By Olivia Ellis
Limestone School, grade 7
My little sister and my two best friends are my spark. My little sister always makes me feel happy. I am glad to take care of my 3-year old sister. Whenever I am at my dad’s house then it is time to go to my mom’s. Right when I walk in the door her face lights up with excitement. My sister makes me feel proud of myself that I helped raise her. My two best friends are fun. They like what I like. They help me with my problems and I help them with theirs. My friends are funny and they can also be serious and playful. They help me take care of my sister too. My friends keep me going all day, even when it is tough.
I enjoy my sparks, because I will never be able to let go of them. I enjoy my sister because she keeps me active and fun. I love to do things with my sister, whether it is baking a cake or playing dolls. I still have a lot of fun when I am with her. My two best friends are different, but that’s why I love them. I would not be able to live without them. They help me stay on track with my schoolwork and I do the same with them. My two best friends, Jessica and Natalie, are like my sisters, no one can come between us. I am over at Jessica’s house all the time, so much that her dad calls me his part-time daughter and I call him my part-time father. Natalie comes over to my house sometimes, we hang out a lot at school. I live very close to both of my best friends.
I knew my two best friends and my sister were my sparks. When my sister was born and smiled at me, then when I walked into school three years ago, I knew Jessica before I went to school. My 5th grade year was when my sister was born and when I knew Jessica and Natalie were my sparks. I think my friends and I will always be together. If one of us moves, then we will still talk a lot and visit sometimes. I hope my sister and I will always be together and be close.
When I am home, I am usually playing with my little sister or I invite my friends over. Sometimes my friends and my sister and I will all be together at the same time. That is because sometimes my mom wants me to babysit my sister. So I ask my friends to come over and help me with her. We all have a lot of fun together. We stay up late sometimes and sometimes I go over to Jessica’s house to help her with her little brothers and sister, sometimes her niece too. I love to play with her dogs. They are big puppies but they are still fun to play with. I visit my friends and they visit me all the time. I live with my sister, so I am with her all the time.
What I am saying about all my sparks is that I enjoy my sister and my friends all the time no matter what we are talking about. I play with my sister all the time. She is so fun to play with. My friends are what keep me going all the time. My sister is what makes me want to wake up in the morning.
