Black as Ebony by Elizabeth Elias (little red riding hood read aloud .TXT) 📖

going. “love if you don't look away from the ring you might not have to tell your brother i think he’ll figure it out for himself.” “oh yeah sorry its just so beautiful”
We walk in to the living room and Nat just looks up at us before he starts talking. “okay so i have covered all the bases so I'm just going to say be careful that's it you can leave”
“No Nat me and Allen have two things to tell you actually”
“oh what is it”
“Well Nat i did this a little backwards i should have come to you first but oh well to late so here goes”Allen says a little scared of what might happen.
“Allen and i are going on vacation this summer before college”
“oh that’s cool good for you and whats number two”
“well this” I say as i hold out my hand to show him the ring which is a silver band with 3 large stone 2 black and one red in the middle and dozens of small diamonds around the 3 larger ones.
“that’s great ebony i like the new ring you bought”
“Nat no I-am-gett-ing-marri-ed-to-Allen’ i say it slowly so it has some time to sink in and he knows I'm not kidding with him.(what a jack ass)
“wait what your...okay that's huge... i see hhhmm...now i feel bad about grilling you guys earlier ha”
“that's okay Nat so anything you want to say and or do to us” i say a little scared of whats going to happen, knowing it hasn't actually connected in his brain.
“yes actually...”Nat says getting up and looking me in the eye then picking me up and swinging me around. “my little sisters getting married”
“Not the reaction i was looking for. Well better than what had in mind lovely.”
“NAT PUT ME DOWN!!” i yell because i think i may be sick if he doesn't.
“sorry” he says as he sets me down and i fall over into Allen's arms.
“come here man” Nat say trying to get Allen's attention
“what oh sorry”Allen says looking at my brother a little embarrassed from staring in my eye and not paying attention.
“my god you guys are smitten. come here man” Nat says giving Allen one of those bro hug things.”hey you two love birds lets go out to eat on me”
“that's all you ever think about is food” i say looking at him in disbelief that he really just said that.
“i cant help it I'm hungry besides you have him and i have food”
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we got to the restaurant and Nat ordered a huge plate but Allen and i had just eaten so we watched him eat while we shared a Carmel milkshake 1950’s style when Nat was done and we we’re tired we retired to the house to watch a movie. “what do you love birds want to watch” Nat asked as he picked a movie from his collection some action movie “Nat i think you and i can watch that some other time i know ebony doesn't like action movies” Allen say politely “here Nat my personal collection” i say handing Nat a red shoe box of movies i like to watch. “Therese are all fantasy the only good movie in here is labyrinth.”(what can i say i like my forbidden romance and David Bowie) “then labyrinth it is Nat put it in. that's okay right Allen”i ask “yeah where do you think i got my hair, well similar to it at least” we all sat down to the movie. I lay my head on Allen's legs as the movie starts i fall asleep in less than 5 minuets into the movie. i wake up in the middle of the masquerade ball seen my favorite,part, Nat's gone and Allen's still watching the movie and stroking my hair. “ hi sleepy head” “oh hi oh this is my favorite part can you rewind it a little” i ask “sure love. i still wonder how you sleep through the noise” “i have no idea how i do it ether.”then i must have fallen asleep again, because i later woke up in a dark room with my face buried in Allen's shirt with his arms encircling me.“are you awake” i whispered in his ear. “love what are you doing?! Don’t! you cant it’s... Nooooo!” Allen screams as sits up flinging me off the bed. “I’ll take that as a no” I say as i get up and sit down on the bed. “Allen...Allen babe it’s me I'm okay its all right wake up” i say as his eyes flash open he looks at me in terror then looking around panicked as he pulls me to him and just sits there rocking us back and forth. “she’s okay, she’s okay she’s here with me.” he whispers to himself like its not true so i look up at him and he’s barley there so i just talk to him guessing what he is doing he does because of what happened to his parents. “Allen Allen I'm okay I'm here, you and i are fine” And he seems to snap out of it completely not even knowing what happened the past 5 minuets. “what was that Allen what were you dreaming?” i ask concerned “i was dreaming that you... I don't know i cant remember really... you were there and then you disappeared I cant recall what I was seeing before I woke up” “Allen you were shaking and rocking back and forth repeating ‘she’s okay she’s okay she’s here with me’ what was all of that?” a month or two went by and he never did it again but i still wounder what he was seeing on that blank canvas we call dreams and nightmares.
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Text: Copyright:As I am-lord kevinz
Publication Date: 06-17-2011

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Dedication:
Thank you to lord kevinz for the photograph on the cover and to Erynn,Kiki,Spencer and all the friend and people around me for inspiration even if you didn't know I was righting a book you always helped.