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ready,” my mom exclaimed. I waited about an hour to get my makeup done. When my makeup was finally ready, mom drove home as fast as she could. When we got home all of my family members were ready. I put on my dress, shoes and grabbed my cap and gown. “Vamonos!” I yelled. I got in my car and I drove to the Laredo Energy Arena. We were already running late and the traffic was really bad. I honked at an old lady who was driving extremely slow. “Ay! This old lady doesn’t move!” I screamed. Of course, the old lady did not hear me, but my cousins in the back of the car did. “Chill Andrea, you’re driving so fast,” said one of them. “You’re gonna kill us!” the other one shouted. I did not know where to park my car when I arrived the Laredo Energy

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