Juliet King July 31, 2013 English IV, Block 04 The 7 Deadly ins go to chool Seven Deadly Vignettes

Write one vignette for each of the seven deadly sins. (Your vignettes should paint a picture in your readers mind of what each sin actually looks like, feels like, tastes like, sounds like, smells like, moves like, etc. Your abstractions might be the place to start.) You need to include one example of each of the literacy terms in your final draft. ( ust a note ! you may also do seven vignettes of the "#irtues$ if you wish. Wrath !ou "ass each othe# in the hall$ay and the tension is so thick you gag on it% The#e he goes, &ouncing along &y% 'oo(y g#in &usting o"en his thick, "asty skin, e)"osing &#aces loaded so (at $ith sli*y g#u&& that you can &a#ely see the +agged teeth &eneath% That asshole $ith the hai#% The long hai#, dish$ate# &londe and the en,y and o&session o( *any a (e*ale in the school% The idiot, too high to (unction, tu#ning class ti*e into a lesson in his o$n co*edic genius% -hen he $as too (ucking stu"id to unde#stand an e)e#cise, he a#gued the intelligence o( his guide (o# not &eing e((icient enough to co**unicate $ith hi*, $hen #eally he $as +ust too &#ain.dead and ine&#iated to $#a" his e*"ty head a#ound the conce"t% The asshole $ith the hai#, the to" dist#i&uto# o( high.g#ade canna&is to high school students all o,e# the city% E,e#y&ody/s (#iend% The cocky, &#atty, s"oiled (ucking asshole that chee#ily "#oclai*ed you a 0(ucking (aggot1 one day in the hall$ay (o# $ea#ing you# ho*e.*ade shi#t de"icting the na*e o( you# &and% 2o*e.*ade &ecause unlike hi* and his &and, you don/t ha,e a "a#ent to dish out 3400 (o# "#inted shi#ts% The night &e(o#e the incident, you laid out a "lain $hite T and $ent to $o#k on it $ith a ha#"ie, outlining the callig#a"hy $ith ut*ost "#ecision% 5"on co*"letion, the#e you sat, "#oudly ga6ing u"on you# no.longe# "lain $hite T, a sy*&ol o( all that you a#e "assionate a&out, all that you/,e $o#ked (o#, all that you a#e "#oud o(% !ou th#e$ it on, did a cou"le 370 deg#ee tu#ns in the *i##o#, and ho""ed into &ed still $ea#ing it% 8n e,ening $ell s"ent, you $e#e e)cited to #e"#esent you# dedication at the d#eaded institution $he#e no&ody kno$s no# ca#es $hat you# na*e is o# $hat you/#e a&out% !ou st#oll con(idently, (o# the (i#st ti*e e,e# $ith a (eeling o( "u#"ose% !ou see that kid $ith the hai# &ouncing &y, you see his eyes (all on you# $o#k, you see his &#o$s (u##o$ and his gu**y *outh slide into a s*i#k% Those c#usty li"s "a#t and out d#i" those $o#ds that ha,e e,e# since *ade you# gut t$ist u" and you# &lood coagulate &ehind you# eyes% -hat gi,es hi* a #ight to +udge you9 2e doesn/t kno$% !ou/,e ne,e# e,en e)changed a $o#d% !ou "ass each othe# in the hall$ay and the tension is so thick you could gag on it, &ut you/#e done gagging% !ou/#e done s$allo$ing the shit "eo"le gi,e you% !ou look hi* in his du*& &lue eyes and ste" (o#$a#d% -ith you# t$o hands you $#ench hi* u"$a#ds &y his th#o&&ing th#oat% 0-ho/s a (ucking (aggot no$91 you di((use th#ough clenched (angs%

%luttony 0:ah dude let/s go to the &u##ito line%1 0Dude $e go to the &u##ito line lite#ally e,e#y day%1 0I don/t ca#e $hat you do, I/* going to the (uckin/ &u##ito line%1 I hea,e a sigh and sidle on &esides *y stu&&o#n (#iend, $ho $alks in ti*e $ith *e (o# hal( a second &e(o#e &#eaking into a (ull.on s"#int, &olting th#ough the sta*"ede o( sta#,ing adolescents to &eat the* to the &u((et% tainless steel stocked $ith (lakey, stale to#tillas, st#ingy nacho chee6e $ith the ,iscosity o( *elted ac#ylic, soggy and $ate#logged ,egeta&les *a#inating in thei# o$n sli*ey, "ungent +uices% 8nd the +ello cu"s, e,e#y colo# o( the #ain&o$ dulled slightly and i*"#egnated $ith a "ea# slice, sus"ended in the not.;uite. solid, not.;uite.li;uid su&stance and to""ed $ith a little dollo" o( $hi""ed c#ea* like a tiny el(/s hat o( ,el,ety dog shit% I catch u" $ith hi* a(te# a *inute o( scanning scal"s, sea#ching (o# his (#i66y *o" a*ongst the *asses% I s;uee6e, "ush and s;ui#* *y $ay th#ough the c#o$ds until I a* shoulde#.to.shoulde# $ith *y dea# (#iend as he di#ects the se#,e# in the const#uction o( his "e#(ect &u##ito% 0Th#o$ so*e &eans on that shit< =o#e< =>?E<1 The lunch lady gi,es hi* a look that *akes *e hate he# li(e as *uch as she does% 0 ou# c#ea* that &itch the (uck u", unh, (uck yeah%1 I shoot hi* a si*ila# gla#e that is counte#acted &y the hel"less g#in that has st#etched ac#oss *y cheeks% 2e #ecei,es his &u##ito, &ulging $ith sodden &#o$ns and leaking thin $hite d#i66le% -e e)it the hi,e and head o(( ca*"us to his ,ehicle% -e $alk in silence% I listen to the $hite noise o( (ello$ students talking a#ound us as he slu#"s and tea#s at the guts o( his ali*ent% -ith e,e#y st#ide, a (e$ st#i"s o( lettuce o# one g#easy cu&e o( to*ato slides do$n the to#tilla, clinging to the so""ing edge &e(o#e (alling to the stea*ing side$alk &elo$% By the ti*e $e/#e in his ca#, a colonial &lue @h#ysle# e&#ing $ith a stench like the a#*"it o( 2ades, he has de,ou#ed his *o#sel and is hal($ay th#ough the g#oo*ing "#ocess% 2e tho#oughly licks each (inge# all the $ay to the &ase% I sla* *y inde) (inge# do$n #e"eatedly on the 0do$n1 side o( the "o$e# $indo$ &utton, eyes "ooling (#o* the hu*id odo#% 2e #u&s his g#i*y "a$s against his al#eady stained ?asta(a#ian.the*ed &utton.do$n and +a*s his key into the ignition% I**ediately *y $indo$ &egins to c#ee", sto""ing a&out th#ee ;ua#te#s o( the $ay do$n, lea,ing a ga" +ust &ig enough to allo$ the "assing o( a slight &#ee6e% I close *y eyes and soak u" the easily attained (eeling o( (#eedo* that once ca*e (#o* "laying hooky, &e(o#e I &eca*e a Aose# (o# it% The ne)t ti*e they o"en, $e/#e "ulling into Aucky Jay/s, a ty"ical looking 0Kee" 8ustin -ei#d1 kind o( +oint, all *u#al and neon and southe#n co*(o#t% 0Dude%%%$hat91 I &#eathe, astounded% 0I/ll &e #ight &ack%1 Ten *inutes late#, the ca# is a g#eenhouse and I (eel like I/* s"#outing s"o#es out o( *y d#enched e"ide#*is% I o"en the doo# and un(old onto the "a,e*ent like a $ooden slinky% Eyes close again% >"en $hen I (eel the lightest g#a6e o( a (eathe# against *y (o#ehead% The#e/s his (ace, hal( an inch (#o* *ine% 2is &lue eyes $ide and sc#ea*ing, skin st#etched and disto#ted ac#oss his giant, loo*ing (ull *oon o( a (ace% I (eel so*ething thick and $a#* d#i" onto *y e)"osed *id#i((% 0-hat the (uck%%%,1 I &a#ely s;uee6e th#ough a closed.toothed g#i*ace% I #un *y "inky ac#oss the 'od.kno$s.$hat su&stance that has +ust &een e)c#eted (#o* &ul&ous "a#ody slo&&e#ing o,e# *e% I gathe# it on *y (inge#ti" and #aise it to eye le,el to in,estigate% 8*&e# like sa", o,e#$hel*ingly s$eet s*elling%%%(ucking sy#u"% The (ool has "u#chased anothe# &u##ito% :ot a t#aditional &u##ito, &ut a god (o#saken chicken and $a((le

&u##ito, slathe#ed in g#ease and the sa*e sickening necta# that has le(t a sticky snail t#ail on *y *iddlesection% 0!ou/#e #idiculous,1 I *utte# as I &#ush the (lecks o( as"halt o(( *y sho#ts% -e cli*& &ack into the e&#ing to continue ou# ;uest (o# that (eeling o( acco*"lish*ent that ca*e (#o* d#i,ing a#ound all day% In the ne)t se,en hou#s, *y (#iend $ent to Taco Bell t$ice, -hata&u#ge#, th#ee di((e#ent gas stations, and a =cDonald/s% 2e ,o*ited t$ice% %reed It/s 7B47 on a -ednesday e,ening% The sun is setting and the high school/s @once#t >#chest#a is on stage "#e"a#ing in (#ont o( 213 audience *e*&e#s including "a#ents, si&lings, g#and"a#ents, aunts, uncles, (#iends, ene*ies, and ad*inist#ato#s% The ai# s*ells di((e#ent to each indi,idual% To the inst#ucto#, it #eeks o( inco*"etence and i*"atience% To the students it/s a t$itching, (ungal kind o( nonchalance% The audience is e*itting a cloud o( 0a#e.$e.the#e.yet91 and the#e/s a good th#ee hou#s to go% But you, the &andit in a &lack d#ess, can s*ell nothing &ut o""o#tunity% 8s you# class, the @ha*&e# >#chest#a, (iles in to +oin the audience and o&se#,e the lo$e# #anks as inst#ucted, you sli" &ehind a colu*n% 5ndetected, you c#ee" into the >#chest#a class#oo*, $hich students use as a "lace to un"ack and "#actice &e(o#e the sho$% !ou slo$ly "ull the doo# to &ehind you, and you a#e alone a*ongst the &ack"acks% Back"acks e,e#y$he#e, "#i*e (o# "icking% That scent o( o""o#tunity is so "ungentC you/#e giddy $ith g#eed% !ou &egin at the (a# le(t o( the #oo*, $he#e a (ai#ly ne$.looking digital ca*e#a sits on a ta&le ungua#ded, as i( it had &een $aiting (o# you% Too easy% !ou sho,e it into you# o$n &ack"ack and "#oceed to $o#k you# $ay a#ound the #oo* clock$ise% !ou dig and t#i(le th#ough e,e#y single &ag, taking cash, cell"hones, ca*e#as, (ood, clothes% E,en i( it/s not $o#th selling, you take it any$ay% Because $hat did these child#en do to dese#,e these things that you ne,e# did9 It/s you# tu#n to ha,e, and it/s thei# tu#n to $ant% -hen you #e*e*&e# $hat it (elt like to ha,e you# o$n things "il(e#ed, you# ,indication g#o$s ten(old% !ou/#e getting you# ,engeance% :ot on the students, they/#e not $ho $#onged you% !ou/#e getting &ack at li(e% &loth !ou/#e sitting at a desk% The desk is cold% The desk is in a #oo*% The #oo* is cold% o cold, you/#e shi,e#ing% !ou sta#e *aliciously at the ai# conditioning ,ent "osted "e#"endicula#ly on the $all to you# #ight, slightly ele,ated a&o,e the le,el o( you# scal" so that the cutting su#ge o( "#ocessed o)ygen tickles the loose hai#s u" the#e, causing the* to dance a#ound co*ically like the $acky $a,ing in(lata&le a#*.(lailing tu&e *en (#e;uently on dis"lay at ca# deale#shi"s% D#igid and (#ust#ated, you# eyes $ande# to$a#d the &otto* #ight co#ne# o( you# co*"ute# sc#een (o# the tenth ti*e in the last th#ee *inutes% It/s still only EB37, +ust as it $as the last th#ee ti*es you checked% !ou# eyes shi(t #outinely &et$een the ti*e, Dace&ook, and the sheets o( "a"e# in (#ont o( you% The sheets, enc#y"ted $ith the language o( Integ#ated Fhysics and @he*ist#y, in(u#iate you &eyond #eason% !ou t$ist you# head to the le(t and take in as *uch o( the gi#l ne)t to you as you can in a ;uick innocent glance% !ou $o#k you# $ay a#ound the #oo* in this (ashion, &#ie(ly assaulting you# (ello$ IF@ students $ith you# eyes% aid "ee"e#s s$i,el &ack to the sc#een in (#ont o( you and you sc#oll th#ough you# Dace&ook ne$s(eed (o# the se,enth ti*e% ee the sa*e "ictu#es, the sa*e thoughtless &lu#&s that you sco((ed at o# s*i#ked and nodded in ag#ee*ent $ith an hou# ago% The sheets o( "a"e# #e*ain neglected, sta#ing u" at you, hung#y (o# you# kno$ledge% 0I (ucking

hate IF@,1 you/ll late# announce to you# "ee#s% 0I/* going to g#aduate late as (uck &ecause o( that class%1 :o, it/s not the class itsel( that is going to "#e,ent you (#o* e)iting the #eal* o( high school in a ti*ely *anne#% It/s this #outine% This sitting and sta#ing and ne,e# acco*"lishing anything% These (utile atte*"ts to con,ince you#sel( that so*ething/s holding you &ack, $hen all it #eally is is you#sel(% 'nvy 5gh% chool% De*ales% De*ales at school% -ith thei# gli**e#ing, glitte#ing gla*ou# and see*ingly undented ce#tainty% The ones $ho al$ays $alk $ith a du"licate and a "u#"ose% They giggle and click thei# sleek shining talons against slick cellula# sc#eensC e)"ose tiny, "e#(ectly aligned teeth as thei# "lu*" li"s like "ink slugs s"lit into (la$lessly sy**et#ical e)"#essions o( casual content*ent% 8 "ai# o( the* "asses &y you in thei# 5#&an >ut(itte#s, "aid (o# &y $ine.o.holic "a#ents $ith *a##iage counselo#s and ho*es c#a(ted &y "oo#ly. (unded *e)icans and Ikea% The cloud o( $a#* ,anilla suga# scent linge#s a#ound you# &u&&le o( solitude, "oking at you# ne#,es% The*, $ith thei# (#iends and thei# 0sec#ets1 and e)clusi,e laughte# and accusato#y eye contact% !ou, $ith you# stolen th#i(t sto#e #ags and lousy atte*"ts% :o cell "hone, nails &#oken o(( into &loody tides, decade.old eye *akeu" goo"ing at the co#ne#s o( you# eyes, eyes that ca##y *o#e &aggage than you# g#and"a/s $i(e and *ay&e you do 0look like a c#ackhead%1 !ou $ande# the hall$ays in ci#cles du#ing the lunch &#eak &ecause as long as you look like you ha,e so*e$he#e to &e none o( the* $ill notice that you/#e hung#y and alone% E,e#y ti*e you see a s"#ay o( st#a$&e##y &londe in the &#ee6e, hea# a little &udding s"#out o( titte#ing laughte# o# a s;ueaky s;ueal soa# th#ough you# (o#ce(ield, you hate the* a little &it *o#e, &ecause they *ake you hate you#sel(% !ou i*agine that they sit on thei# &a&y "ink du,et co,e#ed (utons and Dace&ook chat (#o* households ya#ds a"a#t on =ac&ook 8i#s a&out you and the #u*o#s they/,e hea#d and ho$ you/#e a &itch% !ou/#e not a &itch though%%% !ou +ust ca##y a g#udge like 8tlas/ *ighty celestial s"he#e% !ou $ant $hat they ha,e and that *akes you intole#ant and una&le to #elate to the*, so you don/t &othe#% It/s not the *ate#ial &ullshit that heats you till you *elt $ith en,y, though you ce#tainly $ouldn/t *ind all that% It/s the si*"licity, the thought o( $aking u" in the *o#ning and only ha,ing to gi,e a shit a&out $hat you/#e going to $ea#% The thought o( choosing a college &eing the *ost *ind.#attling decision you/ll e,e# (ace% (ride !ou/#e in (#osty #oo* nu*&e# 407% o"ho*o#e 5 2isto#y% )egulars. This is you# (i#st #egula#s class ever% !ou/#e looking (o#$a#d to a lightening o( the load and a less tense educational en,i#on*ent, &ut you/#e antsy &ecause you/,e hea#d a&out regulars% :on.F#e. 8F students% In F#e.8F 5 2isto#y you had &een silently la&eled the Du*& >ne &ecause you# g#ades $e#e "oo#% !ou had sta#ted *iddle school (i,e yea#s ago $ith e)e*"la#y g#ades and attendance% !ou $e#e in the to" 10G in the school, $hich $as a &ig deal then% 8s the yea#s "ast, situations occu##ed $hich caused you# e)cellence to su&side% F#o&le*s at ho*e *ade $aking u" in the *o#ning ha#de# than going to slee" at night% !ou $e#e unde#nou#ished and constantly e)hausted, and on to" o( that, a &loody o#chest#a $as constantly en(o#cing a &lushing sy*"hony o( "ain in you# a&do*en and you didn/t kno$ $hy% !ou (ound out that one o( you# *a+o# o#gans $as *a+o#ly de(o#*ed and you $ould ha,e to endu#e a *a+o# su#ge#y, $hich $ould lea,e you out o( school (o# a good nu*&e# o( $eeks% -hile #eco,e#ing, you# class*ates chugged th#ough assign*ents that $eighted the *a+o#ity o( the g#ade a,e#age (o# the se*este# $hile you laid still in you# &ed, t#ying not to &#eathe $hile you# sutu#es to#e o"en% -hen you #etu#n to school, you a#e *iles &ehind $ith

no chance o( catching u" &e(o#e the yea# is o,e#% !ou (igu#e, (uck it, and d#o" all o( you# F#e.8F classes% :o$, you a#e he#e% ?oo* 407% The teache#, a "innacle o( t#y.ha#d *asculinity, too dense to "u#sue a #eal ca#ee# so he &eca*e a high school (oot&all coach, (o#ced to teach a #egula#s English cou#se &ecause the school $as too unde#(unded to hi#e one% 2e/s sho#t and *uscula#, (ace "e#*anently $#enched in a disgusted gla#ing g#i*ace% >n one hand, you/#e e)cited% :o *o#e hou#s o( ho*e$o#k, no *o#e ti*ed essays, no *o#e st#essing out o,e# &inde# checks and "o" ;ui66es% :o *o#e 27s on tests and 7Es on #e"o#t ca#ds% It/d &e s*ooth sailing (#o* this "oint on, you/d &e a sta# student< >n the othe# hand, you $e#e disa""ointed% !ou/#e s*a#te# than this% That/s "#o,en on the (i#st day, $hen a (e*ale student asks "e#"le)edly i( Ja"an still e)ists a(te# --II% The cu##iculu* is &land and o&,ious% The students a#e o&no)ious and (la*&oyant $ith thei# igno#ance% !ou ;uickly &eco*e disenchanted $ith the lack o( e((o#tC the dull stillness is *o#e o( a cho#e than the &ustling an)iety o( F#e.8F% 8s the $eeks "ass you &eco*e "a#anoid that you/#e #eg#essing intellectually% !ou &eco*e (#ust#ated and intole#ant o( the (ungus.like attitude o( the students and the sou# dis"osition o( the inst#ucto#% !ou# attendance &egins to ta"e# do$n until you ha,en/t &een in the (luo#escent t#a" in a good *onth% The notices a#e (looding you# *ail&o), calling you a t#uant, th#eatening to take you and you# gua#dian to cou#t, &ut you don/t gi,e a shit &ecause you/#e too good (o# the*% *ust It/s 11B42 in the *o#ning% !ou/,e &een sitting still since HB00% It is the Big Day, the day in $hich you# eighth g#ade class at Aa*a# =iddle chool $ill &e su&+ected to the al*ighty standa#di6ed test, the 40.;uestion "a*"hlet that $ill dete#*ine you# (ate% To "#og#ess on to the *yste#ious &#anch o( g#o$th kno$n as 0high school,1 o# to t#i" and (all &ehind, to #e*ain in sha*e $ith an in,isi&le dunce c#o$n &olted to you# skull (o# the #est o( you# educational ca#ee#9 >nly ti*e $ould tell% The#e you sit, in you# na,y &lue "lastic chai# $ith the little ass. ,ie$ing $indo$ in the &ack, identical to the 474 othe#s that a#e also occu"ied &y a "letho#a o( *ulticultu#al &otto*s, aged 11 th#ough 14% It is 11B42 on test day and you (inished the da*ned test a good hou# and a hal( ago% !ou sit, (o#&idden to #ead o# d#a$ o# $#ite% !ou *ay sit st#aight o# lean (o#$a#d and touch you# giant, not.;uite.(ully.de,elo"ed, *issha"en (i,ehead onto the tiny single.se#,ing (o#*ica desk in (#ont o( you% Being too long.o(.neck and sho#t.o(."atience to co**it to getting co*(o#ta&le on the s*udged su#(ace, you si*"ly sit and sta#e% !ou# eyes study you# "ee#s ca#e(ully, #oa*ing (#o* one dete#*ination. disto#ted (ace to the ne)t, hunting and s"ea#ing &le*ishes, c#ust, (lakes, and othe# skin t#aits that a#e gene#ally (#o$ned u"on% -hilst "e#using, they (all u"on so*e i**ensely "#o,oking su&+ect *atte#% The#e, 3 units ahead and 2 units to the le(t, oo6es the *ost "e#(ect ass you/,e e,e# seen% It, ,olu"tuous and "#oud, s;uee6ing th#ough the 4 inch &y 4 inch a"e#tu#e as i( #eaching out (o# you, coa)ing you# eyes out o( thei# &eds until they "o" out and #oll ac#oss the tiles o,e# to that glo#ious, ca#nal goddess% !ou# li"s, #osy #ed and cha""ed, "a#t e,e#y so slightly $ith a d#y s*ack and you &eco*e a$a#e o( a ce#tain kind o( sti##ing that in the "ast cou"le o( yea#s has &eco*e all too (a*ilia#% !ou# *ind &egins to d#i(t to so*e kind o( hea,en, i##ele,ant to the test, the class, o# e,en the o$ne# o( the "#i*a#y (ocus o( you# ha#d.to.g#as" attention% !ou (antasi6e a&out nothing &ut he# ass, detached (#o* he# *edioc#e "e#sona to &eco*e it/s o$n entity% uddenly, you a#e +olted out o( you#

delusion to see not the $onde#(ul ass, &ut the (e#ocious gla#e o( it/s o$ne#% !ou (eel you# (ace (lush and ;uickly cast you# eyes do$n on you# desk%