovel hitting the dirt. He’d dug holes before but never with the intent or purpose that he did now. He’d been drinking a lot and now even the sight in his good eye was blurred. He was truly alone now. He'd been divorced for over a year. But had his best friend around to keep him company and now he was gone.
Allie loved nights like this one when the sky was completely clear of clouds and you could see billions of stars. Her dog Duke had gotten loose from his chain in the backyard and she was just waiting on her front porch for him to return so she could go to bed. A few minutes later she heard the familiar sound of panting, but could see that something was wrong by the way the yellow lab limped toward her. He approached her happily licking her face as if nothing were wrong. At closer glance she could see that his fur was stained with blood.
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A lot of the blood seemed to be coming from the dog's ear where a chunk the size of a golf ball was missing.
With morning came a pounding headache and crusty eyes that come from a night with too much alcohol. He glanced at the clock, it was one in the afternoon. He felt sluggish but he dragged himself to the shower. He watched the filthy water run off of his body and into the drain. some of the nights' events came rushing back to him. He remembered being on the phone with his ex-wife Rita and hearing his dog yelping in the backyard. He'd ran outside to find out what was going on leaving Rita hanging on the phone. His black lab, O.J. was fighting with another dog and the dog had him by the neck. He could see the other dog was bleeding from his ear but now had the advantage. He grabbed the first item in sight which turned out to be a shovel and took a good swing at the Yellow dog's head. Snap! It was too late the yellow dog had broken O.J.'s neck. He was very angry now and he began swinging blindly at the other dog. Suddenly someone else appeared out of the darkness. She ran up to him quickly but he didn't see her and hit her with the shovel accidentally when trying to hit the yellow lab. There was no sound from her as she fell to the ground.
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"Looks like the other dog got the worse end of the deal."
The vet explained to Allie. "How do you know?" Allie asked.
"The blood all over Duke is from the other dog he was fighting with." The vet explained to Allie that Duke would recover fully possibly with a small limp,but she didn't think the fate of the other dog was so good. Allie took Duke home and chained him up in the backyard. She felt terrible, Her dog had gotten off with minor injuries while he may have killed somebody else's pet. She decided that she would need to get a dog run for Duke so that the chances of him escaping would be a lot less likely.
He ran to the woman he had hit with the metal end of the shovel. He knew immediately it was Rita. She had run over there when she heard the commotion on the phone to see if everything was okay. Now she was on the ground in a heap as the yellow dog got away. SHe wasn't breathing. He had heard about people who had gotten punched or had something else hit them in the face and their nose had been shoved into their brain killing some of them instantly. He figured that is what had happened to her. His first thought had been to take her to the hospital.
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He knew she was dead and he got scared about what would happen to him. So he'd began digging and he dug until four in the morning. He dug until the hole that was ten feet deep. First he threw Rita's body in it. Then he threw four feet of dirt on top of her. Next he put O.J.'s body on top of that four feet. Then he covered him with five feet of dirt. That way if any of the neighbors had heard him and there was an investigation, they would find the dog's body buried in the hole.
TWO MONTHS LATER
Allie returned from the work to find her little brother,Daniel sitting on her living room couch. "I got locked out of Mom and Dad's house so I decided to come over here for a while, I hope you don't mind," Daniel explained.
"No I'm glad you are here, Do you mind taking Duke for a walk?" Allie asked him.
"Oh I already did but when I was trying to put him back in his kennel he ran off. I'm sorry, don't worry I'll go out and try to find him or wait until he gets back whatever you want me to do." Daniel replied nonchalantly. "No you have to go look for him I don't want him to hurt anything", she explained frantically.Daniel left to go find Duke and Allie waited on the front porch for him to return yet again.
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He returned home from work with the same paranoia he did everyday. His ex-wife hadn't worked because her last husband who had died of cancer had left her a large amount of money and she lived off of that. So she didn't have a job where people would miss her or try to find out where she was. He had been questioned about her missing about a month ago and had told the cops that he no longer communicated with Rita since their divorce had become final. He didn't go out at all anymore except to work and buy groceries.
He took up residence on his usual place on the couch when he saw something run by the front window that caught his eye. He stood up to see if it could really be the black lab that had killed O.J. It was the dog had returned. He grabbed his truck keys and headed outside. The lab was half a mile down the road but he could see where he was headed. He got in the truck and began to follow the dog. The dog ran between buildings and so he lost him for a few minutes. As he was headed up one of the busier streets in town, he saw a blonde woman of about 21 years old calling to something from her front lawn. Distracted by her he turned to see what it was, but it was too late he smacked right into the dog.
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He didn't stop but he could see from the distressed look on the blond ladies face and the way the dog slid limply across the road that he was completely dead. He drove up the road about a couple of blocks where he made a right turn and parked on the curb.
He walked back to the scene of the accident where he found the blonde lady hysterically crying. "I saw the accident and I want to help you get the dog out of the road." The man said to her." "What's your name?" He asked. "Allie she replied."
190 North 200 West
Cedar City, Utah 84720
Jcoope33@mymail.slcc.edu
(801)706-8712
THE HOLE
Other sounds of the night were drowned out by the sound of his shovel hitting the dirt. He’d dug holes before but never with the intent or purpose that he did now. He’d been drinking a lot and now even the sight in his good eye was blurred. He was truly alone now. He'd been divorced for over a year. But had his best friend around to keep him company and now he was gone.
Allie loved nights like this one when the sky was completely clear of clouds and you could see billions of stars. Her dog Duke had gotten loose from his chain in the backyard and she was just waiting on her front porch for him to return so she could go to bed. A few minutes later she heard the familiar sound of panting, but could see that something was wrong by the way the yellow lab limped toward her. He approached her happily licking her face as if nothing were wrong. At closer glance she could see that his fur was stained with blood.
Page 2 "THE HOLE"
A lot of the blood seemed to be coming from the dog's ear where a chunk the size of a golf ball was missing.
With morning came a pounding headache and crusty eyes that come from a night with too much alcohol. He glanced at the clock, it was one in the afternoon. He felt sluggish but he dragged himself to the shower. He watched the filthy water run off of his body and into the drain. some of the nights' events came rushing back to him. He remembered being on the phone with his ex-wife Rita and hearing his dog yelping in the backyard. He'd ran outside to find out what was going on leaving Rita hanging on the phone. His black lab, O.J. was fighting with another dog and the dog had him by the neck. He could see the other dog was bleeding from his ear but now had the advantage. He grabbed the first item in sight which turned out to be a shovel and took a good swing at the Yellow dog's head. Snap! It was too late the yellow dog had broken O.J.'s neck. He was very angry now and he began swinging blindly at the other dog. Suddenly someone else appeared out of the darkness. She ran up to him quickly but he didn't see her and hit her with the shovel accidentally when trying to hit the yellow lab. There was no sound from her as she fell to the ground.
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"Looks like the other dog got the worse end of the deal."
The vet explained to Allie. "How do you know?" Allie asked.
"The blood all over Duke is from the other dog he was fighting with." The vet explained to Allie that Duke would recover fully possibly with a small limp,but she didn't think the fate of the other dog was so good. Allie took Duke home and chained him up in the backyard. She felt terrible, Her dog had gotten off with minor injuries while he may have killed somebody else's pet. She decided that she would need to get a dog run for Duke so that the chances of him escaping would be a lot less likely.
He ran to the woman he had hit with the metal end of the shovel. He knew immediately it was Rita. She had run over there when she heard the commotion on the phone to see if everything was okay. Now she was on the ground in a heap as the yellow dog got away. SHe wasn't breathing. He had heard about people who had gotten punched or had something else hit them in the face and their nose had been shoved into their brain killing some of them instantly. He figured that is what had happened to her. His first thought had been to take her to the hospital.
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He knew she was dead and he got scared about what would happen to him. So he'd began digging and he dug until four in the morning. He dug until the hole that was ten feet deep. First he threw Rita's body in it. Then he threw four feet of dirt on top of her. Next he put O.J.'s body on top of that four feet. Then he covered him with five feet of dirt. That way if any of the neighbors had heard him and there was an investigation, they would find the dog's body buried in the hole.
TWO MONTHS LATER
Allie returned from the work to find her little brother,Daniel sitting on her living room couch. "I got locked out of Mom and Dad's house so I decided to come over here for a while, I hope you don't mind," Daniel explained.
"No I'm glad you are here, Do you mind taking Duke for a walk?" Allie asked him.
"Oh I already did but when I was trying to put him back in his kennel he ran off. I'm sorry, don't worry I'll go out and try to find him or wait until he gets back whatever you want me to do." Daniel replied nonchalantly. "No you have to go look for him I don't want him to hurt anything", she explained frantically.Daniel left to go find Duke and Allie waited on the front porch for him to return yet again.
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He returned home from work with the same paranoia he did everyday. His ex-wife hadn't worked because her last husband who had died of cancer had left her a large amount of money and she lived off of that. So she didn't have a job where people would miss her or try to find out where she was. He had been questioned about her missing about a month ago and had told the cops that he no longer communicated with Rita since their divorce had become final. He didn't go out at all anymore except to work and buy groceries.
He took up residence on his usual place on the couch when he saw something run by the front window that caught his eye. He stood up to see if it could really be the black lab that had killed O.J. It was the dog had returned. He grabbed his truck keys and headed outside. The lab was half a mile down the road but he could see where he was headed. He got in the truck and began to follow the dog. The dog ran between buildings and so he lost him for a few minutes. As he was headed up one of the busier streets in town, he saw a blonde woman of about 21 years old calling to something from her front lawn. Distracted by her he turned to see what it was, but it was too late he smacked right into the dog.
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He didn't stop but he could see from the distressed look on the blond ladies face and the way the dog slid limply across the road that he was completely dead. He drove up the road about a couple of blocks where he made a right turn and parked on the curb.
He walked back to the scene of the accident where he found the blonde lady hysterically crying. "I saw the accident and I want to help you get the dog out of the road." The man said to her." "What's your name?" He asked. "Allie she replied."
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