Allegory 10/24

Johnathan Pryor
Professor Williams
English 1A
October 24, 2013
Gang Member Allegory
Jimmy was 6 years old when it happened. It was fast and unexpected. No one could have foreseen that this would happen in the way that it did. On a beautiful Saturday is when the deed was done. It was such a beautiful Saturday. Winter was coming on and it was a crisp, cold, clear day. Fifty degrees was the temperature, the time was three thirty three in the afternoon. The low hanging cloud layer had just burnt off a few hours before leaving the air clean and clear without any pollutants hanging around. The sun was high in the sky, trying to warm the earth but it was too late in the day to give any more warmth than it had already and soon the earth would grow cold again.
Jimmy was a freshman in high school. His school wasn’t the best but strove for excellence. Mostly an A or B student, Jimmy had his eyes set on college. His odds were good too. He was athletic and was set to be a captain of the soccer team by his senior year. Jimmy was polite and loved by everyone who knew him. His teachers were always pleased with his efforts although he didn’t get an A in the class. They said he was, “always focused and always so polite. He was a good student and a good kid. His parents have done a great job.” Jimmy was a good person but no one knew where he came from or what his story was.
When jimmy was 6 years old his parents were brutally gunned down while they were walking him to play at the park. It was three thirty three in the afternoon when jimmy heard five bangs saw his mother’s body fall to the ground. Where here head should have been was just a pool of blood starting to pool up. His father took three bullets to the chest and was in a kneeling position. Jimmy’s father called his name as he was kneeling and said to jimmy with his last breath, “men like that don’t deserve anything…. Be better Jimmy….”. With that Jimmys father fell backward and passed into the void.