Duran Jauregui Morris
Mrs Rubino/Mrs Morganelli
Science/ELA
23 October 2017
Jose and the Wildfire “I’m so excited!” I heard my mom’s voice coming from the kitchen. “It’s Jose’s first day of middle school!” She was on the phone with my aunt. “Jose hurry up! You don’t want to be late to your first day!” She called to me. “I’m coming, don’t rush me!” I told her as I scrambled down the stairs. She flew over to me and handed me my lunch. “I packed your favorite aphids from that tree down the street.” We lived in a small in a small house in the forest. I was an only ladybug; I had no siblings. “Now get going. Your dad is waiting in the car.” I waved goodbye to my mom and got in my dad’s car. “Ready for your first day bugger” My dad said as I …show more content…
As i walked in, I saw my best friend sitting at the front of the class with an empty seat next to her. I sat down next to her. Her name was Cadence. We had been friends since we were larvae. “Welcome to your first day of middle school children,” The teacher said. We will be starting your first class soon. We are just waiting for a few more students. “Did you hear the news?” Cadence whispered to me as we waited for our class to begin. “There is supposed to be a huge lightning storm tonight!” She loved storms. “No!” I hated storms. For the rest of the day, I dreaded the storm. At recess I could see the storm clouds loom on the horizon. They looked so calm yet so scary, as though they were taunting me.
At the end of the day, I ran to my dad’s car as he pulled up to the school. “Go home fast!” I told him. “There is going to be a huge lightning storm tonight!”
“It’s just a storm Jose. There is nothing to be afraid of!” There was everything to be afraid of.
When we got home I could hear the thunder in the distance. I could see the lightning a few miles away. It was horrifying. I ran inside the house. “Mom! Mom! There is a storm coming!” I screeched.
“I know,” she said. “It is just a storm Jose. You’ll …show more content…
I heard him run away, finding people to help. I heard screams and calls for help. I heard loud booms and the sound of fire burning down everything I learned to love. I heard my friends and family scream and die, and I did nothing. After a while, the sound quieted down, and I fell asleep.
I woke up the next morning very hot and very tired. My back felt different; It felt harder. My hands felt stronger, like I could dig. Something felt weird in my mouth; I grew teeth. I got out from in my hole and looked around. Everything was gone. Nothing but ash remained. I saw the remnants of my home and friends and family all around me. I was devastated.
“No. I have to be strong,” I told myself. “I have to find a new source of food and water. Maybe these new abilities I have gained I can find some way to live on my own.” After brainstorming ideas on how to find a source of food and water, I decided to dig down. My back now can protect me from injuries as rubble fell on it, and my arms can dig faster than they ever could before. I might find something I could eat. I figured that I can get water from the rainfall, since it rained every other day where I lived and I can live nearly 6 months without
Mrs Rubino/Mrs Morganelli
Science/ELA
23 October 2017
Jose and the Wildfire “I’m so excited!” I heard my mom’s voice coming from the kitchen. “It’s Jose’s first day of middle school!” She was on the phone with my aunt. “Jose hurry up! You don’t want to be late to your first day!” She called to me. “I’m coming, don’t rush me!” I told her as I scrambled down the stairs. She flew over to me and handed me my lunch. “I packed your favorite aphids from that tree down the street.” We lived in a small in a small house in the forest. I was an only ladybug; I had no siblings. “Now get going. Your dad is waiting in the car.” I waved goodbye to my mom and got in my dad’s car. “Ready for your first day bugger” My dad said as I …show more content…
As i walked in, I saw my best friend sitting at the front of the class with an empty seat next to her. I sat down next to her. Her name was Cadence. We had been friends since we were larvae. “Welcome to your first day of middle school children,” The teacher said. We will be starting your first class soon. We are just waiting for a few more students. “Did you hear the news?” Cadence whispered to me as we waited for our class to begin. “There is supposed to be a huge lightning storm tonight!” She loved storms. “No!” I hated storms. For the rest of the day, I dreaded the storm. At recess I could see the storm clouds loom on the horizon. They looked so calm yet so scary, as though they were taunting me.
At the end of the day, I ran to my dad’s car as he pulled up to the school. “Go home fast!” I told him. “There is going to be a huge lightning storm tonight!”
“It’s just a storm Jose. There is nothing to be afraid of!” There was everything to be afraid of.
When we got home I could hear the thunder in the distance. I could see the lightning a few miles away. It was horrifying. I ran inside the house. “Mom! Mom! There is a storm coming!” I screeched.
“I know,” she said. “It is just a storm Jose. You’ll …show more content…
I heard him run away, finding people to help. I heard screams and calls for help. I heard loud booms and the sound of fire burning down everything I learned to love. I heard my friends and family scream and die, and I did nothing. After a while, the sound quieted down, and I fell asleep.
I woke up the next morning very hot and very tired. My back felt different; It felt harder. My hands felt stronger, like I could dig. Something felt weird in my mouth; I grew teeth. I got out from in my hole and looked around. Everything was gone. Nothing but ash remained. I saw the remnants of my home and friends and family all around me. I was devastated.
“No. I have to be strong,” I told myself. “I have to find a new source of food and water. Maybe these new abilities I have gained I can find some way to live on my own.” After brainstorming ideas on how to find a source of food and water, I decided to dig down. My back now can protect me from injuries as rubble fell on it, and my arms can dig faster than they ever could before. I might find something I could eat. I figured that I can get water from the rainfall, since it rained every other day where I lived and I can live nearly 6 months without