My Sister

  So, I don't really have much time for a new post this week, so I'll share my microfiction assigment for creative writing class. For those of you that know me, pretend you don't when you're reading this story. Pretend you don't know who my sister is, or how old she is. That way the story will make more sense.

My Sister

My sister is the most intelligent person I know. She hasn’t had much education, but she can be or do anything she sets her mind to. A librarian, veterinarian, teacher, artist, guitarist, doctor, lawyer, florist, a weather woman… She even once wanted to be in a mariachi band!

            Even with all the career aspiration she has, she still has time to make it home for dinner. She really does continue to amaze me; it is not just her employment paths that put me in awe, but also the incredible adventures she takes. Just last week she traveled to Africa, this week she traveled to New York to catch a Broadway show. I wish I were able to visit all the amazing place she goes to, to be able to understand the way she thinks. But I’m afraid I’d tie her down, tie her down like a rock weighs down a balloon. Making her unable to soar to the heights I know with her ambition, she is more that capable of reaching. Therefore, I’ll just keep my distance; I’ll watch her fly higher than the clouds, over every obstacle that tries to get in her way.

            However, that’s a long ways from now. For new I’ll watch her play safari in the backyard, dress up like she’s going to play theatre, play guitar and tell her she sounds “nice”, and watch her wrap bandages all over our puppy. Later, at night, when she asks to hear a bedtime story, I’ll tell her the story of “The girl who could do anything she set her mind to”.