Cameron Johnson
Target: different sentence types, and stay on thesis topics.
Fresh Air, I Think
As I returned to my home-town on leave amid battle, the roars of emotions returning on what I thought would be good for me suddenly struck. As the swift blow from the sound of the bus doors opened, I hooble to the porch of my house.
“Timmy” my wife shouts:her jaw drops as she is stunned to see me again.
“Oh my God, honey. What have you done to yourself?” she cries. The gateway of emotions hitting me at the moment were too much to fathom anything surrounding me.
I helplessly sat there silent. As the creek from the house door opens; Maxie comes running to the door. “Woof, woof, woof” my dog barks and jumps with joy. On the inside, I feel the joy flooding through my veins. Still, the depression mixed with my memories working together are not enough to bring a smile to my face. It feels as if I am locked in a dark cage with no one to talk to or nothing to say. The memories from the grenade I selflessly dove onto flood back. Squadrient #16972; me, Jake, Adam, Toni, and Martty. I remember the good ole days when the boys and I were cruising in the city with no looking back into tomorrow.
As Cassandra scratched up my favourite, fresh pasta with the rich, creamy wine sauce; I felt a sudden urge of relaxation for a slight moment.
“Honey, are you ok?” she says.
“Yes honey, glad to be home” I spit out ever so slightly. The truth is I am glad to be home, but the emotions I am feeling right now are like no other. With these thoughts flowing around in my head, I question myself; am I really a man? Is there any hope left for me? Do I just end it here? I sprint upstairs. Tears flooding through my eyes. I soab and shout as if I was a little toddler boy. Cassandra runs upstairs after hearing me and says “Timmy, honey, I don't know what you're going through right now, but I for sure know that you can show emotion and talk to me about it”.
I reply with “Thank you honey, I love you”. The memories still there, but nothing else matters as i exposingly lay there with my arm around her saying one more time
“I love you”.
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