Horton Hears A Who: Slipped Away
by: Terrell James
Chapter 1: The Tragic Accident
On a cloudy day in Whoville, Jojo and his friend of 15 months, Alex McKinney were at school, socializing with each other in music class. Alex played the electric Who-Guitar and Jojo played the piano for a while. After school, Jojo and Alex were walking themselves home and Jojo asked, "Do you like music?"
Alex sighed in relief and said, "I do. It takes away my bad feelings when I sing or write it or listen to it. It brings me in a spirited mood and I feel better after that."
"That's cool. I normally write some songs if I have any feelings of anger, bitterness and sometimes a little bit of sadness in me. It takes away any negative feelings and I feel a little bit of peace inside of me." said Jojo.
As the boys kept talking, Jojo has already made it in his house and said goodbye to each other. 10 minutes later, Alex was walking home until a car came in his way and it ran over Alex. All the other Whos were looking at Alex and their reactions were shocking and distraughted. One of the Whos said, "You live somewhere in town?"
The driver looked shaken and said, "Yeah, I live here. This kid ran in front of me and I hadn't stopped it. I was running late for a meeting and he just came over me. I didn't mean to run him over."
One of the Whos were familiar with the kid and said, "Crap, it's Alex McKinney!"
The driver looked at him and said, "You know this kid?"
"Of course. He works with the same people as the McDodd's. His mom was my college friend." said the Who.
All the Whos kept staring at Alex and the Who walked across the road until a female Who said, "Who was it?"
"It was Alex McKinney. The mother of the kid you met when he moved in a year ago." said the Who.
The Who walked across the street and saw Alex in shock and realizes that she knows Alex's family and the McDodd's. Thinking, 'How can I explain this to the McDodd's and the McKinney's. He was a good boy.'
I know it seems a little short, but it gets even cooler. It's very tragic and so bittersweet.