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Macy Vosbeek ¾ B      11-19-09 LYDIA “LYDIA! Keep moving! Let’s go! Let’s go! Lets go!” the evil gym teacher yells. “I’m done!” I say, gasping for air “That’s was the worst mile I have ever seen anyone run! Or walk, in your case.” He says “I’m just not athletic…” I reply “Well that’s too bad for you! Now isn’t it?! Now drop down and give me 20!”He bellows! “But…” I try and protest “Just do it now!” he ferociously says “Fine…” I say going down with out a fight. Up down, up down, my arms quivering like jell-o even though I am only on push-up #6 my hands burning from setting them on the hot black asphalt. I don’t think I can do another one with out fainting. “Lydia” the gym teacher says (sounding like he has cooled down a little) (maybe from being back in the air-conditioned gym) “you do realize that you are failing my class don’t you?” “Yes” I say sadly “You can help make some of it up, if you want to” he says “I can?!” I say happily! “Of course you can!” “Okay! What do I have to do?” ”meet me an hour before school starts in the gym every day this week!” he says suspiciously “Every day this week? A whole hour before school?” I say “Yup!” He replies “And this will really get my grade up?” I ask “Yes, you just have to do as I say and how I say to do it” “Alright see you tomorrow morning!” I say excitedly! Even though I’m not! I walk away wondering what he has in store for me. But I think positively what is the worst that he can do? His worst is way worse than my worse! I walk into the gym at 7:15 am and he ha s a sign on the wall stating what I will be doing this morning. The sign says “Meet me out on the black-top. You will be running two miles. After you will be doing 40 push-ups. “     Oh my gosh! I think to my self! That is twice a much as he made me do yesterday! There is no way that I will be able to do that! So I take a deep breathe and walk out to the black-top… and I don’t see the evil gym teacher… I see a lady. I ask her what her name is and who she is. She explains that she is my substitute teacher! And that she will be here all week! She also said that I don’t have to do what the real gym teacher wants me to do! She says she thinks that, that is way too hard for a fourth-grade girl to be doing! So she said that I don’t have to come in before school and do any of this! She says she will tell the evil gym teacher that I did all of it all week! And that’s she would help me make my grade an A!       Monday morning my fantasy is over… IT was back! And he said “I don’t know how you did it but your grade is an A… the substitute must have been good! “You have no idea!” I say walking away, shaking my head, and smiling!