June 2011
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May 2011
18 posts
The Road w/ Anna Part 16: Ending
After nearly eighty years of living with her mother and Damon overseas she came back to St. Augustine to the cemetery where her brother as well as Trent were buried. The cemetery had grown a great deal since she last stood there amongst the ageless headstones yet Trent was the one that stood out the most. Her tombstone lay next to his as she touched his gently as she read the inscription on the...
The Road w/ Anna Part 15
For an hour she lay that way until the ambulance arrived only then did she wake up in slight shock from the sudden intake of oxygen with his dead body lying by her side with blood still pouring out of him. She felt as if something happened within that past hour as if her life had just been drained from her. She didn’t respond when the police asked her if she was all right.
“He’s dead.” Was all...
The Road w/ Anna Part 14
After everyone said their farewells Ana sat out on the porch rocking chair as her father came out and sat in the empty chair next to her. For most of the night she half expected to see Jack coming out onto the porch to sit in the very same chair as he did almost every night. Now it felt strange to want to see him once more after the day that was had in memoriam.
Her father placed a hand to hers as...
The Road w/ Anna Part 13
The next couple of weeks flew by fast after that night all due to getting everything ready for the funeral. Ana had been writing out a song for the service just so that she would keep her promise to her brother. Once in a while Trent would come by to see how she was doing and maybe help her father with the arrangements around the house so that there would be enough room to fit everyone who would...
The Road w/ Anna Part 12
Her father as well as Ana arrived back in St. Augustine the next morning to a cold wet breeze. Ana had forgotten how odd the weather could be back home after you’ve been away for so long. During that first week she walked along the halls of her house looked at how old it felt coming from a place that held so much life in the ancient buildings. Now the quiet seemed far too much to bear as she...
The Road w/ Anna Part 11
As they walked off stage hand in hand Ana’s father came up holding a dozen sunflowers in his arms as she quickly ran over to him.
She hugged him tightly before looking up at him with a smile on her face, “What are you doing here, dad? I thought you were back home working.”
He shook his head as he handed over the flowers, “The house was too quiet and I missed the both of you. I just couldn’t stand...
The Road w/ Anna Part 10
He took up both of her hands in his, “There’s funny thing about not knowing what to do. Something usually happens to where you do. When Kate showed up I didn’t know where to go for I still had feelings for her but not enough for me to forgive her. Then I realized that it had been over since the moment I walked out onto that balcony where you were strumming that old guitar singing your heart out....
The Road w/ Anna Part 9
The next day Ana made her way back to Santorini where she felt everyone’s eyes on her with whispers as she walked by. She felt as if she was back in high school again where scandals always seemed to surround her but this time it was about her nearly drowning last night in attempt to just let everything go away enough so she could think straight again. She hadn’t spoken to Dmitri about the horrible...
The Road w/ Anna Part 8
For weeks Ana dealt with having to face Trent in class then going off with Dmitri for romantic dinners and each time it broke her in half. One night after she and Dmitri slept together she sat out on the balcony to write in her notebook of everything she had been feeling since that horrible night. Then afterwards she wrote a letter to her mother that she would soon send out into the...
The Road w/ Anna Part 7
For the next couple of weeks Ana and Trent would meet up at the same spot doing different songs out of either one of their notebooks. Afterwards they would have a cup of coffee and talk about themselves. Trent would ask her about her mother while Ana would ask about his father and then they would find a way of asking other odd questions through fits of laughter after they discussed their most...
The Road w/ Anna Part 6
A week later on the plane Ana sat next to her brother as they waited for their plane to land at their final destination before they took a boat over to one of the islands. To save money they decided to share a suite that looked over the bay as well as the many colorful rooftops. Jack brought along his art supplies and quickly set to work once they got everything settled.
Ana took out her worn...
The Road w/ Anna Part 5
For the next couple of days Ana got to packing and making all of the arrangements for her trip to Greece so that everything would be set. She had managed to pull from her savings enough to not have drained it completely yet she knew it would take some time before she was able to build it back up to what it once was when she got back. She never once asked her father for financial help and she...
The Road w/ Anna Part 4
Instead of going to school the next day Ana had decided to take a mental health day. She took a drive along the coast until she reached Roanoke where she then took a walk along the shoreline. A cold breeze made it’s way across the water reminding her that fall would be coming faster than expected this far from home. She tugged at her coat as she felt the water lick at her toes. How many times had...
The Road w/ Anna Part 3
For the next couple of days she work and tried to keep her mind busy as much as possible from the looks of those closest to her. She knew that she was a loner just like her mother and grandmother before her she kept quiet yet she was always in deep thought. She would come home every night to make dinner and do some chores that still needed to be tended to even after the renovations were completed....
The Road w/ Anna Part 2
After class had ended Dmitri caught up with her in the hallway, “Ana?” He said as he hefted his bag over his shoulder, “Do you have to work this afternoon by any chance?”
“It’s Friday, Dim.” She said with a roll of her eyes, “Of course I have to work today. You know Maria promised me overtime if I promised to work Fridays for the next couple weeks.”
“Well can you skip just this once?” He asked...
The Road w/ Anna Part 1
“What would you do if you could travel the world?” Mrs. Harrison asked Anastasia Rose Carter’s afternoon English class, “What is it that you would do if you had that chance to go anywhere without thought or responsibilities?”
It was senior year of high school and every teacher Ana ever had always asked the same question. Truth was she wanted to see everything and not just one particular place...