Glimpses of Magic
Ian Chung Age 13
What Could Go Wrong? Bob was walking near Toast Avenue, New York, where he recently moved in, to honor his favorite food. Bob loved toast and ate it every single day, even when he had too much blood sugar. However, one day, Bob was walking near an alleyway when a stranger walked up to him and gave him a piece of green toast. He did not care as it was toast. After all, what could possibly happen? When Bob traveled back to his house, the toast started to shake and glow. “Must be the wind,” Bob stated. As he was walking to his golden toaster, the green toast started to flash and change color. “Must be the light,” Bob said again. When he took the toast and put it into the shining toaster, the toaster started vibrating and shaking uncontrollably. Bob ran out of excuses, so he just decided that he was tired. But when he powered the toaster, the lights in his kitchen flashed on and off. So he just waited. After five minutes, he heard the familiar ding sound of the toaster and grabbed a plate. He took a large bite and heard voices. He felt his eyelids blinking, and his stomach churning. He saw the secrets of the universe and felt his soul moving to a new plane of existence. Then, he fell unconscious. The voices in his head got louder, whispering truths and philosophies. Bob woke up with a start. His hands were shaking, he was sweating, and he was seeing his life flash before his own eyes. He saw himself first trying toast, buying an entire shopping cart of pre-cooked bread, and winning the first place medal in the New York toast-eating contest. Then, he came back to his senses. “That was very strange.” It was the first time Bob slightly disliked his favorite source of carbohydrates. After what seemed like five hours to Bob, he sat up, stretched, and decided to go outside. But what really made Bob wake up was that everybody was staring at his wonderful new hairdo of white bread. He had replaced his hair with toast. Bob thought of the words he said earlier. What could possibly happen? [End]
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