Framing rights into wrongs

Staying in my Hotel room....

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:07:32 -0800

anastasia-knight:

…All romantic ones, unless you are up for that type of..movie?

… I’ll talk to you in the morning, Anastasia. Enjoy your night.

Staying in my Hotel room....

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:58:29 -0800

anastasia-knight:

…..Very well then. Come be a Prince and rescue me?

Do you have a movie?

Staying in my Hotel room....

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:56:34 -0800

anastasia-knight:

Because…I don’t know. I’m a complicated girl? The question is, why would you want to rescue me?

…. Because I don’t want to be around someone that doesn’t enjoy being around me.

Staying in my Hotel room....

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:49:31 -0800

anastasia-knight:

Am I sure on what? You rescuing me or staying in?

Me ‘rescuing you’… why would you want me to rescue you?

Staying in my Hotel room....

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:45:58 -0800

anastasia-knight:

Oh! Right..ha.ha. Oh, I am terrible. Ummm, well yes unless you wanna rescue me from my room.

….Are you sure?

Staying in my Hotel room....

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:39:47 -0800

anastasia-knight:

As much as I am flattered by your sense of sarcasm, no I am not. I just don’t have anything to do and..besides I really don’t even know where to begin.

That was a genuine question. It was cold in China and now it’s warm here….

Are you going to seclude yourself the first day in Australia?

Staying in my Hotel room....

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:35:35 -0800

anastasia-knight:

Are you melting?

Ever see the movie Balto?

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:51:31 -0800

The dog movie?

If I Ever Feel Better → Anika and Ray

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:24:41 -0800

oh-anika:

She tried wiping the tears from her eyes but the effort was useless, they kept falling as she thought more about what she had done. She was pathetic. Crying at the side of the road while the crowds of people simply walked by and stared. She could feel the judgements piece through her skin and prickle through to the soul. Even more, she had embarrassed herself in front of Ray because she couldn’t control her emotions, she had let them take over. What would he think now?

The touch of Ray’s hand sent goosebumps up her arm and to the nip of her neck. She looked up at him, trying hard to control her sniffling. She nodded her head slightly, biting onto the insides of her cheek. She would try to forget even though the task seemed impossible, she could for today. “Alright, I just…I..” She whimpered softy, trying to gather up enough words to make a sentence.

As he wiped the tear from her face, she looked up at him. A small smile peered through her lips as she saw his. “I’m sorry…I’m just..I won’t.” She babbled, letting out a sigh. She stepped towards him to give him a hug and wrapped her arms around him tightly. His words were the ones she needed to hear. For the last six years, all she had ever heard was it was her fault, entirely her fault. His words had calmed her down and for that, she was grateful.

As she let go, she cautiously looked around to see where they were. “I have no clue where we are…” The buildings stood tall, the sounds of cars drifted by and the sea of people walking seemed endless. She let out a little laugh and looked at him, regaining the little spark in her eye. “How ‘bout we just make our own little adventure and do whatever the hell we wanna do” She paused for a moment before a confused look washed over her face. “What should we do?”

“Whatever the hell we wanna do,” Ray repeated and replied to Anika, with her moreso newfound confidence in the situation. Of course, Ray couldn’t fix her past. So maybe fixing her future would change her mind. He looked around for the nearest sight of something interesting or adventurous. Ray couldn’t define adventurous even if it had been a snake that bit him over and over again. His safe and reserved life left no room for impulse because of his fear and need for safety and little danger. But a certain blind someone taught him a little bit about trusting yourself and doing something fun, which was what he planned on doing.

Ray spotted a river like lake to his left. He assumed they were in a small village, due to the small shops and number of people that hung around the seats by the water. It was a quaint and enchanting town that Ray had recognized from pictures. “Hey Mulan,” Ray called, slightly satisfied that he finally thought of a name, “I think we should ride a boat over there. And I think I have 5 yen for your thoughts again,” Ray smiled, attempting to impress a smile on Anika again. Anika had the kind of disposition that had to be happy, no matter what was happening. Like painting a very broken canvas with pretty colors, hiding the tears underneath something superficial and unreal. He was sad that she felt like she had to do that, but then again, that had been Ray for a very long time.

The small river turned out to be a lake that had free boat rides. Ray noted the boats as they trugged along the river beside them. He dragged Anika onto a boat that conatined a couple other passengers. Ray decided to sit adjacent to Anika, slightly eager to see her facial reaction. He slipped the yen out of his pocket and held it up to the blonde to take. “Wait, I’m not sure if it’s yours or my turn.”

If I Ever Feel Better → Anika and Ray

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:31:22 -0800

oh-anika:

“Exactly like Mulan…”Anika laughed, shrugging her shoulders effortlessly. The Disney reference had surprised her and left a smile on her face. She wondered how he had known about Mulan or even Disney for that matter but none the less, it was impressive. “All I need to do is find my Li Shang.” She said as her laugh faded.

She watched as he talked, listening to every word he spoke. The smile that had been tattooed onto her face quickly diminished, leaving her staring at him wide eyed. She bit down on her lip and looked towards the ground. There was pain behind his voice and although he hid it well, Anika could feel it. Her own experiences had left her feeling the exact same way. His chuckle had caught her attention causing her to look up with a small smile on her face. “It’s her loss…really it is.” She placed her hand gently on his arm at an effort to comfort him.

She glanced down at the yen and reached for it. She held onto it as he still held it, biting down on her lip as she thought of what to say. “You already know I’m from Miami…I don’t kn-..”She pondered aloud, pausing for a moment to recollect her thoughts. “Oh! Well, I’m an only child…it was always just me, my mom and my dad…but I never saw my dad much. I grew up watching chick flicks and Disney movies. When I was 5, I wanted to be a princess. I’ve been planning my wedding ever since I was seven years old and how many kids I would have, the kinda dress I’d wear and finding my…” She paused for a moment, clearing her throat. “My prince charming.” She let go of the yen and stared into her lap, fiddling with her fingers.

“I thought I found my prince charming…he was my boyfriend in high school. I really thought he was the one. When I was 17 years old, I got pregnant. I didn’t know what to do -I was so young. I mean, I was still in school…I couldn’t raise a child. I wasn’t prepared, he wasn’t prepared and so…” She bit down on her lip, trying to hold back the tears. She was weak, too weak to fight back the emotions. She let the tears roll down her cheek before she saying anything else. “I got an abortion…I murdered it.”

The car stopped and she looked up Ray, forcing a smile through the tears. She quickly opened the door and stood on the edge of the sidewalk. She waited till Ray came around and whispered “ It’s all my fault. I’m a murderer…aren’t I?”

Ray, stunned, grabbed the yen and scooted out of the back of the car. He took a quick survey of his surroundings and was at a loss as to where they were. He hated the feeling of disorientation, and his anxiety started to pick up when he saw tears. Not only was he dizzy from being somewhere unfamiliar, he was upset that he had to bring up something that made her upset. It was familiar, of course, the tears and the whisper. He felt deja vu, like someone important in his life had done the same thing and he had to fix it.

He trotted around the car after leaving an assortment of yen in the seat for the driver and met with Anika again, “Hey, no you’re not,” Ray tried to assure, using a softer voice. His hands familiarly and lightly held her arms to keep her still. As much as Ray hated crying, he hated other people crying. It tore him apart, “Forget about that, okay?” Raymond didn’t want to pretend that he knew all about her. She was damaged and he had to bring it up. He couldn’t change the past to stop her tears, but he could do something now. Say something now.

“You were young,” Ray started, “And although you feel bad, you did the right thing, okay?” Ray wasn’t politically or religiously interested in the debate of abortion. He knew that times were changing and if something had to be done, then it had to be done. In this case, someone so faithful in altruism, abortion wasn’t necessarily the right way to go, though she went through with it. That must’ve been one of the hardest things for her to do…

Ray kept a smile, handing her the yen in her hand and rubbed the tear off her cheek. “Don’t cry, okay?”

If I Ever Feel Better → Anika and Ray

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:20:32 -0800

oh-anika:

Thousands of miles away from home and to Anika, it felt like she never left. The thoughts she tried to run away from had caught up to her and showed no signs of letting go.The only escape she found was with Ray or as she called him, “Sunshine”. It was safe to say she hadn’t met a person like him before. He was different - a good different and it was almost like he casted a spell on her. She looked forward to their conversations, his little witty remarks and just the basic presence of him. He had never failed to put a smile on her face, even when she felt her thoughts consumed her.

Being with him now, she knew she wouldn’t think about home, her ex boyfriend and the baby. She bit down on her lip as she stared out the window, her eyes wide opened and glancing at the lights that had welcomed her warmly. She turned her head at the sound of his voice and cracked a smile. “My thoughts…” She said softy, holding the yen in one hand. “I think this place is different, like it’s the total opposite of Miami -and I really like it. Just the atmosphere is so…I don’t know, I don’t know how to describe it. I mean look…” She paused, turning her head to the window. The buildings stood tall, the lights were bright and the flow of people seemed endless. ” Everything is just beautiful. You can’t say this place isn’t full of adventure…and I’m gonna find adventure here.” She beamed, nodding her head slightly as she turned to look at Ray.

“5 yen for you to tell me about yourself…” She laughed, holding the coin to him. She leaned in and nudged him playfully. “Don’t be shy or leave anything good out, Sunshine.”

Ray smirked, “It’s an entirely whole new world. Like you’re Mulan. But there’s nobody to kill and you’re not pretending to be a man.” The extent of Raymond’s Disney movie knowledge was expanded by Miche one day, when she had left her children’s book on a table and he perused the bit while bored. He was confused as to why someone would believe in cute fairytale stories like Disney’s, but he realized that Anika did. Maybe there was a reason why she did- there was a cute boyfriend back in Miami that he had to leave because at night she turned into a green ogre. Or maybe she needed something to believe in in the first place. Regardless, he both respected this mindset and doubted it.

He picked the coin from Anika’s fingers, smiling at the blonde and rolling it around in his palm. “Well,” Ray started, “I’m Raymond Davis, I am a very pale Alaskan man who studied boring science at university. I’m on this bus because there was nowhere else for me to go. I was engaged,” The words that flipped out of his mouth make his ring finger shake, ironically and emotionally, “But my fiancee cheated on me. Which is the main reason why I’m here in Beijing on the bus.” The truth was that Ray was always upset- annoyed or angry with something to add to the poison, but he was upset. He thought it was chronic, the way his sadness felt like a cancer that overwhelmed his chest, but it was simply unhappiness that could only be solved by aimless travel and a girl from Miami.

“I don’t know, I’m not very interesting,” Ray chuckled, holding the yen for Anika. “Your turn.”

I don't know why I'm so unenthused with Beijing right now...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:57:12 -0800

oh-anika:

How do we make you certain? You’ve gotta let it out.

Let out all that excitement you’re hidin’

I don’t really have any sort of outlet for this.

You know what?

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:34:27 -0800

munro-peterson:

Not me, my friend!!

Well okay, except about the part where I said I was growing a major city on my body. Other than that, I’m your average Honest Abe!

Okay, Abraham, I’m glad to know your Beijing tumor has subsided.