The Summer of My Life

           I carried my Juicy suitcase to my parents Honda. I felt as though someone was watching me, but I could not see who.  No one was there, so I just ignored it. I am getting ready to go to my family's Cape house for summer vacation. I am even more excited to go to the Cape this year because it is my last year before high school.
           When I got to the Cape house I went straight to the beach. The beach is beautiful. The sun is setting and it is a perfect night for a swim. The water is warm and after being in a car for two hours from Rhode Island it is nice to be alone and relax.
           It was getting dark so I started back home. While I was walking I tripped on what I thought was a rock and just kept on walking.
           " Hi, honey" my mom said as I enter the house.
           " Hi what smells so good?" I said.
           "Oh, I am making some chocolate chip cookies for the 4th of July party tomorrow." she said.
          " Ok, well I am going to wash up then I will be down for dinner." I said
          After dinner I helped my mom make apple, cherry, and blueberry pies for the party. As I was cutting the apples I got the feeling that someone was watching me. I looked out the window but no one was there.
          It was a beautiful day for a 4th of July party. There were no clouds in the sky and it was about 85 degrees. The house and yard looked awesome. Their were flags and red, white, and blue balloons everywhere. There were streamers hanging from the trees and a D.J was setting up. We also had a bouncy house and a clown to entertain the younger kids.
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        It is time for the party and there were about 100 people starting the celebration. I'm hearing, "Kim you look so big..." and " I haven't seen you in so long...". Even though I don't even remember them.
        " Honey, can you go get the hot dogs and burgers from the counter." my mom asked.
        " Sure" I said. I don't think my mom has slept at all since we got here. She has been planning this party for three months.
           While the grown ups were at the house I was down on the beach with the some of the little kids. They are so cute but sometimes they can be so darn annoying. They think they are so cool but they are not. They were all swimming and having a good time until I heard crying (which is never a good sign). I ran down.
            " What happened, are you okay?" I asked one of the five year olds.
            "  My brother took my toy." He said almost in tears. I got the toy back from his older brother and went back to watching the kids and waiting for the fireworks to start.
             It was almost dark so the fireworks where starting soon. Everyone at the party piled on to the beach to watch the festivities and roast marshmallows. The fireworks are so pretty and fill the sky with all different colors. All of the kids fell asleep on the sand.
           Everyone left at about midnight and my mom and I went to go clean the beach. While I was cleaning I saw a bigger than normal shadow on the ground. I walked over and found out it was a person. At first I thought it was just a drunk person, but I figured out it was a girl that looked the same age as me. I froze.
           " Mom, mom. I just found a girl on the beach and I think she is unconscious." I said with no breath.
             " What" she said.
             We both ran back down and I called 911. They said they would be here in five minutes tops. While we were waiting my mom started to do CPR.
              When the ambulance arrived they took her to the hospital. A police man came over to us and started asking questions.
              " Do you know what happened?" He asked
              " No, while I was cleaning up I found her lying in the sand." I said             
              "How old is she?" He asked.              
              "I think she is 14 because she looks about the same age as me." I said.
               " I think you should come to the hospital and we can figure it out there and try to contact the parents." He said
               When he said that my mom had a very worried look on her face like she knew something. When we got to the hospital. The girls parents were not there.
                " Mom do you think she will be ok?" I asked.
                 " I don't know honey. She could have been there for a long time before we found her." she said.
                After about three hours of waiting the girls family still did not arrive, but she woke up and wanted to see whoever brought her here.
                 "Hi what is you name?" I asked.
                  "My name is Jenny...I think." she said.
                  " Do you remember what you were doing on the beach?" I asked.
                  " No, I don't." Jenny said.
                 " Ok, so we will let you rest. We will come back in the morning if you'd like. We can try to figure things out then. " my mom said.
                    It was getting late so my mom and I headed home. The whole ride home we were talking about why Jenny's family did not come. When we got home and we told the rest of the family about Jenny.
                 The next morning we got up and went to the hospital. We got to Jenny's room and she told us no one else had  come last night to see her.  Why hasn't her family come  yet? I think she was getting mad. The doctor came out because he wanted to talk to us.
                 " Jenny is doing much better and I think she is ready to go home, but she has to have an adult sign her out. If her parents don't show up she can go to a foster home our you can take her." the doctor said
                " Well we are only on vacation so we will be going back home at the end of the month." mom said
                " Mom can we please take her. I've always wanted a sister and we can''t send her to a foster home." I said with pleading puppy dog eyes
               " Ok, she can stay with us until we find her family." she said.
               " Jenny would you like to come home with us?  Until we find your REAL parents" my mom said.
              "Sure I would love to" she said.
              When we got home Jenny was really tired so she went to sleep in my room while mom and I set up the guest room.
             " Mom do you think it's weird that her parents aren't looking for her." I said.
              "Um,I don't know honey." she said.
              I was getting kind of freaked out because my mom has been acting weird whenever I talk about Jenny. For one thing, when we went to the hospital she started crying like it was her own daughter. Also Jenny and I look oddly alike, we both like peanuts, we have the same birthday and we both have a freckle behind our right ear. Whats up with all these coincidences??
             When everyone was asleep I went up to the attic, that's where my mom keeps all the baby pictures.  I found the box with all my pictures.  I found one very old picture of my mom, but shes holding TWO babies wrapped in pink blankets!   Did my mom have twins?
             "Could Jenny be my twin sister?" I thought.
But why wouldn't she be part of our family??  I don't understand. 
             The next morning I woke up early and found my mom reading on the sun porch.
             " Mom" I said
            " Oh your up early honey" she said
            " Do I have any other siblings besides Jake?" I asked
            " What, why would you say something like that?" she stumbled looking very nervous.
           "Well I was looking in the attic last night and found this picture of you with two babies." I said handing her the picture. 
           Her face changed colors and she looked different, like she might cry.
           I asked, "Is Jenny my sister?"
           " Yes. Yes she is. You are a twin. Something terrible happened the day you girls were born.  Jenny was stolen from the hospital. When they came back from weighing you. We searched high and low for her.  We hired private investigators and they weren't able to find any leads.  It was as though she disappeared as quickly as she had appeared.  After about a year of looking for her day in and day out we stop. We thought if God wanted us to find her he would. There was always apart of me that wanted to keep looking but it was ruining our family." she said crying hysterically.
             "So Jenny is my sister" I said
              " Yes" she said.
              " Ever since Jenny was kidnapped she has been in several foster homes. When her foster parents realized she was missing during vacation they went right to the police. The police expalined that she was found unconscious on the beach. Daddy and I met with Jenny's foster parents and explained what occured 14 years ago.  We showed them the birth certificate too. It was a very hard conversation for all of us.  Her foster mother said that Jenny should reconnect with her biological  family, especially since she has a twin sister. It was very hard decision for her foster family to make. We will share our time with Jenny's foster family and reconnect with Jenny." my mom said.
               I could not believe my ears.  I have always wanted a sister.  I could not wait to tell Jenny.
               When Jenny woke up I ran up and told her that we were sisters. She looked shocked and confused.
                " Aren't you happy." I said
                " Yes, I am . I can't believe I have a twin sister and another family." she said.
                " Do you remember how you got to the beach?" I asked
                "  Well I was on vacation with my family and on the 4th of July I went for a walk on the beach. The last thing I remember was falling on the rocks.  I must have hit my head and was knocked out." she said
                 " How about we go out for breakfast." my mom said
                  While we were at breakfast. Jenny and I talked about everything. Then my mom said she had a surprise for the both of us, JUSTIN BIEBER tickets. OMG. We are so exited.
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                  It is the day of the concert and Jenny and I were shopping all day to find the perfect outfit. This concert has really brought us together like we are a real family.
                  " Girls there is a surprise outside for you guys." my mom said
                  " Omg" Jenny and I said at the same time. It was a limo that was taking us to his concert.
                 It is an hour before Justin Bieber gets on stage and we have already seen a bunch of no names that are trying to become the next great thing.  The place just got really dark and there was smoke coming out of the floor. It was Justin Bieber.
                 " Mom that was the best concert I have ever been to" I said to my mom after the concert.
                 " Jenny what was your favorite part?" I asked
                 " I liked when he came down from the ceiling durning One Less Lonely Girl." she said
                " Well its time to get home." my mom said.
                That night Jenny and I spent all night talking to each other. I think in the five months we have had together, we both have learned a lot about each other.
               " I hope I never have to leave this family again" Jenny said
                " Me to. I love you." I said
                " I love you too." Jenny said

                                                                  The End
                                   
          


           
                      
                       
               

1st paragraph

           Kim carried her Juicy suitcase to her parents Honda. When she got a feeling that someone was watching her but she could not see who. But no one was there so she just ignored it. She was getting ready to go to her family's Cape house for summer vacation. Kim was even more excited to go to the Cape this year because it is her last year before high school.

Summary of short story

                In the summer of Kim's freshman year she and her family go down to their Cape house. One day Kim is walking on the beach and sees this girl about the same age as her lying face down in the sand. Kim picks her head up and discovers that the girl she is unconscious! She rushes back to her house to get her mother.
              After about what seems like an an hour of CPR, the ambulance finally gets there and takes the girl to the hospital. The police kept asking Kim all these question about who this girl is and if she knows her. Kim explains that she has never met her before.  When the girl finally wakes up  Kim and her mom get to go into her room to see if they can figure anything out about her and how/where she came from. The girl says her name is Allison, Alli for short, and she lives in Boston, Mass. She also says she was here with her family for vacation. She remembers she was swimming and thinks she hit her head on something in the water.
               The weird thing about Allison and Kim is that they look a lot alike and  are the same age. After Alli gets released from the hospital two days later, she comes home with Kim's family. Alli has no idea where her family is. "Don't you think its weird that no one from Alli's family is looking for her and their are no missing persons reports for a 14 year old girl," Kim said to her mom.  After about two weeks of looking for Alli's parents, they figure out something that will change their life's forever!!!!