Niagara Falls Narrative

                   Niagara Falls Narrative

I stepped out of the snug car which smelled of mouth-watering food and treats. As soon as my foot came out of the car, I felt a frigid wind run up the base of my leg. After about five minutes of standing outside, I could no longer sense my fingers, toes, nose, lips and ears. I was so cold, that even my insides were probably frozen like  frosty ice-cubes.

 My sister motioned me over. She was all hyped-up about something. ”Come over here and see this!” she said in a raised voice. I trudged toward her, and in front of me, I observed a waterfall so breath-taking, followed by a colorful rainbow. 

ething that someone would see in a cartoon, maybe even in their dreams. But it wasn't. It was as true as day. A real waterfall that wasn't in a cartoon or a dream. We took a lot of pictures of the amazing waterfall.

 In a sudden feeling, I forgot all about the freezing temperature that made me feel like I was vacationing in Antarctica. The warmth that it gave me started in the center of my body and then spread like vines throughout the rest of my body. I felt goosebumps everywhere! I had never seen anything as exquisite as this sight, right in front of me, right now.

B-ball for the first time

B-ball for the first time

Tweet! That was the sound of the ref’s whistle. 5...4...3… Bedford’s ball. We were winning 24-22. Number 12 of Bedford zoomed up the court with the ball. They had one chance to win the game. They shot up a quick three pointer. 3… 2… 1… The game depended on this very shot. The ball rattled around the rim bing… bang… bong… If this shot missed we would remain undefeated. N-N-NO GOOD. We won and went completely ballistic! It all went down like this. I still remember the last two minutes like it was yesterday. We were losing 20-18. Bedford scored again to make the score 22-18. The pressure was on with just 1:50 to go. We had to score here, if not we were toast. I sprinted up the court with the ball. I zoomed the ball over to Colin and he exploded to the basket. He passed over to Aidan M. He shot the ball in the net and got fouled too. He missed the shot but Kyle got the ball and put it right back in to make the score 22-22! We pressed them on defense. PRESS BREAK! they called out. 5...4...3...2...1…  five second violation.

We were going crazy! I passed it to Aidan C. He drove to the basket and scored! 24-22! Bedford passed the ball in...10...9...8… Bedford’s number 12 bolted up the court as fast as if he were a bunny being chased by a coyote. He chucked up  a “Hail Mary” three pointer. Bedford players stared at the ball with wide open eyes hoping it would go in to clinch the game. It swirled around the rim of the hoop, for what seemed like the longest couple seconds of my life. I glanced over at the shooter. He had the look of victory in his eyes, but so did I! Apparently, luck was on our side as the ball hit the backboard and bounced out. The buzzer went off and we won!

First Time Meeting My Niece

                   First Time Meeting My Niece

                                                                                                    By: Anna P.

 I don’t think this is going to go well. I’m going to see my baby niece and I’m really nervous. What if she doesn’t like me? What if she starts crying because of me? “Are we there yet?” my brother, Andy, asked while playing on the iPad. It took for ever in the car and I was getting hungry. My family was finally there.

 They lived in an apartment at the very back of the building at the highest floor. Once I walked in their apartment, I could see my nieces Mom, Dad (they were all pretty young), Grandmother, and Grandfather,(on her Mom’s side) all asking things like “How was the plane ride?” or “What did you do back in America?”. Then suddenly, the Mother and Father told us to be more quiet because the baby was sleeping. My Mom said that we should all go look at the baby in her room especially when she’s sleeping.

Wow, she was really cute! I just wanted to hug and squeeze her real tight. Maybe she wasn’t so bad after all. But just maybe. We were there for about five minutes and her grandma said it was time for lunch. Good, because I was really getting starving. The food was also really good, way better than I expected--until the baby started crying. I don’t know if it was Andy yelling “No, nooo” because he lost on a game (on the iPad), or if my mom was being too dramatic talking to them. But her mom quickly went into her room and start hugging her and trying to make her to stop crying.

I always have the feeling whenever I hear a baby cry, I feel sorry for them, and then I feel like I’m going to cry. When I was done eating my delicious lunch, my Mom and Dad asked them if I could hold her because I have never held another baby except Andy.

I gave them a “Why did you say that?” look and then smiled at the other people. Her father told me how to hold a baby. Once I held her, I felt the warmth of her smile. Maybe she wasn’t so bad after all. Her grandma said I look like a mini mom. Maybe I liked babies all along, I just didn’t know it.

Something's in my House

Somethings In My House                             

 By, Anna O.

“AHHH!”, my Mom squealed. It was about seven years ago and my Dad and I were in my room picking out a bedtime story to read before bed. We almost fell out of my bed when we heard the squeal! “You wait here, I’m going to see why your mom just screamed. It might just be a spider or something”, my Dad told me. I felt the wind of the door slamming blow against my face. So I just kept waiting, in my room, with the door closed, in the dark, hearing creaks from bouncing on my bed non stop. I wonder what was going on out there!

All of a sudden, I heard more squealing, a door slam, and feet scampering down the stairs. Then I started hearing a weird flapping sound coming from my parents’ bedroom. I was really confused, but not scared. While I was in my room, my parents were talking downstairs. “What are we going to do?! There’s a bat in our house!”, my Mom shrieked. “Wait a second, where’s Anna?!”, she added nervously.

My Mom stampered up the stairs, tripping over her own feet. She slid across the hallway floor and threw my bedroom door open, knocking over everything behind the door. She ran to my bed, throwing me into her arms. She ran out my bedroom door, slamming the door behind us. It felt like the house shook. She ran down the hall, still with me in her arms. My legs were hitting every corner. I knew we were going to trip. The carpet in the hallway slid everywhere while we ran by. I tried asking my mom what was going on but she couldn’t hear my over all of her loud footsteps. She ran down the stairs, skipping two steps every step. Finally we reached the bottom.

I saw that my little brother was sleeping on the couch and my Dad was talking to someone on the phone. My Mom could tell that I was scared so she told me that there was a bat in our house but Batman was coming to capture it. While my family and I were waiting for “Batman” to come, we sat on the couch and watched TV. After about fifteen minutes, “Batman” came. He ran upstairs as fast as lightning with my Dad to capture the bat.

While they were upstairs, I heard screaming, flapping, loud banging, shrieking, and stomping. After all of that screaming and flapping, my Dad and “Batman”  came downstairs with the bat in a cage and a lot of bad scratches on their hands, but they were fine. “Thank you for coming here so late at night”, my Mom thanked. “No problem”, “Batman” replied. We opened the front door, opened the cage, and let the bat free. As “Batman” was headed out the front door, he told my parents and I something that made my mouth open so wide!

He said, “You got really lucky, that bat was about to have babies!”.

Niagara Falls

Neeva T.

  Right at that moment, I had known they were lying to me, but I still pestered them about it. “Where are we going Dad? Mom, where are we going?”

“Oh nowhere special,” they would tell me, “now start packing and I will come over and help you.”

“Ugh…” I muttered.

Well, it turns out that we were going on a ten hour road trip to Niagara Falls!

  We had an enormous breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It was because my parents knew we were going to make it to Niagara Falls near midnight. I’m surprised I kept up and not feel sick, but I guess it was worth it because I didn’t feel famished during the ride. I was pretty much asleep most of the ride, so I don’t remember seeing exquisite sights. But I’m glad I got enough sleep and energy for the trip.

  When I woke up, we were in a packed parking lot. When we got out of the car, it was hot but not enough to be scorching. We were all very thrilled! So was I, but I was aggravated at the same time because I was in a deep long sleep, until my sister woke me up and I was still tired. But soon enough I was fully awake. We went into a building where you had to pay for your parking spot and everything. As we headed out, we got these clear blue, almost raincoats, but in the style of a poncho, because it was so wet out there. We got out, and I saw one of the most beautiful and astonishing sights I could ever see!

  There were all different colored lights everywhere! Yellow as blinding as the sun, pink as light as cotton candy, red as bright as red roses, green as sour limes, light blue just as the morning sky, and purple as a beautiful sunset. All the colors mixed were just as pretty. As the water fell heavily, the waterfall almost looked like a big, bright, and colorful puffy cloud. The lights at the Fall were so radiant and beautiful. The water splashing onto Niagara River, getting most people who were in the way, wet. I was getting jostled and nudged a lot to the point where I almost fell, but I wouldn’t blame them for trying to see this sight. The whole crowd was in awe, their eyes shimmering with the reflection of the bright lights. The Niagara Falls Light Show was on!

  We had watched for an awfully long time, and it was already midnight! Our legs were sore from moving to different spots, trying get a good picture and an amazing view. We went back to the parking lot and carried our luggages into the hotel we were staying at. We checked in at the hotel. We were going to go back to the Falls in the morning, so we had a good night sleep and rest.

   In the morning we had planned to go on the tour boat, “Maid of the Mist”. So we changed out of our pajamas and bolted downstairs to have breakfast at the hotel. Soon enough it was already time to go. We had the poncho-styled raincoat on again and we headed to the boat. Everyone was pushing each other trying to get on the boat. Once we got on the boat, we all put the hoods of our raincoats on our heads and tightened it because we were definitely getting wet! It was very crowded and there were lots of tourist, including us, who brought water-proof cameras. We got super close to the Falls itself, and got drenched! The waterfall was so beautiful, along with the nature. It was so cool how Goat Island separated the waterfall. We had so much fun on the “Maid of the Mist”.

   Soon enough, it was lunch time and we went to the dining hall in the hotel to eat. After we finished, we headed back to our room and got our luggages. I basically lugged my luggage because it was too heavy for my tiny noodle arms at the time. My dad helped me though. We checked out and went to the parking lot. We placed our luggage inside our car and got inside. My Mom drove on the way back, since my Dad drove on the way here first. She put the key in the keyhole, turned the key right until it met the word “start”, pulled the gear stick to reverse and backed up the car, set the gear stick back to drive, and off we went.

We had made a couple of stops to get more water and to eat. That day was much hotter than the day when we arrived at Niagara Falls, so it was a struggle on the road. We were all exhausted yet there were ten hours left until we got home. My Sister and I ended up falling asleep, but my parents were awake since they had to take turns on driving. It was just all really tiring.

We finally got back home! We were all stuffed, tired, and our legs were sore. It was past midnight, and we were all worn out. All we did when we got in the house was sleep! We didn’t even bother to unpack, we just slept. But I hope we get to go Niagara Falls again! I’ll surely never forget my fun experience at Niagara Falls! 

Virginia Beach

Sandy Paradise!

by Kyle C.

The bright glare of sun was sizzling my back on the long, sandy beach. Luckily, I would not be hot much longer because there was an enormous wave heading right for me! I dove under the water right in the nick of time. The wave missed me by inches as it came crashing over me. My Dad rode in the wave, so it took me a little while to find him. He surprised me because he popped up a little closer than I expected him to.

He snatched my hand so I didn’t get hurt by the upcoming wave. I just floated over it because it was not ready to crash. I ran out shivering even though it was warmer than any other ocean I have ever been in! I grabbed my towel and dried myself off, yet I felt like I was being scrapped because I still had little bits of sand and salt stuck to me. I looked around, and I saw that I had the perfect opportunity to gather everyone up for a Kan Jam tournament.

I yelled to everyone that we will be having an intense tournament of Kan Jam. I love playing Kan Jam because it is a competitive game, and because one good throw in the slot and you win!Everyone came over, and luckily, we had sorted out the teams at the house before we came. First up was my Mom and I against my Dad and my brother, Kevin. After going over the rules, the game started. We won the first game, so we were now in the winners' bracket. The next game was my sister, Kayla, and her boyfriend Pat against my sister, Kelly, and her boyfriend Joe. My sister, Kayla’s, team won so we played against them in the championship. I had the final shot to win the game.

I picked up the frisbee off the steaming sand. I wrapped my fingers around the end of the frisbee and got a tight grasp on it. The pressure was on! I flung the frisbee towards the can. It flew and it caught wind… but it caught too much wind! It gradually

went higher. Too high! It scraped the top of the can. Not enough points to win, so we lost! Although we lost, we all still had a great day at the beach, and I bet there will be many more great ones to come!

My Closest Time to Dying

My Closest Time To Dying!

by Jessica J.

“Let go of me!” I thought to myself. I was in London because of something my Dad had to do at  work ( he travels a lot and this trip he took my family along ). It was like I was in prison because I wanted to get across the street where my Mom and Dad were putting my little brother into the car. I had to be with my Dads colleague, all the way across the street. So I pulled and pulled but she wouldn’t let me go, probably because she knew that I was going to run across the road without looking at both sides.

I kept my hopes up and  kept on trying to get out of her tight grip. All I wanted to do was get to my parents. After a century of pulling, I was free! I ran as fast as I could, ( which was  not very fast) but was blinded by a bright light beside me. and…”BAM.” I was hit by a car.

The ground felt cold and hard. My dad came running over to me, and guess what he saw… a red line was followed by my mouth… Don’t worry  it was part of the road. It was kinda hard hard to see since it was at night. Luckily my dad spotted a ambulance car and ran over to ask them if they could help me, and they said they could.

It was very fortunate that I wasn’t  hurt on my feet so I walked over to  ambulance car and they asked me where I was hurt. I told them that I was hurt just near the joint between my shoulder and my arm, but something strange happened- all the the pain vanished! So when I told them that, they just took my blood pressure and then went to a corner to talk to my Dad. A few minutes later I was out  of the ambulance car and got to go see my Mom, who was very worried about me. From now on I’m going to make sure I look on both sides before crossing the street.

The Target Rush

The Target Rush

By: Rushil P.

”Wow, look at that line!” I said to my Dad. When me and my Dad entered Target, we observed this humongous line that looked like a snake. They were all here for electronics! Unfortunately, we had to be in that line, the first thought that came into my mind was “I am never going to get my Ipod Touch 5.” The further we budged, the less hope and the more bored I got. I waited in line and looked around for a favorable enough place to sit down and rest my feet. Sadly, there were no seats available.                    

  After standing in line for 3 and ½  hours of complaining to my Dad and being bored, we finally came by the aisle that had the PlayStation 4 connected. I told my Dad to wait in line while I played FIFA 15 on the PlayStation. I rushed to the PlayStation before anyone has the chance to steal it from me. I grabbed the controller and started playing, trying not to think about the amount of time I had left to play.

  People rushed to buy the games on their sons and daughters lists. I got jostled and pushed from every side! I lost my focus as I got bumped into, and the other team scores to tie up the virtual game to 2-2. Suddenly, my head started to hurt and I felt hungry. I turned the game off and went back to my Dad.

  “Dad, I’m hungry,” I whined. “Here, eat these,” my Dad said as he handed me a Starburst pack that he brought from home. I gave my Dad a few pieces and I ate the rest. The funny part was, we ate the whole pack and we were still stuck in line! After another 20 minutes of waiting and being bored, it was finally our turn.

  I was so happy there still was an Ipod Touch 5 Space Gray 32gb left in stock. The anticipation of waiting till Christmas to open it was killing me! On Christmas morning, I found my Ipod Touch and ripped open the wrapping paper. Then I jumped on the sofa and got ready to play. I spent an hour downloading the apps and games that I wanted. I was one happy guy!

My Bike Bites The Dust

My Bike Bites the Dust

by Amit

“Woo-Hoo!” I hollered as my dad fetched the bikes. My bike was a flash of orange in the sunlight. As I sped through the backyard, I had to squint to see. The sun was shining on the boiling summer day. It was the perfect time to go bicycling.

I related to the song in the show Phineas and Ferb. It's called "Summer Where Do We Begin." My favorite part is the chorus: "The days are longer, the nights are shorter, the sun is shining, it's noticeably warmer." It described this day perfectly. My sister zapped me back into reality by challenging me to a race. "Game on!" I replied.

I, with my larger bike, was several meters ahead. I made a quick swivel to turn around, and then went full speed to finish the race around the oval shaped track. Abruptly, there was a SCREECH! I realized that I had forgotten to switch the handles to their rightful positions! At the exact wrong moment there was a THUNK THUD and an ERK! I had gone over a crevice in the pavement!

As my bike slipped on the curb, I shrieked and screamed. Suddenly, everything was in slow motion. My bike twisted and turned, swerving left and right, spiraling and looping everywhere! I slammed the brakes only to find out that the pedal had fallen off! I yelled as the handle pierced my stomach. I coughed and wheezed, shocked that I couldn't breathe.

Later, my dad ran over, rushed me into the house, and put numbing ice on me. After the incident, I had a gash on my stomach, and quite a few scrapes and scratches. From then on, I made sure my handles were in place!

Coney Island

by Paul C.

“Cyclone” I expected the Cyclone to be much more than it was.The time I went to Coney Island my dad and I went on a ride called the Cyclone. I do not know why it was called the “Cyclone”,But,I do know that it was very fun...and very unique...that unique part was definitely was not in good way. There we found the Cyclone,finally and it was the only ride we could go on because the rest of the park had been rented out to a school group. This ride looked like it hadn’t been touched in 80 years. It had not been painted or even looked updated,but we still went on.I was excited and nervous all at the same time. We walked up this weird ramp and was directed to another couple of ramps. Then I had to get my height checked but getting my height checked and that was like 5 seconds but,it felt like an hour,it was weird because the people seemed like they did not know what they were doing! But,checking someone's height seems simple to me...I mean its not rocket science,or at at least i never thought it was,and then we were finally able to buy ticket. As we climbed in the cart,they pushed the lap bar down and we started moving.First we climbed and went up and up then we started going kind of fast...the roller coaster was very rickey and then we started going down and then making sharp turns.”Wheee” The beams were close to my Dad’s head and he had to duck down not to hit his head.We moved in a spiral.then almost like magic the ride was over!When the ride was over I was so doleful...doleful means sad!I was sad because the ride was over but then again,I was not that sad.My mom came over and asked us if it was scary and we both said "no".But than again it might have been if i was not thinking so much on how fun it was to be in New York so then,mab then maybe it would! After that,we also went to some shops and I purchased a shirt and then we walked around to some places.After that we went to dunkin doughnuts and my mom got a coffee then to Nathan's and I got a burger and some frozen lemonade and my dad got a burger too and my mom got a hot dog.We walked around the boardwalk on the beach.We had to get in the car and then we drove off and then I said "Goodbye New York and hello school!" THE END!

New Years Eve

New Years Eve

When are they coming! It was New Years Eve and my family was having a party. I’ve been waiting for my cousins to come. I was so excited, we were going to boston on the subway. The people in my family that were going was my sister Jade, my brother Dale, my cousins Joslyn,Jenna,Jessie,Nicole, my dad, my Auntie Sherri, my my uncle Steve, and me. But before we went I had to get ready to go. I skipped steps as I raced up the stairs into my room with anxiousness built up inside me.

But as I raced up the stairs my mom said make sure you dress really warm it freezing out side. So thats what I did. First I put on my dri-fit sweat pants over my leggings and put my ugg boots on. I felt the soft wool on the inside of my boots run threw my fingers as I slipped them on. I leaped up on my feet and galloped down the stairs into my mom and dads room on the second floor. She handed me a long-jon shirt so I will be nice and warm. Next I brushed my hair out and galloped down another set of stairs to the first floor to get gloves, a hat, a scarf, and my black puffy winter coat. I gazed out the window with hope that i’d see my cousins silver mini van. They were here. “They're here” I yelled up to my brother and sister,my dad was already down stairs.

Were driving in our cousins car to the subway. When I opened the door and first stepped foot on the porch I shivered. It’s freezing outside. I could see my breath, It looked like a little cloud. I quickly dashed to the car and said hi to my cousins. The warm heat blowing on my cold face. But after a while with the heat blasting and several layers of warm clothes on it felt like I was standing next to a blazing fire. We were about 20 minutes away from the subway and I had a headache I started to take of my gloves,hat,scarf, and jacket. I felt so much better after I did. It took about 45 minutes but we finally arrived at the subway.

I whipped my winter clothes back on and leaped out of the car with joy. I sighed with relief, the cold freezing air never felt so good. I saw little bright white flurries falling from the star-less sky. After a couple of minutes everyone was ready to go. when I opened the door I heard people talking and the trains stopping with a screech. The parents made sure everyone was there because there were seven of us kids. We started walking towards the machine that gives you a card to let you get pass the gates. Pretty soon we were standing waiting for the train to take us to the part of Boston were going to.

The trained stopped in front of us so we leaped in the train struggling to get seats so we didn't have to hold on to the nasty poles. The train wibbled  and wobbled till it came to a complete stop. We gathered together as we got out of the train. We raced up the stairs, and out of the train station. We saw sky scraping building the second we opened the doors. Were going to see fire-works they start at about 10:00 pm and we have to be home before 12:00 pm. Its 9:00 pm right now. As we were walking along the concrete path we spotted ice skaters and we stopped to watch. I gazed at the blades on they're skates glide across the smooth ice. They did amazing tricks.

Right next to the ice skaters were the ice sculptures. My favorite one was the octopus. It was about time to see the fire-works. We spotted a good spot to watch them. We all felt num. The cold,freezing air was blowing on our red rosy cheeks. “wow” Jenna said, They're was a bright blue fire-work that lit up the sky. Then many more after that one. Pretty soon it was 11:00 pm, the fire-works were over, and it was time to hop back on the train and go home. We headed back  to the subway on the same path we came from. They're were not that many people on the train this time. After a while we were in the car on the way back to my house.

they're was about half an hour left till 2014. When we arrived at my house we took off all of our winter clothes and got ginger ale. Time flies by so fast that we were already counting down 5,4,3,2,1 HAPPY NEW YEAR. As the new year began I knew it was going to be a good one. and it was.

Niagara Falls EmaNarrative

                   

Niagara Falls  by Eman K.

Splash! The water struck the boat. As the captain started the engine, the strong waves compelled the boat to sway as it moved on. The boat moved slowly across the water. The falls were beautiful, they looked like smoke. I got a spectacular view of Niagara. I was so excited and speechless.

With my camera in hand, I saw trees, rocks, and tall buildings all from the safety of the boat. From “ Oohs”, to “ Aahs”, everyone was happy to see the world’s wonder. I was thinking where does the water go, where does it comes from, how come it’s never dried up? It’s another one of God’s miracles.

The falls were amazing. As we got closer, the water looked white, and smelled fresh. The sound of the waterfalls was calming, almost like music. The mist was refreshing as it cooled the skin. Luckily, the pink ponchos we were given prevented us from getting wet.

My family and I were truly amazed. Before the ride, we had an option to choose whatever boat we wanted. Though I would have rather been on the “Maid of the Mist”, I was satisfied with the ride we chose. It was a great experience I wouldn’t forget: the *first* time I went to the Niagara Falls. I cherished every moment because

the opportunity may never come back.

The Broken Collarbone

Jada M.                       The Broken Collarbone                           7              January 8 2015

“ Is your cough contagious?” Amber asked one day. “No” I said “ It’s just asthma.” “Oh.” Amber said. “So, what do you want to do now?” Alan asked with boredom. “Let’s just take a walk down the road and then we will come back.” I said. “Sounds good to me” Alex said.

We started down the street. As we were walking my uncle drove down the road to tell me he was going to the store to get some dog treats. As my uncle left he yelled “CHICKENS” which always make the dog bark.

My uncle finally went off into the distance. Amber,Alan,Alex and I kept walking on. We were getting tired so we sat on Alan’s porch. My friend Alex was furiouse at Alan because we played a game of tag earlier and Alan had impelled him quite a few times. Alan saw Alex glaring at him so he quickly moved away. Alan turned around and stuck out his tongue at Alex. Alex had enough, he charged at Alan and pushed him off of the porch. When Alan fell I heard a scream,it sounded like a tire screeching.

All of a sudden I heard a crash, it sounded like a loud “THUMP”. I went running for his door. Alan’s sister called the ambulance. Alan was still lying on the ground when I got back. I tried to be optimistic about all of it but nothing to help. Before the ambulance came,Alan’s sister chased Alex all the way down the road and spitting out threats at him.Alan’s sister darted back to the house in time to tell the police what had happened. It took me about 10 minute to say what happened to the police but it ended pretty well. When Alan came back from the hospital, I found out that he had a broken collarbone. It healed soon after and everything turned out well in the end.