stories+and+poems

__ Why I Got Detention __ by AustinJuly I was sitting in class, biting my pencil. Mrs. Raymar gave us a graded writing assignment and I couldn't think of ANYTHING! I couldn't even remember the topic! World peace? Taxation without Representation? Our future? I had no idea! I looked around the class. "Write something!" I whispered to myself. I took a deep breath. "I'll write about my fellow students!" I picked up my pencil and started writing. First, Anna: sitting by herself, a little weird, quiet, and short, with slick black hair. Anna looks like she's scared EVERYDAY! I ounce tried to be her friend. But every time I tried to talk to her, she'd walk away too fast to say "Wait! I'm not crazy!" I asked her why she acts so scared. Every time, she says, "Middle School... Middle School !" Then there's Nicky. Nicky: very tall, very mean, and very loud. Everyone says she's rude. She yells at the teachers and pushes the sixth and seventh graders! I used to be afraid of her. Until she laughed at me. Then, Anna told me that she didn't hear the joke I said... she was laughing at the spinach in my teeth! Oh, you can't forget Mickey! Mickey: my best friend, stubborn, nice, and crazy. She is always laughing. But when you tell her that nothing's funny, she instantly stops laughing and rolls her eyes. It's hard to understand Mickey. Everyone used to call her a mouse because of her name. How immature is that? The whole "mouse" joke got old, so everyone cut it out. She didn't mind. Honestly, she used to join everyone picking at her name, which would make me a little mad. Nile: tall, funny, most popular kid in school! Nile is so awesome! Every girl in school loves him! He's so cool! He's my favorite person in school. No offense to the teachers, or Anna, or Mickey, but their up their. Well, maybe not all of the teachers. While we're talking about teachers... maybe I should mention them in this "graded essay". Mr. Noodles: his name suites him well! Boy, this man is NOODLES! He's so crazy! Mr. Noodles tries his hardest to make us laugh. We just laugh at his effort. But, honestly, I like Mr. Noodles! He's better than all of the other teachers, especially Mrs. Raymar, the writing teacher. I don't really like these teachers: Mrs. Raymar (defiantly), Mr. Case, Mrs. Myers, Ms. Grand, Mr. Fellows, Mr. Kells, Ms. Chains, and Mrs. Quills! (That's pretty much ALL of them except for Mr. Noodles) THE END!(The real question for this essay was, “Name something you cannot live without".)

//__** Count Down by Austin July! **__//

Mistletoe hanging,

The weather is changing.

Twelve days.

Bought a Christmas tree!

There’s a present waiting for me.

Eleven days.

Put up the lights.

Oh silent nights.

Ten days.

Snow on my window pane,

Freezing weather, icy rain.

Nine days.

Everyone’s wearing a tacky sweater,

Everyday is getting better and better,

Eight days.

Get ready!

Bring out the decorations, lights, confetti!

Seven

Six

Five

Four

Three

Two

One,

Merry, Merry Christmas!

The countdown is done!

__ If I ____Could__ by Austin July

If I could fly, I'd fly you to the best place.

If I could run, We'd jog at the same pace.

If I could paint, I'd draw you a perfect picture.

If I could read, I'd tell you you the perfect scripture.

If I could sing, I'd be your Houston or Aguilera.

If I could live for centuries, This would be our era

If I could drive, I'd drive you up the wall.

If I could dance, <span style="color: #ff0074; font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">We'd throw an annual ball.

<span style="color: #ff0074; font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">If I could do anything, <span style="color: #ff0074; font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">I'd always include you. <span style="color: #ff0074; font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">If I could, I would, <span style="color: #ff0074; font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Because you'd include me too.