“Marcus, it’s time for you to get up!” my mom called as she pounded on my bedroom door. I looked
at the clock on my dresser. It was six in the morning, and I was very grumpy. I stayed up late writing a
book report last night and I did not go to sleep until midnight.
“Okay Mom, I’ll be out in a minute,” I said. I got out of my bed and took a quick shower. I got
dressed and packed my books into my backpack.
“Marcus, you are going to be late!” Mom yelled up the stairs.
“I’m coming!” I yelled back. I hurried down the stairs. Mom handed me a banana and a bagged
lunch as I walked out the door.
As I was walking to the bus stop, I spotted a green piece of paper ahead of me on the sidewalk.
When I reached it, I picked it up and realized that it was a twenty dollar bill! I looked around to see if any
of my neighbors were outside. There was no one in sight. I stuck the twenty dollar bill into my back pocket
and ran to the bus stop. I got there just as the bus was arriving.
I got on the bus and sat in the second-to-last seat with my friend James. “Hey, James. What’s up?” I
said.
“Oh, nothing.” James said sadly.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“My mom gave me twenty dollars to buy the soccer ball I wanted” he said.
“So…that’s great!” I exclaimed.
“Yeah, but I think I lost it. I can’t find it anywhere.” He replied.
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