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Personal Writing: My Poor House

My parents decided that they needed to get away from all their
problems for a while. They planned a little weekend excursion to Ocean
City Maryland. This was the first time they left my sister and I home
alone, and they trusted us to take good care of the house and keep
everything under control. Late Friday afternoon at about five o'clock was
their time of departure. Before they even pulled out of the garage, the
supplies, for the party tonight, which we have been planning for a good
week, were already on their way over.
As I waited for my friends to arrive, I took notice of how the
house was so neat and clean. The fresh aroma of simmering potpourri
spilled out of the kitchen, where ...

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proof. My mother's knickknacks were arranged neatly in their
proper order on top of the entertainment center. All of our CD's and tapes
were put away in their correct spots behind the clear glass door of the
entertainment center. The kitchen table was clear of clutter, and the sink
was empty, accept for the drying rack in the right partition. Then the
doorbell started to ring, and the people began showing up.
We had a lot of fun at the party, but I was not prepared for the
aftermath the next morning. I woke up late Saturday morning with a slight
headache and went downstairs. As I walked down the stairs, I coughed from
the stale smell of cigarette smoke. I looked around the place and almost
dropped dead. There were greasy hand prints all over the walls, and next
to the front door, there was a hole in the sheetrock, which appeared to be
the size of an angry fist. There was a dirty trail on the carpet from the
kitchen to the front door from everyone's dirty shoes. The ...

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Added: 2/5/2007 07:28:50 AM
Category: Creative Writing
Type: Free Paper
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