Yesterday, I kept coughing so much that i thought my lungs was gonna burst outta my chest and i couldn’t stop. i couldn’t even string two words without hacking and wheezing but when mama forced me to go to the doctor he said he didn’t hear anything so i had to pay twenty dollars for antibiotics that haven’t done a damn thing except make me feel worse. why do doctors make you feel sicker in the first place. shoulda just bought some of that stuff they show on rv commercials,ย the green kind, you know the one where you open your mouth and spray like a mist?
Im my own person now, 18 years old, legal age but I dont understand crap the medical doctors and nurses say, i know they do that on purpose. just to put poor people in their place but not me, no, not me. Cuz, i’m gonna tell them, i am no different than you except i got all A’s and one day i’m gonna be your boss, yep you heard right miss little goody two shoes. I will be your boss. so just shut your damn mouth now before I shut if for you. Mama says i should calm myself but she done the same thing when Papa yells at her so i’m not gonna listen either.
i’m gonna listen to my self, my true gut. The littleย voice inside me that says “i’m better than all of you” cause i have dreams and you don’t. Right there is the difference, enough for me to set my goals high instead of my baby brother who just wants to work in the gas factory with daddy.Living in a poor, little town like us, there are not many options except for ME. I’m gonna be a doctor and i’m gonna hold my head high and no one is gonna talk me out of it. That’s right.
I got all A’s this year and now i’m waiting for my community college acceptances to come in, i was in high school in a special advanced program and i’m waiting to hear if i can get a skolarship to the best school so i can be a doctor and fix people. yes, I will i tell you. Every day i wait for the mail. mama sayz it aint, I mean isn’t, gonna come any faster. but one day i know it will show up. So I may not be standing under the ivy covered gates at Harvard next year but i will be in the top of my class at communtiy school and after that you watch out because then I am going straight, yes, directly into Harvard with my head held higher than high. Because i have something you don’t got, i got my strength and my spirit and I believe in myself and i know, damn well know, i can do it with not one shadow of one doubt.
Signed, DOCTOR to be: Samantha E. Rowland
This girl has grit. No doubt that she will get to where she wants to go.
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sure hope so.Thanks for reading!
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Nice take on the prompt!
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I would love to know what Samantha does next! Please tell us!
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might tell you what she did before or what she did after. Mo, more importantly, have you had cotton candy grapes? NEW PRODUCT, real grapes, no added sugar, tastes like cotton candy!!!!!!!
Warm wishes, Laurie https://hibernationnow.wordpress.com
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That is a great thing – I hear you ๐ and I do hope you will recover – Thanks for sharing
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Warm wishes, Laurie https://hibernationnow.wordpress.com
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Thank you so much for your sweet comments at my Art blog .. but I thought you were going to my Authors Office?? http://cordes.re/blog/book/?p=146
Anyway it was sweet of you – Thanks
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I love this piece…it rings with an honesty and clarity surrounded by hope. Samantha’s voice is confident and, and this freewrite shows her consistency of character. Great!
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thanks so much. i hadn’t even thought of this but another writer asked me to continue the story? not sure. any suggestions? comments?
Warm wishes, Laurie https://hibernationnow.wordpress.com
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My only real thought is to let her voice shape the story…how would an undereducated, underprivileged young woman get herself to Harvard? How would she become somebody’s “boss” like she wants to be? Or would she even succeed? She’s a very strong character…I would give in to her requests on how she wishes to be written, if that makes sense…
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thank you so much. it would be tough,but who knows what could happen in her life…definitely something to think about! not all dreams come true.
Warm wishes, Laurie https://hibernationnow.wordpress.com
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It’ll be great to see that walk through the gate’s of Harvard! Great story.
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love the humor ๐ Happy you made it!
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thanks. Kellie, there seems to be some confusion on end date/deadline. no way I could finish by friday night. is there a set deadline? i know another person asked as well. sunday, monday… can you let us all know? many thanks. L.
Warm wishes, Laurie https://hibernationnow.wordpress.com
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There is no deadline on any FWF prompt, past or present. You may write for any prompt and submit your response at any time. ๐
If you have any more questions in regard to FWF, please feel free to read the introduction:
http://kellieelmore.com/free-write-friday/
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That’s what I thought. But people always “apologize” for being LATE. What late? ๐
Warm wishes, Laurie https://hibernationnow.wordpress.com
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