Post by Solid Snake on Jun 29, 2008 6:40:53 GMT 1
It’s been 45 long days. I have no food, no water, and no clue where I’m going. Who am I? The hot sun beat down on me, there was no wind to help cool my body down. My throat was dry. It felt as if my mouth was made of cotton. It feels like I’ve been going around in circles for days and to make things even crappier, I’m blind. I had to lay down somewhere; the sun was too hot for me to continue. I don’t know where I lay; if only for a minute, just enough to get the hunger off my mind I...I…
(Groan) “Hey don’t move to much” the voice said. “Who are you”? “I’m the person who found you unconscious on the road that who”. “Where am I”? I said. “I took you back to my place. It’s a small cabin in a small earth kingdom village”. The person said. “Earth Kingdom!? How’d I get all the way here”? I exclaimed. “Well I don’t know, only you would. You were the one who was passed out on the road with a piece of clothing around your eyes”. I sat up. Did I travel that far? Who knows. I mean I don’t, so who would. “Look I have some food and a place where you could take a bath”. The person said. “Also you might wanna change those raggedy things you’re wearing. And take off that thing around your eyes, that’s probably why you were lost in the first place”. She exclaimed.
“Don’t touch me” I announced. “I don’t need your hand outs; I can take care of myself”. “Really? I don’t think you can”! The person said. I stood on my feet, “well I can. You think that I need your help. No! I’ve been traveling on my own, I’ve gotten by on my own, so I don’t need to be your charity case for the day”! “Hey, I’m just trying to help you. Incase you forgot, you were out cold in the middle of the road. Your lucky that I came by when I did. Some thugs or beggers could have found you and done worst”. The person shouted. “Hem. Thugs? I would have taken them out in no time. Just because I’m blind, doesn’t mean I’m helpless. Or weak”! “You’re blind”? The person questioned. “Yeah, what did you think”? I questioned back. “Oh I just though you were some idiot with clothes over his eyes”. The person said. “You think you’re funny huh? Well laugh up. I don’t need your food, I don’t need your clothes, I don’t need your stupid shelter, and I defiantly don’t need you”. I walked towards the door.
“Ha, ha, ha, ha. You think you don’t need my food but, your stomach says otherwise. You think you don’t need my clothes but, the rips and holes say differently and you think you don’t need me but you do”. The person said so confidently. “Yeah? How so”? I asked. “Well you think your going out the door, when really you’re walking into the wall”. I bumped into the wall. The person laughed as I felt a path of the door. “No not there, up, down, ohh sooo close, ha, ha”. The person laughed. “Just shut up. You think you’re funny when your not. You’re just some lonely loser who picks up people and tries to earn a good merit for the day by offering food and water but in reality, no one wants your help. I know I defiantly don’t”! The laughing stopped same with my scurrying. There was silence in the room. I could faintly hear sniffling. Sort of like crying. I opened the door and paused. I turned my head back. “Look I’m sorry for what I said”. “Just go”. The person said softly. I tried to apologize again but was cut off. “JUST GO! GET OUT OF HERE YOU JERK”! The person said angrily. “Look I was just saying I was sorry jeez. You don’t have to be all loud”. “GET OUT”! The person yelled.
I left the cabin. I don’t know how long I’ve been walking since I left. It was the same story all over again. I was still hungry, still thirsty, and still didn’t know where I was going. As I continued I felt that same light headed feeling I had before I was taken to the cabin. Even though I was feeling light headed, I couldn’t help but think about what I said to the person inside. That started to slowly overpower the thoughts of food and water that had imprinted themselves in my head. Wait! Hold that thought. The smell of food was in the air. I haven’t smelled something that good since back in the cabin. I followed the scent as much as I could, stumble and tripping along. That didn’t matter, the scent of the food drown out the thoughts of pain that I should have felt from my cuts and bruises. I reached a point to where the smell was the strongest. As my mouth watered from the smell of the food it didn’t look like I was going to get my share. It seemed that I was on top of a cliff and there were people cooking, Teens cooking. I knew I wasn’t going to have any of their food. “Hey Earth Rumble 24 is coming up soon, did you get tickets to that yet”?
Even though my head knew the food was out of reach, my body wanted me to get that food. Next thing I knew I was tumbling down the cliff. Rolling and tumbling I crashed right into the guys cooking and their food. The guys staggered to their feet. “What the heck”! One guy exclaimed. “Our food! Oh man, I wanted one of those juicy hippo stakes”. The other guy wailed. “Hey it was this jerk hobo who ruined our lunch day. I say we ruin him”. The other two guys cheered that suggestion. I staggered to my feet, (grunt) “uhh, I’m sorry guys about ruining you food. If I had some money I would pay you back but I’m a bit low on funds”. I said. “Well since you have to money and we have no food we have to leave with something satisfying, so I think beating you up will fill us up. What do you guys think”? “Look I don’t want any trouble”. I exclaimed. “Too late”. One guy exclaimed. Before I knew it I was in a fight. I swung to my right and to my left. “Hey look, I think he’s swatting flies”. They laughed. I felt the ground shake and before I knew it again I was in the air and landing on my back. This wasn’t any ordinary fight. I was up against earth benders.
I was being passed around like a fire nation explosive. “Hey this is fun. Don’t let him hit the ground”. Up and down in the air I bounced. Finally I crashed back down on the earth. “Look lets just end this. He’s pathetic and can’t fight back. Just knock this loser out and we will go catch some fish”. One guy said. I slowly staggered back up to my feet. “Is that the best you got”? I arrogantly questioned. I felt the ground shake again. I readied myself to take the hit when suddenly the ground shakes stopped. “What happened”? One of the guys asked. “Something hit me in the head”. “Hey”! That voice. I know that voice. “Your weaklings wanna pick on some one, then try me”. It was the person from the cabin. “Look here girly why don’t you get out of here. We’re only beating him up because he messed up our lunch”. “If anyone is beating him up it’s me”. The person said. “Hey I’m right here you know”. I exclaimed. I tried to prove my worth by attacking one of the guys only to crash in front of a boulder. I woke up. “You ok”? The girl asked. (grunt) “Yeah but, I could have taken those guys out myself”. I protested. “Yeah you could have really walloped those guys by yourself. That’s why you were being passed through the air”. She laughed. I felt her touch my arm. “These cuts aren’t too bad. Just have to keep them closed an you’ll be fine”. I brushed her off and got back onto my feet. “I told you before I don’t need your help”. I said. “Look what is with you? I’m just saved your life and helped you out again and you’re still an ungrateful jerk”. I stood silently. “Whatever, you can stay here by yourself and get beat up all you want this is the last time I help you jerk”. She said. “Thank you”. I said. She turned back and said “What”? I answered back “I said thank you. You’re right. I should be grateful. Sorry for they way I was acting”. She walked back towards me and stood. “That’s ok. Sorry for calling you a jerk”. She said. “That’s ok too. So you wouldn’t mind if I take you up on that meal and clothes do you”? I asked. “Well that offer has expired but, you can tag along with me on my trip”. She said. I smiled and felt her punch my arm. “Come on, we’re going to the water tribe”! She said.
Until next time…….
(Groan) “Hey don’t move to much” the voice said. “Who are you”? “I’m the person who found you unconscious on the road that who”. “Where am I”? I said. “I took you back to my place. It’s a small cabin in a small earth kingdom village”. The person said. “Earth Kingdom!? How’d I get all the way here”? I exclaimed. “Well I don’t know, only you would. You were the one who was passed out on the road with a piece of clothing around your eyes”. I sat up. Did I travel that far? Who knows. I mean I don’t, so who would. “Look I have some food and a place where you could take a bath”. The person said. “Also you might wanna change those raggedy things you’re wearing. And take off that thing around your eyes, that’s probably why you were lost in the first place”. She exclaimed.
“Don’t touch me” I announced. “I don’t need your hand outs; I can take care of myself”. “Really? I don’t think you can”! The person said. I stood on my feet, “well I can. You think that I need your help. No! I’ve been traveling on my own, I’ve gotten by on my own, so I don’t need to be your charity case for the day”! “Hey, I’m just trying to help you. Incase you forgot, you were out cold in the middle of the road. Your lucky that I came by when I did. Some thugs or beggers could have found you and done worst”. The person shouted. “Hem. Thugs? I would have taken them out in no time. Just because I’m blind, doesn’t mean I’m helpless. Or weak”! “You’re blind”? The person questioned. “Yeah, what did you think”? I questioned back. “Oh I just though you were some idiot with clothes over his eyes”. The person said. “You think you’re funny huh? Well laugh up. I don’t need your food, I don’t need your clothes, I don’t need your stupid shelter, and I defiantly don’t need you”. I walked towards the door.
“Ha, ha, ha, ha. You think you don’t need my food but, your stomach says otherwise. You think you don’t need my clothes but, the rips and holes say differently and you think you don’t need me but you do”. The person said so confidently. “Yeah? How so”? I asked. “Well you think your going out the door, when really you’re walking into the wall”. I bumped into the wall. The person laughed as I felt a path of the door. “No not there, up, down, ohh sooo close, ha, ha”. The person laughed. “Just shut up. You think you’re funny when your not. You’re just some lonely loser who picks up people and tries to earn a good merit for the day by offering food and water but in reality, no one wants your help. I know I defiantly don’t”! The laughing stopped same with my scurrying. There was silence in the room. I could faintly hear sniffling. Sort of like crying. I opened the door and paused. I turned my head back. “Look I’m sorry for what I said”. “Just go”. The person said softly. I tried to apologize again but was cut off. “JUST GO! GET OUT OF HERE YOU JERK”! The person said angrily. “Look I was just saying I was sorry jeez. You don’t have to be all loud”. “GET OUT”! The person yelled.
I left the cabin. I don’t know how long I’ve been walking since I left. It was the same story all over again. I was still hungry, still thirsty, and still didn’t know where I was going. As I continued I felt that same light headed feeling I had before I was taken to the cabin. Even though I was feeling light headed, I couldn’t help but think about what I said to the person inside. That started to slowly overpower the thoughts of food and water that had imprinted themselves in my head. Wait! Hold that thought. The smell of food was in the air. I haven’t smelled something that good since back in the cabin. I followed the scent as much as I could, stumble and tripping along. That didn’t matter, the scent of the food drown out the thoughts of pain that I should have felt from my cuts and bruises. I reached a point to where the smell was the strongest. As my mouth watered from the smell of the food it didn’t look like I was going to get my share. It seemed that I was on top of a cliff and there were people cooking, Teens cooking. I knew I wasn’t going to have any of their food. “Hey Earth Rumble 24 is coming up soon, did you get tickets to that yet”?
Even though my head knew the food was out of reach, my body wanted me to get that food. Next thing I knew I was tumbling down the cliff. Rolling and tumbling I crashed right into the guys cooking and their food. The guys staggered to their feet. “What the heck”! One guy exclaimed. “Our food! Oh man, I wanted one of those juicy hippo stakes”. The other guy wailed. “Hey it was this jerk hobo who ruined our lunch day. I say we ruin him”. The other two guys cheered that suggestion. I staggered to my feet, (grunt) “uhh, I’m sorry guys about ruining you food. If I had some money I would pay you back but I’m a bit low on funds”. I said. “Well since you have to money and we have no food we have to leave with something satisfying, so I think beating you up will fill us up. What do you guys think”? “Look I don’t want any trouble”. I exclaimed. “Too late”. One guy exclaimed. Before I knew it I was in a fight. I swung to my right and to my left. “Hey look, I think he’s swatting flies”. They laughed. I felt the ground shake and before I knew it again I was in the air and landing on my back. This wasn’t any ordinary fight. I was up against earth benders.
I was being passed around like a fire nation explosive. “Hey this is fun. Don’t let him hit the ground”. Up and down in the air I bounced. Finally I crashed back down on the earth. “Look lets just end this. He’s pathetic and can’t fight back. Just knock this loser out and we will go catch some fish”. One guy said. I slowly staggered back up to my feet. “Is that the best you got”? I arrogantly questioned. I felt the ground shake again. I readied myself to take the hit when suddenly the ground shakes stopped. “What happened”? One of the guys asked. “Something hit me in the head”. “Hey”! That voice. I know that voice. “Your weaklings wanna pick on some one, then try me”. It was the person from the cabin. “Look here girly why don’t you get out of here. We’re only beating him up because he messed up our lunch”. “If anyone is beating him up it’s me”. The person said. “Hey I’m right here you know”. I exclaimed. I tried to prove my worth by attacking one of the guys only to crash in front of a boulder. I woke up. “You ok”? The girl asked. (grunt) “Yeah but, I could have taken those guys out myself”. I protested. “Yeah you could have really walloped those guys by yourself. That’s why you were being passed through the air”. She laughed. I felt her touch my arm. “These cuts aren’t too bad. Just have to keep them closed an you’ll be fine”. I brushed her off and got back onto my feet. “I told you before I don’t need your help”. I said. “Look what is with you? I’m just saved your life and helped you out again and you’re still an ungrateful jerk”. I stood silently. “Whatever, you can stay here by yourself and get beat up all you want this is the last time I help you jerk”. She said. “Thank you”. I said. She turned back and said “What”? I answered back “I said thank you. You’re right. I should be grateful. Sorry for they way I was acting”. She walked back towards me and stood. “That’s ok. Sorry for calling you a jerk”. She said. “That’s ok too. So you wouldn’t mind if I take you up on that meal and clothes do you”? I asked. “Well that offer has expired but, you can tag along with me on my trip”. She said. I smiled and felt her punch my arm. “Come on, we’re going to the water tribe”! She said.
Until next time…….