Wishing For Some Good News

I first blogged about Sky Metalwala on November 7th, 2011. Three months later, I was hoping that when I typed his name into the Google search bar I would find happy articles and pictures of his reunion with his father and and close-ups of his mother in an orange jumpsuit. This is not what I found when I hit enter. Unfortunately, there are no new leads as to where Sky might be... only ideas and theories that seem far-fetched and improbable. A little recap: Sky Metalwala was reported missing near Seattle, WA after his mother allegedly left him in her car for an hour while she and her daughter went to get help for their broken down car. After investigating the case, officials found that the car had no problems and had a full tank of gas: proving her a liar. Sky's father, Solomon, now has custody of the daughter, Maile, and says that he is inclined to believe that Sky might be with a third party or a friend of his mother's. Although Solomon has not said much publicly, his attorney makes himself very clear as to what the two think, saying "We are talking about a life of a 2-year-old child, whose mother is so vindictive and hateful, probably due to mental illness to some degree, that she is obsessed with the thought that she must prevent Solomon from (having) their children... She is not intelligent, and she definitely does not have what many would consider a creative side … I am not saying that to be mean, but we are in the trenches trying to come up with a way to circumvent Julia’s silence while her baby is missing" (cnn.com). It is very sad that Sky is missing. I just hope that he is alive and happy somewhere and that someday we will all know what really happened to him. 

The author of this article, Matt Phelps, uses a unique structure in his writing. After every two or three sentences he starts a new paragraph, neglecting to indent. Looking at only the structure, this article looks like a bunch of short sentences put together. I do think that this technique makes this article easier to read. If this were not spaced out I think that many people would be too overwhelmed by the large article that they would not read it. I think that Phelps is aware of his audience and knows that many people just want an update on Sky, and not some lengthy fluffed up article. He does a good job of recapping what happened to Sky without going into too much detail that it would make the article boring. I hope someday soon he has good news for us. 


Click Here For The Update On Sky's Case