THE+NURSE'S+OFFICE

THE NURSE’S OFFICE Alex Kaufman 7/8 B Language Arts “I’m goin’ for it!” said Jimmy. He was about to jump off the swing. He was at max altitude and going faster than a pig running from a barbeque. No one was going to miss this. This was a huge thing, if Jimmy did this he would be known as the kid who flew. Not as the kid who wet his pants or even the kid who picked his nose! “Yeah Jimmy you can do it!” I screamed. I’m Vince; I was 3rd grade like the rest of the people. Watching my best friend fall to his doom was horrible. And the sickening smack that followed made me queasy. I rushed over to my friend who now lay unconscious on the ground. “Oh god!” I screamed… “What have I done? I never should have let you jump.” I started to cry. Now the recess attendants had noticed me and ran over. “It’s not my fault, he just decided to jump!” I wailed, as they scooped up Jimmy and carried him to the nurse. “NOOOOOOO!” If Jimmy got to the nurse he’d never be the same! Kids who went to the nurse’s office tended to disappear for the rest of the day. Then they would come back the next day completely different. Some kids had theories about what happened. Mark Vanhousen thought that they turn the kids into robots. Bill Peters thinks that they wipe the kids memories and implant a chip in their heads so that they can spy on us. I forced myself to stop thinking about the theories of the nurse. I had to focus on my mission. I HAD TO SAVE JIMMY! I had to think before I acted. I’ve seen movies where the kid just runs after the adult and begs them to give back whatever it is they want, but that never works. So I did the only logical thing. I got myself hurt. My pain wasn’t as public as Jimmy’s, but someone noticed me because when I woke up I was laying in bed at my house. How did I get here? The last thing I remembered was jumping off the play structure and the feeling an excruciating pain in my leg. I tried to get up, but found that whenever I moved, my leg went into a spiraling never ending pain that caused my entire body to shake. Then the door started to slowly creak open and I quickly shut my eyes and pretended to be asleep. I heard someone put something on my bedside table and then walk off. I heard the door shut, but I kept my eyes closed incase the person hadn’t left. I waited about twenty seconds before I finally opened my eyes. What I saw startled me. It was a nice hot meal of chicken soup. Warily I took my spoon and slurped down a spoonful of my soup. I couldn’t believe it, it tasted exactly like my mom made it… Maybe the nurse wasn’t so bad after all. END