The Devil Went Down to Georgia

airport around 5 o’clock in the morning. I was so nervous that I slept the whole ride to the airport. When we arrived at Memphis airport, Josiah said, ¨Mike follow me so you don 't get lost¨ , I laughed and said, ¨okay¨. It was about 30 minutes before our plane was to take off so we just chilled in the boarding area until it was time to board the plane. After maybe 10 minutes I started having butterflies in my stomach, I thought to myself, ¨Do you really wanna do this Kinsey or do you just wanna back out and go home.¨ My thoughts were racing and I became scared then all of sudden Josiah grabbed my arm and said, ¨Mike it’s time to board.¨ I then said to myself, ¨I came this far, I´ll be fine if it´s my time, hey it´s just my time.¨ We make it down the ramp leading to the plane and the baggage handler asked, ¨May I have your bag sir?¨ I politely gave him the bag and said, ¨Thank you¨ and then proceeded to the plane. I´m thinking Josiah, Bailey, and I were all going to be seated together but, as we got on the plane they said, ¨ Go find your seat Mike, we not all seated together.¨ My eyes widen and I sighed in distraught as in like can this ride get any worser. While on the plane the aircrew had stated we would be having a slight delay to New York/Newark, NJ due to…

Saturday afternoon and everything seemed normal. I looked out my window on the fifth story of our hotel. I saw the birds flying in the air. My family and I were on vacation in Miami, Florida. It was such an amazing resort! All of the sightseeing we had done was incredible, and we even went snorkeling a couple of days ago! Seeing all of the fish and other aquatic life was so amazing. “Jessica, we are going to be late!” my mom yelled. It took me by surprise and instantly stopped my day…

You forget that this journey does come to an end like a roller coaster does after its crazy, adrenaline-filled ride and it can happen to anyone you know. Events in life can hit you at any given moment, and sometimes you have to take the memory by the hand and carry it with you because it may be the reason you are who you have become today. We had planned a trip to San Antonio, Texas with my mother’s sister and her husband, in the week before New Years. My parents felt the need to treat them…

leave. We will be in the car all together for five hours with only breaking to get food or go to the bathroom. Yes, it’s crammed and tight and we all get a little cranky but we play games, watch movies, talk, and sleep. Once we our almost to the place we call home for the week. We pull into the drive and everybody jumps out and runs to see the water and beach. The place looks more beautiful each and every time looking the same as it did before but still it’s different and exciting and oh so…

Some had broken shutters and doors barely hanging on their hinges. Her house was in fact similar. Her bus came rumbling to a halt. Mirie sighed again as she stood up to get off the bus. As she went down the steps, the driver called out,” Happy Holidays!” Mirie smiled, replying just before the door closed, ”You too.” Mirie walked towards her home slowly contemplating what exactly she could do in her situation. She had to get a christmas gift for Stan but she didn’t have the money to do so. She…

Why do you even care you never have you never will” he looked at me with a face of disgust. I couldn’t bring myself to open my mouth and say something so I just looked down at his feet, yet he knew what I was thinking and asked “Why...?” there was a slight pause in his voice as if he couldn’t take what was going on. “Why after everything they 've done to you ...to us!?” I could see his eyes tearing up from despair. “They hurt us, they all made us an outcast, they abused us, and even pushed us…

It got to the point where I had to start seeing a counselor for family therapy, and individual therapy. I knew I wasn’t the problem, and I was tired of being mistreated the way I was. Anything and everything I did I was constantly punished for it. The things I went through on a daily basis was absolutely brutal. By that time I knew I could not get out of the life I never wanted. There was no one else in my life I could talk to and get help because I began to shut my mouth and the very few…

he just keeps me around to take care of the house when he's gone, I'm scared for my life, he's never hit me but when he drinks he becomes very violent. I need to get out before he hurts me. I can hear him coming in the house the clicks of his boots, rumble through the house it gets louder as he comes down the hall I sat up on the couch waiting for him to come in. “Hi honey welcome home..” I said timidily. “Hello.”he said shortly. “How was work today?” I asked trying to sound like I cared.…

We went to every hospital known in Ethiopia and all they can come up with was a heart burn. But I knew he had a disease worse than that, he hid his pain form his siblings and his dad and I was the only one he was comfortable with while he was sick. I dropped out of school to take care of him because seeing him in pain was the worst feeling of all. After a while we went to this hospital because we heard they were really good. They figured it all out, they found out that he is suffering from colon…

once before you die. this is a tale about tow men who went on that mystical journey. Johnny was 46 years old, heavy set and a bit out of shape but still decent looking for a man of his gae. he had been a succefull entrepneur but had been divorced for several years and was aching for adventure. His firend rococo was in the same category. he was a school buddy of his who had hung up with him in the small town they grew up in. He also was making good money from his gagrage business. Both men had…