Short Story Of Jeremiah Prom

For Jeremiah prom is only four weeks away but he has not yet been able to decide on what he is going to wear for that glamorous night. His date for the night, which is also his girlfriend (Grace), has already decided what type of dress she will wear. The problem Jeremiah is having is that it is very difficult to find a suit that matches Grace’s dress. Therefore, he has to improvise on what he is going to wear the night of prom all the while having some sort of similar scheme as Grace. Jeremiah and his older brother David who has already graduated from high school travels all about looking in different men’s warehouses trying to find something that will look good and similarly match Grace’s outfit. It does not help that Jeremiah is shopping …show more content…
“Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” (Moore, 1). It was on the 24th of December my mom had been going into labor a little baby girl would be arriving: my sister. She had been due on the 25th the day after Christmas Eve: Christmas day. If she had came tomorrow, she would have been a Christmas miracle! Anyhow, we all got into the minivan with my grandpa driving us to the hospital while my dad held my mom’s hand persistently telling her to breathe and stay strong. As we got closer to the hospital, I started looking out the window wondering if this was the kind of pain my mom was going through when she had me. “You cannot imagine the kind of pain I am going through right now Jeremiah” is what my mom said looking at me. I must have been thinking out loud because how could she know what I was thinking or maybe it was like that title of the story I read on the front of the newspaper it said: “A mother knows best!” We had reached the hospital and the emergency medical technicians (EMT) ran out with one of those hospital beds to bring her in. We always were treated well in this small town of Evergraystone mainly because my dad is the sheriff and my mom is an active member of the community. My uncle and I could not go farther than the front desk because the nurse said, “the doctor will handle this”. About thirty minutes later my dad came out dressed with nurse’s clothing telling me to come and see my baby sister. When I was holding my sister whose name is Layola she looked into my eyes, I looked into hers, and somehow I could tell that she knew I was her brother. I just could not wait to all the fun adventures I would enjoy with her: taking her to the park, dressing up as elf asking her what she wants for Christmas, and just being there for her at all times after all I am her big brother. Unfortunately, however, I had to remember I