I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING NOT THE CHARACTERS AND NOT THE PLOT
BOOK: BURNED FROM: ELLEN HOPKINS
ENJOY MY FIRST STORY THIS ONE SHORT BUT THE NEXT ONES ARE LONGER
BURNED
DID YOU EVER
WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE,
ENDURE YOUR PARENTS
WARNINGS,
THEN WAIT FOR THEM TO
LEAVE THE ROOM PRY LOOSE
PROTECTIVE COVERS AND
CONSIDER INSERTING SOME
METAL OBJECT INTO
AN ELECTRIC OUTLET ?
DID YOU WONDER IF FOR
ONCE YOU MIGHT LIGHT UP THE ROOM ?
WHEN YOU WERE BIG
ENOUGH TO CROSS THE
STREET ON YOUR OWN,
DID YOU EVER WAIT FOR A SIGNAL,
HEAR THE FRENZIED APPROACH OF
A FIRE TRUCK AND FEEL LIKE
STEPPING OUT IN FRONT OF IT?
DID YOU WONDER JUST
HOW FAR THAT ROCKET RIDE MIGHT TAKE YOU?
WHEN YOU WERE ALMOST GROWN,
DID YOU EVER SIT IN A BUBBLE BATH,
PERSPIRATION POOLING,
NOTICE A BLOW-DRYER PLUGGED
IN WITHIN EACH REACH, AND THINK
ABOUT DROPPING IT INTO THE WATER?
DID YOU WONDER IF THE EXPECTED RUSH
MIGHT SOMEHOW FAIL YOU?
AND NOW DO YOU EVER DANGLE
YOUR TOES OVER THE PRECIPICE,
DARE THE CLIFF TO CRUMBLE,
DEFY THE FROZEN DEITY TO SUFFER
THE SUN, THAW FEATHER AND BONE,
TAKE WING TO FLY YOU HOME?
I , GABRIELLA MONTEZ, DO