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My Favorite Day Essay

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It was a sunny yet cloudy day, the ozone and earthy smell from the upcoming rain wafted continuously through my nose; these type of days were and still are my favorite. I had a feeling that today was going to be one of those special days, everything was going smoothly. My mother didn't wake me up at the crack of dawn to wash and clean up, I didn't have any chores to do today, and my family was coming over for a Saturday dinner. The biggest surprise of the day was when my uncle invited me to tag along to go shopping with him, something he rarely, if ever, did because it meant going to the city that was bustling with people. Uncle said that he was going to take me to meet someone “special.” Based on how swell the day was going I could tell that it was going to get even better. My uncle and I had to take a taxi to take us to where we had to go. During the ride I was so excited that I started to get car sick from trying to watch all the different cars simultaneously. There were just so many colors, like a rainbow, and I couldn’t decide which color was better. Eventually, I fell into a light sleep and only woke up when we got there. As soon as we were outside the car my eyes became as wide as saucers, everything was so colorful it was different from where I lived. The different buildings were painted in bright neon colors like cyan, yellow, and blinding orange. There was a light buzzing going around coming from the friendly people that were sitting outside on their lawn chairs talking with each other and honking traffic. Apart from the bright buildings there was another one that stood out. The building wasn’t as vivid and bold as the others, it was like the shadow of the other buildings. Although the building wasn’t as rich in color as the others it became my favorite because it belongs to that special person that my uncle took me to visit. When I asked whose it was, Uncle said, “Someone who will have a unique place in your life,” with a mysterious smile. He couldn’t have been more right. The terracotta colored tool shop belong to my father. I had never thought about having a father before because I had all the family I needed but it was an addition that I welcomed with open arms. My father wasn’t at the store

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