ACT VIII
Dear Diary,
Wow, it has seriously been a minute since we last touched base. Or in this case putting my pen onto this paper *chuckles* well anyways, it has been a busy, busy, busy time for myself during the past couple of weeks and stuff. Why don't I just tell you what's been going on in my life. I had recently finished up my 10+ year prison sentence for murder, vandalism, trespassing, stalking, the list goes on and on. Let me tell ya, it's not easy having to say goodbye to the Straight Path program that I played a huge part in along with my cellmates. I helped to make a difference in my student lives (I hope I did) and I had a lot of fun doing that but all good things must come to an end right? In my return my society, I had a desire to make amends to the people I had hurt before my stint in jail namely the Halligans both Amber and her aunt Kelly. One of which became a well-known soccer player after she graduated both high school and college, the other a successful businesswoman who has faced adversity throughout her career and also due to my actions in sabotaging her equipment just to get back at her for taking away my (misplaced) love for my former Coach Dominic. When I attempted to apologize to the Halligans, they rejected my pleas of making amends with them and I had to leave before I can possibly cause a scene. Not that I would blame them in any way shape or form since if I was in their shoes and somebody attempts to make me feel unsafe and/or threatened, I would've probably done the same thing. Let me be honest with you, I MISS having Amber's company in my life because she was one the only people that wants me to have a great high school experience and not to mention, being a great friend in my life. However, because of my heinous actions towards Dominic along with her family, I lost a great friend and that's something I would have to live with for the rest of my days. Every failure brings in new opportunities to better myself and I had asked the Hayleys to help me get myself settled back into society the right way, namely finding a place to live besides my decrepit apartment as well as getting a new career for the first time since my internship at a small tech firm. Speaking of tech, Ms. Hayley offered me a position at their community center since one of their longtime workers Harry Barnes is set to retire in a couple of days or so and they needed someone to fill in his shoes. Long story short, Ms. Hayley did a (at first) mock interview as a way to hone my interviewing skills since I haven't been in an interview for so long. During the interview process, I had to dress professionally in a buttoned down long sleeved blue shirt with black dress pants as well as sandals on my feet. Not to mention, my locks being curly in contrast to my 'trademark' straight hair on my head. I've told Ms. Hayley what my skills are namely a general knowledge of IT fundamentals, able to troubleshoot problems from a PC, building security cameras by hand, and can create spreadsheets, databases, documents, and powerpoints. Being tech savvy, I identified the parts of a motherboard that was brought out by Janice and in addition, I impromptuly fixed a malfunctioning computer screen since the cable for the monitor was barely loose. All I had to do was tighten up the cable and the screen goes back to its status quo. Before you ask, yes, I'm a computer NERD! Before I lost my mind and marbles, I was proficient in IT fundamentals so much that I had plans to help change the world when I grow older. God willing, I would have this second chance I'm having right now to accomplish my initial goals because there's a saying that we have a lifetime to achieve your goals. I pray that I would be able to get the job done, I pray for the Halligans to have a successful soccer and business career, I pray for Dominic to be a great parent and husband to the family. Most of all, I pray that I would be able to do my best everyday and everynight. Hope to chat with you again soon.
-Madeline Sawyer
"Looks like you've been writing a lot this evening. Haven't seen this side of you in so, so many years kid" said Dark Maddie "What do you want this time?" said Maddie looking at Dark Maddie once more. "First things first, I want to congratulate you on your brand new job that the Hayleys have given you. You've passed their test in flying colors from what I've seen of you." said Dark Maddie. "Thanks for the input, I'm about to go have some dinner with Janice. Last time I checked, she's treating us with some pizza and you're not invited for the festivities" said Maddie. "Wasn't planning on going to your precious pizza party for the evening. Just a little heads up Maddie: sooner or later, you're going to have to face your past during your hours at work. It's going to be pretty interesting to see how it would turn out for you." said Dark Maddie as she leaves Maddie being a little bit bewildered at the revelation. Afterwards, Maddie heads out to the dinner table where the Hayleys are beginning to consume their warm and creamy cheese pizza! "Aren't you going to save some for me?!" said Maddie playfully as she arrived to the table. "We wasn't going to eat all of the pizza without you bud!" said Janice "Come dig in with us!" Immediately after, the pizza party begins with Maddie, Janice, and Sonia indulging in the pizza cuisine so much that their bellies became full. "Looks like I did good on the interview earlier huh?" said Maddie. "Yep, you did a fantastic job with the interview today. Sometimes, being a IT tech isn't the easiest job in the world but now knowing that you're good with technology, you seem like a good fit for us" said Sonia being appreciative of Maddie's accomplishments. "Thanks again for the opportunity, I have a feeling that I have a busy day tomorrow" said Maddie as she begins to prepare to wind down for the day. And a busy day that Maddie would have to face because today a high school soccer team is going to do some volunteer work for the community center. More specifically some of its residents that are living at the center. "Maddie, are you almost done calibrating the printers so we can print out some programs for the event?" asked Janice as she visited Maddie working on the printers inside the office. "Almost done, should be up and running momentarily" said Maddie as she begins to embrace her new position as well as hoping that the youngsters won't give her a hard time! Just then, the high school soccer players arrived at the entrance decked out in matching red/white uniforms with fruit baskets in tow. "Looks like the cavalry has arrived for our residents. I'm gonna go greet them and as for you Maddie, I want you to make sure the game room is up and running for the kids." addressed Sonia "Aye ye captain!" said Maddie smiling at Sonia. As Maddie would go on her way to the game room, she saw a very familiar face in the swarm of the young soccer players. The same face that Maddie had poisoned several years ago which would led to their coma for a short time. That person: COACH HENDRICKS!
End Act VIII