It was all about the impression. None of it would've happened if she just didn't care what other people thought of her. It was the typical cold winter day on their freshman year of high school's christmas break, and Sarah had her cousin Katie down. Katie was done sitting in the house watching movies and playing games, she wanted some real fun knowing that her aunt and uncle were out of the house all day. Sarah complied to Katie's wishes, although feeling hesitant and thinking it wasn't really all that great of an idea. However, she knew what she was going to do. She told her cousin that her friends had hidden a bottle of Jack Daniels down the street in a path and although not knowing quite where it was they could find it and get drunk.
So they headed off down the street to the path and when they approached about where the bottle would be she found her friends already there drinking it. There were three boys, one was her best friend Sy, another was his friend Will, and another boy named Jonny she had never seen. As soon as they saw Sarah and Katie they invited them to join. Katie took a shot from the bottle first, then Sarah took the bottle and just started to chug. That was the last thing Sarah remembered that afternoon.
Sarah woke up feeling like she couldn't move, her cousin on top of her was crying begging that it should be her and not Sarah. Half of Sarah's clothes were off and she was shaking and throwing up all over the place. It was dark now and Sarah was confused what happened to the whole day. She started to cry begging her friends and cousin to take her home. They wouldn't let her leave, she was stuck in the woods. She fall back asleep and woke up again, a few hours later this time by a voice.
The voice was her Dad and dog looking for her and her cousin. She heard him ask if he knew where Sy was, knowing full well who she had been with and knowing his reputation. Little did he know that he was talking to Sy and he denied even know who Sy was. The dog was running around and while her Dad was talking, her dog came right up to her. Her dad then saw her body by the fire and grabbed her by the arm. He started yelling telling her he's called everyone looking for her and has been so worried. He then started back out of the path dragging Sarah and Katie with him, furious.
Sarah tried to walk but couldn't so Katie tried to hold her up as best as she could although she kept falling down. After what seemed like the longest walk of their lives they got into her father's car and drove back to the house. When they got back to the house her father dragged her into the kitchen. He couldn't bear the sight of her, she had throw up all down her shirt, and her new coat had burns on it. He yelled at her for the few moments he could bare to look at her then told to her to run upstairs and take a shower. Katie had already been on the phone and told her parents what happened by this time. Sarah was extremely scared at what was going on by this point so she asked Katie to go in the bathroom with her and make sure she didn't pass out in the shower.
While in the shower Sarah told Katie she had no idea what just happened to her and wanted Katie to fill her in. Katie told her that the boy she didn't know stole her cell phone while, Sy, who Sarah thought was her best friend had sex with Katie, numerous times. Katie was raped while Sarah was asleep and had no idea what was going on. Sarah felt so guilty for this, feeling that everything was all her fault. Katie deserved none of this. Katie also told Sarah how she started to jump over the fire burning her new shoes and coat. Sarah asked her why her her clothing had been off when she woke up and Katie had to tell her that she too, was raped.
After the shower Sarah just didn't know what to do with herself, she was just so dissapointed at herself. She decided that on top of the punishment she would be recieving from her parents she would take the television out of her room also. After moving the television out of her room she just had no more effort and passed out in her bed again.
Sarah woke up again, hours later with the worst headache of her life, it felt like someone was stabbing her in the head. She woke up with throw up all around her and Katie no where in sight. Sarah went downstairs to get advil and look for Katie. Katie was on the couch downstairs watching a movie. She told Sarah she couldn't be in the same room as her because she was throwing up everywhere. That night, Sarah spent her night hugging the toilet while Katie cried herself to sleep.
The next day Katie's mother came to pick her up. Sarah couldn't look her aunt in the eye because she was so embarresed at what had happened the previous day. After Katie left, that was the last night they ever spoke of their night from hell.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
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I agree with you, Our poets, Ginsberg and Corso were very similar. I think it is possible that if not for Ginsberg, few people would have ever heard of Corso. Ginsberg was, in his own right, a giant in the history of American poetry. One could easily argue that he has been among the most read and highly influential poets of the last hundred years. As for Corso, he was found and introduced to the literary world by Ginsberg. It was that relationship, especially durign their trip through Europe, that helped shape Corso's voice.
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