Courtney+Begonia

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My Collage Explanation
My collage is a representation of the elements that take place in my story. There are two settings, one is in a rich neighborhood and the other is in a poor neighborhood. The two girls come from such different backgrounds and I wanted to show that in my collage. One from a happy well-to-do family and then other from a not so well-to-do upbringing. I feel like my collage captured what I was trying to bring a message to.

A Matter of Time: A Short Story
As I wait in the doctor’s office for the test results to come back. I am panicking. I am shivering like a wet dog out of its bath in the winter. I keep on getting these thoughts in my head: “What if I’m somebody else’s child? What if they are people I’m not expecting to them to be?” Wait a second. Why am I nervous? This is my family no matter what, nothings ever going to change. At least that’s what my mom told me last night. On the other side of the waiting room were a mother and daughter, sitting down. The daughter is doing sign language to her mom. She has Goosebumps the size of walnuts on her arm. I’m beginning to wonder, is this my family? Could that be my mother sitting down next to her? I ask my mom, if I can even call her mom anymore, “How long does it take for the nurse to come back with a few test results?”

Not a second later, the nurse came in. “The test results are in” says the nurse. I look at the girl sitting across from me; she looks directly at me too.

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