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I Looked Up

I looked up, just looking at those big, puffy, white cottons. Seeing them put a big smile on my face. I was too tired to get up, so I just decided to rip the pieces of grass of with my hands . Once in a while, I would wiggle my toes through it. I would always wish that the grass would be deeper in the dirt, that way I would always feel the grass and the dirt would be too deep to feel. Then all of a sudden I heard a voice yelling something, like they were gurgling water loudly. I didn’t care, so I kept looking up admiring the clouds and the cool feeling of the grass. Then I heard someone yelling again. I grabbed for the grass, but I felt something smooth. I looked to my side and saw my mom in her pink dress that went a little above her knees.
I peered at the sky and then I said, “ Is there something you want me to do mom.”
Then she bends her knees trying to get to my height level. Her blond frizzy hair then went into my face. She sighed and said, “ Annabel, I know you don’t want to do this, but I need you to feed the pigs. Don’t worry I already mixed the foods together.”
I then looked at her brown eyes and said, “ Alright then, but after I do that can I go over Kim’s house.”
“Okay, then……up you go then,” she said.
I got to the barn and went to the pigs pen. I opened the door to his pen and saw a bucket of brown gooey stuff. It looked liked it was just barfed up by someone. I thought, I can’t understand who would want to eat this kind of stuff. I even saw a piece of chicken from my dinner yesterday. So, I just poured the nasty stuff for him. While pouring it in, I looked up and saw the sun setting. Then I set the bucket down. I just stood there thinking that something would change. Would anything happen or not. I mean, nothing is really wrong with my life. I have a comfortable little hill to relax on and watch the clouds. I have some fun talking with my momma and my dad is the best at making the best pie. My neighbors are nice and there are a view kids that live about a half a mile away, but those kids aren’t my kind of people to hang out with.
Now lets see, there happens to be a group six girls. I would have to say that they think they’re better then everyone. The way I look at it is that every group has a leader. I don’t really think it matters, but every time they walk, it’s hard to see whose leader, since there are six people and you can’t really have two people in the middle. Anyway, Karla is their leader. She would be considered the bossiest in her group. Amber would be next to her left side being her sidekick and agreeing everything she said to do. Emily would be on her right being her strong guard. The rest are just plain mean.
One time when I was nine-years old, I went at the little park( which only has six swings and on slide). I was walking up to the swings after going on the slide. Then ahead I saw Karla and her group. I saw her just looking me with her green sharp eyes. And when I was about to sit down on the seat, Emily grabbed it away from me. I fell and got up and saw the girls laughing. I heard Karla telling Emily that she did a good job. I just walked back home, while they sat on the swings laughing at what happened.
I walked in the house and went in the kitchen to get fruit from the bowl on the kitchen table. I remembered seeing more fruit, like grapes, oranges, peaches, and apples. All I saw now was apples. Apples are okay----I guess-----if you like them with soft parts. I put the apple down. I saw another apple. I looked fine, so I ate it up my way upstairs to my mom’s room.
“Hey…mom I’m going over Kim’s house now,” I said to my mumbled to Kim’s.
“Okay, be back at 5:00,” she said watching at her favorite show from her bed.
I left my house and walked out. I was used to going to Kim’s house. Her house was smaller, though. Kim is older than me by three years. She’s fifteen- years old and I’m twelve- years old. She is practically my only friend, but for her, she has lots of other friends. It’s not like I’m not fun to hang around with, it’s just some of the other girls in my school have other interests. Other girls would be girls and I would be a tom girl.
Kim’s mom and my mom are friends. They would usually go to each other houses, usually on Friday’s. That’s how me and Kim met.
One morning when Me and my family moved into our new house, Kim’s mom came by introducing themselves. Her name was Kattie Handerson. She introduced me to Kim and I introduced myself too. We some things in common, except being a tomboy like me. Mrs. Handerson’s visits increased, so her daughter Kim would usually come over. So what do you know, Kim and I become friends.
There were times when we would go on walks and would laugh telling each other stories. Even though we were having good time, doesn’t mean an evil witch wouldn’t ruin it. Karla came walking with her group making fun of me cause’ I didn’t having friends.
“Oooh, looks like a nerd trying to make friends,” said Karla.
“Are you against girls clothes,” laughed Emily.
Kim and me would just continue walking by ignoring them. Kim would always hate it when they would pick on me and would stand up for me, but Emily would threaten her.