By Jesse Kane
Teacher: Bob Garrison, Thousand Oaks School
Award: Honorable Mention, Fifth Grade Essay
“The coast is clear,” I said to my brother as I peaked through the screen door of my front porch. We tiptoed out and down the steps towards the sidewalk.
The instant I stepped outside I could feel the cold air on my bare legs. I was so cold I could feel goose bumps form on my arms. I wished I had more clothes on than my boxers.
“Let’s go! Let’s go!” my brother yelled as we dashed up the street with our underwear flapping in the wind. “Honk! Honk! I could hear the loud honk of a car horn. I looked over to see what it was. I saw the people in the car waving at me. I could feel my cheeks burning up. I decided to be polite and wave back to them. “Looks like we got some fans, bro!”
“Yeah! Good thing I’m wearing my favorite underwear!” he said smiling from ear to ear. When we finally got to the end of the street we tagged the pole. I could feel the tingly coldness from the pole spread through my fingertips and down my spine.
I turned and ran in the opposite direction towards my house when I saw my worst fear; it was a family of four coming straight towards me! “Good, I don’t think they have noticed me yet,” I thought to myself. Just then a light bulb went off in my head, “maybe if I run as fast as I can they won’t even notice me pass by.” I figured that was the best idea because I didn’t want some random person seeing me in my underwear. I started to run faster and faster. I whirled past the family looking back to see if they noticed me when I realized I had passed right by my house. I turned around and walked back to my house where my brother was waiting for me on the steps. We put our arms around each other and walked back into the house.
I learned that doing something outrageous can be very fun!