Wesdnesday Quotes

"I am a giant eye, waiting for your stories of niceness."
- Tristin

Brothers

Today I had a surprise visit from my honorary brother, Tristin. It had been a long time since I had seen him and I was so happy lay eyes him. He had said he would not be coming up to the high school since he has problems getting along with some of my classmatesmates. Nothing could have brightened my afternoon like seeing Tristin outside the door and grinning. That boy is like a ray of sunlight in a storm cloud. He would prefer to be called an assassin and he is one at times.

My second honorary brother, Aric, is at a college in a far off town, but he sends me messages on what he is up to and gives me stories he has written. We spend a great deal of time talking online and have been able to keep our friendship growing in strength due to the wonders of the internet. We both would prefer to see each other off the net, but Aric can't come back to our hometown every weekend so we look forward to the time we get to hang out with each other and Tristin.

The third honorary brother is Aden. We hang out at church every Sunday and goof off in our youth class. He is am amazing artist and has his own ways of expressing his faith. I went to my first Christian rock concert with him and one of my buds from "The Insane Asylum" along with the rest of our youth group.

It is strange how I grew up with no brothers only to find I now have three that I treasure as much as my real sibling. These boys are my brothers in spirit and I wouldn't trade my memories with them for all the books in the world.

Homework

Though I am grateful to have a study guide, I don't want to use it. I want to dive into a world all my own. A place where fairies play in the backyard, and nymphs splash in the creek. Dryads melt in and out of trees while elves wander through the ancient branches of the woods. A place where dragons hide their hoards under the rolling hills and hobbits tend to their gardens. I want to see dwarves metal working in the barn and unicorns running across the fields. I want to travel Middle Earth, walk with Aslan through the forests of Narnia. I want to fly to Neverland and battle pirates with the Lost Boys. Wander through Sherwood Forest whilst clad in green, and talk to giant snow leopards. I want to ride through the air on the back of a dragon. To enter a world where my close friends and I can save the kingdom from a tyrant and help place the rightful king on the throne. I don't want to study for this test, but I will, because I must. I will try to stay focus and not slip off to my fantasy world, though I long for the days I didn't have to be so grown up.