Penelope Williams
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Hello to anyone who may see this. I’m Penelope, and I have loved writing for as long as I can remember. I hope you enjoy my content and that you are having an amazing day!
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The Lost Love that Saved my Life
In my adolescence, I got crushes on people that I had only seen and interacted with a few times, but none of that prepared me for what I was about to experience. I met this guy who went to school with me through a similar extracurricular activity. He was a couple grades below me and typically I didn’t go for guys younger than me, so I didn’t pay him much attention. He knew my best friend really well, so as time went on I got more familiar with him.
By Penelope Williams5 years ago in Confessions
Mr. Man
Long drives. Too many bathroom breaks to count. A trip that I will cherish forever. The date is May 27th, 2021. My friend, her dad, her dad’s girlfriend, and I are on a road trip around the United States. Today is the day that we are traveling through Yellowstone National Park. We have been waiting for this moment for months, so we are all so excited to go see Old Faithful, and my friend’s dad is excited to see the bears. Little do I know that I am about to have the most inspiring interaction, and it is not with a person. We load up to leave the hotel and make what feels like the longest drive EVER. It is only five and a half hours, but it feels like an eternity with all of the anticipation. Once we arrive, we are all instantly on the look out for any wildlife we can find. We spot some bison here and there, and stop to take pictures of them from a far. As we are making our way through the park, we see this one particular bison no more than two or three feet from the road, and pull off to the opposing side to get pictures of this precious creature. As we are sitting there, my friend’s dad dares someone to get out. No one wants to risk it because they are scared of what he might do if disturbed. Well, everyone except me. I am not worried about him harming me, but I am hesitant to open my door, since I definitely do not want to scare him off. I tell my friend’s dad that I am worried about scaring the bison, which at this point I had named Mr. Man after noticing his signs of old age. Her dad then proceeds to taunt to me, trying to provoke me to get out. I slowly pull open my door and slip out of the car to get some clearer photos. As I stand outside of the car just across the street from this creature that could clearly take me down, I notice that the same way that I am not afraid of him, he is also not afraid of me. He just keeps eating the grass like nothing is out of the ordinary. Of course, he is used to being watched and seeing tons of people in close proximity to him, but it was the fact that I had never seen any other wild animal stand so unbothered by the presence of a human. People have destroyed so many habitats to cater to our overpopulation that seeing animals just out and about is a rare occurrence. Animals fear things that they find dangerous so I expected him to be concerned by me getting closer to him, yet Mr. Man is standing there just... coexisting with me. I am completely captivated by this beautiful creature, and as I respect his space he does the same for me. I slip my way back into the car, and take a few more moments to just appreciate this once in a lifetime experience. As I am sitting there, Mr. Man looks up directly at me, as if he can hear my thoughts. He is just staring at me, and I am just looking at him. He is giving me a look of understanding as if he knows that I am waiting on him to acknowledge me, and I will never forget how fortunate I felt to be able to have that heart fulfilling moment. Animals in the wilderness are portrayed to people as if they are constantly fighting to survive, but for the first time in my life I got to see just how glorious and beautiful nature can be.
By Penelope Williams5 years ago in Humans
