Tim

Tim G. April 28, 2009 Smith 7/8 Choose Your Adventure

On the Wings of Curiosity Continued Gregory ran as fast as his little nine-year-old legs could carry him. Before he knew it, he was at the front door where his mother was impatiently waiting for him, rolling pin in hand. “Gregory, what have I always told you ‘bout playing near the ‘sbestos piles near this here house? Git on inside before I give you a lickin’ so hard everybody in Brelam will feel it!” Gregory stepped inside and quickly protested. “But Ma! Laurella made me go down Rainbow Road and meet the fairies! I had no say in what to do!” “Boy, you sure have an attitude!” Gregory’s mom roared. “And who is this Laurella you always talkin’ ‘bout? I ain’t never seen no Laurella, and I ain’t never seen no Rainbow Road. I did see you runnin’ away from them hoodlums that were talking to you on Main Street though. And good thing, otherwise I woulda hadda step in and smack ‘em all upside the head!” Gregory hated when his mom mocked him like that. How could she not see Laurella yet see him playing? Anger boiled up inside him. She and his father and he had been living in Brelam for over a year, and she still talked like she was from Memphis, her hometown. She never understood him, and he hated when she talked to him like she just did. Gregory’s mom washed off Gregory’s legs and ventured, “You know, Gregory, you been acting wierd lately. Pa go’n said you have that ‘skitzofrenia’ or sumfin. I think you have a problem, too. I ain’t known nothing about that, but Pa says you oughta be seeing a doctor for that stupid, overactive imagination of yours. I’m gettin’ scared of lettin’ you outta the house anymore the way you’re behavin’.” Gregory could not believe his ears. She wasn’t ever going to let him outside again? He would never see Laurella again! All sorts of thoughts were spinning around in his head, when he heard a voice: “leave.” Gregory thought to himself, “What? Who is this?” and the voice repeated itself. “It’s Phineas McMaster. Leave. Run away. You’ll get to play with Laurella for as long as you wish, and you’ll never be ridiculed for anything again. Just think, you and your best friend, doing whatever you two wish!” Gregory thought this over. “Well what if I do have Vixoskenia? Pa’s going to take me to the doctor and get me all fixed! Then I can play outside with all my friends again, right?” The voice replied, “It’s your choice. If you wanna go on living in this place where you are controlled by your parents, so be it. But I say, you do what you want to do. Run.”

If you want to see Gregory leave his home in Brelam to seek more adventures turn to Tess’s link.

If you wish to see Gregory’s parents handle Gregory’s problem, turn to Whitney’s link.