G IS FOR

THE GOLDEN BOY

Connor is my Golden boy. Yes, He is the main male character in my book. A book that I´ve been writing since… well, forever and I don´t know when I´m going to finish it. The story is told from the female character POV, so in there we are not going to read Connor´s thoughts. That´s why I felt the necessity of writing some words from his POV.  Making him real. So, here there are Connor´s thoughts the first day at school:

            After my brief orientation, I am walking through the hallway to my classroom. Second floor and then to the right. That´s what the girl -I didn´t pay attention to her name- from the front desk told me to go. I sighed, I can´t avoid it. This is the second school in two months, the four in a year. I guess my mom is right. Family is what matters the most, and family should be together. That´s why I´m here. There are eyes focused on me, people´s whispering. The new basketball star, the general´s son, the golden boy.

            I am not a damn golden boy. I...am not. At seventeen I´ve made to many fucking mistakes. Now I just want to make things right. This time is going to be better, is going to be different. The way I see it, if I´m going to have everything I want, this is my last shot. And I don´t have intention to miss it.

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F IS FOR....

FANTASY ISLAND

     When I was a child I used to watch a TV show named “The Fantasy Island 
”. In there, the visitors of a fantastic island made their dreams come true, after dealing with different difficulties and problems. Well, lately I´ve thought the Fantasy Island really exist, the dilemma is knowing where to find it.

     As a new immigrant, I had to shed waterfalls, overcome hundreds of obstacles and lock nostalgia in a drawer, in order to go searching for my very special piece of paradise.   The irony is that my little paradise is not an exotic and distant piece of land in the Pacific, neither is full of fame or fortune ... I found my very particular fantasy island in a far corner up north of the American continent, where despite the cold and the weather adversities, I´ve found peace. Now I am part of a community where my family can live and thrive, where we are respected only by the fact of being individuals, and where there are equal opportunities.  But most of all, it´s a place where work and effort is rewarded with quality of life, hope and desire to continue dreaming ..

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E IS FOR.......

EMOTIONS

I had forgotten that a few years ago I had written this ... A few words describing how I felt at that time. Today I´m thankful because I believe I have overcome those blue emotions, even when sometimes they feel like wanting to come back.

“All souls find their Destiny,

but where is mine?...

I wonder… perhaps it lost its path?”

In Spanish (original versión )

Todas las almas encuentran su destino,

pero donde está el mío?...

me pregunto ¿acaso se extravió?

                        Note: Images taken from A to Z challenge and google.com

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D IS FOR....

DECISIONS

She was standing on the road with a broken GPS and a map she didn´t know how to read.

She walked a couple steps, looked around and cursed out loud.

Emma returned and got into the car. With frustration she made a big paper ball with the map and threw it in the back seat.

Emma decided to start the car and drive following her instincts, which was bad, really bad. After all she was the woman who had accumulated the worst choices in a lifetime.

However Emma was a positive person. Realistic could be a better description though. Actually she just need a little luck to arrive on time to the interview she had pursued her entire career.

Yes, with a little luck, her life would change. The problem was that “life” had a different fate for her… Yes, her world was going to change more that Emma had ever thought

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C IS FOR....

COMFORT ZONE

A month ago we moved to a bigger place… It was part of our settlement process which, after three years, it continues in progression. Well, I guess a “Complete settlement” never happens, not really. If we want to keep moving, going, learning, doing more, doing better, we can´t stay in just one place, physically or emotionally.

So, that night while resting on my brand new bed, looking at the ceiling. I had this estrange idea of being comfortable. I was trying to think about what was coming next and in that moment, I didn´t have an answer for my own question.   

            People say that if you stay in comfort zone, if you don´t push yourself enough, you run the risk of getting stuck and stop improving yourself personally and professionally. You are hiding if you stay in your comfort zone.

            However I was wondering if that would be too bad, feeling safe and secure? Is that too bad to stay in a place where you feel confident and where you have some control?

            I think the comfort zone could be a safe heaven. Some place where we can breathe and enjoy our achieved goals, what we have done, and then we can start walking again.

            Sometimes I wish to stay there in my comfort zone. Sometimes I just want to close my eyes, clear my head. Sometimes I want to shut the world out and enjoy being myself.  

            Can I stay there please? I promise it´s going to be just for awhile.    

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B is for...

BROOKE

For the past few month I´ve been creating this character. Here a sneak peek of her thoughts.

I don´t know why people always assume that my taste in music is reduced to classic music.  Sure Mozart and Beethoven were cool guys, but hello! Have they ever listened how Maroon 5, Foo Fighters or Pink songs sound when they are played with a Violin? Well it´s freaking awesome! Of course my teacher didn´t understand that; when this morning he said let´s go crazy and do something different for our annual festival concert. I thought finally we were gonna play Kelly Clarkson, but noooo he chose Chopin. C´mon!

            Definitely today is one of those days, if you know what I mean. First and yes once and again my old stubborn music teacher smashed my talent. Second my classmates, against all odds we could pick what we wanted to do in P.E. class, and instead of choosing something easy and relaxing like jogging, the stupid girls decided to play volleyball, Hell No!, my hands are too important to be ruined by a ball; so I stayed there in a corner avoiding flying balls for 45 minutes. Then, and the worst, is the kid from the cafeteria who mixed my order again like every Monday. Thanks God the day is almost over and I can visit my tree, I´m heading there right now actually. My perfect giant oak is in the far spot at the central park, next to the lake, where the sun illuminates the water, the air is light and fresh, and the birds are waiting for me to join playing my music.  There, next to my tree I´m free, I can be myself. The fucking world doesn´t exist, just my violin and me.  

   

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A TO Z CHALLENGE

 This month I decided to try something new. I am going to participate in the blogging from A to Z challenge. Hopefully this will help me with my English Writing. I´ll be writing about romance, love, life, and something more... What can I say...I´m forever a pink girly girl!

See you around!

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