A New Life - Blog Number 10 - Thomas

 Behind him, across the distance, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. Maybe it was only an echo. It was difficult to concentrate with the adrenaline pump from the ride. But just as he remembered that, the sled came to a nice peaceful stop. He got off and forced his hurt legs to move. The pain was almost unbearable, but he knew it was necessary for their survival. I have to keep going for Gabe, he thought to himself. Pick it up, put it down. Over and over he told himself this so he wouldn't stop moving. Jonas could see the first house. He was so happy that he started to run even though it hurt really badly. His feet were very heavy. He tripped and started to fall. Jonas threw his hand out to stop himself from crushing Gabe but his arm gave out and he fell right on top of Gabe. It didn't hurt Gabe too much. The ice and the snow were deep, but as Jonas stood up chunks of snow fell down his jacket, freezing Gabe. It didn't bother Jonas too much since his body was numb but Gabe started to cry! Jonas got the snow out best he could and started walking to the house. He placed a foot onto the neatly shoveled step. He put a hand out to steady himself. Too late, he passed out.

 Warmth filled his body. "Mom, how'd you know I wanted a brother?" There was group of people laughing; maybe four people or more? Jonas started to open his eyes then squeezed them closed again. It was very bright. "Go turn the lights down; he wants to open his eyes." The darkness got darker behind his eyes. He opened his eyes and looked around. There were five people, a family. There was a tree in the corner with different colored light hanging over it. He was lying down on his back and everyone was staring at him. "Hello, my name is Betsy." She looked like she was the mother of the three children he could see. "Where’s Gabe?" His voice seemed tired. One of the children left and then came back with a glass of water. "The baby? Oh, he’s asleep in one of our cribs. He's doing great! Don't worry about him. He's being kept nice and warm. "Here you go," the girl said as she handed the cup of water to Jonas. He took a sip of the water. Feeling refreshed, he started to tell his story. By the end of his story, everyone was sitting in disbelief, just staring at him. Finally Jonas knew that he would be living a whole new life. A different life from the one he had been used to. His eyes began to hurt and he burst out crying. "Oh you poor baby!" Betsy yelled and she grabbed Jonas and gave him a big hug. "Betsy, don't smother the kid!" The father figure put a hand on Betsy’s shoulder and she moved back. "Well, I think both of you will like this place a lot." "This is where your new life will begin."