The Slap
It was a typical winter day in 4th grade. My friends and I were sitting at an oddly shaped table which we called it ‘the kidney bean table’ when the biggest drama of 4th grade occurred. One of my best friends, Abby Pirkl, had a boyfriend named Jimmy. They were ‘dating’ for what seemed an eternity when out of the blue Jimmy did the unthinkable ; Jimmy showed another girl his ‘4th grade abs’ which caused one of the biggest scandals of the 4th Grade. Jimmy, in everyone’s eyes, cheated on Abby and when I found out, my stubbornness and anger issues shined through. “Jimmy!” I exclaimed I told you if you broke her heart I would break you!” I shouted at him. “You won’t, it’s not even a big deal!” Jimmy said with an attitude.
His attitude …show more content…
I was worried that Jimmy would snitch on me, and he started singing like a canary.
“Sophie slapped me!” Jimmy shouted as he clutched his face where I hit him.
“Sophie that was uncalled for! You are staying inside today for recess and we are going to need to talk!” Ms. Thoen yelled.
‘Great, I was going to have to miss recess for this!’ I yelled in my head.
Missing recess was a big deal in a fourth grader's mind. It was the perfect time to let all your energy out. When the bell dismissed the rest of the class to recess, I stood up, collected my lunch and took the dreadful walk down to Ms. Thoens classroom. I was walking as slow as a sloth, to waste as much time as I could. Finally, I got to my destination with my stubborn attitude. “Alright Sophie, why did you slap him?” questioned Ms.Thoen “He was being mean to me,” I replied
Of course I was lying, I didn’t want to explain the real reason. My real reasoning behind it was so idiotic and embarrassing.
“Well Sophie just because he was being ‘mean’ that doesn’t give you the right to slap people!” Ms. Thoen said in livid tone “I think it’s best if you go talk to Ms. Hennen” Ms. Thoen said in a rather sudden calm …show more content…
I yanked the paper out of her hands and rolled my eyes. Then I started to scribble some random lines in the color red.
“This right here represents my anger because it’s red!” I said in a snotty tone
I thought this whole situation was completely stupid and soon began to realize that I overacted. This awful situation with the counselor could have been avoided if I knew how to keep my trap shut. As I was sitting in Ms. Hennen’s office I realized that they only reason why I overreacted was because everyone else was upset too. I followed other people’s opinions and didn’t follow my own. Next time I will stop and think about what I think is right and not what other’s think. I will be my own person and stick with my own
It was a typical winter day in 4th grade. My friends and I were sitting at an oddly shaped table which we called it ‘the kidney bean table’ when the biggest drama of 4th grade occurred. One of my best friends, Abby Pirkl, had a boyfriend named Jimmy. They were ‘dating’ for what seemed an eternity when out of the blue Jimmy did the unthinkable ; Jimmy showed another girl his ‘4th grade abs’ which caused one of the biggest scandals of the 4th Grade. Jimmy, in everyone’s eyes, cheated on Abby and when I found out, my stubbornness and anger issues shined through. “Jimmy!” I exclaimed I told you if you broke her heart I would break you!” I shouted at him. “You won’t, it’s not even a big deal!” Jimmy said with an attitude.
His attitude …show more content…
I was worried that Jimmy would snitch on me, and he started singing like a canary.
“Sophie slapped me!” Jimmy shouted as he clutched his face where I hit him.
“Sophie that was uncalled for! You are staying inside today for recess and we are going to need to talk!” Ms. Thoen yelled.
‘Great, I was going to have to miss recess for this!’ I yelled in my head.
Missing recess was a big deal in a fourth grader's mind. It was the perfect time to let all your energy out. When the bell dismissed the rest of the class to recess, I stood up, collected my lunch and took the dreadful walk down to Ms. Thoens classroom. I was walking as slow as a sloth, to waste as much time as I could. Finally, I got to my destination with my stubborn attitude. “Alright Sophie, why did you slap him?” questioned Ms.Thoen “He was being mean to me,” I replied
Of course I was lying, I didn’t want to explain the real reason. My real reasoning behind it was so idiotic and embarrassing.
“Well Sophie just because he was being ‘mean’ that doesn’t give you the right to slap people!” Ms. Thoen said in livid tone “I think it’s best if you go talk to Ms. Hennen” Ms. Thoen said in a rather sudden calm …show more content…
I yanked the paper out of her hands and rolled my eyes. Then I started to scribble some random lines in the color red.
“This right here represents my anger because it’s red!” I said in a snotty tone
I thought this whole situation was completely stupid and soon began to realize that I overacted. This awful situation with the counselor could have been avoided if I knew how to keep my trap shut. As I was sitting in Ms. Hennen’s office I realized that they only reason why I overreacted was because everyone else was upset too. I followed other people’s opinions and didn’t follow my own. Next time I will stop and think about what I think is right and not what other’s think. I will be my own person and stick with my own