"A Theft in The House"

September fifth was a day to dread. I just wanted to stay home and lay in bed.
As I worried about what to expect from my first day of school,
I wondered how my puppy, Austin would behave without rules.

He was a seventeen week old Shih Tzu,
Whom I taught "sit" and "lay down" too.
Austin has short legs because of his breed.
This meant that he could not walk up the stairs without being carried.

I knew I would miss him a lot during the day.
All I wanted to do was take him for a walk and play.
My brother, Martin came home and saw the house was a mess.
Austin tore papers and napkins into shreds.

All of the bedroom doors were not properly closed.
Austin saw his opportunity to take what he chose.
He took our laundry and sneakers from our rooms
Which we had to retrieve in the afternoon.

Every morning I close all of the bedroom doors
Because I do not want him to pull our laundry out from our drawers.
Austin is a smart deceiving puppy.
I make sure they do not overfeed him and make him chubby.



"My Big Defeat against Dwight-Englewood"

On October 16, 2012, my volleyball team had a lot at stake.

It was our last chance to qualify for states.

We hoped that they would be the ones to get baked.

But of course we happened to show up late.
 

It was up to me to call heads or tales.

More than half of the time I call the toss, I lose.

Thankfully my call did not fail.

My team was so excited to hear the good news.
 

We had beaten this team before but fell short the first game.

I tried to get my teammates to stay focused as much as possible.

The second game, we came out strong and we had our momentum to maintain.

The third game, Carly Lesko was the most reliable.

 

Our momentum had shifted after our chances grew higher.

Their best player missed her serve and they were in a slump.

At this point nothing could stop us because we were on fire.

The last point was all up to me and they could not return the ball with a simple bump.

 

We rejoiced and were ecstatic that we won.

It processed through my mind that we pulled off a big win.

We even did our usual group hug on the court with everyone.

I could see how happy everyone was by their grin.