Emma Rosen's Last Day In High School

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Creative Writing Story

Rachel Perez

Emma Rosen shoved her navy blue Jansport backpack into her closet and leaned back against her bedroom wall. “Finally. Finally I’m out of that prison they call high school.” She thought to herself. Emma had been counting down to her final day of twelfth grade since, well, her first day of ninth grade. Emma's high school was not like most high schools. Just as all her classmates and teachers, Emma was Jewish. She attended Bais Sarah Hebrew School, an all girls Jewish school. Her teachers were Rabbi’s, four of her eight classes were in Hebrew, she had to wake up everyday at five to be at school by six,and not to …show more content…

This was just how she planned on spending her summer, relaxed and carefree. Maybe it was the long day of school, or the jumbo bag of Doritos, but half an hour into watching ‘The Real Housewives of San Diego’, Emma was passed out asleep. She woke up to the sound of the garage door opening, which meant Emma’s younger brother and mother were home from his second grade’s last day of school classroom party. As soon as her mother came into the house, she shrieked and gave Emma a tight hug.

“You were accepted!” Emma looked at her mother as if she had two heads.”Accepted to…what?”

Her mother beamed. “Well, your father and I heard about this great program through the American Jewish Youth Association.” Every year, they take ten graduated seniors to spend the summer in Israel! You’ll learn about the Torah in the Holy Land, you’ll walk where Abraham, Isaac, Moses, and David …show more content…

Just as she finished her last word, she could feel every pair of eyes in the room fix on her, half in disbelief that a servant had spoken to the Queen, and half in awe that she had spoken to the Queen.

“Oh, sorry-I didn’t know I shouldn’t have-I mean I know but I…” Emma scrambled for some way to apologize for speaking, but she knew by the look of the head lady-maid that Emma would pay for not obeying the rules.

She continued her duty of braiding in complete silence, too embarrassed to lift her eyes. When the hair styling was finished, Emma, still embarrassed, copied Tirzah’s quick bow and followed her out of the chambers. As the doors opened, Emma saw what she knew was for her. Two large guards, each with silver chest plates and shields, who looked strong enough to break the doors down if they wanted to. Emma started to panic, she took a step back, and as soon as she did, one of the guards grabbed her arm and pulled her out into the hallway.

“Wait! What did I do!? Tirzah!” Emma shouted as she kicked and squirmed in attempt to break the grasp on

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