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- Jan 9, 2009
Sam fumbled around on her night stand, searching for the screaming alarm clock. When her hand finally made contact with the thing, the girl jerked the cord out of its socket and threw the clock across the room. The poor thing landed on a pile of pillows which were there for this exact purpose. The girl stayed in the warm comfort of her blankets for several minutes before stumbling out of bed and shuffling over to her dresser. She had laid her outfit out the night before, knowing full well that she was completely incapable of choosing her own wardrobe on a Monday morning. She stood in place with her eyes still shut, only half awake, and pulled her pajamas off. Once her Kooks t-shirt and ragged blue jeans had been haphazardly pulled over her body, she grabbed for an old comb to drag through her morning hair.
Several minutes later, Samantha Lewis was dressed and ready for school. Naturally, she had already missed the bus. But the high school was only a few short blocks from her house, she could make it. And if not, she didnâ??t much like her first class of the day anyway. After a short, uneventful walk to school, Sam leaned up against the stair rails leading to the schoolâ??s entrance. She was ten minutes late for Biology and had decided to just skip it for the day. The senile old principle would do nothing in the way of punishment and her teacher wouldnâ??t notice. She stretched herself out on the steps and waited for her next class.
School came and went and Sam was more than happy to see it go. She walked with her best friend, Clara, to the other side of town for a quick snack then headed on her way back home. â??So, are you going to audition for the play this year?â? said Clara, who was walking beside Sam. â??Yeah, I think so. Theyâ??re doing the Wizard of Oz; I have to get in on that. Besides, I already know all Dorothyâ??s lines, and the Tin Man.â? Sam had played the lead in every school production since first grade. It wasnâ??t so much that she was talented; it was that the rest of her classmates werenâ??t. The two girls discussed this the whole way to Claraâ??s home, where they said their good byes and Sam headed off by herself. She was still roughly a mile from her house, but the fall air was a perfect 72 degrees and she didnâ??t mind walking.
Several minutes later, Samantha Lewis was dressed and ready for school. Naturally, she had already missed the bus. But the high school was only a few short blocks from her house, she could make it. And if not, she didnâ??t much like her first class of the day anyway. After a short, uneventful walk to school, Sam leaned up against the stair rails leading to the schoolâ??s entrance. She was ten minutes late for Biology and had decided to just skip it for the day. The senile old principle would do nothing in the way of punishment and her teacher wouldnâ??t notice. She stretched herself out on the steps and waited for her next class.
School came and went and Sam was more than happy to see it go. She walked with her best friend, Clara, to the other side of town for a quick snack then headed on her way back home. â??So, are you going to audition for the play this year?â? said Clara, who was walking beside Sam. â??Yeah, I think so. Theyâ??re doing the Wizard of Oz; I have to get in on that. Besides, I already know all Dorothyâ??s lines, and the Tin Man.â? Sam had played the lead in every school production since first grade. It wasnâ??t so much that she was talented; it was that the rest of her classmates werenâ??t. The two girls discussed this the whole way to Claraâ??s home, where they said their good byes and Sam headed off by herself. She was still roughly a mile from her house, but the fall air was a perfect 72 degrees and she didnâ??t mind walking.