Bailey

SLICE OF LIFE, DAY 11, MARCH 22

Having a dog, Expectations vs Reality

playing fetch

Expectations,

Owner:*throws the ball* go get it boy!

Dog: bark!*runs and gets the ball*

Owner: Now come give it back

Dog:*brings it back* Woof!

Owner: good boy!

Reality:

Owner: *throws the ball* go get it boy!

Dog:*stays still*

Owner: *picks up ball and throws the it* go get it!

Dog:*lays down*

Owner: go get iiiit!

Dog:*chases a bird*

giving commands

Expectations,

Owner: sit!

Dog:*sits* Arf!

Owner: good boy!

Reality,

Owner: sit!

Dog:*stares blankly at him*

Owner: sit!

Dog: *starts chasing tail*

Taking walks,

Expectations,

Owner: go potty!

Dog: Bork! *runs to the nearest tree*

Owner: good boy!

Reality,

Owner: go potty!

Dog: *stays seated*

Owner:So now you sit, go potty!

Dog:*sees another dog and runs after it* ARFARFARFWOOFWOOF

Sleeping together,

Expectations,

Owner: jump!*pats space next to him*

Dog:*jumps up and sit next to him*

Owner: good boy! *pats*

Reality,

Owner: jump!*pats space next to him*

Dog:*jumps on owner and sits on his face*

Owner:*muffled screams*

SLICE OF LIFE, DAY 2, MARCH 7

A few years ago when I was in second grade me, my dad, and my brother were at my CeeCee’s taking care of her dog. We had to stay overnight since my CeeCee was in new york.

“Dad” I say “When will CeeCee get back?”

“Sometime tomorrow afternoon I think.” He replies.

I groan slumping down into the couch. I had nothing to do, my ipad was dead, my brother was on the computer. I reach for the remote with my lazy arm grasping it, I change the channel to ‘Cartoon Network’ to see what was on, by my luck my favorite show was on, it was steven universe. But then I realized it was an episode that I had already watched over a million times. Again I groan but continue to watch the episode, My brother came into the room to watch it with me.

“You do know we have already seen this episode, right?” He says/asked.

“Yeah I do” I hissed at him.

I look around the room to see if there was anything else I could do, Then I see a charger.’Hallelujah’ I think as I get up to go get the charger. I grab the charger and run into my CeeCee’s room to charge my ipad.

Later that night I went to goto the bathroom, it was only 8:00 so my dad and brother were still watching tv. I walk out of the bathroom and run into the room once again so did my brother but he ran right to the computer, I jump onto the bed then my hand slammed off my ipad and put a hole in it. I got mad but I still was able to play my ipad, so that made me less mad. As I was playing my ipad I felt something wet and cold running down my arm. Slowly looking down at my arm then that's when I saw it, my ipad wasn’t the only thing that got a hole in it. I stare in shock not knowing what to do, I could only sit there and stare then it came to me. I just started sobbing not because it hurt, but because I was scared. I slowly got up out of the, keeping my sobbing low so my brother couldn’t hear me. I started to make my way to the living room, sitting down on the couch with my hand over my wrist, I look over in the kitchen and see my dad on a call. Then i couldn’t hold it in any longer, I burst out crying and my dad looks over at me with shock. He ends the call running over to me.

“Bailey” he says calmly “ what happened?’

I slowly removed my hand from the bloody wrist.

“ how did that happen?” He asked

“I-I was-s going to t-the bathroom” I say sobbing “then I-I ran into the b-bedroom and jumped o-onto the bed and slammed my wrist a-against my ipad”

“Ok” My dad says “lets go wash this up”

“O-ok” I say with my last few tears running down my cheek

My dad brings me into the bathroom and cleaned up the blood and the hole. He out a special cloth over the cut, then two little bandages over the big one. He called up my aunt since she was a nurse. Lucky for me, I did not need to get stitches. That day on I promised myself , that I would never.EVER. Jump on a bed. I never kept that promise though, be safe on beds kids.

SLICE OF LIFE ,DAY 1, MARCH 6

So, going on the dragon's descent isn’t that bad, am I right? Yeah no, I’m wrong very wrong wait, I’m over exaggerating. I’m SUPER WRONG. It’s horrible! I’m mean, look at it!

It’s really tall, and it brings you up really high then just drops you!

How many shoes or phones fall off in a year off that thing??

Some people would just go on the ride and get over with it.

Yeah no.

Not for me! My friend literary had to drag me to the ride.

She gave up halfway thru…

So at that point I had no choice so I had to go on it.

I walk into the entrance of the ride.

Seeing the nice little flower placement before I went in line,

I sat up on the bricks to the little flower thing.

Slowly starting to realize that it was the ‘Ying Yang’.

That shocked me, I kept wondering to myself ‘how did they make that?’

Or ‘how long did it take to make that?’.

Then my friend interrupted my thoughts, telling me that we had to get in line.

I completely forgot about the ride.

So then I got in line with new thoughts flooding my head like

‘Am I going to die?’ ‘will I fall?’ Or ‘what if the ride breaks down?’

Then the gate opans, people walking into the ride (12 to be exact)

I slowly walk to a set, the I plop down on a seat it was facing splashtown and the other rides and stands, games stuff like that.

I grab the belt and……

No click.

I couldn’t buckle….

I tried again…

It didn’t work…

I started to scream in my head

I started to scratch my friend asking her to help me

I MEAN LIKE

COME ON

I'M TEN I SHOULD KNOW HOW TO BUCKLE

A SEAT!

BUT NO, THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION HERE!

And trust me I do not want the second option.

After my buckle freak out,

The ride started and I started to death grip my friends hand.

The ride went up…

And up…

And up.

Half way thru I remembered a video I watched a month before.

About a ride just like the one I was on,

It broke down when it got to the top.

It wouldn’t go down, and the fire department came to help them…

But the ride went down and the firemen died because they fell of the thing they were on.

Then ‘PIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH’

We got to the top,

I clenched my eyes shut as hard as I could.

5.4.3.2.1

People counted down,

But when they got to one the ride didn’t go down.

“GIRL THE RIDE BROKE DOW—”

Before I knew it the ride dropped down then went back up.

The ride finally came to an end.

I got off, stumbling to my feet

Regaining balance after a second or two.

I don’t know how,

But I want to know how.

I ended up like that ride.

HOW!?!?!?!?

Geez, I must have liked it but just to scared to tell my friend

because she like that one friend who will say ‘I knew you would like it!’.

She ended up finding out when I was walking to get back in Line, I mean like it wouldn’t be hard to find out because I am not good at keeping secrets sadly. The second time I went on it, to be honest it wasn’t that bad. After that she teased me on being scared of something that won’t happen like a ride breaking down.

Then I look at another ride, a roller coaster. I look to my friend slightly and nudged her. She looks at me then I point to the ride, “hey” I say “ let’s go on that ride!” My voice filled up with excitement. But she didn’t answer with a yes. I look at her and see worry in her eyes. ‘Is she scared’ I think. “I uhh rather not” she replied. I look to her and smirked.”look who’s scared now!” I teasingly say while giggling. “Sush” she say with embarrassment. That was one day that I will always remember.

SLICE OF LIFE, DAY 5, MARCH 9

Day one: The beginning.... The summer going into 5th grade was pretty fun! At one point in time me, and my mom’s side of the family went to lake for a week. When we got there I was pretty nervous that my cousin that I got along with really well wouldn’t be there, her name is Cadence. But she was there so I was happy. That day was pretty calm, me and her when paddle boarding. When got to the middle of the lake a speed boat came whizzing past us and the waves were huge so that caused us to fall. When we were heading back I was looking in the water and let me tell it was not pretty.

“What is that stuff?” I cringe.

“Oh” she says “that seaweed, but orange”

"It look's like the top of a clowns head" I reply

We finally got back to shore, I look to the side to see my brother, Aidan, and my other two cousin's, James and Adam. They were on a little slide, that was leading into the water. It looked fun so once I got off the paddle board I ran to them to try it out. It didn't got well.....I got stuck right in the middle of it. They had pray me off of the slid with water. 'I'm never doing that again' I thought. In walk over to a little hammock where Cadence was. I start to walk over to her, as I'm walking I stop at the part where there was a bunch of little rock's. ' This is going to hurt, here goes nothing!' I thought as I start to run for my life over the rocks. I finally reach Cadence after what seemed like for ever.

"cat got your tongue?" She ask's.

"No, there are no cat's around just dogs" I smirk jokingly.

I look in her hand and see food, cheezit's to be exact.

"You're going to spill those" I say.

"No I won't, I'm careful" she smirks

'two can play this game'. I bend down in a squat then jump onto the hammock. The cheezit's go flying. They hit the ground and spill everywhere.

"BAILEY" she yells

"What? You said you were careful!" I smirk

" I hate you" She glares at me.

"i love you to" I smile.