The+Adventures+of+Bret+Parks

Mariah S. Retamar Miss Bond Language Arts 6 period 1-2 4 April 2012

The Amazing Adventure of Bret Parks It was 1998. Jennet Demeter has just graduated high school. Jennet has also just moved out of her parents’ house to move in with her boyfriend of three years, Christian Parks. On a hot muggy June day, jennet and Christian were lounging on the beach. After a while jennet decided to go for a swim. When she got to the ocean line she heard crying. Jennet looked around, but she didn’t see anybody with a baby. She tried to not pay any attention to the pesky noise, but it kept on getting louder. Jennet was getting annoyed and she wanted to leave, but as soon as she began to leave the water a huge wave hit jennet and she fell over. When the water cleared out jennet looked up and saw a baby wrapped in sea weed. She now noticed that the annoying cries were coming from that baby. Jennet got up and brought that baby to Christian. Jennet was so excited because she always wanted a baby, but she knew she was too young. Jennet told Christian that she wanted to keep the baby. “I don’t know,” said Christian “We’re still kids. How are we supposed to raise a kid by ourselves when we just got out of high school?” “Oh please Christian!” cried jennet “We can do it Christian! We’ll just have to work even harder than we are now.” Christian looked at the baby. He held it and began to think. “I guess we can try, but if we can’t handle this big responsibility we would have to give him up for adoption. Okay?” said Christian. “Oh thank you Christian!” she said as she began jumping up and down. The couple had a fine small family. The two left the beach with their new son and began their happy life as a family. The couple decided to name the Baby Bret. Bret parks. Throughout the years jennet began to notice that Bret was very fond of animals. He loved them. That’s all he talked about. On Bret’s 7th birthday jennet and Christian got Bret two dogs, two cats and four bunnies. Bret took great care of his animals. When they were sick or injured, he found a way to treat them without going to medical school or anything. On Bret’s first day of Middle School, he was very nervous. Not because he was going to be in a school with 7th and 8th graders, but because when he was at his other school no on liked him in his grade. “Oh look who it is! Animal boy!” yelled one boy that was in Bret’s grade. He was sitting in the cafeteria waiting for the bell to ring. Bret ignored the boy and kept on walking to an empty table. “Where ‘ya goin’?” yelled the same boy. Bret turned around and rolled his eyes. He kept on walking and sat at down. The boy began laughing at Bret with his friends. It seemed as if everybody in the 6th grade was laughing at Bret. Bret had no one on his side and he never did. As more kids from 6th, 7th, and 8th grade were coming in. Bret grew even more nervous then he already was. Nervous that none of the other kids from the older grades were going to like him. He was afraid and alone. No one even wanted to sit at the table he was sitting at. Bret felt like he was about to cry. No, not felt, he was crying. As Bret began to cry the kid’s laughs began to get louder. Bret hoped that no one saw him crying, but with Bret’s luck one of the boys did and gave him away to everybody that was in the cafeteria. “Awwwwwww! Little animal boy is crying! How pathetic!” yelled out on of the boy’s from the popular table. Everybody turned to see Bret’s bright r the red cheeks light up the room with a stream of tears rolling down his face. Everybody in the cafeteria began to laugh and point. It was Bret’s first day of middle school, it didn’t even start yet and it’s already off to a bad start. As everybody in the cafeteria was laughing, a girl walked in. She was tall and had long dark brown curly hair. She wore a neon green shirt that said “The Only Love” on the front in big black letters. She had black skinny jeans on and grey vans. She noticed how all the kids were laughing at Bret. She felt really bad. “Hey!” yelled the girl “Shut up! What did he ever do to you?” Everyone got quiet and began whispering to one another. She walked over to Bret. She sat down next to him. Bret looked up into her eyes. “I’m Trinity, Trinity Saultz,” she said. Bret whipped away his tears. “I’m Bret, Bret Parks,” Bret replied. Trinity smiled. “That’s a cute name,” said Trinity. “Not as cute and as different as yours,” said Bret while laughing. They both began to laugh. “So why were you crying anyway?” asked Trinity. “Well believe it or not, but I have no friends because I love animals and everybody makes fun of me because of that.” “What!” yelled Trinity “They don’t like you because you love animals!? That’s ridiculous!” Bret smiled and laid his head against the wall. “At least I have someone on my side for once.” The bell rang and all the students in Horizon Middle school poured out of the cafeteria. Bret and Trinity have just started their first day of middle school. Throughout the sixth grade Bret and Trinity have become best friends. They were so close. Bret went over Trinities house and she went over his. Trinity helped Bret make new friends. Now Bret is almost the most popular boy in school. They became best friends because because of how close the two got. They kind of got to close. One day Bret was walking home with his friend Roman. “So do you like her or somethin’?” asked Roman “‘Couse you guys always talk to each other and sit next to each other during lunch.” “We’re just really good friends. That’s it. We’re like super close.” Said Bret. Roman laughed “Sure that’s it,” replied Roman while smiling. “Everybody knows you guys like each other. Stop lying and ask her out.” Bret started thinking about his feelings for Trinity. He realized he actually liked her. A couple of days later Bret asked Trinity out. They were now dating. When school ended Trinity and Bret were together 24/7. Trinity has become Bret’s most important thing in life. Other than family and animals of course. One day trinity and Bret were walking around town and came across an animal hospital. “I’ve never seen this here before,” said Trinity in shock. “Me neither,” replied Bret. They both walked in the animal hospital hand in hand. There was so much commotion going around the hospital. Bret didn’t know what to do. In the lobby was filled with all typed of animal. He even heard one of the patient’s owners talking about her dog being bit by an alligator. “Oh my god!” yelled out Bret as he watched the dog bleed to his death. He let go of Trinities hand and ran over to the woman with the wounded dog. She was crying s hard. Bret could tell the woman was in more pain then the dog was. Bret has never seen a woman cry so hard in his life. He knew that the woman cared a lot about all animals. “What, what happened?” asked Bret while crying. The woman wouldn’t stop crying. “He, he…was bit by an alligator. It was my entire fault! I shouldn’t have taken my eyes off of him!” cried the woman. Bret didn’t know what to do. Well, he did, but he didn’t know if he could go to the back and check for supplies to help the dog. Bret couldn’t take it anymore. He couldn’t watch the poor dog die. Bret ran past all the nurses and veterinarians to the back of the hospital. He got peroxide, medical tape, stitching needles, thread and a lot of gauze. Bret ran back to the lobby and played all the materials on the floor. “Does anybody have a jacket!?” yelled out Bret. He looked around. “Oh, yea. Like anyone would really be wearing a jacket in 100 degrees weather,” said an old man sarcastically. Bret looked up. “I don’t approve of your sarcasm at a time like this. If your cat was in this situation you would want him to be very comfortable when he’s about to have surgery,” said Bret. Bret took off his shirt and put it under the dog so his blood wouldn’t stain the floor and so he could be comfortable. “Okay boy this is going to sting a little bit, but I have to do it.” Bret poured the peroxide all over the dogs wound. The dog started kicking with all his left over energy. His owner held down the dog’s head. Bret couldn’t believe the amount of blood that was still pouring out of the dogs was still pouring out of the dog’s leg. He ripped a piece of his shirt off and poured the rest of peroxide on the dog’s leg. He pressed the shirt down on the dog’s leg to stop the bleeding. He tried not to put the dog in more pain then he was already in. He took the shirt off of the dog’s leg. Bret grabbed the stitching needle and thread and began stitching the dog’s leg back together. And hour later Bret was done. It seemed as if the hour past as fast as lightning. When he was done he counted 200 stitched in the dog’s leg. He put the gauze on the dog’s leg and tapped it up. That was the first time Bret has ever saved and animals life. Trinity was shocked. She was also happy at the same time. Bret knew he couldn’t stay much longer. He had to get home and the hospital couldn’t see him after what he did. Bret got up and ran over to Trinity. “Let’s go!” he yelled “Now!” Bret grabbed Trinities hand and they bolted out of the door. They ran 13 blocks and then they stopped to catch their breath. Trinity slapped the back of Bret’s head. “What was that!?” Trinity said stern voice. “I couldn’t just let him die! That would mean I’m a bad person! And everybody knows I’m a bad person!” yelled Bret. “No one else was doing anything! Why did you have to?” Trinity was furious. “Because I love animals! You know that! And I knew what to do!” Bret walked away and didn’t look back. When Bret got home jennet was worried sick. She walked over to him and slapped him across the head. “Where were you? You were supposed to be out out for two hours, call me to tell me that you were okay and if you wanted to stay out later! But nooooooo! You wouldn’t answer and you come home eight hours later!” Bret’s mom yelled “Go to your room! Now!” Bret looked down and walked to his room. When was going up the stairs he was thinking about how a total jerk he was to Trinity. The next day Mrs. Parks got a call from the animal hospital. “Hello?” asked Mrs. Parks. “Yes. Hello, I’m Kelly Ronald. Is this Mrs. Parks?” asked the lady on the other side of the line. “Yes this is she,” relied Mrs. Parks. Then they began talking. Upstairs Bret was thinking of ways to apologize to Trinity. He was thinking weather to call her or to text her. He chooses to text her. “I’m really sorry,” texted Bret with a sad face. It took a while for Trinity to reply back. While Bret was waiting for Trinities reply he heard his mother downstairs on the phone. He heard his name being said and the words animals too. He flew downstairs to the kitchen. “Who is it? Who is it?” cried Bret to his mother. “Okay, I will tell him- yes he’s right here. Yes I will tell him. Than you. Bye.” Bret’s mother hung up the phone. “Well they didn’t like how you went into the back of the hospital, but they enjoyed your procedure.” “Really! They liked my work! I’m a genius!” yelled Bret In amazement. “Yes they loved you,” replied Bret’s mother “They want you to take a job. They want you to work there”. Bret smiled. About a couple of days later Bret was now working at the Animal Hospital. He was the best veterinarian the animal hospital has ever seen. Everyone who needed special treatment for their pet asked for Bret. On Bret’s 13th birthdayat the animal hospital everyone who worked there threw him a big party in the adoption center of the hospital. On his day to work on his birthday he wasn’t having such a great day. He didn’t see Trinity at all at school and she wasn’t responding to his texts or phone calls. “Why isn’t she answering?” mumbled Bret as he crossed the street to enter the animal hospital. Inside everybody was waiting for Bret to come in. When they saw him through the window in the adoption center Bret’s boss turned all the lights off in the hospital. Then Bret walked in. He looked up from his phone. It was dark as night inside the hospital. He had the use his light from his phone to find his way through. “Hello?” asked Bret in the darkness “Is anyone here?” He chose to go into the adoption center first because he knew that that’s where all the animals were and he wanted to check up on them. As he walked through the door the lights turned on. He’s been in the darkness for so long that the light blinded Bret. He blocked his face from the light. “Happy Birthday!” everyone shouted. Trinity was in the room. She ran over to Bret and gave him a huge hug. Bret was surprised to see Trinity. She told him that the reason she wasn’t in school was because she was helping out with the decorations. Everyone went up to Bret and gave him a hug. When everyone was having a good time four college students going to school to be veterinarians walked up to Bret. One of them tapped Bret on the shoulder. He turned around. “Are you Mr. Parks? The famous ‘13’ year old veterinarian?” asked one student. “Well I wouldn’t call myself famous, but yes I’m 13 years old and I’m a veterinarian,” replied Bret. “Did you like graduate at the age of eight?” asked another student. “No,” said Bret while filling up his cup with punch “I was in 2nd grade. Like any other eight year old boy would be in. I’m still in school right now. I’m in 7th grade” “Then how are you a veterinarian already?” the students surrounded Bret. “Ummmmmmm…I feel kind of uncomfortable like this, but I just am. I saved a dog’s life last year when I was 12. That’s how I got this job.” Bret pushed his way through the four students. We’re coming to work here next month” said one girl “We’re trying to start out career and we aren’t going to have a little 13 year old boy messing it up. You can go play doctor somewhere else. Just nothere. Now stay out of our way” The four students walked out of the room and left the building. Bret was scared. He didn’t know either to tell his boss or to just keep quiet. He thought that they were playing with him. A month later the day came for the college students that were now veterinarians came to work at the animal hospital. Bret’s boss called everybody down to the lobby to introduce them to the new comers. When Bret got off the elevator to the lobby the four doctors turned and looked at Bret. They seemed surprised to see him there after they told him to leave. “Good morning everybody,” said Bret’s boss “These fine young fellows will be joining us here at Kissimmee Sunset Animal Hospital. This is Andrew, Kimberly, Roy and Jessica. You may get back to work now.” Everybody was leaving then at the last second Bret’s boss called him over. “Bret I’m so sorry to bother you and I know you love helping out the animals in the care center, but can you please show your fellow partners around the hospital?” Bret nodded and took them all into the hall to show them around. They all cornered him. “I thought you were going to quit?” asked Andrew. “I never said I would,” replied Bret “I don’t need to leave. I’m a manager anyway. You should be listening to me not threatening me.” Andrew got mad. He saw a cart that had flu vaccine and knocked it over. “You see that mess?” Andrew said “I’m going to tell everyone that you did that just to show off. Then you’ll get fired. Unless you want you just quit and do it the easy way. I’d rather you do that and then I’ll take the blame.” Bret looked at the mess. “You idiot!” Bret yelled “That’s all we had left! We aren’t getting another shipment until next week!” Bret tried to pick up the bottles. Jessica picked Bret up by the neck and pushed him against the wall. “You tell and I will seriously hurt you,” Jessica said. She let go of Bret and he tumbled to the ground. “You won’t get away with this! There’s a surveillance camera and everybody will know it’s you!” Bret got up and ran away to the lobby. He fixed himself up and decided to leave work early and go over Trinities house to tell her what happened. He clocked out of the hospital. He didn’t know what to do. He went over to Trinities house and told her the problem. “So they’re trying to get you fired because you’re better than them? That’s the most stupid and most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of!” yelled Trinity. “Well I guess I’m just going to have to quit,” said Bret in a depressed tone. “No!” yelled Trinity “You’re going to go back down to that hospital and prove them wrong. You’re going to battle them. See who can operate on the most animals in four hours!” Bret felt proud. He knew he could do it. He was going to do it. He was going to prove them wrong. The next day Bret, his family and Trinity went to the hospital. “Hey you guys!” shouted Bret to the 4 doctors. “Ohhhhhhhh look who it is,” said Jessica. “It’s little Bret who thinks he’s better than us,” said Andrew. Bret walked up to all of them. “I am better than you,” said Bret “And I’ll prove it to you. Who can do the most surgeries on animals in the next four hours? “Okay! Right now! Let’s go!” The four doctors plus Bret went into the operation room. Four hours went by like that. When five doctors came out them we covered in blood from head to toe. They were all tired except for Bret. He was confident that he saved more animals than them. “I have the tallies!” yelled the boss. When Bret heard who won he couldn’t believe it. He had won! He was so happy. Bret, his family and Trinity went home happy. Just a week later Bret disconnected his phone and packed. He had left, but no one knew where he went. When his family and Trinity found out that Bret has ran away they couldn’t believe it. Bret wouldn’t do something like that, but he did. He left a note saying, “I needed to find myself. I don’t know when I’ll be returning, but it won’t be any time soon. Take care and tell Trinity I love her forever and always.” He didn’t right the location or anything. No one knows were Bret has ever gone. Some say he might be the reason that extinct animals are being saved. And the boy that’s saving them is the one and only Bret Parks.