He's With Me

When Lexi goes to school she never would have guessed that it could change the way she looked at love, that one day in school she meets a boy that is now her love of her life.  This gets her into a love story that has her lying and telling secrets, every step of the story.

A Little Piece of History!

Authors Note: Imagine yourself overlooking a peaceful place somewhere in Honolulu, Hawaii. Think about how wonderful it sounds, ocean waves crashing, birds chirping, and leis floating in the water. Now imagine this- Loud booming noises, kids and parents screaming, dead bodies laying on the sand and floating in the water, bombs going off everywhere, and people searching for family. Now, also think about this being the same exact place. This is Pearl Harbor. 

As I walk up the walkway to the submarine, I stand atop the ocean world. It's beautiful out here in Honolulu, Hawaii! I can see many things, from ocean life, to leis floating in the water. It's just then when look a little further out towards the horizon, and I can see the pieces left over from the attack just a couple feet from the Arizona. Pieces from the war that is. Not just any little pieces of litter, here there is no litter in the ocean. The water is crystal blue, I am talking about the pieces left over from the attack of World War 2. These pieces are huge, giant pieces of tanks and submarines, that are rusted to the brownish reddish you can't even describe. Yes this is it, Pearl Harbor, and boy am I dazed in shock that I am even standing here.

It is now that I realize that the war was this horribly bad. I am sitting in the movie room, located on Pearl Harbor, watching real footage from World War 2. This short film is scaring, yet informative. Loud booming noises and crashes, make echos in the movie room. People make their noises, some are crying, some are scared, and some are shocked. Me, I am one of the scared ones,  covering my eyes half the time. My family is sitting next to me, their eyes are glued to the screen watching every action at every second. At this moment in time, the film is showing gory and bloody parts. This is not what I came here to do. I came here to see the monument and pray to god that all these people are at rest, and happy in heaven. At this moment, I see battlers carrying their friends in clothes all wrapped up, piling them in a pile. How scaring is this? I can tell that the movie is wrapping up. It is now at the point where the woman in the movie starts saying, "This is Pearl Harbors’ History!". 

As we exit the building, we start forming a line onto the boat. This mystical boat gives my nerves some tension. I am getting tense because I am afraid that war is going to start right now on this boat. I tell my dad, and he makes me feel safe again. Looking out the side of the boat, I glare at the luminous water that's sparkling. It always catches my eye here in Hawaii. We finally arrive at the Arizona. Bystanders wait in the isle waiting to get off. When I step on the platform, it kind of jiggles and it frightens me. My mom starts to take the lead and my family starts to follow. When we enter the standing piece of glory, we start to make our way in. All over the walls, there are inscribed names of the people who served in the navy. Glancing at the wall I look at the "J's" to see if I can find the last name Jackson. Whoa-la, I certainly do!  We re-trace our steps going the way we came in but on the opposite side of the wall. On the table, there is a bucket with a bunch of flowers that you would normally see on leis. Taking a moment for it to sink in, I realize that we are supposed to throw some in, in memory of the ones who served. It really started to sink in, that below the water there are pieces of metal rusted to the point of no way to recover it back to its original condition. Plus, the pieces are in the middle of the ocean. I also look down and realize that there are dead bodies, decayed and drowned at the bottom. It worries me, but I realize, that I wouldn't be here without them. Each and every one of the battlers that helped our country will always be a hero!

On the way back to the main land, where the cars are parked and where everything else is, I sit next to my mom on the boat. It never came across to me that I would ever get the chance to see a piece of history. It amazes me. On the boat every passenger sits quietly, not one peep. All you can hear is the sounds of the motor running the boat. As you swish across the crystal blue ocean, you eventually come to a stop. You get off and you then can leave. Our family hopped in the car on the way back home, but I still wonder, "Could this happen again?". All I know, is that I have gotten the chance to see a part of US history, and yes it was Pearl Harbor.