El Enano by Keila Pinto
There is no such thing as being content in life. There is no person in this world who has felt fulfillment. Violet, in her short 16 years of life, recognizes that she, too, will face this fate. She thought it would be unfair, to die not having lived satisfied, to die not having enjoyed, to die without having actually lived. Violet considered herself to be someone with some meaning in life, since she believed in God. She thought that it would be worse to think that we were purely made out of coincidence, with no purpose, and no meaning. It gave her some comfort to think that it all wasn’t just an accident. However, this “meaning” or “purpose” was unknown to her. As she stared outside her window, she pondered, whether she would find her purpose. Whether she would just live life, by just getting through it and not actually finding her meaning. Outside her window, she could see how the leaves fell from the trees. It was the middle of fall, her favorite season. The reddish leaves fell quite slowly, like when a feather falls, so slow, and swaying, almost like it’s dizzy, until it finally falls to the floor. The wind blew ever so slightly, rustling the leaves, like a very gentle hand petting a dog. Her favorite hobby was staring outside the window. Even on road trips, she was so fascinated by what she would see outside the car window. It gave her time to think about life and so on. “Violet?” her mom asked. “Hmm?” she answered. “I’ve been calling you for the past 5 minutes. Come, I need your help.” As Violet headed towards the kitchen, she could see her mom on top of the kitchen table, hanging up a painting, “Pass me that hammer” she ordered. Violet handed her the hammer. Her mom nailed the painting to the wall. Violet’s house was what most would call disorganized. The living room, having papers everywhere, dishes everywhere, an unfinished puzzle and puzzle pieces on the living room table, 2 medium sized couches, with balls of yarn all over it, not to mention her mother’s room, having makeup and skincare products 269
