It Ain’t So Bad
By Anthony Taormina
August 21st – August 22nd
Hill
side
Inside
House
Party Outside Shelter
Destroyed
house
Friends
And
Family
Neil=
Me going on
age 15
Lyn=
Best friend
Alex=
Best friend
Dr. Blu=
My dad
Turner=
Friend and helper
(15 years old)
Something's you should know (maybe)
Dad/Dr.Blu :
Is demanding and
sometimes very
embarrassing.
Alex: Is very
energetic,
happy and
always has to
have the last
laugh.
Lyn: is
very
caring
kind
and
loving.
We all live on a farm far from any
outside cites and never go outside
except for dad.
Inside the house
1
I go down stairs in
the morning to talk
to dad while he eats
breakfast introit of
the small TV
I ask him If I
can go with
him to pick
up supplies
at the town
He asks
me whyI say because I
have never seen
the outside
world and I’ll
even run away.
He
Demands
“no” and
asks me
real loud
“Where
would I go”.
I never know and
stomp out the
door thinking.
It starts again until
my birthday then
starts again next
year
Might be going on in Dad’s head when I ask him
Let me go
Don’ t let
me go
Hill side
2
Why I come here
I come here to
think every time
me and my dad
have this
argument
I like to watch
the sun go
down or rise up
either one’s
fine.
Most Importantly
Alex and Lyn
know I’m here
and I need some
one to talk to
Why I like Alex and Lyn so much
They both know why I’m up here make me laugh a little and then leave me alone to think I’m not
alone.
Alex stays behind for a little and talks
seriously then leaves
Lyn goes to wash up and hit the bed
Alex knows what I’m thinking but likes to take my mind off it and make me laugh
Alex backs off acting likes he being
punished for something he didn’t do.
Lyn comes up tending to me like I’m
injured making me giggle
I sit on top of the rust old plow thinking and staring at the sunset knowing their right behind me
Alex is the first one to come up and yell
in my ear
Lyn comes up acting motherly and yelling
at Alex
Party/outside
3 4
Dad told me to go
outside, down the
muddy hill to our
silver gate to get the
rest of the soda.
• It was getting
dark and
cloudy outside
something
didn’t feel
right.
I took my bike and
was off down the
hill.
• Something still
wasn’t feeling
right but the
wind was
getting
stronger
Left my bike in a mud
puddle and tried to
pick up the crates of
soda. I can’t see
anything because
there’s three boxes in
my face
• Now the wind
was really
strong and
almost pushing
me.
I put the crates down and
looked up… “Oh my Gosh…
Tornado!!!!”
Shelter
5
Dad gave a head
count and every
one made it inside
safely but it was
easy to tell that
we were all scared
out of our minds
I saw that turner
was gone and
went to go look
for him in the
maze of potato
sacks
I found Turner
looking at a small
model of the farm
I had a chat with
him and he
opened my eyes
to really see dads
point of view.
Destroyed house
6
I watched my dad stair at the ruble and I knew I
was free but for some reason now more than
ever I wanted to be in my dads little world.
The End

It ain't so bad power point

  • 1.
    It Ain’t SoBad By Anthony Taormina
  • 2.
    August 21st –August 22nd Hill side Inside House Party Outside Shelter Destroyed house
  • 3.
    Friends And Family Neil= Me going on age15 Lyn= Best friend Alex= Best friend Dr. Blu= My dad Turner= Friend and helper (15 years old)
  • 4.
    Something's you shouldknow (maybe) Dad/Dr.Blu : Is demanding and sometimes very embarrassing. Alex: Is very energetic, happy and always has to have the last laugh. Lyn: is very caring kind and loving. We all live on a farm far from any outside cites and never go outside except for dad.
  • 5.
  • 6.
    I go downstairs in the morning to talk to dad while he eats breakfast introit of the small TV I ask him If I can go with him to pick up supplies at the town He asks me whyI say because I have never seen the outside world and I’ll even run away. He Demands “no” and asks me real loud “Where would I go”. I never know and stomp out the door thinking. It starts again until my birthday then starts again next year
  • 7.
    Might be goingon in Dad’s head when I ask him Let me go Don’ t let me go
  • 8.
  • 9.
    Why I comehere I come here to think every time me and my dad have this argument I like to watch the sun go down or rise up either one’s fine. Most Importantly Alex and Lyn know I’m here and I need some one to talk to
  • 10.
    Why I likeAlex and Lyn so much They both know why I’m up here make me laugh a little and then leave me alone to think I’m not alone. Alex stays behind for a little and talks seriously then leaves Lyn goes to wash up and hit the bed Alex knows what I’m thinking but likes to take my mind off it and make me laugh Alex backs off acting likes he being punished for something he didn’t do. Lyn comes up tending to me like I’m injured making me giggle I sit on top of the rust old plow thinking and staring at the sunset knowing their right behind me Alex is the first one to come up and yell in my ear Lyn comes up acting motherly and yelling at Alex
  • 11.
  • 12.
    Dad told meto go outside, down the muddy hill to our silver gate to get the rest of the soda. • It was getting dark and cloudy outside something didn’t feel right. I took my bike and was off down the hill. • Something still wasn’t feeling right but the wind was getting stronger Left my bike in a mud puddle and tried to pick up the crates of soda. I can’t see anything because there’s three boxes in my face • Now the wind was really strong and almost pushing me. I put the crates down and looked up… “Oh my Gosh… Tornado!!!!”
  • 13.
  • 14.
    Dad gave ahead count and every one made it inside safely but it was easy to tell that we were all scared out of our minds I saw that turner was gone and went to go look for him in the maze of potato sacks I found Turner looking at a small model of the farm I had a chat with him and he opened my eyes to really see dads point of view.
  • 15.
  • 16.
    I watched mydad stair at the ruble and I knew I was free but for some reason now more than ever I wanted to be in my dads little world.
  • 17.