LITERATURE: Part I – Ohana 1
Written by T. Ponder
"Ohana 1"
Drugs made Kimono’s mother a living nightmare, she portrayed her complete lack of mother-instinct the day she left Kimono.
Lily: (shouted) “I’m upstairs Clyde!”
Clyde arrived in the doorway of the luxurious bathroom and stares at his
sister like she was his biggest enemy ever.
Clyde: “Why would you leave the front door open.... stupid!?”
Lily: “I was in a rush, plus I knew you would be here soon”
Clyde: “You should’ve bathed her if you knew I was on my way....Matter of
fact, stop what your doing, give me a towel, and you go shut the front door!”
Lily was shocked and intimidated. She hands Clyde the baby, gives him a
towel, and walked out of the bathroom.
Clyde wiped soap-suds off of Kimono and kissed the top of her soft, frail,
head....
Clyde arrived in the Living-room where Lily sat on the couch watching a
soap-opera. Lily was cynically smiling at the blaring television screen.
Clyde: “I’m starting not to trust you Lily, you’ve been unreliable too many
times. You still act like a little kid, why didn’t you shut the front door?”
Lily: “I did shut MY front door but it got stuffy in here Clyde”
Clyde: “Whatever, I might have to spend my extra savings on a babysitter”
Lily: “I can use that extra money! But whatever do what you want then”
On Clyde’s way out of the condo he stepped on all of Kimono’s toys....
Lucy and Lily are friends at the workplace; Their best gossiping is done when they
discuss guys they like when smoking cigarettes in the back alley of the workplace....
Lucy: “That party at Steve’s place last night was the best party ever
since....wait! when was that other party we went to and met those sexy
guys? (laughs)
Lily grins at Lucy with the most jolly smile, holding a cigarette full of ashes
Lucy: “Anyways, have you called your man since we left his place?”
Lily: “No, he has kids and I kind of hate kids”
Lucy: “He might be worth it” (while blowing smoke passed Lily’s face)
Lily: “Yea, that’s kinda true....he really was sexy”
Lucy: “Hey, I’m older than you girl and sometimes you just gotta get what you
can get”
Lily: (smiles stupidly, then looks at her phone) “We’re late for our shift!”
The both of them rush into the workplace building
Clyde knocked on the front door with heavy-hands.... Lucy answered the
door
Clyde: “Who’re you?”
Lucy: “Oh hello I’m Lily’s friend.... My name is Lucy, are you her brother?”
Clyde: “Yea” (walks inside of the condo)
Lucy: “Woah, don’t be so mean mister”
Clyde: “I’m here to get my daughter so excuse me”
Lucy: “Where did you just come from?”
Clyde: “Work!” (while standing in the living room staring at Lucy’s pretty face)
Lucy: “Lily is upstairs with baby Kimono”
Clyde: “Thanks for telling me that, I’ll wait until she comes down” (while
taking a better look at Lucy’s luscious figure)
Lucy: “What do you like to do besides work?”
Clyde; “Nothing else really just work, and take care of Kimono”
Lucy: “Awww, How old are you Clyde?”
Clyde: “32 years old, how about you?”
Lucy: “I’m 40 years old, but just about thirty-two years old also” (smiles at
Clyde)
Lucy: ‘Let me in I have to tell Clyde something important honey!”
Kimono: “Like what?!” (in a squeaky little voice)
Lucy: “Adult stuff kiddo, so can you move out of the doorway?”
Kimono: “Why are you wearing those shoes Miss Lucy?”
Lucy barged her way inside. Kimono laughed when Lucy stumbled into the
living-room
Lucy: “Dammit Kimono why don’t you help your Dad cleanup?”
Kimono: (replies in a girly squeaky voice) “Because I was busy working out
and doing sit-ups!”
Lucy: “Ok, whatever, where’s Clyde at?”
Kimono: (slightly frowns) “In the room”
Lucy marched into the back room with the smell of perfume and cigarettes
trailing her.... Clyde was posted on the bed with a beer in his hand watching
a movie
Lucy: “Really Clyde?!”
Clyde: “Oh hey.... What now Lucy!?”
Lucy: “You didn’t respond to any of my text messages”
Clyde: “I’ve been posted here waiting for you all day, I thought you might
have been coming her earlier?”
Lucy: “Whatever Clyde, I have something to tell you, so turn the movie off
and put down your beer”
Clyde grabs the remote, turned the television off but continues drinking his
beer
Lucy: ‘Clyde.... I’m pregnant”
Clyde: “Woah really, what’re you gonna do, what’re we gonna do, don’t abort
it”
Lucy: “I’m not really sure but I guess I can move in with you and Kimono”
The next day at school Kimono couldn’t focus....When recess came around
one of Kimino’s friends gave her a note from a boy that likes her.
Jenifer: “Look what I gooooot!” (smiling from ear to ear)
Kimono: (Slowly says) “Thanks.... You wrote me another note”
Jenifer: “Nooo, it’s a note from Quincy, the boy that likes you!!”
Kimono: “I don’t wanna read that note right now.... I’m mad Jenifer”
Jenifer: “Why?”
Kimono: “Because my Dad got a stupid immature lady pregnant!”
Jenifer: “Your gonna be a big sister? I’m jelly”
Kimono: (Smiles then purposefully frowns) “I’ll take that note but can you
leave me alone, I need to figure out what I’m gonna do about my new
situation”
Jenifer: (laughs) “Okay Kimono don’t burn your apartment down, or do
anything crazy (giggles)
When P.E class came around Kimono took out her frustration in a game of
Dodgeball
“Great job Kimono!” yelled the P.E teacher
Kimono was one of few kids on the Dodgeball court. Kimono threw her balls
on target and took out a bunch of her classmates. One kid got accidently hurt
from Kimonos throwing skills.When Kimono got home from school Lucy greeted her when she walked into her home.
Lucy: “So, your Dad didn’t get you from school?”
Kimono doesn’t answer Lucy, instead she stared at her pregnant belly and
walked passed her toward her bedroom
Lucy: (Yells) “So you’re not gonna talk to me today!”
Silence dawned in the almost empty apartment. Lucy got up off the couch
and trailed Kimono.
Lucy: “What’s your problem Kimono?”
Kimono throws her backpack on the floor, the apartment seemed to shake in
fury
Kimono: “You’re not my Mom Lucy and I want you to remember that!”
Lucy: “If we’re gonna be family your gonna have to listen to me or you might
be moving out before you turn 18 years old missy”
Kimono: “I’ve been here waaaaay longer than you so we’ll have to see what
my Dad.... I mean, Clyyyyde has to say about what you think”
Lucy: “Alright, hopefully he’ll help me fix that smart mouth of yours”
Lucy walked out of Kimonos colorful painted room. Soon after Lucy closed the bedroom door; Kimono throws one of her school textbooks- the wooden door panels chipped.
Clyde finally arrived at home, he noticed Lucy on the patio smoking another cigarette, blowing smoke out like a furnace. Lucy turned around and slowly looked in Clyde’s direction. When she realized that it was him and not Kimono, she threw her lit cigarette over the patio ledge and sprinted into the living-room.
Clyde: “Why are you still smoking Lucy”
Lucy: “You need to start making Kimono respect me Clyde”
Clyde: “You guys need to get along, or not talk to each other for a while....
Kimono is kind of edgy” (Clyde tried to hold in his smile)
Lucy: “This is serious stuff Clyde, I kept this baby for the sake of you, me....
and Kimono”
Clyde: “Yea, yea, yea.... You go drink some water and put your cigarettes on
the kitchen counter”
Clyde walked into Kimonos bedroom where she laid in her bed silently
sleeping like a baby....
The dysfunctional family continued to have several miscommunications. Lucy
has been stuck in her ways and intentionally feuds with Kimono. Lucy lacks
the mother instinct with her unstable attitude and party-going. After Lucy
gave birth to baby Jimmy she was hazardous to the entire family..... Baby
Jimmy got rashes, food poisoned, and Lucy almost burned down their
home.... Clyde was always awake, it was like he was a sleepwalking-
working-machine –
There were uncountable amount of times Lucy came home late drunk and
ugly. There was one major happening when Clyde was fed-up with her non-
sense- Lucy was hysterical, she threatened to harm Clyde and Kimono.
Clyde didn’t let that slide, and he told Lucy to gather all her cherished items
and leave.... However, Lucy threw her wedding-band, knocked over family pictures, took a black glass jar out of the hallway closet, then walked out of the front door.
Days later Lucy and Clyde were officially divorced and separated.... Without
Lucy at the apartment, things seemed to be going smoothly in the house.
Clyde and the family of three completely! recovered from the divorce....
Kimono is Twenty-four years old and Baby Jimmy is Ten years old, over the passed few years Kimono has only been to county jail a few times for minor crimes like harassment, and selling marijuana. Kimono knows how to speak, read, and write Japanese. Kimono’s favorite thing to say in Japanese is “Yubi”. Her younger brother Jimmy always gets annoyed when his big-sister comments on things in Japanese.
Jimmy: ”Has Dad texted you?”
Kimono: “Uh.... No”
Jimmy: “So stop looking at me, loser”
Kimono: “Do your homework then!”
Jimmy slightly frowns then continues writing
Jimmy appeared to be focused but Kimono broke the silence.... “Yubi”
Jimmy stopped writing then looked at his sister with a serious face
Kimono: “So whatchya gonna do” (giggles)
Jimmy throws his small textbook at Kimono,
The textbook nicely landed on the cushion next to her
Kimono: “Jimmy! Stop being mean, you know I can karate chop you and
break you in half like wood” (giggles) while Jimmy tried not to smile
Jimmy shook his head in disagreement but kept doing his homework,
(Kimono’s phone rang)
She quickly grabbed her phone, and runs to the bedroom her and Jimmy
share Kimono’s boyfriend: “You can’t come over tonight”
Kimono: “Again! Really? Why?”
Kimono’s boyfriend: “Because I’m busy with alotta stuff I have to do”
Kimono: “Oh, whatever I’ll see you later then” (hangs up her phone
aggressively)
Before Clyde arrived back home in the early morning, Kimono was woken up
by a phone call from Jimmy’s school. Jimmy got suspended from school for
pulling the fire alarm.
When Jimmy got home he seemed to be excited to tell Kimono what he did.
His childish voice was happy when he explained the details to his bigger-
sister.
Before Jimmy could explain the whole story, Kimono stopped being intrigued
then started to tell Jimmy all the things he shouldn’t be doing at school. The
cheezy-grin on Jimmy’s face slowly went away when Kimono reminded him
of her experience in jail.
Clyde arrived home a few minutes after Kimono was finished speaking with
Jimmy. He could already tell that Kimono has gotten the best of Jimmy again.
Clyde smiled at both of his children then asked them if they wanted
breakfast.... Jimmy leapt off the couch and ran toward the bedroom to put on
a shirt. Kimono trailed Jimmy into their room. Kimono turned off her cell phone,
tossed it on the floor and walked out of the door with her Dad and Jimmy.
"Temperature of art" written and edited by T. Ponder; this Post is part One of Two - Short Stories from "Temperature of art" that touches on many topic of Fashion and Creativity.
"Ohana 1"
Drugs made Kimono’s mother a living nightmare, she portrayed her complete lack of mother-instinct the day she left Kimono.
Lily: (shouted) “I’m upstairs Clyde!”
Clyde arrived in the doorway of the luxurious bathroom and stares at his
sister like she was his biggest enemy ever.
Clyde: “Why would you leave the front door open.... stupid!?”
Lily: “I was in a rush, plus I knew you would be here soon”
Clyde: “You should’ve bathed her if you knew I was on my way....Matter of
fact, stop what your doing, give me a towel, and you go shut the front door!”
Lily was shocked and intimidated. She hands Clyde the baby, gives him a
towel, and walked out of the bathroom.
Clyde wiped soap-suds off of Kimono and kissed the top of her soft, frail,
head....
Clyde arrived in the Living-room where Lily sat on the couch watching a
soap-opera. Lily was cynically smiling at the blaring television screen.
Clyde: “I’m starting not to trust you Lily, you’ve been unreliable too many
times. You still act like a little kid, why didn’t you shut the front door?”
Lily: “I did shut MY front door but it got stuffy in here Clyde”
Clyde: “Whatever, I might have to spend my extra savings on a babysitter”
Lily: “I can use that extra money! But whatever do what you want then”
On Clyde’s way out of the condo he stepped on all of Kimono’s toys....
Lucy and Lily are friends at the workplace; Their best gossiping is done when they
discuss guys they like when smoking cigarettes in the back alley of the workplace....
Lucy: “That party at Steve’s place last night was the best party ever
since....wait! when was that other party we went to and met those sexy
guys? (laughs)
Lily grins at Lucy with the most jolly smile, holding a cigarette full of ashes
Lucy: “Anyways, have you called your man since we left his place?”
Lily: “No, he has kids and I kind of hate kids”
Lucy: “He might be worth it” (while blowing smoke passed Lily’s face)
Lily: “Yea, that’s kinda true....he really was sexy”
Lucy: “Hey, I’m older than you girl and sometimes you just gotta get what you
can get”
Lily: (smiles stupidly, then looks at her phone) “We’re late for our shift!”
The both of them rush into the workplace building
Clyde knocked on the front door with heavy-hands.... Lucy answered the
door
Clyde: “Who’re you?”
Lucy: “Oh hello I’m Lily’s friend.... My name is Lucy, are you her brother?”
Clyde: “Yea” (walks inside of the condo)
Lucy: “Woah, don’t be so mean mister”
Clyde: “I’m here to get my daughter so excuse me”
Lucy: “Where did you just come from?”
Clyde: “Work!” (while standing in the living room staring at Lucy’s pretty face)
Lucy: “Lily is upstairs with baby Kimono”
Clyde: “Thanks for telling me that, I’ll wait until she comes down” (while
taking a better look at Lucy’s luscious figure)
Lucy: “What do you like to do besides work?”
Clyde; “Nothing else really just work, and take care of Kimono”
Lucy: “Awww, How old are you Clyde?”
Clyde: “32 years old, how about you?”
Lucy: “I’m 40 years old, but just about thirty-two years old also” (smiles at
Clyde)
Lucy: ‘Let me in I have to tell Clyde something important honey!”
Kimono: “Like what?!” (in a squeaky little voice)
Lucy: “Adult stuff kiddo, so can you move out of the doorway?”
Kimono: “Why are you wearing those shoes Miss Lucy?”
Lucy barged her way inside. Kimono laughed when Lucy stumbled into the
living-room
Lucy: “Dammit Kimono why don’t you help your Dad cleanup?”
Kimono: (replies in a girly squeaky voice) “Because I was busy working out
and doing sit-ups!”
Lucy: “Ok, whatever, where’s Clyde at?”
Kimono: (slightly frowns) “In the room”
Lucy marched into the back room with the smell of perfume and cigarettes
trailing her.... Clyde was posted on the bed with a beer in his hand watching
a movie
Lucy: “Really Clyde?!”
Clyde: “Oh hey.... What now Lucy!?”
Lucy: “You didn’t respond to any of my text messages”
Clyde: “I’ve been posted here waiting for you all day, I thought you might
have been coming her earlier?”
Lucy: “Whatever Clyde, I have something to tell you, so turn the movie off
and put down your beer”
Clyde grabs the remote, turned the television off but continues drinking his
beer
Lucy: ‘Clyde.... I’m pregnant”
Clyde: “Woah really, what’re you gonna do, what’re we gonna do, don’t abort
it”
Lucy: “I’m not really sure but I guess I can move in with you and Kimono”
The next day at school Kimono couldn’t focus....When recess came around
one of Kimino’s friends gave her a note from a boy that likes her.
Jenifer: “Look what I gooooot!” (smiling from ear to ear)
Kimono: (Slowly says) “Thanks.... You wrote me another note”
Jenifer: “Nooo, it’s a note from Quincy, the boy that likes you!!”
Kimono: “I don’t wanna read that note right now.... I’m mad Jenifer”
Jenifer: “Why?”
Kimono: “Because my Dad got a stupid immature lady pregnant!”
Jenifer: “Your gonna be a big sister? I’m jelly”
Kimono: (Smiles then purposefully frowns) “I’ll take that note but can you
leave me alone, I need to figure out what I’m gonna do about my new
situation”
Jenifer: (laughs) “Okay Kimono don’t burn your apartment down, or do
anything crazy (giggles)
When P.E class came around Kimono took out her frustration in a game of
Dodgeball
“Great job Kimono!” yelled the P.E teacher
Kimono was one of few kids on the Dodgeball court. Kimono threw her balls
on target and took out a bunch of her classmates. One kid got accidently hurt
from Kimonos throwing skills.When Kimono got home from school Lucy greeted her when she walked into her home.
Lucy: “So, your Dad didn’t get you from school?”
Kimono doesn’t answer Lucy, instead she stared at her pregnant belly and
walked passed her toward her bedroom
Lucy: (Yells) “So you’re not gonna talk to me today!”
Silence dawned in the almost empty apartment. Lucy got up off the couch
and trailed Kimono.
Lucy: “What’s your problem Kimono?”
Kimono throws her backpack on the floor, the apartment seemed to shake in
fury
Kimono: “You’re not my Mom Lucy and I want you to remember that!”
Lucy: “If we’re gonna be family your gonna have to listen to me or you might
be moving out before you turn 18 years old missy”
Kimono: “I’ve been here waaaaay longer than you so we’ll have to see what
my Dad.... I mean, Clyyyyde has to say about what you think”
Lucy: “Alright, hopefully he’ll help me fix that smart mouth of yours”
Lucy walked out of Kimonos colorful painted room. Soon after Lucy closed the bedroom door; Kimono throws one of her school textbooks- the wooden door panels chipped.
Clyde finally arrived at home, he noticed Lucy on the patio smoking another cigarette, blowing smoke out like a furnace. Lucy turned around and slowly looked in Clyde’s direction. When she realized that it was him and not Kimono, she threw her lit cigarette over the patio ledge and sprinted into the living-room.
Clyde: “Why are you still smoking Lucy”
Lucy: “You need to start making Kimono respect me Clyde”
Clyde: “You guys need to get along, or not talk to each other for a while....
Kimono is kind of edgy” (Clyde tried to hold in his smile)
Lucy: “This is serious stuff Clyde, I kept this baby for the sake of you, me....
and Kimono”
Clyde: “Yea, yea, yea.... You go drink some water and put your cigarettes on
the kitchen counter”
Clyde walked into Kimonos bedroom where she laid in her bed silently
sleeping like a baby....
The dysfunctional family continued to have several miscommunications. Lucy
has been stuck in her ways and intentionally feuds with Kimono. Lucy lacks
the mother instinct with her unstable attitude and party-going. After Lucy
gave birth to baby Jimmy she was hazardous to the entire family..... Baby
Jimmy got rashes, food poisoned, and Lucy almost burned down their
home.... Clyde was always awake, it was like he was a sleepwalking-
working-machine –
There were uncountable amount of times Lucy came home late drunk and
ugly. There was one major happening when Clyde was fed-up with her non-
sense- Lucy was hysterical, she threatened to harm Clyde and Kimono.
Clyde didn’t let that slide, and he told Lucy to gather all her cherished items
and leave.... However, Lucy threw her wedding-band, knocked over family pictures, took a black glass jar out of the hallway closet, then walked out of the front door.
Days later Lucy and Clyde were officially divorced and separated.... Without
Lucy at the apartment, things seemed to be going smoothly in the house.
Clyde and the family of three completely! recovered from the divorce....
Kimono is Twenty-four years old and Baby Jimmy is Ten years old, over the passed few years Kimono has only been to county jail a few times for minor crimes like harassment, and selling marijuana. Kimono knows how to speak, read, and write Japanese. Kimono’s favorite thing to say in Japanese is “Yubi”. Her younger brother Jimmy always gets annoyed when his big-sister comments on things in Japanese.
Clyde had to work another overnight shift. Kimono and Jimmy posted at their
comfortable apartment. Clyde would always send Kimono random texts messages saying “Don’t cause Jimmy any trouble”. While jimmy and Kimono sat in the living-room, she couldn’t stop smiling at her phone.
comfortable apartment. Clyde would always send Kimono random texts messages saying “Don’t cause Jimmy any trouble”. While jimmy and Kimono sat in the living-room, she couldn’t stop smiling at her phone.
Jimmy: ”Has Dad texted you?”
Kimono: “Uh.... No”
Jimmy: “So stop looking at me, loser”
Kimono: “Do your homework then!”
Jimmy slightly frowns then continues writing
Jimmy appeared to be focused but Kimono broke the silence.... “Yubi”
Jimmy stopped writing then looked at his sister with a serious face
Kimono: “So whatchya gonna do” (giggles)
Jimmy throws his small textbook at Kimono,
The textbook nicely landed on the cushion next to her
Kimono: “Jimmy! Stop being mean, you know I can karate chop you and
break you in half like wood” (giggles) while Jimmy tried not to smile
Jimmy shook his head in disagreement but kept doing his homework,
(Kimono’s phone rang)
She quickly grabbed her phone, and runs to the bedroom her and Jimmy
share Kimono’s boyfriend: “You can’t come over tonight”
Kimono: “Again! Really? Why?”
Kimono’s boyfriend: “Because I’m busy with alotta stuff I have to do”
Kimono: “Oh, whatever I’ll see you later then” (hangs up her phone
aggressively)
Before Clyde arrived back home in the early morning, Kimono was woken up
by a phone call from Jimmy’s school. Jimmy got suspended from school for
pulling the fire alarm.
When Jimmy got home he seemed to be excited to tell Kimono what he did.
His childish voice was happy when he explained the details to his bigger-
sister.
Before Jimmy could explain the whole story, Kimono stopped being intrigued
then started to tell Jimmy all the things he shouldn’t be doing at school. The
cheezy-grin on Jimmy’s face slowly went away when Kimono reminded him
of her experience in jail.
Clyde arrived home a few minutes after Kimono was finished speaking with
Jimmy. He could already tell that Kimono has gotten the best of Jimmy again.
Clyde smiled at both of his children then asked them if they wanted
breakfast.... Jimmy leapt off the couch and ran toward the bedroom to put on
a shirt. Kimono trailed Jimmy into their room. Kimono turned off her cell phone,
tossed it on the floor and walked out of the door with her Dad and Jimmy.
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