Raymond's Conviction: A Short Story

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Raymond’s Conviction As I woke up to the sun shining in my face on a beautiful Friday, I was ready to enjoy the wonderful summer weather that North Charleston had to offer. My daily routine consisted of taking a shower, lunch, and playing outside. Mama worked twelve hour shifts so she had already left for work at about 6:15 a.m. I was always in the house alone, but never once felt neglected or took advantage of my twelve hours of freedom. All of my siblings were older than me and moved out of mama’s house so I almost felt like an only child. My friends and I would ride bikes, play football, kickball, and cool off in the neighborhood pool. Life was great! Mama pulled up to our townhouse at about 7:30 p.m. She had a nightcap on her…show more content…
Even though all five of us weren’t together when he first came home, it was still a great feeling. Raymond had come back home more in touch with his spiritual side. He showed a lot of change and maturation over the time that he had been incarcerated. It took him a while to get a job because of his criminal record, but because of his faith in God he prevailed. Raymond found love in someone who never judged him on his past even though he was innocent and he gave life to a beautiful baby girl. Even though Raymond had been through so much in his life, it would be typical for him to return home bitter and angry, but he was full of joy and laughter. He overcame all of the obstacles that were brought his way. He is living proof that there is life after prison, especially when you’re innocent. I came up with this from a personal life experience. The events in this story actually happened. My older brother had been convicted of rape in 1999, but he was innocent and convicted by a racist jury. I thought back to Sonny’s Blues when I wrote this because in a way I think that my older brother and Sonny had a haunting past but ended up overcoming everything that they went through and made a better life for

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