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Gone By Justin Powell Today is the last day of school. This year was a total blast. There were three of us: Daniel, Brock and I. They were the best friends that I’ve ever had. They were both like brothers to me. Now the fun was all over, I knew that we would not meet each other for a long time, because Daniel and Brock were both moving to different places. Daniel was going to go to China and Brock was going to Los Angles. “Are you just goin’ to sit there?” Daniel said, “Let’s run around together for the last time.” We all stood up and walked calmly, and then we ran like crazy all around the field. Straight, back, right and left. We didn’t stop until we saw a car coming. “Guys hide!” Brock said, “They’ll capture us before we know it!” Although I did not know what Brock was talking about, I hid. Daniel just stood there like he was made of stone. I waved to him, but he did not look at me. He just stared at the car. I wondered what was so cool about the car. I went to Daniel to tell him to hide, but the moment I reached Daniel, I knew why Brock said hide and I also knew why Daniel was standing still. The car was Daniel’s car. Daniel slowly turned around and said, “Bye guys. Hope we meet again.” Then he slowly walked away. I didn’t know what to say. I just stood there waiting for him to come back like it was all a joke. He didn’t. He was gone forever. We were now going to be parted by the sea, but he is still my friend. Brock broke the silence. “One gone, two left.” I finally recovered and said, “C’mon, let’s go to our fort.” I stood up and walked to the fort we had built together. It reminded me of all the fun times. When we first met, the time when we built the fort and the time we had a triple birthday party. I knew that I would never forget this moment of my life. When I realized that Brock was standing next to me, it was too late. A car was coming… Brock’s car. We did not speak as we walked to his car. “Bye.”

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Gone  By  Justin  Powell  

   

Today  is  the  last  day  of  school.  This  year  was  a  total  blast.  There  were  three  of  us:  Daniel,  Brock  and  I.  They  were  the  best  friends  that  I’ve  ever  had.  They  were  both  like  brothers  to  me.  Now  the  fun  was  all  over,  I  knew  that  we  would  not  meet  each  other  for  a  long  time,  because  Daniel  and  Brock  were  both  moving  to  different  places.  Daniel  was  going  to  go  to  China  and  Brock  was  going  to  Los  Angles.    “Are  you  just  goin’  to  sit  there?”  Daniel  said,  “Let’s  run  around  together  for  the  last  time.”    We  all  stood  up  and  walked  calmly,  and  then  we  ran  like  crazy  all  around  the  field.  Straight,  back,  right  and  left.  We  didn’t  stop  until  we  saw  a  car  coming.    “Guys  hide!”  Brock  said,  “They’ll  capture  us  before  we  know  it!”    Although  I  did  not  know  what  Brock  was  talking  about,  I  hid.  Daniel  just  stood  there  like  he  was  made  of  stone.  I  waved  to  him,  but  he  did  not  look  at  me.  He  just  stared  at  the  car.  I  wondered  what  was  so  cool  about  the  car.  I  went  to  Daniel  to  tell  him  to  hide,  but  the  moment  I  reached  Daniel,  I  knew  why  Brock  said  hide  and  I  also  knew  why  Daniel  was  standing  still.  The  car  was  Daniel’s  car.  Daniel  slowly  turned  around  and  said,    “Bye  guys.  Hope  we  meet  again.”    Then  he  slowly  walked  away.  I  didn’t  know  what  to  say.  I  just  stood  there  waiting  for  him  to  come  back  like  it  was  all  a  joke.  He  didn’t.  He  was  gone  forever.  We  were  now  going  to  be  parted  by  the  sea,  but  he  is  still  my  friend.  Brock  broke  the  silence.    “One  gone,  two  left.”    I  finally  recovered  and  said,  “C’mon,  let’s  go  to  our  fort.”    I  stood  up  and  walked  to  the  fort  we  had  built  together.  It  reminded  me  of  all  the  fun  times.  When  we  first  met,  the  time  when  we  built  the  fort  and  the  time  we  had  a  triple  birthday  party.  I  knew  that  I  would  never  forget  this  moment  of  my  life.  When  I  realized  that  Brock  was  standing  next  to  me,  it  was  too  late.  A  car  was  coming…  Brock’s  car.    We  did  not  speak  as  we  walked  to  his  car.    “Bye.”    

said  Brock  as  he  picked  up  his  backpack.  I  opened  my  mouth,  but  nothing  would  come  out.  Brock  slowly  walked  on  to  the  car.  The  engine  of  the  car  started.  Brock  put  his  head  out  from  the  window  and  waved.  I  stood  there.  My  hand  did  not  listen  to  my  brain  saying,  “Wave!  Wave!”    When  the  car  was  out  of  sight  I  finally  said,    “Bye  guys.”