English Journey Narrative - 856 Words

Rebeccas Story Sitting by the window, Rebecca was lost in thoughts of the past, the song playing on the radio had been their song, he would play it and she would sing. Those had been the good times. Rebecca are you packed yet? her mother yelled from downstairs, rudely awakening her from her daydreams. Nearly finished Mum, was the reply, in reality she had hardly begun. She didnt know what to bring, what was important to her and what she would need. It was only for 3 weeks. She put her suitcase onto her bed; inside it she put her underwear, 6 t-shirts, 4 singlets, 3 pairs of shorts, jeans, 2 skirts, 1 dress, 2 pairs of swimming togs, a pair of  ¾ pants, a jumper, 2 pairs of shoes, her hairbrush and other toiletries†¦show more content†¦Cmon Becky, play tennis with me her dad asked her Dad I havent played since I was about 8! I dont know how and Id just make a fool of myself was her answer. He won the argument, she stuck on her trainers and they went to the court, she hit the ball hard, he complimented her on her swing. The more she hit the ball the better she felt, she could feel the tension in her body leaving. They played everyday, followed by a swim; she could feel herself improving in not only her skill but her fitness too. Music, it was something she enjoyed. Song after song she reflected, laying in bed, she was having fun, her mind was busy with happy thoughts, everything she listened to reminded her of something, good times and bad, shed come to realise, that all she was carrying with her was starting to leave. Everything carried meaning, her teddy bear that hed given her on her 18th birthday, it never left her; it allowed her to feel close to him when they were apart. The shirt she wore when he took her out for dinner, the skirt that had been ripped when they were on the swings, shed thrown it away but he saved it and had it mended for her, the earrings hed given her for Christmas which shed worn ever since and the photos of him and her she carried with her. She took out her earrings, she changed the song to one her and her friends danced to when they wereShow MoreRelatedMy Name is Nobody: Postmodernism in Derek Walcotts The Schooner Flight1389 Words   |  6 PagesTales of journeys appear repeatedly throughout the expanse of literature; these sagas include the stories of Gilgamesh, King Arthur, and, more recently, The Lord of the Rings. Derek Walcott’s poem â€Å"The Schooner Flight† initially seems out of place amongst these surging legends of heroics and danger, yet through closer examination the poem flourishes as a postmodern retelling then deconstruction of the age-old heroic journey. 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