Payton Woods A once in a lifetime deal

[A once in a lifetime deal]

Payton Woods

It was a day like any other, the sun was out, the birds were chirping. I lazily got out of bed. I opened my closet door and grabbed the shirt that stood out to me. I put on some pants, did my hair, and brushed my teeth. I slowly settled downstairs. My mom was by the stove. The amazing scent of sausage, pancakes, and eggs filled the air. My mom was usually too lazy to get up and make a decent breakfast in the morning. She said good morning to me. I asked what was the occasion. Then my eyes saw two things: a brand new outfit for me, the one I always wanted and a big present on the floor addressed to me. My mom said the package appeared on our door and that the outfit she bought for me. The breakfast was because she felt like doing it this morning. I walked to the present, approaching it slowly. It hadno return address or any tag. I ripped open the beautiful wrapping paper saving the moment. To my surprise inside a big box was a little box. At first, I thought someone was stalking me and scamming me. Then slowly opening the box I found an old locket with a picture of me in it and a fifty-dollar bill. Why a locket, who was it from? I had so many questions in my head. It was finally time for me to go to school. I grabbed the locket and put it on. At school, there was no talking or anything. It was a normal day. Everyone seemed to be pleased by my acquaintance. The teachers were happy everyone was happy. Until my enemy, Kaela Linsen stood up in first-period geography class. She said, “Hey everyone guess what I found right by the school entrance.” In her hand, she was holding my locket with my picture. She continued, “Let me show you who this locket belongs

to. Oh what do you know, it belongs to Olivia Graysen.” She also said, “Well finders keepers losers weepers.” She put on the locket but at that moment everything froze, was I having a panic attack like in movies, or did everything actually freeze. Noah, Jonathan, Kaela, Olivia, and everyone else were frozen. I decided to run and grab the locket. And because she would never know who did it, I punched her, but at that moment the unthinkable happened. She unfroze, my fist still at her face. She started screaming in pain because I gave her a bloody nose. She pointed at me and said, “I think it’s broken.” And of course like any teacher I was sent to the principal’s office for bullying, without my locket. After I checked in and was in fear to talk to the principal I seemed disappointed and started thinking was this really how I act. I had perfect grades and attendance and was very kind but here I was. Principal Jankins came out of her office and called me almost like I was at the doctor’s. My heart rushed. I had never been to her office. And I knew that’s where all the bad kids go and there I was sitting in the chair. At first, she had a disappointed look. As she was starting for the phone I broke out into tears. Wishing I could start the day over. And it worked. I was back in front of the school at eight forty-two. Just before class. Ms. Jankins waved at me. I waved back with a sense of guilt. Then I knew that the locket was magical and that was one of my wishes. And I didn’t need it, I just had to touch it to unlock its power. I also wished for one hundred million dollars. Here I am two years later by my mansion 18 Lambos and our big acre yard with an amusement park. And a water park.