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Independence Day

SHERRRRRRR! This is the sound of rain falling down on New Jersey and almost ruining our Independence Day. The time was 12:00 in the morning when it began to rain. Speechless and amazed of what was occurring, I drowned out my mother calling my name. My confidence and excitement that I possessed in the morning disappeared into thin air. I had no more confidence or self-esteem, I was disappointed and lost all hope of a thrilling Independence Day. It was only a matter of time before the rain quites down, I tell myself. Unfortunately as hours pass by, there is no end to this continuous day of rain and fog. My mother sees my gloomy mood, but does not say anything. She knows what I am thinking and her words of reassurance will not eliminate the rain or fog that has covered all of New Jersey like a thin invisible blanket. As my mother calls me for dinner I ignore her and say I’m not hungry. She knew all too well that I was hungry, she grabbed my arm and forced me down the stairway and into the kitchen where I can see my father sitting down reading the New York Times. I can also see, all to clearly, that Independence Day was turning out to be a disaster. No fireworks, no red, white, and blue colored balloons floating around New Jersey as if the circus came to town, and especially no cheers and laughter. My family is not upset about this. They always see the better of the day and luckily for me, I am destined to sit in my seat and listen to the excuses they make for a horrid day. They say, there is nothing to worry about, its only a bit of rain, it will surely stop by the time we are ready to go and see the fireworks or Don’t let the rain damper your prestige attitude, be happy that there is still a firework show. I am touched by my parents efforts to uplift my ruptured mood and I wished then that I could do my best to act as courageous and happy as my parents, but my parents know all to well that I am only a teenager and an inadequate liar. I stick to the truth even though it might be tough to say or not the right words. As Jesus once said, “The truth will set you free” this is what I follow. I see it as the right thing to do even though it is hard to do. I believe you get stronger when you do something that you are afraid or reluctant to do. My parents believe the same thing, they even influenced me to think this way. I get into the car with my father and mother ready to drive to our honored high school to see the fireworks. Already, it has been delayed twice and I begin to question whether it will be delayed again when we get their. I picture a field empty, soulless, cold, and only my family waiting to see the fireworks. As we find our seats, we hear the announcer telling only us that the fireworks have been again, delayed. It was not a pretty picture I conjured up, but I couldn’t help, but think whether the fog has crushed other families in New Jersey as well. To my shock, as our family got to the high school we heard shrills from kids and adults chasing their children. I saw my friends and relatives. Just imagine a crowded tunnel filled with cars that are beeping other cars to move. The high school was filled to capacity and my heart just raced up like a race horse ready to run at the sound of the trigger pulled. BAM! My mouth wide open giving easy acsis for flies to swoop in. My confidence and well being back to the way it was as I look at my parents, mortified at my sulky behavior. It takes us a good 20 min. to find a seat as we walk through adults and look out for screaming kids running faster than professional athletes. We finally find a seat and I am thrilled at my astonishing surprise. As we sit down, we are forced to stand back up to hear the Star Spangled Banner sang by a gorgeous women that looks to be in her mid twenties. As her beautiful sound guides us through the song, her voice suddenly reminds me of a mockingbird. Just like Atticus once said in To Kill A Mockingbird, “We don’t shoot mockingbirds ’cause they do nothing but sing their hearts out” That was exactly what the beautiful women was doing and I was proud to be at the right time and place to hear it and to see the fireworks. Our day did not turn out to be continuous as I thought before. It was sweet and long which I was glad about. Surprisingly enough, I had the best Independence Day I had wanted. When I look back the things that made my Independence Day non-forgettable was my family, fireworks, and the happiness that could have been sensed miles away. Today I learned to except the bad with the good as they come. Perfect doesn’t exist, everyone knows that, but coping with the downs as well as the ups is as close as we can get to perfect. I hope your Independence Day was as wonderful as mine. Thank you for reading my exhausting post and I’m sorry.

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