LITTLEWISEOWL

For this question, you will write a narrative based on the passage. Your writing should”

• Use characters, settings, events, and other details from the passage.
• Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. 

Based on “Capturing the Moment”, write a narrative that tells what most likely happens next in the story. Use what you know about the characters, setting, and events from the passage to write your narrative. 

As Lisa looked out the window in her trailer, she noticed the damp dewy grass, the songbirds chirping and the flowers blowing in the wind. With haste Lisa grabbed her sketchbook and headed out the door. 

She wasn’t going to miss this beautiful day. As Lisa stepped out  of the trailer, the warmth of the sun hit her cheek. She marveled in the beauty of the world around her, and she thought to herself ” Nothing can ruin this moment.” She began sketching a daffodil, fully immersed in her drawing, until a sharp ring shattered her gaze. It was her dad on the phone with a business ” Al’s Auto Shop”, her father had got the job. He had gotten the job as a mechanic, in the city far away from everything Lisa wanted. Upon hearing this Lisa dropped her pen, her world had shattered.

Immediately, Lisa got up, and she began to run, and she ran faster than she had ever before. She ran until she reached the lake where she sat down on a log and she  gazed at her reflection. She needed to get away from everything, but she couldn’t, because when she sat down, her mind raced, thoughts flooding her head. Why didn’t my dad tell me he had an interview? Are we going to have to move? If we move then everything will change. Lisa was so immersed in her thoughts, that she hadn’t noticed the tears streaming down her cheek. She quickly wiped them off, as she hated crying, it made her feel weak. Then she heard her mother’s voice ” Lisa! Get in here now!”

Lisa slowly trudged back home, not knowing what would happen next, but she had a few saddening ideas.

When Lisa walked in, she found her parents sitting by the coffee table, with  a mix of  serious and sorry looks on their faces. ” Sit down sweetie, we have some news.” Her mother said. ” I got a job at a place called Al’s Auto Shop. We’ll also have to sell the trailer.” Her father stated. Lisa started to say something, ” But–,”  “No buts Lisa, we leave for the city tomorrow. Start packing, and soon.” Lisa’s father said with a stern look.

Crushed, Lisa trudged back to her room, her heart filled with anger, hatred, sadness, confusion, and sorrow. She took her backpack, but didn’t know what to pack. She thought to herself, how am I supposed to fit my entire life in one bag? First she picked up her sketchbook, filled with memories of her life, she needed to take it. She packed it safely, but as she kept packing rage filled inside her. She stormed outside, and ran to the lake again, knowing it was the last time she would see it. But Lisa calmed herself, knowing she would have to leave no matter what. She wanted the lake to always be there, and she would be there for it. So Lisa gazed into the lake, for one last time. And she began sketching a portrait of herself, using the lake’s reflection as a reference. Then she put her drawing in the lake and she laid her portrait in the lake, and let it float away.That way, even if the lake wasn’t with her, she would be with it.