Slice #24

Packing is a whirlwind.  Clothes are flying everywhere.  People are all over.  Trying on dresses, shorts, shirts, and swim suits.  I have everything laid out.  I have an outfit for every day.  I am starting to put everything in my suitcase when I realize I forgot a swimsuit.  The only ones I have are for swim team.  I tell my mom and she sends my nanny, my sister and me to Target.  My sister did not need to come because she has like 1,000 swimsuits already but no matter.  She finds like eight things as soon as we walk in but I don't see anything I like.  I wait for what seems like forever while we finish shopping and check out.  Then we drive over to another store (I don't remember the name).  My sister and I spend so long looking for the swimsuits.  We finally find them and they actually look pretty cute.  My sister picks one for herself and two for me that I love.  I guess it is good that she came.  We buy them and drive back home.  We finish packing just as the dog sitter arrives.  We say our goodbyes to our puppy and she drives him away.  We can finally relax.  Packing is crazy but it's worth it because tomorrow we get to go to Mexico!

Slice #23

I sit up groggily and turn to look at my alarm clock.  8:23 it reads.  I am confused for a second.  My alarm should have gone off by now.  Then I realize that I am going to be late for school.  I kick my blankets off and run into my sister's room.  She is still sleeping there.  Then I run into my mom's room and find her sleeping too.
"Mom get up!  We're running late!"
I pull on her arm.
"Sophie..." she mutters.
"Mom come on!  We are so late!" I yell.
"Sophie it's a snow day."  my mom groans.
"No way!  It wasn't snowing at all last night!" I say.
I run to check the window and, sure enough,  snow is blowing around and landing on an already covered ground.  Wow.
"Thanks mom!" I say and run back to my room.
Another snow day!  Hurray!

Slice #22

"I just don't understand why it matters."  I state plainly.

"Your grandmother died!  Of course it matters!!"  My mother screams through her tears. 

"Everyone dies.  I knew she would die soon." I say.
"Carlie, how could you be so insensitive?" Asks my mother.
I roll my eyes and walk away.
"Come on lets talk about this!"  My mother yells at my back.
I know I should feel something.  Believe me I know.  Sad, angry, confused.  Something.  Instead I feel nothing.  I am absolutely blank.  I see how my mother cries but it just doesn't affect me.  What is wrong with me?  

Slice #21

I peel the orange and take a bite of the sweet, succulent fruit.  I pop a piece into my mouth and take a bite.  The juice explodes in my mouth and dances across my taste buds.  A subtle sour flavor shines through, mixing perfectly with the sugary sweetness.  I take another bite and feel a little bit of the cold juice run down my chin.  It is delicious.

Slice #20

The lush forest creates an emerald green canopy over the road.  The sticky, humid air rushes through the windows of the car.  You can hear the faint thunder of waves crashing onto the beautiful beaches.  My sisters talk excitedly about going out for ice cream after the beach like mom promised we would today.  It's warm out but not hot.  It's still early in the morning and the tops of the trees are covered in fog.  We're almost there.  You can see the old, rusty mailboxes in the driveway as we make our way to the house.  We drive a few minutes longer.  We have finally arrived.  I am so excited to begin our summer vacation.

Slice #19

First put on a layer of heavy foundation everywhere on your face.  Then apply as much bright pink blush as you can.  Then put on eyeshadow.  Do a light purple for your eyelids and then go darker as you get higher.  Then do your eyeliner as thick as you can with long wings.  Then do your eyebrows with a dark brown pencil.  Then put on your mascara.  Put it on your top and bottom lashes and put on as much as you can.  Now time for lipstick.  Find the brightest red you can and slather it all over your lips.  Now your makeup is done.  Find a curling iron and curl your hair into ringlets.  Put hairspray in until it feels like your hair is plastic and then go find your costume.  Try to put it on without messing anything up and you are finally ready for the play.

Slice #18

It snowed.  I didn't think it would but it did.  It is so beautiful.  Glimmering in the sunlight.  Covering everything in a blanket of white.  It snowed a lot.  All of the trees are covered.  There is a little snow man in the park across the street.  He has sticks for arms and no face.  I wonder who made him.  I sit in my room drinking tea and doing homework.  Something about it being cold outside makes me feel warmer inside.  My puppy runs around outside like a maniac.  He loves the snow.  My sisters are watching a TV show together.  I can hear it faintly through my door.  I smile and hope for more snow tomorrow.