Leave me alone

LEAVE ME ALONE

By Shoug Al Ali

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Daniel chose to separate me from my friends. I see them happy, fresh and ready to be eaten. I feel nervous.

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We finally arrived at the airport and we are ready for the trip. My friends are scared of heights. Others felt dizzy and sleepy from the road trip.

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Finally, we landed, and again riding the truck.

The supplier was waiting for us, he took us carefully and placed us in the truck heading to the grocery store.

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We laid down in baskets. Some of us dead.

Some sick and few were fighting death. I decided to move out and explore.

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I saw other peaches laid in the basket beside us in good health, and excited to be sold. I was confused. How could they pass all the journey without being spoiled or tired? I decided to talk.

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PEACH AND ORGANIC PEACH Me: Hello. Do you speak my language?

Organic peach: yes, I’m like you. Hmm, but more active. You seem tired.

Me: Yah, I had a long journey, I just arrived here. Is this place good for tourists?

Organic peach: I don’t know, I actually lived here my whole life. The place is good, and I can’t wait to be eaten and share people my Vitamins.

Me: I had to ride a plane to arrive here. They sprayed me to change my color. Injected me to live longer. I don’t think I carry Vitamins for people anymore.

Organic peach: You had a terrible journey. Why don’t you just live at your country and give people what they need from Vitamins?

Me: People are always demanding what’s not from their country. They are not aware of what we go through.

Organic peach: It is illegal to torture us, we need to be original for people. Only few know we are better.

Me: I wish I stayed with my family back home. I would’ve been Organic just like you.

FACT #8: Most often, consumers choose one product over the other based on its vibrant color. Up to 85% of the people fall into that category.

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The place suddenly seemed dark, I couldn’t hear the organic peach anymore. Believe me, dying felt better than the journey I went through.

Everything happens because of humans.

I don’t want my children to be tortured and die the way I did.

Designed by: Shoug Al Ali Professor Yunsun Chung-Shin Cace, Zayed University Fall 2018