Personal Writing: The Day Of Surprise
Beginning of paper
“That's so cool!” I exclaimed. In my hand was a Valentines Day card
which folded to make a spaceship. I was in a Hallmark card shop with my father,
looking at cards for the upcoming holiday.
“If I got you that card now, then it wouldn't be a surprise later,” my
father logically stated.
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Middle of paper
.... give everyone Valentine cards. Some
extremely generous kids would even attach candy to the cards. It didn't matter
if you hated each other, on Valentines Day everyone put aside their differences
and even presented cards to the children nobody liked. That one day of love
seemed to unify the worst of foes through love and forgiveness. I could hardly
wait for that day to come.
As the night before Valentines Day had rolled around, anticipation had
escalated to an all time peak. Nevertheless ....
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Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)