the road by annyash b. arriffe

8/3/2019 The Road by Annyash B. Arriffe

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LOO^LVM D. LTTNIIE ZME TGLJ


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mgce loj vnaalbe. Anke laa sclaa fmnajreo, N cessej up sgcetnces, dut N lawlys

onsmej cy fmgres, jnj cy dest tg meap lt derry pnfknob tnce, drgubmt wlter irgc tme

sprnob tg gur eajeray oenbmdgrs, loj ansteoej tg tmenr stgrnes ldgut wmeo tmey were

cy lbe.

N wlotej tg recnoj tmec tmlt Fmgauuo Zme Eajer, lo gaj wlrrngr, wmg wls lt aelstonoety yelrs gaj, tg cy yguob eyes, wguaj giteo use cy lppelrlofe ls lo

gppgrtuonty tg jeanbmt mns irneojs wntm l jecgostrltngo gi mns pmysnfla streobtm.

Palfnob mns rnbmt mloj go tme brguoj, me wguaj teaa ce tg stloj go mns plac. Zmeo,

wntm anttae gr og eiigrt, loj tg tme sguoj gi fmeernob loj lppaluse irgc mns

fgcplongos, me wguaj anit ce gii tme brguoj, wntm mns lrc meaj strlnbmt gut. N jnjot

wenbm cufm, dut wmeo loygoe ease trnej nt, latmgubm tmey cnbmt suffeej, nt wls ogt

wntmgut l agt gi muiob loj puiob loj strlnonob, eogubm tg fluse ce fgofero igr

tmenr weaa-denob.

N lasg wlotej tg lrbue tme pgnot tmlt N oever tgaj go cy drgtmer loj snster, gr loy gi

tme gtmer fmnajreo, wmeoever tmey trnej tg duaay gr dlnt ce notg clknob cnsfmnei, grwmeo tmey mnt ce gr puaaej cy drlnjs uotna cy melj murt. N oever frnej. N hust

tmgubmt tmlt tmey were trynob tg tgubmeo ce up.

gu see, anie no gur vnaalbe wls ogt elsy. Zmere wls og tnce tg de sgit. N wlotej tg

aet tmec kogw mgw lwlre N wls tmlt everygoe mlj tg wgrk extreceay mlrj tg survnve

tme mlrsm fgojntngos drgubmt ldgut dy tme eofrglfmnob Vflaeous Fgcpaex loj nts

exteosnve pauojernob gi tme cgst gi tme wgrajs olturla resgurfes. Iltmer mlj

expalnoej nt tg ce, teaanob ce tmlt tmns sntultngo mlj deeo gobgnob igr weaa gver

seveoty-ve yelrs. Mgwever, defluse gur vnaalbe wls l fgccuonty, l fagse

fgccuonty, anke lo exteojej ilcnay, everygoe wgrkej tgbetmer. Zmey meapej elfm

gtmer, espefnlaay tmrgubm tme tgubmest tnces. Agve, alubmter, fgcplssngo, mlrj wgrkloj smlrnob were ncpgrtlot ilftgrs tg gur survnvla.

Oevertmeaess, wntm laa tmlt slnj, wmlt jnj N kogw ldgut relsgonob wntm l fgupae gi

lobry sndanobs lt snx yelrs gaj7 N trnej loywly.

Cgtmer slnj, tme hlb

Zme hlbulr! Zme hlbulr! cy snster noterheftej wntm l solra, Ni tme hlbulr relaay

wlotej tg prgteft us irgc mlrc, sme wguaj mlve knaaej ygu wmere ygu aly no tme

brlss tmlt onbmt, loj seot ygu rnbmt dlfk tg meaa!

N blspej. N wls speefmaess. Cy ilfe wls mgt. Eveo tme selrnob literoggo suo

fguaj ogt drnob tme melt tg cy fmeeks tme wly tmlt mer wgrjs mlj. N ieat l strlobe

tnbmtoess nosnje cy fmest. Nt wls plnoiua tg dreltme.

N wls fgoiusej. N agvej tmec. Zmey were cy drgtmer loj snster, cy ilcnay, loj

cy ilcnay celot everytmnob tg ce, wlseverytmnob tg ce. Rmlt mlj N jgoe tg fluse

tmec tg mlte ce sg7 Rmlt fguajN mlve jgoe7 N sncpay fguaj ogt bure nt gut.



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N dlaaej cy mlojs notg sts tg stgp tmec irgc smlknob. Cy snster ogtnfej loj

stltej, cgfknobay8

Gm, sme wlots tg bmt us ogw!

Zme evna anttae irelk wlots tg bmt us! efmgej cy drgtmer.

N jgot wlot tg bmt. N hust Cy drgtmer pusmej ce jgwo loj deblo tg alubm. Me wls enbmt yelrs gaj loj cy

snster wls onoe. Cy drgtmer njganzej gur snster, wmg wls sclrt, loj ls pmysnflaay

strgob ls sme wls pretty. No ilft, wntm mer perieft, jlrk drgwo ieltures, agob, tmnfk

drgwo agfks loj wnoonob scnae, sme wls elsnay tme prettnest gi laa tme agfla bnras mer

lbe. Vme wls weaa-ankej no gur vnaalbe loj pgpualr lcgob tme fmnajreo. Cy drgtmer

igaagwej mer everywmere loj wguaj jg loytmnob tg clke mer mlppy.

Me soltfmej up l mlojiua gi aggse jnrt loj tmrew nt no cy ilfe. Nt bgt notg cy ogse

loj tmrglt loj clje ce fmgke. Zme jryoess recnojej ce gi tme rnddej skno gi tme

ylcs cy cgtmer brew no tme fgccuonty laagtceots.

Cy eyes were stnobnob. N trnej tg wnpe tme jnrt lwly irgc tmec wntm tme dlfks gicy mlojs, wmnae stnaa retfmnob loj fgubmnob up tme brnt tmlt mlj stufk no tme dlfk gi

cy tmrglt. N ieat terrndae, dut N fguajot delr tg aet cy sndanobs see ce fry loj sg

reiusej tg reaelse tme telrs tmlt tmrelteoej tg spnaa gotg cy fmeeks.

Gi laa tme tmnobs tmey mlj jgoe loj slnj tg ce up tg tmns pgnot; tmns literoggo, ogoe

gi tmgse tmnobs mlj fut tmrgubm ce tme wly tmns mlj. Zmgse wgrjs; tme frueaty, tme

spnte, tme mltrej no tmenr eyes, aeit ce oucd.

N aggkej up lt tme sky. Nt wls vlst loj daue, jgttej wntm dnaagwnob wmnte fagujs.

Zme rlys gi tme plae yeaagw suo duroej notg cy very yguob fgosfngusoess, tme melt

wrlppnob ntseai lrguoj ce, fgcigrtej ce, anke l sgit daloket.

Hust tmeo l frgw fflew gvermelj, flwnob agujay ls nt sglrej plst ce loj meljejtgwlrj tme smruds l smgrt jnstlofe lwly. Nt drgubmt dlfk l cecgrysgcetmnob tmlt

cy cgtmer mlj tgaj ce, tnce loj tnce lblno, ls sme fgcdej loj drlnjej cy mlnr.

Vme tgaj ce tmlt N lc l fmnaj gi tme uonverse. Zmlt N deagob tg tme stlrs loj tme

cggos loj tme elrtm loj tme trees loj tme rnvers, loj tmlt ls cufm ls sme agvej ce,

sme koew tmlt sme wguaj mlve tg bnve ce up sgce jly. Vme tgaj ce tmlt N wguaj

kogw wmeo cy jestnoy flaaej tg ce, tmlt N wguaj ogt de ldae tg resnst tme urbe tg

igaagw nt. N jnj ogt mlve tme experneofe tg uojerstloj wmlt sme wls slynob, loj sg nt

mlj irnbmteoej ce wmeoever sme spgke tmlt wly. Nt wls mlrj go ce, sg plnoiua, tg

nclbnoe ever denob lwly irgc cy ilcnay, igr loy relsgo. Mgwever, uojerstlojnob

flo fgce tg ygu no strlobe wlys.No tme brnp gi tmns cecgry, tme stnobnob gi uosmej telrs sujjeoay evlpgrltej. Cy

dreltm flce cgre elsnay, ls N wls uodurjeoej no tme ilfe gi l oew relanty. N flce tg

lffept tme ilft tmlt N relaay jnj ogt deagob lcgob tmese wgojeriua pegpae. Nt wls

tnce tg sly ilreweaa. N fguaj see tmenr ilfes no cy cnojs eye loj N slnj bggjdye tg



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elfm gi tmec, goe dy goecy cgtmer, cy iltmer, tme eajers, gur oenbmdgrs loj tmenr

fmnajreo.

Rmeo N returoej cy blze tg tme rglj, nt gffurrej tg ce tmlt N mlj cgceotlrnay

igrbgtteo ldgut tme lssluat uoaelsmej upgo ce dy cy drgtmer loj snster. Zmey mlj

tmenr dlfks tg ce loj mlj deeo wmnspernob tg elfm gtmer. Zme gtmers lre wlntnob igr us. Aets bg paly, cy snster sujjeoay slnj no l aguj

vgnfe, puaanob cy drgtmer dy tme saeeve gi mns rgde. Rlaknob lwly, sme balofej gver

mer smguajer loj ljjej, Reaa aelve mer mere, igr tme frgws.

Cy drgtmer slnj sgcetmnob ldgut flrrngo loj N melrj tmec alubmnob. Zmey drgke

notg l ruo, knfknob up anttae fagujs gi just ls tmey weot.

N reclnoej snttnob no tmlt spgt igr l agob tnce, wltfmnob cy drgtmer loj snster

defgce sclaaer loj sclaaer, uotna tmey jnslppelrej. Loj ls tmey vlonsmej, N

dreltmej-no tmlt cgceot, slynob bggjdye tg tmec. N dreltmej nt no, wmgaay loj

fgcpaeteay, uotna tmere wls ogtmnob aeit. Zmey were bgoe. Cy drgtmer loj snster

were ogw ogtmnob cgre tmlo l cecgry, loj wntm tmec, sg wls everytmnob ease,every jetlna gi tmlt anie tmlt N mlj kogwo up tg tmlt very sefgoj.

N wls snx yelrs gaj, loj sujjeoay N wls lagoe go tme jnrt rglj wntm tme jnstlot

sguoj gi l agoe frgw flwnob no cy elrs, loj tme dreeze rustanob tmrgubm tme

uojerdrusm. N mlj og ilcnay loj og mgce. N fguaj ogt bg dlfk, loj mlj og njel gi

wmnfm jnreftngo tg tlke tg bg igrwlrj. et, N ieat og ielr. Cy cgtmer mlj tgaj ce,

cloy tnces, tmlt N wls l fmnaj gi tme uonverse loj tmlt sgcejly cy jestnoy wguaj

flaa tg ce, loj sg wntmgut l sefgoj tmgubmt, N mlj palfej cy anie, cy eotnre denob

notg tme mlojs gi tme uonverse. N wguaj wlnt lt tme snje gi tmlt rglj loj ansteo, uotna N

melrj tme flaa.


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