The Boy Into The Mud - 1970 Words

Jo smeared the face of the helpless girl into the mud, then pummeled her fists into the girl’s back; tore her hair, kicked her ribcage. The immigrant was beyond hope; she deserved to be stuck in these neverending beatings. No, Jo decided, not just any immigrant. Worse. An Iranian. A Muslim. A killer. Jo’s mind traveled back to that day, the day her mom received the telegram, the one in the harsh white envelope. Jo’s father had been killed by Muslims in Iran. The Muslims had killed him, destroying her, and now Jo was going to destroy one of them. Soon after she and her mom received news of Jo’s father, Sabrina showed up at school. The instant Jo saw her, Jo knew she was from Iran. She wore a beautiful green headscarf, and her face showed her origins as much as Jo’s did. Before, Jo might have been happy to meet her--after all, they were from the same country--but, now, she wasn’t. Not at all. Her mind traveled back to Iran, the red velvet couch she so often flopped onto, the satisfactory orange smell that greeted her whenever she entered the house. Mainly she remembered the tea--the wonderful flavor and smell of cinnamon mixed with ginger, coconut, and lemongrass--and t he scream of the kettle, slicing through the air in an oxymoronically peaceful way. But now all of that, all of it, was gone. Grief for her father, for their reunion, for their promised future overtook her. Hate for her homeland filled her, grew, eclipsed her disgust of old, musty, formidable Chicago. SheShow MoreRelatedShort Story1580 Words   |  7 Pagesthat old-timey crap.† Then the guy called Pete comes over, and Jefra crosses her arms, but she doesn’t say anything to him. Even though it’s only a couple of minutes after ten, its already hot enough to make me feel as though I am melting into the mud pit. The two guys watch us for a moment, and Pete even licks his lips. 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