Tuesday, June 2, 2009

TKAM #9 Boo Radley

The day started out like normal, I ate some breakfast and stayed home. After completing my second book of the evening, I took a nap. When I woke up, it was already nine o'clock. I was wondering around my house to find something to do when suddenly, I heard a scream. It came from the north side of my house so I hurried and rushed outside. Because it was so dark, I could not see what was actually going on. I later on heard Scout talking, I thought through my mind about saving her because I never really knew her and I might get in a bit of trouble for this. After thinking, I decided that every life is worth saving so I went in the kitchen, Grabbed a kitchen knife and rushed out there. I tried to be as quite as I could so I would not scare whoever was attacking Scout. Because I was use to the dark, I could see someone if they were in front of me.
I later on saw that it was Bob Ewell attacking Scout, trying to strangle her to death. This act of evil was obscured. I knew I had to do something or else Scout would die. I always thought that he allegedly was never going to hurt a person since the court case. Thinking back, this was the person who persecuted black people. I made the decision of stabbing Bob Ewell in the stomach ceasing him from attacking Scout. It was very inconvenient to stab a person. I saw Jem on the ground later on and picked him up on my shoulder. I forgot about Scout and tried to rush Jem to his house as fast as I could. I was thinking of what Heck Tate was going to do because I did not have consent from anyone to defend the children by killing someone. At one moment, I almost dropped Jem while trying to run as fast as I could. I knocked on the door countless times trying to get Atticus's attention. After Jem was in Atticus's hands, I sat layed against the wall and waited. I could have sworn I waited for almost an hour before being talked to. We later on moved to the front porch and Scout talked to me. I gave her a nod to tell her that I wanted to see Jem. When I got in to Jem's room, I started imagining myself when I was 13 again. This felt so improbable because it reminded me of my childhood. I wanted to pet Jem just to know that i wasn't dreaming. I whispered to Scout asking her if she could take me home. She hooked her arm and waited for me and we were off. After getting to my house, I looked back and closed the door. Although we suffered a death today, this was one of the most special days I have ever had.