Halloween DIY( Do It Yourself )

                                                     

                                                 

                                     

            

HALLOWEEN!!!

Halloween is coming up and I am so excited. I got my costume yesterday. Sadly, this year I'm not going to any Halloween parties, but at least I'm still going trick or treating. I can't wait to get candy because my mom got a new job. Ok, I understand that what I just said didn't make any sense, but let me explain. When my mom worked at her old job, they had this thing where you give candy to the kids in the hospital that can't go trick-or-treating. Now, I did feel good that I was helping those kids out, but I had hundreds of pieces of candy and my mom only left me 10. This year will be different.

                                                 Can you guess what I am?

                      I am a bad girl from the 60s. Cool huh?

Check out my short story for school and make sure to comment opinions below. A shout out to my friends, Ani and Matthew.

Magic Gone Wrong!!!

Did one of my best friends just disappear into thin air? This was the one question that crossed my mind on that cold and dogged, December day. It was as if I was dreaming, but I wasn’t. This was real. Just one day before all of this happened it was just a normal day at the middle school………….

I walk down the crowded hall to get to lunch ,but then I stop. My big ,brown, bright eyes glint when I see the poster hanging on the wall. I run my hands through my long, brown hair as I wondering what my act should be. I take one slow step forward and suddenly ,there’s a smirk on my face. Then, I start running away from the lockers and towards the cafeteria.

When I get to the cafeteria, I place my lunchbox on the table and look at Ani and Matthew across from me. “Talent show! The middle school’s having a talent show!” I yell out. I was as happy as a puppy that was just about to get its favorite treats.

Ani sighs “ So what? We don’t have any talents.” I know Ani is bluffing (like always) because she knows that she’s hilariously funny.

I unwrap my ham sandwich and Matthew looks at me as if he's disappointed. " I don't understand how could you do that to a poor animal and not feel bad or anything," Matthew states as he takes his glasses off to clean them. He takes out a small rag and starts wiping them. Then, Matthew starts putting his glasses on ,as they riffle through his brown hair.

At this point, I decide it's time to tell them my plan. I stand up ,slam my hands on the table with pride, and say " So, I decided on our act. I am going to be a magician, but I want Ani to be my assistant and Matthew, you could be the volunteer."

Matthew was very receptive to what I was saying, but Ani started to mock me. " That's stupid," Ani says languidly. I get upset and cross my hands hoping for them to see how bad I want this.

 “Katerina, I don't know if I want to..." I stop Matthew there. I murmur a soft and slow "Please." I wait for an answer.

Ani looks at me and says " Fine, Katerina. I can seem that you want this really bad. So, I'll do it if Matthew will.” This meant that we wouldn't be entering in the talent show. Matthew is one of the shyest people that I know. I was hoping that if Ani joined, he would feel bad because he's the one stopping us from doing the act ,but know he'll never do it.

" I'll do it," Matthew chants proudly. This catches Ani and me by surprise and nobody speaks for a while.

Finally, I say "That's great! So, when we're doing our act we have to go quickly because we only have a minute to perform. Ani, we'll put Matthew in a box and say that we're going to make him disappear. Then all that Matthew will do is open the back of the box and get out. So, when we open the box he'll be behind it where no one can see him. Then, we'll say that we're going to make him reappear and Matthew will step back into the box and when we open it he will be in there.” I can see that Ani is getting very excited because she's hopping around like a bunny.

We hear the bell ring and I decide that I should let Matthew and Ani leave, so they’re not late to any classes.  

"Okay, bye guys," Matthew yells as he leaves the cafeteria. I wave goodbye and skip away with excitement that my friends agreed to help me because I knew that there was no way that I would be able to do any of this alone. They support me every day.

A day has passed, there is no more planning and we're up in 10 minutes. Ani's holding the box ready to push it on stage when a teacher tells us that we're up. We run onto the stage and I say " Hello, I am Katerina, this is my assistant Ani, and today we will be making my friend Matthew disappear!" The crowd goes wild as if they were monkeys.

Matthew runs to get inside the box and  I shout out “ I will know make him disappear.” Ani closes him in. I scream “ Alla cazam.” Then, I open the box and Matthew isn't there. The crowd goes insane like the auditorium is a mental hospital.

Ani closes the box again, and giving Matthew his cue I say " Now, I will make Matthew reappear."

I tap the box three times and the say " Abra Cadabra." Ani opens the box and everybody gasps. My face turns red like a tomato and turmoil fills the crowded auditorium. Matthew isn't there, he isn't anywhere. Did one of my best friends just disappear into thin air?

Five years have passed and I'm graduating high school next year. Ani and I are still very good friends ,but we never talk about what happened to Matthew or why it happened. Anyway, Ani and I are ready to go to the mall when my mom says " I'm sorry girls, but Katerina forgot to do her chores and she has to clean the attic because it's a mess."

Ani and I run upstairs and open the attic door. I start working and Ani sits down. " You know, this would go a lot faster if you helped me," I explain to her. Ani acts as if she just ran a marathon. Yet, she did nothing all day. I pick up a broom and start sweeping.

" Fine!!!" Ani says with attitude. She stands up and accidentally knocks down a curtain. Tears run down my face like a waterfall as I stare at the box that took away my best friend.

Ani ruffles through her short, brown hair remembering the moment her friend disappeared. As I'm swimming in my tears, Ani says "Let's use it."At this point, I'm thinking that Ani has completely lost her mind. Has she forgotten that this box took Matthew?

"I don't even want to look at that thing," I explain to Ani. I put the broom down and go to try to hang the curtain back up, but Ani throws it away.

" Don't you want to find out if it's really magic?" Ani asks ( trying to manipulate me ). My curiosity gets the best of me and Ani knew that it would. I’m always curious about everything.

"Fine, but nobody's going inside. We can throw one of my old dolls in there , but be careful. I can't lose another friend." I say. What would happen to me if Ani and Matthew were both gone? I would be a total outcast and never talk to anyone because of my sadness

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Ani throws one of my old American Girl dolls into the box and closes it as I say "I will make it disappear."

“Alla cazam,” I shout.  Ani opens the box and the doll is gone. We both gasp. Ani closes the box again, as I close my eyes. I knew it was a dream, it had to be, but it wasn't.

I open my eyes and say "Now, I will make it reappear."I am almost sure that I will never see that doll again, but I want to see what’ll happen next. I mean, will what happened to Matthew five years ago happen again to this doll?

I tap the box and say " Abra Cadabra." Ani slowly walks to the box. The room was quiet except for the clock. All I hear is tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock when Ani opens the box.

I start to cry a river and surprisingly, Ani does too. Matthew walks out of the box, all grown up like us and says " Katerina! Ani! Is that really you?" Matthew asks with hope.

"Matthew?" Ani and I scream with excitement. My best friend is back!  Five years have passed since the last time I saw him. Suddenly, even Matthew starts to tear up.

“Where were you all this time?” Ani asked Matthew. I fear that I am dreaming again. How could this be real?

“I don’t know or remember where I was, but it wasn’t here,” Matthew says as he takes off his foggy glasses. He takes out that small rag and starts to wipe his glasses until there wasn’t any fog.

“I don’t care about that,” I say and then I smile and so does Ani. The guilt that I had for the last years is finally gone. Everything is back to normal.

So, it may have taken 5 years, but we made Matthew reappear. Sure, we didn’t make a scientific discovery or even plan for any of the to happen, but we don’t care. We’re just happy that Matthew’s back.

How To be A Happy Human Being

                                                           

 1. You'll make mistakes 
You'll make mistakes ,but the thing is to move past them. No human being is perfect. So, don't pick on yourself for making mistakes. Just deal with the consequences and move on.








 2. Be you no matter what
Being yourself is important. If you aren't yourself you'll have to pretend to be something your not and that won't make you happy. Admit to being yourself and make yourself happy.




    

 

3. Be proud of who you are
Being proud of yourself will lead to self-esteem and confidence, If you aren't proud of yourself, it could lead to a lack of self-esteem and to depression. 

Dab Off

Me vs Melina

Melina is my little sister (in the pink shirt)

and we had a Dab Off ,but we tied. 

Love You

The Puppy I've Been Dying For!!!

         Has anyone ever wanted a puppy so bad and asked their parents if they could get one? Well, I know I have and I will bet that most parents do say no or you're not responsible enough. Well, surprisingly my parents understood how much I wanted it and thought that I am responsible enough. In other words, they said yes!!!
          I don't know about any of you ,but my dream is to go with my mom or dad to a puppy store ( or whatever you call them) and then, see the puppy that I want. I want to glance into its eyes and say " This is my puppy." I also want to name it. If I could do this, I would be the happiest person on planet Earth. Sadly, I have and older brother and a younger sister who love puppies just as much as I do.So, there is no way they would let me pick or name the puppy. I'll have to deal the truth. At least I'm getting one, right? Wrong!!!
           My family and I currently live in a renting home. My Aunt Koolaid is the landlord. Some people may think that this is an advantage, but it's not. She is mean to me and my siblings all the time. My dad told me that if I asked her and she allowed me, I could have my very own puppy. So, with joy, I ran down the stairs ready to convince her to let me get a puppy. So, I went down and I asked " Aunt Koolaid, daddy said that he would get me a puppy if you allowed me to. So, can I please have a puppy?" The response made me very upset. "No." I asked, " Why not?". Now, I know that she lives right under us and she doesn't want to hear a puppy running all the time ,but she's not even there 90% of the time. She's always at her daughter's house. But, the next thing she said made me very upset "Because I don't want you to be happy". At, this point I decided that I wasn't going to stay down there any longer so, I ran upstairs.
            My dad told me that he would talk to her about what she said ,but he wasn't going to try to convince her. Though, he told me that soon we will be moving and when we do, ( in 2 years ) we will get a dog. My dad also said that if I raise $500 in those 2 years and give them to him ( so he could pay for the puppy), I could pick out the puppy and name it. Not only that ,but the puppy will be all mine. Now, I am excited. Only, two years left!!!

I'm Creative

Hey, everyone. So, I guess you've all been wondering where I was for the past 2 years or 1 year. Well, I got bored of writing. Just kidding, personal reasons. Anyway, let me fill you in on some stuff going on in my life. I will tell you that I go to Greece every summer and it's so dang fun. Anyway, know I have school and you probably wouldn't guess this but all the drama is outside of school ( also personal stuff). Well, I am at home right know because a kid called Ethan kicked me in the head while we were playing soccer and I had to go home.

 Anyway, I'm back and I was wondering what it would be like if I was a hero. People that read my posts will know that I am very creative and am always coming up with new things to do for fun. What you have to know is that not many people don't realize my creativity because most of the times I keep things to myself. I mean they are my inner most thoughts about whatever I can come up with at the time. Do I have to share my feelings all the time? I like sharing them online for one reason and that is because nobody knows who I am. I want to give you some examples on this, so you can realize my creativity. Before I tell you any of this you have to realize that nobody else has seen this but you. So, if it turns out that you are in my school or you are someone that knows me out of school I ask you to please not reveal any of this information to other people because I can assure you that this is all real and nothing but the truth, The first thing that I want to tell you is that when I'm in the car, I'm always bored. One day I looked out the window and I imagined this sort of  cave women doing this fast amazing parkour, trying to catch up to the car. She jumps on trees, climbs signs ,and whatever else ,except the ground. Sometimes, I would lose sight of her and believe that she has lost the car because it is too fast, but then she pops up again. This doesn't scare me because I am actually creating it as I go and it's in my mind. Ok, I just realized that I wrote way too much so I have to start getting to the point. Today, I imagined that some guy came into the school and all the school was in the cafeteria for a meeting. He actually came in the room while everyone was hiding.  I stepped out and walked up to him. He started laughing. I took the gun out of his hands by doing some cool movie that I saw in the movie Divergent. After that, he said things like you don't want to kill me and give me the gun, kid. I told him that I wasn't going to kill him and shot him in the leg. Then, the ambulance came and took him away. He survived and a kid got a video of me doing all that. Everyone saw it and I got awarded for bravery. Every day, the school pledged to the flag and then pledged to me for saving their lives. Just encase you forgot this was all a thought made from my inner creativity. But, I know there are more realistic ways ( at least for me) to be a hero. Oh, also me and my friend Ani are entering a short story contest. Cool, huh.

Sorry about not posting lately.

I am really sorry for not posting lately. I totally forgot about blogging ,but now I promise that I will do my best to keep posting. The main reasons that I started blogging again are to look back at it when I'm older, share my thoughts without being embarrassed, and to have fun!!!