As I shuffled into the classroom, I knew that Mr. Van Camp would never believe me. I looked at my scuffed shoes and mumbled, "My homework is not done, Sir. I do have a good excuse though."

                 "This is not the first time your homework has not been completed. Perhaps," Mr. Van Camp suggested, "it's time to speak with your parents."

"Please, you have no idea what will happen to me if you phone my home," I moaned. It looked as if he was going to fall for my story.

 "Well, let's hear your excuse. It better be good."

              “My family just got a new puppy,” I started to say.

               “Please don’t try to tell me that your dog ate your homework,” remarked Mr. Van Camp.

       

                “It didn’t eat my homework it hid it somewhere in the forest behind my house.”

                 “That is one of the worst excuses that I have ever heard”

Is He Bluffing?

            The story "Bluffing" by Gail Helgason is about Liam and Gabriella who are going on hike to talk about their house. They get to the lake and are attacked by a bear. Liam is telling the truth because he is the type of person to try to get a bear to attack him instead of his girlfriend. You can see this when on their hike he had “French bread, a wedge of camembert, and chocolate-covered almonds.” “to celebrate” he said.

     

      She is wearing a flower print shirt with a necklace that is made of silver. Her skin is wrinkled with age. The smoke from her cigarette drifts away from her like a cloud. Her earing are the same pink from the flowers of her shirt