Write a Book in a Day 2018

“You’re good to go, have a good night sir!” Janine remarked with a small smile on her face. I heard the engines of Chad’s car rumble and hear him speed off into the distance. Safe at last. We are back in the car. Janine sees me, smiles, and starts the car. We speed out of there as fast as we can. Driving back to the country and seeing all of the sights again, I feel so grateful for Janine’s kindness. “When I saw you on the side of the road, I knew that there was just a matter of time before you would be taken and shed to make boots, or put in a reptile centre, or something like that.” she says. “It’s incredible what we do to you. We don’t even see you as living creatures, just resources for our own pointless gain. I couldn’t let that happen to you - especially after I heard about that idiot Chad’s quest to find the best-looking snake possible to take pride of place on his feet. Then he heard about the extremely rare golden tree snakes and just had to find one. No zoo would let him buy one to make into boots. But what the zoos do isn’t much better - I just don’t understand it. I don’t.” I don’t know what a “reptile centre,” or “zoo,” is but it sounds like the kind of place where they keep animals. Like where I was before. Before Chad broke me out. Yeah, he broke me out. He was going to kill me, but without him I wouldn’t have survived. It’s so strange how things work out. We finally pull up. The glistening light glows off the moon behind the wispy clouds, surrounded by an atmosphere of serenity. The echoes of moon-drunk animals howl through the sunken park. With my family in the backseat of the Honda Civic, we wait for the sparking red shadow. My source of life. I catch a glimpse of the scarlet silhouette in the reflection of the mirror. I could hear the gravel crunching on the sole of the figure’s shoe. The door swung open, an immense flow of warm air gushed into the rear of the car. The creaking of the side door reminded me of the time-consuming experiences this person has accomplished. I turn to see my family resting soundly after a chaotic family reunion. The engine of the coupe ignites, the exhaust of the Civic growls. Leaving my hometown was like separating from my family once again. Now I take a leap of faith towards my new future.