Beside Amy Essay, Research Paper
I strolled aimlessly along every sidewalk in town. Pondering my next move, my
thoughts raced in my head like a
train derailed. Amy had somehow forgotten me. In all my years I never believed
this could happen. I swore I would
be there for her, and she swore to never forget me.
Earlier that day I paid a visit to her. I stood statute behind her as
she gazed into the mirror. She looked
pale and exhausted. She seemed almost sickly, yet still beautiful in a way only
she could be. I could have done
nothing more than I had to prevent the events to come. My job was to lay the
seeds of good amist the weeds of hate
and despair in her mind. I had done this deed , however with no reward. All I
could do now was watch hopelessly ,
and pray she had taken some thought to lessons I had tried to teach her many
times in the past. I had often
wondered if she had any idea that I was there at all. Even though I had been a
support to her, and guided her
through several misfortunes in her life. She never would have survived her
childhood without me. Out of all the
girls, she was my favorite niece.
We left around noon, and arrived at the courthouse shortly there after.
It all happened so suddenly. She
stepped onto the curb, and into the crowd of reporters, lawyers, and innocent
bystanders. She gave no fair warning
at all , as she had intended the many times it was played out in her head. With
one swift and calculated gesture, a
gun was drawn. After an instant, and one loud bang later, Ryan Thompson,
convicted child molester, lay dead on
the court steps. Her face contorted into a devious smile, and I think I even
heard giggling. It didn?t take long for
the reality to set in for the crowd. Panic stricken, they scrambled away, or
dropped to the ground in defense. Not
Amy. She was an easy capture, standing there seemingly isolated amongst the
heavily
there beside Amy, yet again, ignored.
Even imprisoned she refused to take the comfort I offered her. I didn?t
seem to matter anymore. Amy had
made her point, and carried out her fantasy. It would never faze her that she
had committed an inexcusable, evil
crime. She felt it was her obligation. Her purpose in life. Amy had rid the
world of another man like her father,
who tore away the hopes and dreams of innocent children. If she had saved one
little girl or boy, it was worth it to
her.
I crouched down beside her, and whispered to her, cried to her, and
pleaded with her. Nothing I did took
her eyes off the concrete floor and the metal bars of her new home. She didn?t
look at me. She didn?t speak to me. I
told her I was going to leave and give her some time to herself. Not one glance
did she offer me. I could have left
already, and she wouldn?t have noticed. I left her alone, to gather her
thoughts. I tried to do the same. I went off
into the town in hopes of making sense of all the days occurrences.
I took her in as a small child when I had learned of my brothers abuse.
We fought a good fight, and lived
together with my wife in our home. I tried to raise her as best I could
considering the circumstances. My wife and I
soon fit comfortably into the role of her parents. I thought I had given Amy the
morals she would need to thrive as
a successful adult. Maybe I had failed as a parent, or could it be that the
lingering emotional scars outweighed our
love and advice?
I knew these questions I had could not be answered by myself alone. I
needed someone else?s help, and I
knew where to go. I have been avoiding this moment, but it was inevitable. It
was time for me to move on. Amy
didn?t need me anymore, and my wife has been content without me for quite a
while. After all, it has been almost
five years since I passed on.