Mara De La Rosa Mr. Camm Honors English 1st period 4 November 2008 Overlooking the ValleyIt was raining, and my life was falling apart. I was crying outside my house when Adriana walked by. She stopped and asked me what was wrong. At first I was hesitant, considering I didn't know her very well, but we ended up walking and talking for hours. She helped me feel better about my problems. We stopped walking as we reached the top of the hill. The wind blew softly and the view of the valley was amazing. All of a sudden, a feeling that I've never felt before swept over me as I gazed my eyes on Adriana. Adriana was looking straight into my eyes, and slowly we leaned towards each other. At that moment her cell phone rang and it was her mother urging her to hurry back home. Adriana, embarrassed by the moment, blushed and ran back home. After she left, I stood at that exact spot trying to understand what had just happened
We fell in love almost instantly. I didn't have time to think about anything, nor did Adriana, but I think that that's just the way love is. It is an unstoppable force that comes unexpectedly. We were twenty-two, and her brother Jack was getting married. Adriana was allowed to bring a friend to the wedding, so I came along. No one in her family knew about us. It was exhilarating to have that one secret with her, but also difficult, because I couldn't just kiss her or hold her hand whenever I wanted. The night before the wedding we waited until it was completely quiet before we start kissing in her bedroom. We didn't want to do more than kiss because we were afraid we would get caught. However, it was past midnight, and one thing led to another so we went for it. All of a sudden her brother, along with a few of his drunken friends busted the door open in an attempt to pull a prank on Adriana. Once he saw us, his eyes widened and snatched Adriana by the hair out of the bed. She screamed but Jack put his hands over her mouth, in order to keep quiet. They took Adriana out and locked me inside the room. I could not sleep, and all I could think about was what they were doing to her. The following day I was prepared and managed to unlock the door. I kept calm and to my surprise I found the whole family happily eating breakfast outside. Everyone smiled at me, including Jack and his friends, but there was no sign of Adriana. When I asked where she was, everyone assured me not to worry and that she was getting ready for the wedding. I did not get a good feeling so I left and looked for her. Soon after I left I received a text message from her sister Brenda, telling me that I could find Adriana behind the kitchen in the boiler room. As I walked through the kitchen and opened the boiler room my heart broke. Adriana was in the corner crying and shaking from a beating she'd received. There were bruises all over her body and dry blood around her lips. I tried giving her a hug, but she went hysterical. I started to cry, because I felt so awful and furious at what had happened. Just then, her brother came, pulled me out of the room, and before I knew it, I was stranded five miles away. It's been two months and I have not heard from her. My heart is still broken, and I don't her to ever get hurt again... A few days after my aunt wrote this journal, her body was found on a hill overlooking the valley of our town. Howe can the world be like this? So what if my aunt loved Adriana? So what if they were both women? Love like that is hard to find, and I don't think that it's fair for me to be standing here today, giving a eulogy to my loving aunt just because she wasn't allowed to love. Love is an unstoppable force, and whoever interferes with it is crude and heartless. A week after's death was published in the newspaper Adriana committed suicide. At least now, no one can stop them from loving each other.
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