Picture Perfect
"Prom is approaching, and I'm not ready," I think to myself. "I haven't bought my dress yet, my shoes, or made any appointments. I don't even have a date! I can't say I blame the guys around here," I mumble while feeling very sorry for myself. "I'm very predictable. I do the same things every day! I wake up, get ready for school, walk outside to my freezing cold car and scrape off the windows, and head off to school. I wish Dad would let me park in the garage. I'm the one that has to leave the house at 7:00 a.m. It is more work for me, though. I don't think anyone really notices, or cares. I only see Dad about twice a week when he comes home from work earlier than normal." I roll out of bed, and stare at my beeping alarm clock with glowing red numbers. Stretching up to the sky, I think, "I can't be late for school anymore or the teachers will give me detention. Father would not be pleased." While exploring my closet, the only outfit that is hanging is a white turtleneck, with a green vest, and dark green jeans. I pull it out of the closet and hang it up next to the shower. A warm shower actually seems like a good idea. After I'm finished with my shower, I put the out-of-style turtleneck
"That looks good! I keep getting better at forging things! Dad will never notice. He has never really written me a note. The offices don't know that I'm actually writing all of them. I could probably write a letter using Mom's name, too. They might catch on to that, though. She died of cancer a little more than three years ago." The usual pangs of sad memories shoot through my stomach. I quickly fold up the note and shove it into my back pocket and rush out of the classroom. "It's on the Santa Fe Cruise Ship. It'll last 6 hours; I can't wait. We're departing and returning in San Francisco. Isn't that romantic?" The next morning, instead of going to school, I go over to my grandma's house. Her house is a small wooden cottage in the middle of a dense forest. The scent of her home always lingers in my mind. It's Grandma's smell, and I'll never forget it. It would make any person feel like they're walking on clouds and eating cherry pie.
Some common words found in the essay are:
Perfect Prom, Okay It's, It's Grandma's, Maybe Mom, Good-bye Grandma, Don McDowell, Chevy Nova, Nah I'm, Holly I'm, Love Mom, thinking prom, stop thinking prom, medicine drawer, stop thinking, coat check, prom grandma, house house, grandma it's, faster usual, don't i'm,
Approximate Word count = 1709
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
