Disclaimer: I do not own AVATAR, or any of its trademarks, characters, terms, etc. etc. etc. What I DO own are all the characters that are mine, and the plot, which is totally made up by me, o-dragon. Ha-ha you thought I was going to say my name…I will never say iton here. So there! You guys know I'm just playing with ya'll. I also do not own "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", by Green Day, which I also do not own. And I do not own AQUAFINA, and ipod, or the idea for that matter, a bikini, or the song "HEARTBREAK", by Rob Thomas.
This takes place on Labor Day, 2005. And I really have almost been drowned before, maybe twice, but at least once by my cousins when I was in either 4th or 5th grade I think. No, fourth. I'm sure of it.
I actually try and research the things that I can for my stories, so needless to say, I put a LOT of work into these. Such as, Kabira and her family are driving to Mandeville, which is about 150 miles southeast of Alexandria that is in the middle of Louisiana, which is were she lives. And Mandeville is on Lake Pontchartrain, and I looked all this up in our ATLAS for about 1 hour on Sunday, trying to find a gigantic lake, with a city two hours away from the city that she lives. This was the best pick. So don't say that I just write everything down off the top of my head. I also look up things that I do not know, or are not sure of for AVATAR. So there! Ha! Lol
By the way, the Senghore's (pronounciation: Sing-hore) started their journey at 5 am on Labor Day...to me, that's kind of ironic. How bout you? Don't forget to review after you read this! I love getting reviews, and seeing what people thought of my stories, and how to improve on them.
Enjoy!
CHAPTER 2 -Drowning
I tried to be happier on the rest of the drive. It was about 2 hrs over to the lake, and by 30 minutes into the drive, I was jamming with everyone else to the radio, being myself. I was more yelling than singing to the radio, but I had a great singing voice, those words coming from my mom, and I was in choir as well as everything else, but I never thought thatmy voicewas very good.
Green Day soon came on air, and I was the only one singing, actually the only one who knew the words. My 17-year-old brother, Pavan, only listened to country, and my 6-year-old sister, Cadee, didn't even listen to music yet, and my parents listened to the 80's music and my father also listened to the blues.
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know were it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of broken dreams
Were the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone
I walk alone I walk alone
I walk alone and I walk a-
My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Till then I'll walk alone…
I sang to get rid of my fears and my stress, and I did it with enthusiasm, most of the time when I felt like it. So it was very rewarding for me.
We finally got to the boat dock in Mandeville near 7:00 am that morning, and we loaded up thegigantic sail boat, then all of us, except little Cadee, helped back the boat into the massive lake. The lake was so big in fact, that you couldn't see the other side of it unless you traveled forever. We've never gotten that far, and we once were sailing for about 4 days. If I wasn't 15, I'd think it would go on forever, but I know enough by now to know that it doesn't.
By around 8, we were sailing on the clear, fresh lake. It was so clear in fact, that if you filled a water bottle with the water from the massive lake, and put an Aquafina sticker on the bottle, no one would be able to tell the difference. Trust me, I once tried it on Cadee, and I was grounded for 2 weeks. That was both fun and hilarious! Mom even cracked a smile, but a very small one before she grounded me.
I was trying to sunbathe by 9, listening to my ipod at the same time. Although I knew it wouldn't work, I tried it anyway. The sun wasn't very high yet, so I soon gave up. I'd wait until later. Once I gave up, Dad asked me and Pavan to help him bring down the sails, all the while Cadee was pleading with mom to let her swim, even though she was a little afraid of the water. As soon as she would get in, she would remember, and squeal to get out. I guess she just loved swimming so much that she would just forget. But I took her in anyway. I helped her put on her life vest. Then i took off my clothes, to show a bikini with a Hawaiian Flowered print on it, with a piece of cloth that hung down from the top and the side, so that it covered half of my stomach . Then, while she screamed in delight, I lifted her up, and was about to drop her in the cold lake water, when Pavan came up behind us and pushed us both in. I yelled at him, "You'll pay for that!" once I came up. Cadee just laughed. "What're you gonna do to me little sis?" he asked, taunting me (he was still on the boat). "All I can say is be sure to sleep with your eyes open tonight!" I screamed and covered my face instinctively as he jumped in. My mom set out the radio and turned it up. Then she went back to sunbathing in the warm, lake sun.
Don't you wanna go for a ride
Just keep your hands inside
And make the most out of life
Now don't you take it for granted
Life is like a mean machine
It made a mess outta me
It left me caught between
Like an angry dream I was stranded
And I'm steady but I'm starting to shake
And I don't know how much more I can take
This is it now
Everybody get down
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks
You take a hit now you feel it break down
Make you stay wide awake
This is how a heart breaks
Don't you wanna go for a ride
Down to the other side
Feels so good you could cry
Now won't you do what I told you
I remember when you used to be shy
Yeah, once we were so fine
You and I why you gotta make it so hard on me
And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake
And I'm running but you're getting away
You're not the best thing that I knew
Never was never cared too much
For all this hanging around
It's just the same thing all the time
Never get what I want
Never get too close to the end of the line
You're just the same thing that I knew back before the time
When I was only for you
Rob Thomas' HEARTBREAK was playing when she turned it up. It was one of my all time favorite songs, and I sang when my older brother wasn't dunking me. But for some reason, I couldn't get enough air, so I stopped singing, but I still couldn't get enoughair into my lungs. I began panicking, but all the while, I tried to keep calm.
"Stop! Sto…" I was dunked under again. Cadee was getting scared off to the side of where we were. Every time I tried to come up, I would barely get any air, or none at all when all, of a sudden I would go down again. Truth be told, I was getting scared. I was strong, but not as strong as him.
Pavan had always done things that he never meant to do, and didn't realize that he was doing them when he did them. He had always had a tremendous amount of strength whether he realized it or not. One reason was because he was the star on the wrestling team. He always had gotten me hurt, not even meaning to when we were younger, but he still did.
"Play nice," my father said, not even looking up from reading the paper just as Pavan dunked me again. This time I kept swimming beneath him, trying to get away.
It was quiet under the surface. A deadly, and eerie quiet. Soon I ran out of air and kicked my feet harshly. I reached the surface just when I knew that I would die, and gasped for air. I needed the sweet air so much that I started to cough and choke. I was some feet away from where I was dunked.
"Ok, that's it!" My father was leaning over the edge of the boat with a worried look on his face. My mother the same. "Get on out of there, Kabira. Pavan! I told you to be careful!" he scolded. "But I didn't do anything Pops!" Pavan exclaimed dumbfounded as Dad half lifted me out of the water. "It wasn't his fault!" I choked out after I sat down. "I swam under all on my own." It was a plain lie, and my father could tell. "Ok, well, just sit out for awhile, ok?" My dad looked deep into my eyes as he said this, and I looked deep into his. He cared about me very much, especially since the little "incident" quite a while ago, but it was fresh on my mind during each long day that I lived. I nodded to show that I understood him completely.
I took my towel, and dried myself off. Then, I was able to tan, because by that time, it was almost 1. Time sure flies when you're having fun. Or at least when you're being drowned.
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Also, stats on the characters:
Kabira- Means "Powerful", hazel eyes, sandy/blonde hair a little past her shoulders. She has a slim figure, and arms with some muscle on them. Her birthday is September 16. She's been though a bit for only being 15, she's about 5'8" and she lives in Alexandria, LA. She can also be shy at times, but she can also be so hyper that she begins to scare her teachers, and her peers. This usually happens after lunch, during fourth, fifth, and sixth periods.
Pavan- Means "Breeze", green eyes, light brown hair, very muscled and tall, 6'1", he's the star of the wrestling team, and he's 17. He has never known anything else but sports, Louisiana, and his family.
Cadee- Means "Pure", gray eyes, darker hair than her brother and sister by a lot; a dark brown. For a 6 year old, she has lived a very simple life, without any worries, and is a little afraid of fish, and the ocean and lakes. She's a little small for her age, but she is very sweet, and absolutely no one can resist her.
Mosho- a name I made up, black eyes, and black hair, Japanese/Vietnamese, Kabira's best friend, and always there when she needs her, and Kabira does the same for Mosho. Very kind, and part of protests, but is a firm believer of freedom of speech. Artistic, dramatic, loves to act, be silly, and herself. She will never change herself for anyone else, and her mother taught her this. Her father died when she was young, and about 3 years ago, her mother remarried. She has one sister about Cadee's age, but those two aren't best friends, or even friends really, but that doesn't get in the way of Kabira's and her friendship. A very good friend at the age of 15.
I'll add more when we get further into the story.