Posted by: Admin on Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 12:39 AM
Then I remember...
Part 11
by Sherilynne Amber MacDonald
From Her Diary...
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Daddy goes, "Are you okay, moppet?" And I nodded, then he took my hand and pulled me in for a hug and that felt good. He's big and I felt little again when he hugged me. Daddies give the best hugs when you've been scared.
Uncle Robert and then Gary hugged me, too, and Gary says, real soft. "He said he was sorry."
"What did you tell him?" I asked. I figured he meant that guy, Dennis.
Daddy said, "We told him you'd had a bad experience a month or so ago and that crowds made you all shy."
I think my face turned all red again and I went, "Yeah, like maybe that was it. I guess I did kinda freak out. I'm sorry."
Daddy held my hand and went, "It's okay. We're here to have fun, if you weren't having fun, time to do something else." And he said it like he meant it.
Then Uncle Robert goes, "What would you like to do, love?"
So we had something to drink from a cart while we talked about it. I decided I didn't really want to go on anymore rides but Gary looked so disappointed when I said that I almost changed my mind. He's a little kid and Disneyland is like super important to a little kid.
Uncle Robert is a mind reader sometimes and he goes, "Trev, why don't you take Grunge on some more rides and Princess and I can go shopping?" And that like made everyone happy. Going shopping sounded like a really good idea. Weird.
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There's places to shop all over Disneyland and one of the coolest is New Orleans Square which is right near the restaurant we ate lunch in. There's like jewelry shops and little knack-knack shop and clothing shops, too, and they've got stuff there they don't have anywhere else in the world cause it is made just for New Orleans Square, I asked.
Uncle Robert is just as cool to shop with as Mommy and he doesn't worry about what things cost either. Sometimes I think, like when I'm here in my room all alone, that everyone is being so nice to me cause I'm going to die and they know it and they just won't tell me. And I get really scared.
Then I remember, I'm Sam, and I'm already supposed to be dead and I get to live as Sheri so it's all extra, like bonus lives in a violet arcade game.
Okay, that's just as weird as when I thought I was haunting myself.
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Anyway, I bought some real cute earrings in New Orleans Square and a leather jacket that had like Sally from "Nightmare Before Christmas" on it. She's the girl who's made out of pieces of differnt kinds of cloth so she's kind of like me.
I mean she has scars from where they stitiched her together like the one on my arm and the other on my ankle and the one on my head that's hidden by the way I comb my hair. And I'm made out of pieces of differnt people, some of me is Sheri but some of me is Sam.
Like I said, Uncle Robert is a mind reader and he goes, "Are you crying cause her story is sad?"
I just nodded and rubbed the picture of Sally sewn on the back of the jacket. I didn't wipe my eyes cause then I would smear my makeup.
Uncle Robert got a tissue out of his fanny pack and dabbed at my eyes and goes, "Remember, Sally's story has a happy ending cause she's a smart girl who tricks old Oogie Boogie."
I remembered cause she had to take herself apart to do it but she got sewn back together so I laughed at that and I'm like, "Thank you, Uncle Robert."
"You're welcome, Cherie," he goes and kissed me on the nose and made me giggle some more.
Sometimes Uncle Robert is almost like having another Mommy. When he does that stuff to Sheri's brother, Gary says he's gonna call him, "Aunt Robert" if he doesn't quit it.
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I wanted to go back to shop at Pooh Corner near Splash Mountain cause I saw some really cute stuff there but that would mean walking towards the Haunted Mansion again, too, so I didn't mention it.
Instead we went to the Adventureland Bizarr and I bought a cool Indy hat for Daddy and some Indiana Jones toy figures for Gary. I got a silk camouflage scarf for Uncle Robert, too, and he tied it around his head and talked like Ahnold and made me giggle more.
So then we went to Main Street and picked out some pretty stuff for Mommy and I bought this hat with Dopey ears on it and I wore that.
Uncle Robert goes, "It's you." I laughed but it's true, I'm Dopey.
Out on Main Street, Capt. Hook tried to dance with me but that big face of his is just too scary up close. Besides, I don't know how to dance. I go, "Wrong fairy tale, I'm Dopey. Go dance with Peter Pan." And he got all offended and stomped off.
Uncle Robert goes, "Get her."
I don't know why he said that but it was sure funny. I laughed so hard we had to find another rest room. Jeez, you just don't want to laugh that hard if you've had a Coke and you're a girl.
Note: TG magic transmigration age progression child to teen Rated-M
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Re: Sam I Am -11- "Then I remember..."
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by pawsie on Apr 04, 2004 - 03:52 AM
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hi All this is my umm well frist post ever so please be kind or should I be kind in my comments about the posted story and am i really posting or just commenting wahhhh so confuzzeling anywho. I really Like Sam I am though this perticuler one didn't have a great deal of build up for the man charactor it did give us a look at Robert whom I assume *I do that sometimes sorry if i am wrong* is there dad's lover and such. well anyway keep up the great Story i love to read it best of luck. teehee
Thanks for the very nice comment, pawsie. I'm glad you posted it. :)
Yes, Uncle Robert is Trevor MacDonald's lover which Sam is accepting of because well it's just the way it is. Most kids don't really care as long as people are nice to them.
This episode was more about Sam recovering from her fright when she started thinking about ghosts and then the attention of the two boys scared her.
I think next episode will have some more discoveries. ;>
- Erin
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Re: Sam I Am -11- "Then I remember..."
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by slothrop on Apr 04, 2004 - 04:27 AM
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Sam seems to be getting aware of her very peculiar metaphysics, and we all know what happens when you have metaphysics and Coke and you're a girl.
You are maintaining this one fine- not missing a beat.
Nice touch employing the Disney tearjerkering machine.
Yup. I learned that one pretty small, don't drink soda and go on the roller coaster. :)
I worked at Disneyland for awhile, so I'm pretty familiar with it. And it has a rich assortment of images to use. ;>
Thanks for commenting, Ty,
- Erin
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Re: Sam I Am -11- "Then I remember..."
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by jijillian on Apr 05, 2004 - 03:51 PM
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See Sam go. See Sam freeak-out. Go Sam go. Two chapters a week is good but short chapters is kind of bad. Maybe not bad, but I would like to see more Sam. More Sam more.
What with running the site and doing some other writing, about 2000 words a week is all I'm ready to commit to. What do people think? Should I post Sam only once a week but longer chapters? I'm coming up to a point where a change in pacing would make sense.
- Erin
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Re: Sam I Am -11- "Then I remember..." (Score: 1) by slothrop on Apr 06, 2004 - 12:44 PM (User info | Send a message)
Longer chapters would be better, more to comment on- my vote
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Erin, I guess I am in the longer chapter camp too. Of course I tend to run off at the fingers anyway.:)
It's a interesting story and as a reader I personally feel like it's over just as I get into it. I know it's all about me!
Gwen
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