Tomorrow, we go back to school.
It’s amazing how many things can happen in one spring break, how things can
change so fast. When I explain what happened during spring break, you’ll
understand what I’m talking about.
I watched
the clock with anticipation, while looking at a diagram of the structure of a
cell is “fun” and all; I knew that, in a few seconds, school would be out for a
whole week! I continued to stare. Three seconds; two seconds, one second… When
I heard the bell, it took all my strength to keep from squealing with delight,
but when we got outside, I let it all out, because we were now on spring break.
When Brooke
and I got home, we called Katie, Wendy, and Noel and asked them to come over.
Once they arrived, we hung out for a while, and then Katie said she had
something to show us. With that, she reached into her pocket and pulled out a
cell phone. We all gasped. “Where did you get that?” asked Noel. “Well, my
older sister, Daniel, got a new cell phone from our grandma when she started
college, and so Daniel gave me her old one.” We admired Katie’s new cell phone
with amazement. “This phone has an app that can allow me to keep score at a
ball game.” Katie said excitedly. “Hey, let’s go to the park, form a kickball
game with some of the kids there, and you can keep score, Katie.” Said Brooke.
Everyone thought it was a great idea, so we headed to the park.
It took a
while, but we finally had enough players for a kickball game. Both teams played
really well. Soon, the score was 11 to 8. Then, however, one of the girls had
to go home, and the other team was short a player. Katie was asked if she could
kick for them, and she agreed. With the bases loaded, Katie stepped up to home
plate and kicked the ball really far. She ran all the way around the bases and
the other team won, with the score 12 to 11. I was helping Wendy pick up the
bases when we heard Katie say, “Oh no!” we ran over, to see what was wrong. Katie
told us that she left her phone on the park bench, and now it was gone. We
looked around, but we couldn’t find Katie’s cell phone. It was gone.
The next
day, Brooke, Katie, and I went to the park to look more for her cell phone. We
spotted some kids who were at the park when she lost it, so we asked them if
they saw who took it. One of them said that they saw Hillary sit down at the
bench, take something from the bench, and leave. Katie went over to where
Hillary and Rose were standing to confront Hillary. Brooke and I followed.
“Hillary, why did you take my cell phone?” demanded Katie. “What are you
talking about?” asked Hillary, clearly annoyed. “Yesterday, at the park, you
sat down at the bench and took my cell phone, give it back, and maybe I won’t go
to the police.” Said Katie. “I don’t have your cell phone, Katie. Come on Rose,
let’s go” and with that, Rose and Hillary left. “I can’t believe Hillary didn’t
give my cell phone back.” Said Katie. “Actually,” spoke up Brooke, cautiously.
“I don’t think Hillary took your phone at all.
Katie and I
stared at Brooke. “What do you mean?” I asked. “Well,” started Brooke. “I don’t
think Hillary would do something like this.” “You’re defending here?!”
questioned Katie accusingly. “No, but Hillary just doesn’t strike me as the
type of person to steal something.” Said Brooke defensively. “I don’t believe
this!” shouted Katie. “A bully steals my cell phone, and the my best friend
takes her side.” Brooke started to deny it, but Katie turned around and marched
away. I could hardly believe what just happened. Brooke turned to me and asked
if I thought the same way. “No, I don’t think we should accuse someone because
of what they did in the past, but I think that Hillary is a suspect.” Although
my reassuring made Brooke a little less sad, she was still heartbroken that
Katie was angry with her.
The next
day, mom went to the doctor because the baby had not yet exited the body and
she thought maybe something was blocking it. A mom across the street asked me
if I could watch her son, Billy, while she went to the post office. I agreed
and went to Billy’s house. I was helping Billy build a model airplane.
Suddenly, a crow came flying down and took one of the pieces. “Hey!” Billy
shouted. “Bring that back!” Billy asked me why the bird took the piece. I told
him that crows were attracted to shiny things and that, since the piece it took
glistened nicely in the sunlight, it made sense that… I stopped, because at
that moment I realized that there was now a new suspect in the mystery of
Katie’s missing cell phone. After Billy’s mom came home, I told Brooke to
follow me. I called Katie and asked her to meet us at the scene of the crime.
Once we were there, I went to the bench where the cell phone was. Sure enough,
there was a tree next to the bench. I climbed it and saw a nest. Inside, lay
Katie’s lost cell phone. I climbed down and handed the cell phone to Katie. She
took it and started to cry. She told Brooke that she was so sorry for accusing
her of taking Hillary’s side. Brooke forgave Katie without hesitation. Katie
said goodbye, thanked me for finding the phone, and went to apologize to
Hillary.
Brooke and
I walked in the house to find mom and dad sitting on the couch crying. Brooke
ran to them and asked what was wrong. “These are tears of joy.” Said mom. I
walked over to them and sat down. “Honey, we went to the doctor to get another
ultrasound to see why the baby wasn’t coming out, and they found something.”
Said dad, with tears in his eyes. “What did they find?” I asked. “They found a
heartbeat. It’s a miracle!” said mom. I couldn’t believe it. The baby was
alive! We celebrated and thanked God with all our hearts. God had brought the
baby back to life.
That day was probably one of the
happiest days of our lives. We called all our friends and family to tell them
the good news. We announced it at church, and Everyone was so happy for us.
Daniel told me that it was not a miracle, and that the doctor’s equipment was
just not working when they gave us the bad news. I was so happy that my brother
or sister was alive, that I didn’t even hear him. When I asked mom what the
gender of the baby was, she told me that I was going to have a baby sister. I
could hardly contain my excitement.
Wendy called all of us (Katie,
Brooke, Noel, and me) and said she needed to tell us something. We all met at
her house and her mom got us a snack. Wendy then said that she had some news.
“Since becoming a Christian, my parents were very excited for me, and
recommitted their lives to the Lord. They began praying about something that
they have been talking about for a long time. Yesterday, they decided that God
was saying yes.” I asked her what God had said yes about. Wendy cleared her
throat and continued. “My mom and dad have decided to homeschool me.” Brooke
and I looked at each other. “You mean, you won’t go to our school
anymore?” asked Katie. “Nope, I start
homeschool in one week, the day after spring break ends.” Said Wendy. None of
us could believe how everything changed so fast. “Don’t worry though, this
doesn’t change anything about our friendship. We can still hang out.” Everyone
agreed and congratulated Wendy. We were very happy for her.
So you see, this spring break has
taught me many lessons, like to not accuse someone without evidence, or to trust
God in everything. I think that if I can learn all that in one spring break, I
can’t even imagine how many lessons God will teach me in my lifetime. All I
have to do is be able to receive them.
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