The Escape

Today was the day. The day when I have to leave mother Earth. The day when I betray my very nature. I tried to change my mommas mind, try to coax her very ways. But here I am crossing the large, red tube that connected the platform to the giant metal bird. Li e a tongue layed out as stream of red carpet waiting for me to wal into the mouth of the beast before the !aws snapped shut, loc ing me inside the vile creature. "ne of the attendants wal ed up to me and laid a fine manicured hand on my small shoulder. #he was dressed in her !aded cobalt s irt !ust an inch from being the type of s irt my mom says to stay away from, in her blac shiny shoes rising up proud from the floor on two tall sta es, along with her powdered puffed blouse encasing her figure li e a tight white glove. Its o ay honey, itll be the best time in your life. Trust me. I loathed at her very words. $ow could I trust someone who doesnt even reali%e theyre leading me to my very doom& #lowly closing the large metal door it loc ed and a metallic hiss erupted from it, an evil hiss that sounded li e laughter, laughter at my predicament. I glared at her bac . I didnt understand it, I as ed friends, family and even neighbors but they all said the same dreaded answer. I frowned at my stationary white tennis shoes, my white tennis shoes that turned gray from the coating wearing off from all the adventures they too me on. But now theyre ta ing me on an !ourney I didnt want to ta e, I feel betrayed. Loo ing down the long rows, white luxury chairs rose from the red floor li e bloodied teeth ready to tear me to pieces, I tried to sha e the horrible feeling of dread but it continued to wash over me li e a wet blan et. 'hec ing the tic et I slowly made my way to my assigned chair, I was near the window. (pprehension gripped me li e a sna e strangling the life out of its prey as I too my seat and the engines powered on, snapping my hearing li e a twig, ma ing me writhe in fear. I was so into myself I didnt even notice us roll forward and lift off until I opened my eyes. )othing, there was nothing. Below us was the Earth, where roots of trees and of cultures and family ties from generation to generations settled deep in the ground. *here life could ta e root, but here,+ $ere up in this expanseless sea, where you couldnt tell where it starts and where it ends, here where nothing can live and settle down and call home. $ere where nothing can ta e root and grow. But as we rose higher, and higher, a new way of thin ing over came me, as the final clouds cleared I found a new calling. (westruc in my place, my face trying to go as far as the tight oval window would let me, white billowy clouds lounging around in peace and calm, while others spread out and raced each other to the far reaches of the hori%on. The descending sun that painted the s y a beautiful array of oranges, and purples and reds li e a true artist unleashing his furry on a canvas, while fleeing birds fluttered into the

light chasing each other in the wind while ribbons from the sun reached out li e a hand tic ling them on their bellies. *ithout even noticing all fear and hatred left when a small smile crept across my face. (gitation and despair were suddenly replaced with !oy and inspiration. This I new was the best place to unleash your mind and let it flow li e a rapid river. Instead of being grounded and restrained, here you could be rec less and free, something you could never be if you were stuc in one place for the rest of your life tied down by customs, and disputes, +here, you could be whatever you wanted to be.