I’m Rachel, I’m 13 and homeschooled. So, on Fridays, I don’t have to go to my homeschooling group. It’s pretty awesome, besides the fact that I’m always bored on Friday. Anyway, I’m pretty much just a fun loving teenager. Well, not completely. I have this “gift” I guess you could say. Basically, I can see into other people’s thoughts. With that being said, I can see when bad things, such as murders, are going to happen. So far, I have prevented a total of about 20 murders. You would think that’s pretty cool, right? I mean, not every girl is born with the ability to read other people’s minds. But, it’s not totally perfect. You see, I’m not the only person who has this power. I’m one of the two, that I know about, in the world. I just don’t know who the other person is. Which means I don’t know if they use their power for good or for bad. Which is pretty bad.
About noon on Friday, I was just reading a book, when I got a bad feeling. I knew that a murder was about to happen, and I had to act fast. It seems like I would be used to this by now, but I’ve only done this 20 times in 13 years. Every time, I have a mini panic attack. I ran to my laptop and searched for any amber alerts within the past week, any clues I could get. I found nothing. I was frantically searching for anything I could find, any police records that might give me clues. But none. So, I ran outside and listened for any strange sounds, or strangers in the neighborhood. Nope. I ran to the nearest alleyway,
Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring I got a call from the police station to come to RT 60 on top of the hill where there will be a wooden cabin on the top of the hill where there will be 6 other houses. I need your help because when I came home my dad Mr. Boddy was dead in his when I was about to bring him dinner. Mr. Boddy didn’t answer me so I thought he was asleep but he wasn’t in his room I went to look in the bathroom and my dad Mr. Boddy was dead right there in the middle of the floor in the bathroom shot and stabbed to death. When I got there, their was a crowd of people standing their and would not let me by. Due to that when I pulled in the drive way after they had let me by These four people started to walk away really fast then when I looked
The man that saw my first was trying to kick down my door! Then a creaking sound came from behind me. The secret passage was opening! I quickly grabbed the fire poker I had in front of the fireplace, but it was too late. He had me in his arms. The next thing I remember is waking up in a ditch, with a throbbing head, and the words “Beware Piggy's” written on my shirt. My first reaction was where am I? Than I realized that the police station was right in front of me. When I stood up I immediately was rushed to a hospital by a cop that was just leaving for patrol. The doctor told me I had a fractured skull and a concussion and that he was going to prescribe me some pills. The hospital gave me some clothes to wear and they sent off my other clothes to the police statio for evidence and to see what they could find on them. I called a taxi. I hadn’t even said to the driver that I didn’t have any money on me because I was attacked and he said that I don't need to pay for the trip home. I didn’t have to say where I lived and he drove right there which immediately set off a red flag. Then I remembered my dog, but when i walked in there wasn’t a thing in sight that resembled a break in. Let alone a dog murder. Every last
“911, what is your emergency?” I answered the call. The voice on the other end was high pitched and frantic. Her words slurred together. I could barely understand what she was saying. All I managed to make out was a deep voice in the background. “This sounds familiar” I told my coworker, Mark. We both knew right away that it was the voice of the infamous murderer that the town called, The Beast of Livington. Suddenly, the screaming stopped. I feared I had lost the call. I heard someone pick up the phone, “She is just another body that you won’t find,” the voice was sharp and chilling. I knew that I needed to do something immediately. Contacting the FBI, I told them that I had just received a call from The Beast, and he was planning his murder as we spoke. The FBI officers told me to stay on the phone for as long as possible, so that they could track the call. I was trying to keep the girl calm but I could barely keep my hand from trembling as I tried to contact the officers. Finally, I got a hold of the police because I found the location of The Beast.. I hesitated telling the police the location, however, because I was so horrified by the screaming on the other
I didn't mean for any of this to happen, I was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. But if I wasn't there I might still be alive. It was cold outside, colder than normal. I shivered as I stumbled through the all too familiar forest path. I like to walk through here at night, it gives me time to think. Something seemed off about tonight. Something wasn't right. It might have been the sudden change in weather, but I couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to happen. My breath started to hitch. I could feel the blood running through my veins. My fingers started to tighten as my heart beat against my chest. I sat against a tree and looked to my left. What
I kept freaking out I started to cry… I tried to think fast, I put my bed in front of the door so it wouldn't be able to come inside my room. Then out of nowhere there was complete silence. I was so nervous to know what was going to happen next. Then next thing you know the restroom door open… My heart dropped, I felt weak. The fact that I couldn't get away killed me. Everything paused. I then remembered I had a knife that my dad had gave me I ran toward my drawer. Got the knife, backed up, and prepared myself for anything that could happen. She ran up too me and tried to throw me down I tried to be as strong as ever. I pushed her off, knocked her down, and I put her hands back. My mind was set to kill her, but when I had the chance I couldn't do it. I put the knife down, and the light came back on, I looked down and it was gone. It was very strange it was as if it was testing
Many homeschool families choose to learn the lessons that are necessary without the use of text books or worksheets. Many use the lesson plan approach of homeschooling. A lesson plan usually takes one or more weeks to complete. It encompasses all, or most, or the subjects that a normal school day covers: math, science, history, language arts, writing, and art. Using lesson plans is often more enjoyable that doing straight reading and answering questions from a textbook.
Anyways, I have this special tablet that can see the thoughts of nearby people. Using this tablet, I go to various places and obtain thoughts and I sell them later. The best place to obtain thoughts is any place that’s crowded. The fact that I go to school every day means that I can take unlimited thoughts from anyone there. I monitor the thoughts that the students have, but don’t tell anyone. There 's many theories why I’m not well liked. I still can’t believe there are so many great thoughts in this school. Kids still have some kind of imagination and that’s perfect for priceless thoughts. I don’t know where people laid hold of this imagination business, but
Homeschooling is becoming a fast growing educational trend in today’s society. “The National Center for Education Statistics estimated that 1.1 million students received their schooling from home in the United States in 2003. This number represents approximately 2.2% of the entire student body in America. By contrast, only 15,000 students received home education 20 years ago.” (Jr., Ronald Kreager) Parents have not always had a constitutional right to homeschool their children. It was not until the middle of the nineteenth century that homeschooling was legal. Even then there was a lot of consiversiry over the laws homeschoolers and their parents should have to abide by.
Homeschooling has existed for generations. Homeschool is an educational form which utilizes parents, tutors, or online classes as the child’s primary teachers. History has seen many notable homeschoolers such as: author Agatha Christie, inventor Thomas Edison, and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. In the United States today, nearly two million children receive their education through homeschooling. The number of homeschooled children is projected to increase steadily over the next few years. This surge in popularity has presented a crucial question: should homeschoolers have access to public sports? Often, homeschoolers are denied this basic luxury on illogical grounds. In this paper, I will argue homeschooler inclusion in three ways.
All you heard was the murderous screams coming from everyone's mouth when they were running or when they were shot. I turned around wanting to know who was shot or who was trying to get away and it haunted me what I saw. All I saw was bodies dropping onto the floor and seeing their blood seeping into the ground that used to be in the bodies of my classmates. I froze in that moment with disbelief. All the screams suddenly faded and I saw the gun aimed near me and a bullet came racing out. I heard a piercing scream next to me and saw Sarah from my history class grab my arm as she landed on the ground. I broke tears were streaming down my face and my hand went on top of my mouth, as I watched her eyes roll to the back of her head and her blood rushes out of her lifeless body. I wanted to help her however if I stayed I would die. So, I quickly ran to a classroom fearing that I would be
I woke up in a dark, cold room that seemed to be made out of metal. I had no idea what had happened before i had gotten there. I thought maybe I was in a dream, a very real dream. I had gotten up and felt a sharp pain in my chest and my leg. I looked around for a door but failed to find one. I kept looking but all I felt was just cold metal all around the room. As I was looking a loud bang and scream came from the outside. I heard it again and decided to walk toward the banging and screaming. I had gotten to the source of the sound and waited to hear it again. There was nothing. I had stood there for a solid 5 minutes but there was still nothing. I begin to walk away until suddenly i felt a hand grab ahold of my jacket and yank me through the wall. I went through the wall as if i was a ghost and fell onto a hardwood floor. Was this my house I thought, no it can’t be, how could it be. I walked around the
The morning started as it normally does, I woke up, ate breakfast, and walked to school. When I arrived everything was different, I looked around and saw police cars messly parked and swat trucks with the swat team marching out. There were people being thrown into the was back of a truck that had “all hail boxing day” spray painted on the side of the vehicle. I saw some members of the swat team marching towards me, I ran, ran as fast as a cheetah chasing its next meal. I didn 't get far because I wasn 't in very good shape so I couldn 't run. I ended up hiding in an alleyway under a dumpster so I could catch my breath. I stayed there for a little while until the cop cars and swat team were so far away i could no longer hear their sirens. I
Dressed and packed with everything I needed for school, I walked out my door with my head facing forward. On my way, walking to the train station, I had a tendency of looking around and paying attention to the littlest of things. I saw old pieces of worn-out furniture in the streets ready for pick up, people walking out of their houses holding a cup of coffee or books in their hands, and cars driving on the streets. As I came to a stop at one particular street cross, I waited for the crosswalk light to turn to the white walk sign. When I attempted to cross the street, I saw a blur of strobing lights pass in front of me; it was a blur of flashing red, white and blue lights. I realized that it was an ambulance that raced by. At that moment, I felt an ominous feeling that made me momentarily paused. Curiously, I glanced over the path of the ambulance. I saw that it stopped in front of an ordinary nail salon, where my friend Brian was living. But, that curiosity was forcefully shut down. The urgent need to arrive to class made me, fearing I was going to be late for class, restrained my curiosity and I ran towards the train station. Little did I know, something terrible occurred.
When I woke there was a loud thud. I jump up. The room was pitch black and I couldn 't see a thing. I try to find the lamp puting my hand on the desk feeling for it. When I turned it on there was a scream downstairs. I jump out of bed pushing the box off the desk. I nearly trip running to the stairs. I keep my hand on the railing making it halfway there until I hear the familiar noise of ticking. The light downstairs was the only thing I could see besides a dark silhouette of man holding a woman by her neck. I cover my mouth. I see the man throw the women to the side and hear a crash again. My heart was beating so hard I thought he could hear it. My grip on the rail tightens as I slowly make my way back up the stairs. I barely make it to
All of a sudden he starts running towards me, I stop in the road crying thinking that this was it, I’m really going to die. Crying my eyes out repeating out loud "This is really it death is running up to me," and I thought at any second I will be dead. I was looking forward not knowing which way the man was going to go. Running faster my way the man suddenly stopped in front of me. He stated, "It's almost that time". I stood in front of him crying my eyes out and when I saw the bus pull up, he started to walk away. Everything at school was normal, I went to class, lunch, and before I knew it it was the last period. When the school day was over I got on the bus and went home, I did the same thing as always, eat, do homework, eat dinner, and lastly go to bed. When I laid down I started to think who could have written me that letter. It couldn’t be my mom because she had to work overtime all this week and she told me there isn't a chance I would see her until Friday. It couldn’t be one of my friends because they don’t know where I live because I just moved a few weeks ago. Lastly, it couldn't be my brother cause he doesn’t like the whole idea of dying. After doing all of that thinking about the letter that was sent to me I went to bed. Fast forwarding to Wednesday morning, I got up went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and suddenly I saw in the mirror a human figure behind me. I dismiss the figure by