I rolled over, wishing nothing madami then to go back to sleep. I hadn't gone to kama until late, my mind racing as I tried to figure out the riddle that I had been told my entire life. I shook my head, my long black curls falling around my face. I did my best to blow them away, but with this much hair it was impossible to control without a band.
I reached one hand under my pillow, pulling back a blue scrunchey that I had taken out of my hair before I fell asleep. I ran my fingers through my hair, attempting to pull it back, but grumbled as the curls sprung loose of the tie, falling back into my face. Throughout my entire life I had been told that I was 'so lucky' to have curly hair..or 'I pay money to have curls like yours.' Yeah, that made me feel better about the afro that I was fighting this morning.
I realized that there was not point in putting off getting out of bed, that sa pamamagitan ng this point someone in the house had to know that I was awake and it was only a matter of time before I was beckoned for. I swung my feet over the edge of the bed, slowly lowering them until they touched the cold hard floor. I was on my way into the bathroom when I heard someone ilipat to the bottom of the stairs.
"Maijalissa Marie, you best be getting down here. We know you are awake,you best be getting dressed and come down here." My aunt Carol yelled from the bottom of the steps.
"I will be down in a minute." I yelled back as I went into the bathroom.
I bent over into the bathtub, running water over my hair so that I could pull it back, and hopefully have it stay that way. I brushed my teeth and washed my face before going back into my room and pulling on a long cream colored dress. Once I made sure that I was somewhat presentable I made my way down the stairs, my aunt Carol and Jan sitting around the mesa talking. The segundo my foot hit the bottom stair though they both turned and watched me closely.
"What?" I asked as I looked at them both carefully.
"You look just like your mother." My aunt Jan sinabi as she stood up and came to hug me.
"She would be so proud of you, I wish she was here." Carol sinabi as she stood up and made her way over.
I hugged them both, tears welling up in my eyes as I thought about my mother who had died last taon of cancer. I knew that this was the araw that she had been looking pasulong to my entire life, since I was a child she had told me stories about the araw that I would be taken into the woods and shown the 'truth about who we were'. I had asked many, many time what she meant sa pamamagitan ng that but was always told that I would find out when I was old enough. No matter how much begging I did, or pleading she would never say a word other then that I had to grow up first.
Well....today was the day. My 17th birthday, the araw that my aunts had been preparing for. They had spent the last few months sending out invites and planning things, but whenever I entered the room or inquired they would just chime in with the same response.
"When the time is right, you will know."
"Maija, will you go and let the horses out?" My aunt Carol asked.
"Sure." I said, wishing I had worn something other then a dress. White dress plus four brown horses...this was not going to end well.
I had just opened the side door when I heard something ilipat on the back side of the barn. I figured it was just a kamalig cat, or something else and paid no attention to it. I made my way into the barn, heading straight to my brown quarter horse. Piper lifted her head and moved to the rail, waiting for me to go and greet her. I smiled as I stood up on the bottom post, running my fingers along her hose as she sighed.
"Piper, you pag-ibig me no matter what the araw is." I sinabi as I scratched the white diamond between her eyes.
She nuzzled my hand as she looked around the barn, I swear she was madami like a tuta then a horse. I knew that she wanted to play, or wanted to be ridden..but with the white dress I knew that this was not the best idea.
"I can't, not right now." I sinabi as I patted her neck and moved to go release the latch that would let them out into the field.
The other three horses had ran out into the field, jumping and playing as they ran...but Piper stayed where she was, watching me carefully. I was about to yell at her, to tell her to get out when she raise up on her hind legs and knocked me to the ground as she screamed.
I reached one hand under my pillow, pulling back a blue scrunchey that I had taken out of my hair before I fell asleep. I ran my fingers through my hair, attempting to pull it back, but grumbled as the curls sprung loose of the tie, falling back into my face. Throughout my entire life I had been told that I was 'so lucky' to have curly hair..or 'I pay money to have curls like yours.' Yeah, that made me feel better about the afro that I was fighting this morning.
I realized that there was not point in putting off getting out of bed, that sa pamamagitan ng this point someone in the house had to know that I was awake and it was only a matter of time before I was beckoned for. I swung my feet over the edge of the bed, slowly lowering them until they touched the cold hard floor. I was on my way into the bathroom when I heard someone ilipat to the bottom of the stairs.
"Maijalissa Marie, you best be getting down here. We know you are awake,you best be getting dressed and come down here." My aunt Carol yelled from the bottom of the steps.
"I will be down in a minute." I yelled back as I went into the bathroom.
I bent over into the bathtub, running water over my hair so that I could pull it back, and hopefully have it stay that way. I brushed my teeth and washed my face before going back into my room and pulling on a long cream colored dress. Once I made sure that I was somewhat presentable I made my way down the stairs, my aunt Carol and Jan sitting around the mesa talking. The segundo my foot hit the bottom stair though they both turned and watched me closely.
"What?" I asked as I looked at them both carefully.
"You look just like your mother." My aunt Jan sinabi as she stood up and came to hug me.
"She would be so proud of you, I wish she was here." Carol sinabi as she stood up and made her way over.
I hugged them both, tears welling up in my eyes as I thought about my mother who had died last taon of cancer. I knew that this was the araw that she had been looking pasulong to my entire life, since I was a child she had told me stories about the araw that I would be taken into the woods and shown the 'truth about who we were'. I had asked many, many time what she meant sa pamamagitan ng that but was always told that I would find out when I was old enough. No matter how much begging I did, or pleading she would never say a word other then that I had to grow up first.
Well....today was the day. My 17th birthday, the araw that my aunts had been preparing for. They had spent the last few months sending out invites and planning things, but whenever I entered the room or inquired they would just chime in with the same response.
"When the time is right, you will know."
"Maija, will you go and let the horses out?" My aunt Carol asked.
"Sure." I said, wishing I had worn something other then a dress. White dress plus four brown horses...this was not going to end well.
I had just opened the side door when I heard something ilipat on the back side of the barn. I figured it was just a kamalig cat, or something else and paid no attention to it. I made my way into the barn, heading straight to my brown quarter horse. Piper lifted her head and moved to the rail, waiting for me to go and greet her. I smiled as I stood up on the bottom post, running my fingers along her hose as she sighed.
"Piper, you pag-ibig me no matter what the araw is." I sinabi as I scratched the white diamond between her eyes.
She nuzzled my hand as she looked around the barn, I swear she was madami like a tuta then a horse. I knew that she wanted to play, or wanted to be ridden..but with the white dress I knew that this was not the best idea.
"I can't, not right now." I sinabi as I patted her neck and moved to go release the latch that would let them out into the field.
The other three horses had ran out into the field, jumping and playing as they ran...but Piper stayed where she was, watching me carefully. I was about to yell at her, to tell her to get out when she raise up on her hind legs and knocked me to the ground as she screamed.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
'Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!'
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he sa pamamagitan ng the Tumtum tree,
And stood a while in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One two! One two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
'And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
Oh frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
'Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!'
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he sa pamamagitan ng the Tumtum tree,
And stood a while in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One two! One two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
'And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
Oh frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.