Thank You Ma'am Alternate ending

Thank you ma’am response

By: Elias Dorsey

Authors note: In this alternate ending to the story “Thank you ma’am” by Langston Hughes, Roger returns to his path of thievery and greed, only to realize what he’d done

            After that woman took me in, housed me, fed me, I knew I wanted to change my ways from there on out. I went home, brushed my teeth and washed my face then proceeded to turn over a new leaf. I said to myself in my bathroom mirror “I can do this.” Then went to bed. The next day I wanted to go to school but I saw my friends outside waiting for me to meet them in the alley outside my neighbor’s apartment. I chose meeting them rather than going to school.

Bad decision number one. When I met them they were passing a cigarette between them. They offered me a cigarette and a lighter. I took it. Terrible decision number two. My friend, Dominic, then explained how they had all planned to rob this one ladies house. They said her name was Luella Bates Washington Jones.  I was too stunned to speak. Remembering what she taught me I had realized I was ashamed of myself. I knew that if she’d seen what I had done today, she would be ashamed as well. So I ran. I ran as fast as I could straight to Ms. Jones’s house and told her what had happened. She immediately sympathized for me and forgave me for the mistakes and took me in. Ms. Jones gave me a home, knowing I didn’t have one, or parents for that matter.

            It seemed as though she felt my pain, like she had experienced it before. The pain of losing your parents at young age, of being alone at home everyday even though that wasn’t even the case for her. I knew I was in good hands. She was nice enough to take care of me. She taught me everything I know. Manners, the dangers of living on the streets alone, even though it’s been ten years from then and my caretaker Ms. Jones has passed on, I’m still thankful she raised me. RIP Ms. Luella Bates Washington Jones.

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Ending to Dead Man's Path

Dead Man’s Path Response

By: Elias Dorsey

Author’s Note: This is a new scene after the story “Dead Man’s Path” ends. It starts with a meeting of the school’s Headmasters in the board room. The path had been diverted and the uproar from the media is in effect.

        “Obi, why do you believe you can come to our town, to our school and immediately change the path people in this town have been traveling for years now?” Asked the Priest. “It was an inconvenience and I have be-rid of the inconvenience, and now the school and students will be less distracted by strangers traveling through our school’s compound.” Argued Obi. The priest chuckled. “You think that the older teachers are narrow thinkers, when you are the one blinded by your own beliefs. So extreme to extent where you don’t even consider the ways others are affected by your decisions.” The priest started to shuffle away when Michael grabbed him by the shoulder, rendering him immobile. “Wait, I have thought about my choices and have realized that I am wrong for what a have done.” “As you should have, before you diverted the path of our ancestors.” Sighed the Priest. “Is there any way we can re-construct it?” “Yes, but it will be your burden, not ours.”

EPILOGUE: Micheal Obi himself re-constructed the pathe and re-opened it. He then left the town, regretting his decisions and not being able to bear the shame.  

The Year Of Revenge

“The Year of Revenge”

By: Elias Dorsey

Authors note: This story is a continuation of the story “The Year of Terror” by Brandon Wegner. The scene starts with one of the two survivors of the ambush that had been put into action ten years back standing on a podium, giving a “pep” speech to the militia he had assembled to try and retake the island.

About ten years had passed since that day. The day where we thought he had the upper hand. The day we thought we had won the war. The day we were wrong. I was only fourteen years old the day the trap was sprung. I have no idea why we were so foolish as to fall into such a simple ambush plan. It was probably the fact that we had thought, ever so ignorantly, that we were about to use diplomacy with a species that practices savagery and primitive tactics. Emphasis on the word thought. They had hung a ball of fire right above the tent they lured us into. So… barbaric. What else would you expect from the menace that that took over our land? That killed our mothers and fathers. That took our brothers and sisters away from us. Never will that day be forgotten. I also know for a fact that we are going to get our payback. We will show them what it feels like to lose their families. We will put them through what we went through. They will know pain, anger, sadness, and weakness. We will know triumph. The sound of the crowd roaring gave me power. I was hoisted onto the shoulders of two of the militia men, and carried back to my tent where I rested for the upcoming attack we had planned. There was one thing I was sure of. They will know defeat.

Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect

By: Elias Dorsey

Cause and Effect

In the book Moon of Two Dark Horses, you experience the life of a young Native American boy named Coshmoo, living around the time of the beginning of the Revolutionary War. There are many small conflicts in the book such as his Cousin, Flying Wolf, tripping him in a race he was winning before he got to the finish line. Also, when his best friends (Daniel) uncle insults him while sharpening Coshmoo’s dagger. So many conflicts have already happened; I can’t really even identify which one is the main conflict. Wait now I remember. Coshmoo and his friend go on a quest with nothing but muskets, ammo, some food, and the clothes on their backs. They go searching for the black locust tree that holds underneath it, the sword that can stop the war. The climax in the book is when the European settlers try to pit multiple tribes against each other. The events that caused the climax were that the revolutionary war was beginning. There are almost completely no other reasons that lead to the climax, because this story Is just full of side notes that don’t affect the outcome of the book. Such as Coshmoo losing the footrace or winning the fishing competition. The author put in so many “side” events in the book; it’s almost too hard to keep up with it. Almost