The Mermaid Under Rock : Pittsburgh 2020 Runa K | 2nd grade
EDITOR ’ S NOTE : In the main story the girls are 19 and 16 , and in the frame story they are 45 and 42 .
The plane dived , spun , and splashed into the ocean . All the passengers screamed . The seatbelt signs were off , the slides were down . Everyone was in a panic . I was about to go down a slide when ...
BEEEEEP ! BEEEEEP ! BEEEEEP ! I turned over on my side and glared at my alarm clock . 6:35 . I whacked the snooze button so hard I thought I must have broken it . “ Still in bed , huh ?” my sister laughed . I flinched . “ Nearly fell out , thanks to you ,” I said playfully . “ I was wondering if you wanted to go for ice cream . I hear there ’ s some good ice cream places around here .” “ We ’ ll talk about it after I get dressed ,” I said . When I got to the dinner table she was already busy cooking . “ What are you making me this time , sis ?” I asked . “ An omelet with cheese , cilantro , and an egg on the side over hard , just the way you like it ,” she answered . “ Wow !” I said . “ Sounds delicious ! Thanks a ton .” After we were done eating we went to go get ice cream . As we walked down the boardwalk , I started to notice all the things I couldn ’ t see from the hotel balcony . All the seagulls flying overhead , the little shops all in rows , but most of all , the small pink ice cream store just around the corner .
“ Hello ! How can I help you today !” said the friendly , quite lively ice cream man . “ Hi , I ’ ll have a triple chocolate medium please ,” said my sister . “ The same for me please ,” I said . “ Coming right up ! Josh ! Can I get two triple chocolates !?” the ice cream man shouted . “ Coming right up !” answered a voice . A few minutes later , the man handed us our ice cream . “ Your total will be $ 4.99 . Come again !” “ Thank you ,” said my sister . “ Is it just me ,” I asked “ Or do they have some real cheap ice cream ?” “ Oh , no . It is so not just you . When he said ‘$ 4.99 ’ I was like , ‘ Good one , now how much ?’ I thought it was a scam , but then I remembered that in
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