PSYDONEUM
Ms. Meng
English I: 8-1

due 11.2.15
Character Study Fan Fiction for The Chosen Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction based on Chaim Potok’s novel, The Chosen, published by Ballantine Books in 1967. I, its author, do not in any way profit from this story. All rights to the characters belong to the copyright holder(s) of The Chosen.

Hero It rained that entire week; constant, ravenous rain that clawed against the ground, as if searching for something buried deep under the mud. The rain lulled me to sleep, and the radio too, playing from down the hall. Our heroes are coming home, it would say. And I’d repeat it to myself. They’re coming home soon. Home to me was the hospital. The white walls, the white door, …show more content…
She leaned into the hallway, conferring with the nurses. Maybe he got lost. Did we give him the right ward, the right room number? I sat back down on the cot, legs trembling from overuse, and stared at the blank walls. I imagined what daddy looked like. He was strong and tall, like mama had told me, with a sloping nose and my grey eyes. He wore a military jacket and medallions lined his arms, jingling as he walked.
The radio coughed before turning on. Same station. It has been a week since victory day, since the Jap surrender. The Japs- I didn’t know who they were at the time but I knew that they were bad and I hated them for taking my father away from me.
I remember that day. I had been awaken by the noise. Peering outside with groggy eyes, I saw thousands of people holdings newspapers that ruffled in the wind. They wore smiles and kissed their mamas and papas, yelling “Peace at last!” I didn’t know what they meant, and I tried to ask. The nurses paid little attention to me as they danced down the halls.
The radio was muffled by the sound of shuffling feet and murmuring. I eased myself from the bed and walked shakily down the hall. And standing by the door beside my mama was a man. Mama tapped him and pointed at me. I inhaled. It was my