Reserve with the name Rhoda, a gypsy scammer/thief.
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Zara wrote:Why I Look Like This
"You're not going to the movies today! I already told you, your brother isn't feeling well and you have to take care of him! Your mother's busy and I have to work so neither of us can do it," the tiger-striped kiamara –that’s who I got my stripes from- proclaimed as I sat there, unphased, sure I could convince him to let me leave.
"But mum's still in the house! And he can take care of himself! He's almost as old as me, for crying out loud!"
"Zara," my father responded seriously, "I know this isn't what you want but my decision is final, you are staying home."
"That's so unfair!” I complained, standing there with my arms crossed.
"It might be, but I have to go now, Zara. Be good. I'll be back in a couple of hours and then maybe you can go out," he responded lightly. I begrudgingly let him give me a kiss on the head before he disappeared out the front door. Little did I know, I would never see him again.
As soon as he was gone, I marched upstairs to my room. Opening the door, I noticed the pile of laundry sitting on my bed. Obviously, my mom had set it there for me to put away. Great. Well, I figured I might as well get started since I didn't have anything better to do. I began to sort through an array of colors.
After a couple of minutes of folding, I stumbled upon some grey, flannel fabric. One of my dad’s shirts. I smirked as I held the shirt in my paws. I knew exactly how I was going to get back at my dad for making me stay.
Looking back, I don't even know what the point was. I guess back then my rebellious 13 year-old self thought ripping up one of my dad's shirts would be the best way to get back at him. I should've just accepted his decision when he first made it. I shouldn't have argued with him in the first place.
I ripped my father's precious shirt into strips. Had he come home that evening, he might've been furious, or maybe not. I would never find out.
About an hour later, we got a call saying our father had been shot on his way to work and he would never be returning home. When mum told me, I was devastated.
I ran to my room and sat on my bed, crying. The last thing I'd done with my dad was fight. And I still feel guilty about it.
When I stopped crying enough to see properly, I realized that the shredded, blotchy, grey flannel was still sitting on my floor. I stared at them for a second and then went to pick them up. Both sleeves were still intact. I sat back down on my bed and counted the pieces. The flannel was soft to the touch and for some odd reason, it's warmth comforted me.
There were 9 strips of fabric in all. 5 of them were too small to do anything with but there was still one thicker strip and 3 slightly smaller ones. Quietly, I picked up the thicker one and tied my thick, black hair with it, like a bandana and then picked up one of the smaller ones and tied it around the base of my tail. I later on tailored the sleeves to make leg-warmers, and although it may have seemed like I was trying to make a fashion statement, it was really to remember him. To remember my dad.
(Exactly 600 words ^u^)
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