2007

"Gwen? Gwen?? What are you doing?" She took the phone off of her ear. "I'm calling... p-people..." she answered, then going back to the phone. "Operator, I'm so sorry, I have to go off the line... there's someone I need to call..." You could hear the lady on the other end raise her voice in order to keep Gwen on the line, but instead, she hung up. This was who Gwen was, stark and straightforward. "Who are you calling...??" I asked. She dialed the phone and then answered. "Daddy...?" I…

I tumbled out of bed with a sense of excitement mixed with traces of anxiety. Today was the day where my team would travel to Austin, to compete for a spot in the state basketball championship. Since October, my teammates and I had worked especially hard during the season to get to where we were, and we weren’t about to stop. That morning I woke feeling the day would be invigorating yet stressful, but I would never have expected what was to really happen that fateful day. I grabbed my…

It was a calm sunny evening in The Ivory coast, just about 9 days before Christmas Day. Mom left to go to work while she left Sylvia and her younger sister, Theodosia home. That day, Sylvia and Theo made plans to go to the market, and buy food for the house. As Sylvia was getting dress to go out, she suddenly started feeling unbareable pain in her stomach and back. She then notice a clear watery substance running down the bottom of her legs. The pain became so strong that she couldn’t stand…

My best friend was a girl who never shut her mouth. Ironically I was a selective mute and didn’t speak to her until a long six months of her talking to me about nothing went by. I remember mostly being able to drown her out with the silent tapping of my fingers against my thumb, but for some reason, when she said “Y’know?” with her mouth full of ham I snapped. It sounded so clear and rang in my head for a while, causing me to slam my hand down on the desk as I stood up. I’m sure my name was…

I have always loved soccer. It is the sport that I had first pursued, and have loved it ever since. I have never thought anything bad of it, never wanted to quit, and have had fun with it since the start. Soccer has helped me greatly with other sports. It keeps me fit, improves my agility, and helps me focus while playing sports. As the sports I have been playing are narrowing down, I have grown to love the sport more and more. I plan to pursue soccer through middle school, hopefully highschool,…

Looking around, there are tons upon tons of items, people, and words that get ignored. Reason being? The explanation is simple, it is because people pay absolutely no attention to their surroundings. No one stops to value, and truly think about the everyday conversations, the people met while walking down the street, and even books, which continuously are being left unopened. With that being said, they all just get kind of brushed off. Everyone is off being busy with their own life, leaving no…

DRESS CODE Tuesday morning, just like every other morning. Brushing teeth, fixing hair, doing makeup…. Then deciding what you’re going to wear to school. One word to describe picking out your outfit for school, “stressful”. 2016, new trends in fashion and what kids look cool in at school. As if every morning the same struggle. As soon as you start Throwing clothes out of the closet trying to find the perfect in style that also fits the dress code. “UGHHH… this is so stressful. As a result you…

They had a good relationship with each other. It's like they had each other backs on anything. Also because they had says that "they don't nothing to look ahead to", and since they both had a future to see. George and Lennie are traveling to place not like the people who are working. If George and Lennie would to work it would be helpful to them becaue they will get to use the money on things that they probably need. If they were to work they will be able to buy a house and also they can get a…

Montresor left the catacombs shaking and in complete shock of what he had just done. "Did I really kill Fortunato?" He thought to himself. He wondered in the dark alone for hours trying to make it back to civilization. He continued to play the night over and over in his head. He thought about every step he took. He began to frantically speak out loud "Did I seal the bricks completely? Is there anyway he could escape? Did anyone see me?" Montresor quickly looked around as if he was being watched…

Zaroff says, “On guard, Rainsford!” with a hearty cackle. Rainsford is taken aback; he wants to fight but was not prepared for such a confident and bold expression. Zaroff pulls out his small pistol and takes a shot at Rainsford. The bullet smashes through the window, shattering the window and throwing sharp glass shards in the general vicinity. Rainsford pulls out his knife, prepared to attack and defend himself in however way possible. Zaroff backs Rainsford into a wall, pointing the gun in…