TonyHowes
1-4-12
English


Dark,Dark city

        The neonlights shone bright and twinkling. Noised buzzed through the dark alley way. Hugebuildings surrounded me as though they were guarding something. When we movedto South Hadley I didn’t know where I would fit in by I managed. What goes onhere is a mystery always seeming to elude me somehow.
        I quicklywrote our live in maid Madame Delatorre a note so she would not fret as towhere I was. I looked in to my parents room but for some strange reason myfather wasn’t there. I grabbed my South Hadley Tigers jacket and zipped it upand grabbed my camera gear and left the house. I checked my watch and it read1:45 am. Perfect I thought to myself ill finally be alone with just her.
        “Well, I hopedyou saved me a seat.” my girlfriend Skylar said as she hugged me. Her beautiful model like smile always got to me the way she held my hand always made me feelwarm even if it was freezing. I had such compassion towards her it was just so sad.
        The nightwas brisk as I walked home to my new home. As I tuned down the street I heard a familiar voice say “what do you mean you don’t have the money?” “I’m sorry justgive me one more week.” a raspy voice said. “I’ve given you far too long” the first voice said. Then a loud Pop followedbeing enthralled with this conversation I didn’t realize I was in the wide openand hid behind a big pine tree. Oh my god  I have to get out of here! I ran home not bothering to even change myclothes as I jumped under the cover of my already too small bed. When I calmeddown I took out my camera but it was already on. How strange I thought. I remindedthe film and found I had filmed the whole murder! I strained to look at thefigures because of the poor quality of the light it can’t be! I thought
        The sunlightshone brightly through my window at 8:00 am. I rubbed my eyes oblivious to whathad happened last night. I made myself a cup of hot chocolate and saw my dadsitting on the couch watching the news. Sure enough they were talking about themurder. “This woman was seen fleeing the scene last night “No way I thought that’sMrs. Wood! I called Skylar right away and told her to meet me. “What’s wrong”she asked?  “Nothing” I replied as sheput her perfect arms around my waist. “Tony, I know you and something’s wrongyou can tell me” “I just thought I get some shots of the Sunset” “Don’t changethe subject Tony.” “fine, When I was walking home I heard some voices and then Iheard a gunshot” “I’m so sorry” She said “what can I do” I replied Well you’ve gotto do something you can’t just keep this to yourself.” And we laid there holding each other in the field until the sun went down.
        That night Ihad a dream. I was being chased by a man with the same voice as I heard lastnight and he was chasing me as if powered by a gas pedal running faster andfaster getting closer and closer. I ran into a curb and tripped. An arm pickedme up and I felt a cold circle pushed to my temple at that moment the manripped off his mask to revile the face of my father. He said “ you’ve alwayshad your decisions made for you but this one’s up to you and you better makethe right decision, or else”. Andwith a strange grin he pulled the trigger. I woke up in a cold sweat. I sprintedto put on my jacket and ran all the way to the police station
         At the station a studious woman said “how may Iassist you?” I…I….I have this tape, I think someone would watch. The womancalled for some officer and they put my tape into the small TV In the corner. Themysterious night of the murder appeared on the screen. The officer lookedclosely at the screen and jumped when the gunshot went off. “Who is that man” theyasked. “That’s…that’s…that’s my…” I struggled to finish the sentence “That’s myfather.” “You did the right thing.” The officers said “what’s going to happento my dad” I asked “well he’s going to have to spend a long time in jail.” The policeofficer responded.
They sat me down in thelobby for awhile and I waited and waited until the front door swung open andthrust my father inside. He looked my way and our eyes locked. I felt like I shouldexplain. I felt like breaking into a thousand little pieces. I know I had donethe right thing but it felt so wrong. I tried to turn away, but the only thing Iknew how to do was cry. One by one the tears slid down my cheeks.

The End