The Doorbell Rang

This is it. This is going to be my perfect party with all my new friends! It’ll be so fun!” I thought to myself. My hands were sweating as I slid my perfect, royal blue blouse over my head, threw on my white jean capris’ and my yellow Crocs. The doorbell rang, and with my heart pounding, I ran to answer the door. *Sigh* It was just the mailman dropping off yet another package to my Amazon addicted, father. I dropped the package on the sofa and went into the kitchen. As I sat there, drowning my…

The Truth About Jessalyn Santana Everything you know about Jessalyn’s death is wrong. I don’t care if you read all the newspapers or was her best friend, you are wrong. No one knows the truth, except me, and my parents of course. Who am I? I’m Haley Santana, Jessalyn’s little sister. As you already know, Jess was one of the most popular girls at Rose Creek High, you can imagine how fun it is living in her shadow. She was about 5'4" and had silky chestnut brown hair with light blue eyes that…

what not to do on the first date. After the talk with his parents Rider left the house and used his super speed to arrive at Shiho’s house. Checking to see if he looked good and to see if his breath stunk. With everything in order, Rider rang the doorbell. As the door opened Rider was greeted by Shiho’s father. “What do you want boy?” Shiho’s father asked. “My name is Rider Hashimoto and I am here to pick up Shiho,” Rider said. “So you’re the one taking my daughter out. I warn if you do…

Maxwell Maltz, author of a novel that explains how one can improve their self image, writes, “You will act like the sort of person you conceive yourself to be.” How a person acts is directly related to the level of self esteem they have. It is natural that a person with vanity carries themselves more confidently and is more assertive, whereas a lack of dignity negatively affects their attitude and outlook. Our impressions of ourselves are perplexed by daily comparisons to those surrounding us.…

9-28-15 Period 2nd English story Siddharth Apte Chapter 1 The black cloud as long as a snake appeared out of nowhere in particular. If you had seen it from a distance it would have looked like a tiny little speck of dust. The cloud landed as softly as a feather falls from a bird’s wing. The moment this cloud landed it transformed into a small man the size of a dwarf. This man had eyes black as a pebble and a tuft of greying mustache sat on his upper lip he also had a nose the kind that you…

You have to help me please. There’s someone in my house and I think he escaped from prison!” I cried. “Oh my goodness! Are you okay, darling? Did you call 911?” She asked me all these questions until she finally called 911 and they came. The doorbell rang and I opened it without looking through the peep hole because I was expecting the police anyway. I opened the door and to my guess I was right because it was two police officers with their guns out aiming at the ground to be safe. They came…

Philong Nguyen ICS 7 1:30-3:20 Personal Culture Assignment I am a Vietnamese-American born and raised in San Jose, California. Growing up here, I had the opportunity to experience many different cultures, from Vietnamese to Mexican, Indian, Greek, Mediterranean, Japanese and Chinese. All these different cultures but the beginning of my life still only stuck to one, vietnamese. Growing up, I was told to be successful, to be better, to do something with my life, told to find help when I need it,…

“Are you okay?” He asked, worriedly. “You look a little...” “I’m fine.” Her voice sounded shaky even to her own ears. He must have noticed her flushed face. “I skipped breakfast this morning,” she lied. “I’m just hungry.” “Okay.” He didn’t buy her lie. “Maybe you should sit down,” he suggested, rubbing her back comfortingly. His touch could not have been more unwanted in that moment. The only hands she wanted on her belonged to a man that was probably only half aware of her existence. Bella and…

Adolescent’s Effect on Ferris Bueller The adolescent age is a period of development that is described as the transition period between childhood and adulthood, taking place between the ages of 10 to 18 or even later, but often times not going much further then that. Ferris Bueller, the titular main character of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, is a fun-loving and mischievous adolescent played expertly by Matthew Broderick, who wants to have one final big day off from his high-school career. While…

Hicksville high is a small school where every student knows everything about the other. Among the thirty students in the senior class of 2016 Bill, Lenard and Tony were the weirdest and coolest characters that always tried a certain fad or thing first. They were the major subjects of gossip in Hicksville high and whatever little thing they did in the morning would become a huge behemoth by the time school finished for the day. Like every teenage trio BFFs, they had a nickname and were dubbed…