Modern Day Satire

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Name: Maya Shavit Date: 11/2/16 HR: 6B
Paradise With a Price
I always do this! Always. Every day. 5:00 am. My stomach growls. I know better than to wake up my mom by now. Yesterday, she said if I wake her up at 5:00 one more time she’s not taking me to the party. So I have to be extra quiet tiptoeing out of my bed, getting dressed, and avoiding the creaky spots down the stairs. I have to be sure not to leave the refrigerator open to long or else it will make a beeping noise. But is there anything good to eat? No. So it’s up to me to get some cereal. The first day of summer and I’m starving, my stomach grumbling like a grumpy stranger. My mom always says “Just go back to sleep!” but procrastination is never good. Time is money. Or in my case, less stress. So cereal it is. I can’t do anything productive after that so I guess I should just go back to sleep. …show more content…

I can’t sleep! How am I supposed to sleep when I have my first party of the summer in 5 hours? I start my usual day dream for the day. I know my daydreams are a long shot, but at least it distracts me long enough to get through the tedious morning. Bing! Bing! Is it 9:00 already? No more waiting! I leap into my parents room without a second thought.
“Come on! Come on!” I shout. Why are my parents so slow? “The party starts in one hour! It takes like 15 minutes to get there but there may be traffic so we should go in 30

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