Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Summary Of You re A Liar - 1609 Words

â€Å"You’re a liar; you promised you would take care of her, and you told me she made it through surgery.† Chay was yelling so loud and out of control that his uncle shook him by his arms and said, â€Å"She dead! Do you understand, she’s dead and you can’t see her! Nothing you do is going to bring her back, quit screaming.† With that a nurse walked into the room, it took every ounce of energy the doctor and his uncle had to pin Chay down while the nurse gave him a shot. That afternoon as the shot started wearing off, Chay could hear people crying. Still groggy, Chay stumbled into the living room full of people. At first he thought he was in a dream. I’m not sure if it was the people trying to hug him, the people crying or the people who kept†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"You are going to ride to the cemetery with the preacher and his wife. I talked to your daddy last night and he will pick you kids up there.† With that Uncle Jimmy kissed the kids once more and got into a cab then disappeared. As they lowered Josephine into the ground, Chay and his little brothers and sister each walked up and took a handful of dirt, and tossed it down into the hole on top of their mother’s coffin. Chay noticed that his father was over talking to the man from the cemetery and walked over to talk to him. His father seemed really upset about something. Chay said, â€Å"Is everything ok daddy?† He replied, â€Å"Hell no, this is all F%$†ª#‎ed†¬ up. Wait here I’ll be back in a little bit.† As he walked away Chay watched him stagger back to his car. He knew his daddy was drunk, but figured he needed time to cool off. Chay took his little brother and sister by the hand and said to his other brother, â€Å"Let’s go sit by the tree over there.† The four children watched as a tractor drove over to their mother’s grave and finished filling in the hole. Other men came over and took away the green tent, and then the flowers. The four children walked over to their mother’s grave and sat there for a few hours waiting on their daddy to come back but he didn’t. Chay finally decided to go talk to the man from the cemetery. â€Å"Have you seen my daddy,† he asked the man in

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.