Misconception of David Moss (1 rating) by D.H. Heath
Page 2 of 2 Life had already done that, he is breathing. He walks over the fountain getting
a sip of water. He sits down; waits for the doctor to see him. " I wonder what
this guy will say next." Something that I'm supposed to laugh at, I'm sure. I
will entertain his feeble mind. I wonder does he say the same? One other person
walks in the next waiting room; he doesn't speak nor make eye contact. David
sits and waits. Suddenly Don't Tell me from Madonna comes on the radio. They
have one in the office. Some mad woman tries to sing along. It irritates him so
much." What in God's name is that? It must be punishment from thinking of
suicide. As he drowns out the person singing, Dr. Matthew Swatch calls his
name. "David, the Dave man" His only reaction is pure innocence and human, also
arrogant. He smiles and shakes the doctors hand. " He's a moron for a doctor.
His personality is weak. I wonder why there are only woman working this place?
I'm not complaining. David sits in the chair and tries to make this go as fast
as possible. The doctor takes a look around his mouth. " Yep Davy boy" "I hate
it when he calls me that" "Things look good hear." "Ok, now you need rubber
bands today."
"That's great you moronic pin head." Of course in his mind. The doctor's
assistant calls him back. Gracie Fair is her name. "Pleasant but too happy. The
kind of happy that makes the happiest people angry." He sits and wonders why
the hell he is living. If only sixteen years of life a teacher one told him
"it's the quality of the paper, not the quantity." That means many things to
David Moss. The assistant leads him into his chair, where he waits for her to
return. " I hope this doesn't take long, I really I want to soak at home
instead of in public. In my life I haven't always been happy or sad. I get
every emotion in one day, over and over, some how I don't know if I will ever
find the rainbow I have been looking for. Not the kind in the sky, more
internal. I bet my soul must be pretty old, I feel I've lived a lot, and I
don't want to say too much because you can never live enough. There this place
I know it's called Free Flight Park. It's beautiful and the scenery is
unmatched. I would love to spend sometime there. If I make it through the
night. People always have the wrong misconceptions of me. I'm dieing, I'm
living, I'm crying, I'm laughing, I'm living, I'm soaking, I'm trying all that
inside little ole me. I'm not that little but you get the point." The assistant
comes back in; David has reached the point in his live whether or not tomorrow
will come. Oh it will but will he? As she starts to work in his mouth David
gazes into the lights on the ceiling. His eyes wide open, as some music starts
to play. Some band he never heard of playing some song about being six feet
from the edge. To think of if there's an edge he would probably jump off. While
the music plays David imagines blue moons, planets and things I can't explain.
The assistant asks "what you doing for the summer"? " Maybe visit that new park
called Free Flight."
I heard of that place, doesn't it have this high edge that looks over the
wilderness"? Speechless for a second, " Yes, it does, one that is high and
easily assessable." You're going to look over and see some wild animals"?
"Something like that." "Ok, we're all done you are free to go. See you in
July." He says softly maybe. On the ride home he had one thought to visit that
park. The next day he did. "That's when my story is suppose to be at the
climax, you're suppose to wonder am I going to die? You know don't forget to
smile once in your life, you know what I mean if you do. As he walk toward the
edge he looks over; sits at the edge. The park is about to close. He has to
make a decision between life and death. The sun is going down David just sits
and stares at the sun. He gets up likes he's about to jump. He look down and
says, "That's pretty far. I wonder is the rainbow as dim as I say." Maybe
another misconception of David moss or a teenager who realized the rainbow is
never out of reach.
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