In a small town in Eastern Texas, Sarah was walking home from school when she saw a fight occurring at the back of a store. Sarah stopped by Walmart every day after school to pick up a newspaper for her grandfather, but she had never seen anything like this happen before. Two guys were bullying a young boy, and Sarah didn’t know what to do. The two guys looked like they were in 8th grade, while the little boy seemed to be in 5th grade. Sarah’s heart was beating as fast as a drum. She knew this wasn’t right but questioned whether she should help the boy. Even though there was a possibility she could get hurt, Sarah decided she had to stand up for what was right. She ran to the boy and secured him in her arms. He started crying and hugged Sarah as she glared at the two boys.

“Stop! This isn’t right! He is just a little boy and doesn’t deserve to be treated like this! I'm sure you wouldn’t like it if someone did the same to you, so don’t do it to him.”

After Sarah finished speaking, the boys were speechless. “Ok, sorry,” one guy mumbled under his breath.

“What did you say?” the little boy asked innocently while wiping his tears.

“I said sorry,” the guy repeated. “Now can we leave?” he asked Sarah.

“Not until your other friend apologizes,” Sarah said with confidence.

“I’m really sorry, kiddo,” the other guy said.

“I’m extremely disappointed in both of you. If I ever see you messing with this boy or anyone else again, I’ll call the authorities, and I’m positive you wouldn’t like that. Would you?” Sarah asked the boys.

“No, ma’am,” they said quickly.

After that, Sarah called the little boy’s parents and made sure to get him home safely. Sarah then walked to her house, only to find her grandfather missing.

“Grandpa! Where are you?” Sarah exclaimed, hoping to hear his voice.

Within the corner of her eye, Sarah saw her grandpa sleeping on the couch. She smiled and left the living room.

The next day, Sarah got up and went into the kitchen, where she saw her grandpa reading the newspaper she had picked up for him the previous day.

“Good morning, sweetie. How was school yesterday? I didn’t get a chance to ask you because I accidentally took a nap. After all, 4:30 p.m. is my nap time,” Sarah’s grandfather said with a chuckle.

Sarah smiled. “My day was actually quite different than normal.”

Sarah’s grandfather looked confused. “How so? You better tell me quickly because I have a bingo event in an hour. What can I say? I’m living up to the expectations of a 78-year-old,” he said with a smirk as Sarah giggled.

“Very funny. Well, school was the same as always, but after school was a different story. You see, as I was picking up a newspaper from Walmart, I saw a fight occurring at the back of the store,” Sarah explained.

“I’m assuming my Sarah stopped the fight,” Sarah’s grandfather said.

“You guessed it!” Sarah called out. They both smiled as Sarah picked up her backpack and got her supplies.

“Heard anything from Mom?” Sarah asked, hoping to get an answer. All of a sudden, everything went silent.

“No, only the note,” Sarah’s grandfather said.

A few weeks ago, Sarah’s mom ran away and left a note saying nothing but this:

Dear family,

I’ve done everything I possibly could to financially hold this family together, but nothing seems to be working. I’m going to figure things out and will eventually come back.

Love, Mom.

Sarah and her grandfather were depressed for weeks. Neither of them had ever thought she would do something like this, yet there they were, reading the note explaining her actions. They called her multiple times, but it always went straight to voicemail. They called authorities, desperate to find her; all they really had was a note, which wasn’t much help. Sarah and her grandfather eventually got their lives together, prompting Sarah to apply for multiple jobs, allowing more financial support for the duo. After all, Sarah was 15 going on 16, and this was a part of becoming a young adult.

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Razor Razor

26-08-2024
English

Middle School

In a small town in Eastern Texas, Sarah was walking home from school when she saw a fight occurring at the back of a store. Sarah stopped by Walmart every day after school to pick up a newspaper for her grandfather, but she had never seen anything like this happen before. Two guys were bullying a young boy, and Sarah didn’t know what to do. The two guys looked like they were in 8th grade, while the little boy seemed to be in 5th grade. Sarah’s heart was beating as fast as a drum. She knew this wasn’t right but questioned whether she should help the boy. Even though there was a possibility she could get hurt, Sarah decided she had to stand up for what was right. She ran to the boy and secured him in her arms. He started crying and hugged Sarah as she glared at the two boys.

“Stop! This isn’t right! He is just a little boy and doesn’t deserve to be treated like this! I'm sure you wouldn’t like it if someone did the same to you, so don’t do it to him.”

After Sarah finished speaking, the boys were speechless. “Ok, sorry,” one guy mumbled under his breath.

“What did you say?” the little boy asked innocently while wiping his tears.

“I said sorry,” the guy repeated. “Now can we leave?” he asked Sarah.

“Not until your other friend apologizes,” Sarah said with confidence.

“I’m really sorry, kiddo,” the other guy said.

“I’m extremely disappointed in both of you. If I ever see you messing with this boy or anyone else again, I’ll call the authorities, and I’m positive you wouldn’t like that. Would you?” Sarah asked the boys.

“No, ma’am,” they said quickly.

After that, Sarah called the little boy’s parents and made sure to get him home safely. Sarah then walked to her house, only to find her grandfather missing.

“Grandpa! Where are you?” Sarah exclaimed, hoping to hear his voice.

Within the corner of her eye, Sarah saw her grandpa sleeping on the couch. She smiled and left the living room.

The next day, Sarah got up and went into the kitchen, where she saw her grandpa reading the newspaper she had picked up for him the previous day.

“Good morning, sweetie. How was school yesterday? I didn’t get a chance to ask you because I accidentally took a nap. After all, 4:30 p.m. is my nap time,” Sarah’s grandfather said with a chuckle.

Sarah smiled. “My day was actually quite different than normal.”

Sarah’s grandfather looked confused. “How so? You better tell me quickly because I have a bingo event in an hour. What can I say? I’m living up to the expectations of a 78-year-old,” he said with a smirk as Sarah giggled.

“Very funny. Well, school was the same as always, but after school was a different story. You see, as I was picking up a newspaper from Walmart, I saw a fight occurring at the back of the store,” Sarah explained.

“I’m assuming my Sarah stopped the fight,” Sarah’s grandfather said.

“You guessed it!” Sarah called out. They both smiled as Sarah picked up her backpack and got her supplies.

“Heard anything from Mom?” Sarah asked, hoping to get an answer. All of a sudden, everything went silent.

“No, only the note,” Sarah’s grandfather said.

A few weeks ago, Sarah’s mom ran away and left a note saying nothing but this:

Dear family,

I’ve done everything I possibly could to financially hold this family together, but nothing seems to be working. I’m going to figure things out and will eventually come back.

Love, Mom.

Sarah and her grandfather were depressed for weeks. Neither of them had ever thought she would do something like this, yet there they were, reading the note explaining her actions. They called her multiple times, but it always went straight to voicemail. They called authorities, desperate to find her; all they really had was a note, which wasn’t much help. Sarah and her grandfather eventually got their lives together, prompting Sarah to apply for multiple jobs, allowing more financial support for the duo. After all, Sarah was 15 going on 16, and this was a part of becoming a young adult.

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