So Long Ago
Ch. 6- Anatomy of Life
August 11, 1983
Willy was buried under the oak tree by Sara. As she gave her friend one last look, she somehow felt relieved that Willy could go to a better place and not have to deal with the reality of Life.
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out Life. By Sara's scientific standards of it, Life consisted of two laws, brought to her attention by the poet Edgar Allen Poe, and Murphy.
Number one, what can go wrong, will go wrong.
And number two, happiness will only bring you extra unhappiness later.
These seemed simple enough to Sara, as she had already tested and proven them in her own life. That dreadful day, she had written these two laws in the diary Katie gave her. She told herself to remember them in a time of unhappiness or despair. They were the reason.
After Willy's death, Sara's father became normal in attempt to make it up to her. Even he, a self-centered person, could see how much Willy meant to Sara.
Unfortunately, this self-centered person thought that a day or two being sober could make up for killing his daughters cat.
School had begun once more and 8th grade was no walk in the park, even for Sara. Homework became a burden that Sara never relished. She continued hanging out in Mrs. Lamont's classroom, brushing up on her sciences.
She was recently introduced to forensic science, a science that is half chemistry and half puzzle solving. Sara was intrigued with the concept of DNA and fingerprints. She borrowed a book about it from Mrs. Lamont and checked some out from the school library.
With the encouragement of Ryan and Katie, she ran for class president.
"You'll be great," Ryan had told her.
"Yes, nobody wants to have some preppy cheerleader. It's not a popularity contest." Katie added.
Well, it turned out that preppy cheerleaders were exactly what people wanted, and it was in fact a popularity contest. Sara received more laughs than votes, and the votes she did getwere more against the other candidates than for her.
Ryan and Katie thought she would be heartbroken when she didn't win, but Sara couldn't have cared less. She actually felt happy. Happy that she had two wonderful friends who cared. She had fun. She was starting to think that her life was taking over the hardship and misfortune of home.
She started to get overconfident and forgot the two laws of Life. Never forget the laws, or the will come back harder than ever. And that's just what they did.
TBC…..
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