Core 3

We sit in our seats, watching the people on stage giving their speeches. “Don’t worry, nobody’s expect much from you,” he leans over and whispers. “Is that suppose to be a pep talk?” I whisper back. He smiles. “Not exactly, but if you fail, it won’t be as bad as you think,” “I can’t believe that of all people that could have been my best friend, I get stuck with you,” I smile back, and laugh under my breathe. I look behind myself to find a gazillion people , watching the students on stage. I can’t think straight. My parents, where are they sitting. Their nowhere in sight. I shuffle my feet and straighten out my cap. He nudges me “Come on, don’t be so nervous. You’ll do fine. Trust me,” he says as I turn back to him. “I don’t know, Nick,” I look back over at the students on stage. Courtney Dells was up at the podium. Her speech is going great, and she’s doesn’t even seem to be nervous at all. “Sky, you’ll do fine. Cheer up, imagine if I was gonna give a speech. I...

Hailey Y BEEP! BEEP! I shot up out of bed up like a child on a trampoline . I blink twice to realize where I am. My room the same purple comforter, the same worn out old rug. I slide off my bed and peer out the window at the rosy golden rays. Ugh 6:45 I groan. I browse through the pile of colorful shirts. I choose my faded old bulls t-shirt. I throw on a pair of jeans and brush through my matted hair. Then I run down the stairs and grab some cereal from the pantry. “Sarah please don’t forget to walk your sister home from school”. “Do I have to?” I groan. Mom gave me one of those looks that you just knew meant business. My dad is on his way out and give me and my sister Maddie a hug and he’s off.  I grab my homework and pack it up. I race to the bus stop and wave to my best friend Ella. We get on the bus and move to our usual seat and gossip and whisper as usual. T he bus stops at the school and we both get off the bus and head to the dark stone building. Every day at 7:...

It started one dark stormy night in Detroit, Michigan. Bang! I woke up immediately after hearing the strange, loud ringing noise. I rushed down the stairs of my apartment only to find that there wasn’t anything there. I sighed. I was so tired because I worked so hard the night before at my job that I could barely stand, so I decided to go back to sleep and look into it the next day. On the way back upstairs my next door neighbor, Colten, stopped me before I went into his apartment. “What’s all the commotion about?” asked Colten. “I don’t know. I heard something that sounded like a gunshot, when I went downstairs to check it out… there was nothing there.” I explained. “Well, I’m sure that the police will find out what happens in the morning,” Colten assured me. “Yeah, it’s a shame that they never get too involved with things like this ,” I said. We both decided to go to sleep because it was 3:30, we would both only get a few more hours to sleep before our jobs started. We bo...

A wooden court, a hoop and a orange basketball were life to Blake. Everyday before and after school he would just try to get better and better. He wanted to, one day be known as that kid who was the best. Ever since Blake was little he liked basketball. He learned lessons and how to play the game. He looked up to Micheal Jordan and one day wanted to be that good. That was Blake's dream, he never gave up even when he wanted to because his goal was something that he was gonna achieve. “To learn to succeed you must first learn to fail.” - MJ. This quote hit Blake hard. Blake’s dad read this quote to him and he took it in. When Blake felt as if he wasn't good enough or he couldn't do something he just thought about that quote. Blake would practice as hard as a wooden wall . Basketball season was coming up and, Blake’s school team which Blake was trying out for. Last year he made the team but this year he is a freshman, with so many new kids who are great players as well as him....

It was dark and gloomy, with leftover pieces of buildings flying everywhere. After the attack in Chicago, there’s nothing much that’s standing still. Sure, there are some buildings and streets, however there are only a few people left. As I walk up and down the streets I see all the fun memories in the exciting tall city buildings I have, well I used to have. Finally I came across my old school. I used to love dark and gloomy days like these because we didn’t even have to show up. That had me thinking about the last day I almost went to school. It was a summer day in the city. As usual I was fighting my way out of going with my mom. “BOO DOO DOO” went the tv as a news alert went on. School was canceled which made me almost as happy as an Olympian receiving the gold. Whenever it looked very gloomy and cloudy outside, the government wanted to everyone to stay inside their homes in case a terrorist attack was coming our way. Only very few times has that actually happened. I jumpe...

I I woke up. It was 9:55 am on September 4th. It was my birthday. Outside I heard little birds chirping as loud as a bear . I looked over and saw my phone, picked it up and walked into my bathroom. I put on my brand new t-shirt. It was bright pink and purple with a dog on It because I LOVE dogs. The dog was big, fluffy, so bright and colorful. "Happy 14th birthday Sarah." My mom said excitedly as she walked into my room. "Thanks, mom," I said " I have a surprise for you but dad has it." mom said. "Where is he." I said "He will be home soon. Come downstairs and get something to eat." She said. I finished getting ready and walked downstairs. When I got downstairs I saw a HUGE cake and amazing balloons. It looked amazing. I didn't really know what I was going to get but I really wanted a dog. I'm obsessed with dogs my entire room is full of cute pictures of dogs. When dad got home I heard aloud nose. Bark bark bark. ...

Ring! Ding! Ring! Nick groaned and whacked his alarm clock to turn it off. Nick’s bed was as old as the soil his house was built on, and it creaked and squeaked as he struggled to get out. He did not want to to go school today. Little did he know, his day was going to get much, much more exciting. But for now, all he is is a scrawny 14-year old named Nick Bosh trying to get through freshman year. And the most exciting thing of the day right now was finding clothes to wear. Nick looked around his messy room, with comic books scattered everywhere. He would absolutely love to read those books, if only he had the time. Life wasn’t very exciting for Nick, so you could imagine what he might think of books filled with humans with extraordinary powers. “Nicky! Wake up!” a feminine voice called from across the hallway that connected all the bedrooms together. “I’m already up, mom!” Nick replied. He absolutely hated being called Nicky. He peeked out of his window and looked outside to see ...

BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ. The clock read 6:45 AM; Randy yawned loudly as he smacked the snooze button on his alarm clock. He dragged himself out of bed and sulked to the kitchen where he was greeted by his wife and kids. The kitchen was dainty and extremely outdated. As he sat down, he noticed that all the eggs and bacon his wife, Linda, had made were gone. “I’m sorry Randy, the boys scarfed it all down like animals when I wasn’t looking!” she apologized. “That’s alright I’ll just have a cup of coffee and a bagel,” Randy replied. “Ok, but you better hurry, you don’t want to be late for work,” she added. “Don’t worry about it, I haven’t been late in over a year!” he gloated. * * * “Randy, why are you an hour late!” his boss demanded. “Well, uh, you see sir, I, is that a new tie sir?” Randy was at a loss for words, he couldn’t tell him where he was or why he was an hour late. “Don’t play games with me Randy. No pay this week.” “But sir!” “No buts! Want to make it...