The sun was a bright disc in the cloudless sky, casting over everything an oppressive heat that was made only somewhat bearable by a slight, warm breeze rustling through the trees. It was that awkward period towards the end of summer break where it was really a bit too early to begin thinking seriously about school starting in September, but each careless day was tainted slightly by the knowledge that soon you would again have responsibilities. Instead of making the most of the time we had, my best friend and I instead often wasted our days hanging around the neighborhood doing nothing or sitting around on her front step. My friend lived in an unexciting looking house that was painted a light beige and had a roof made of tiles that had faded from black to a worn-out gray. The only thing that made her house stand out from the other houses on her street was the Japanese maple tree on her front lawn.
My friend’s house was a twin, and a few feet to the right of my friend’s front step was another that looked fairly identical. The neighbors were rarely home, however, so we had claimed their step for ourselves, to be used as an asylum when the wasps situated in a small nest above my friend’s doorstep began to act up. I’m not sure they ever knew or cared that their front step no longer belonged to them. On this day, the heat had caused the wasps to become restless and so we were situated in our makeshift wasp-escape place, whiling away the time talking and drawing on the ground with sidewalk chalk. We weren't doing anything incredibly interesting, but it seemed like we were having fun just by being in each other's company. to be continued...
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Emily Masuda
2/6/2017 08:14:35 pm
I love your imagery, it is super artistic! And your word choices really set the scene.
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Sabatino
2/7/2017 05:04:32 pm
I agree with Emily! Your first sentence grabbed my attention. This post illustrates your abilitity to use figurative language to create energy in the writing and to help the reader use his/her senses to interpret the narrative. It seems like the story's action is starting to emerge...and I look forward to reading the "to be continued..."
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