Available Houses In The Bronx: A Short Story

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“Hold up, Hold up, i’m coming, i’m coming!” screamed Jack. Jack was a 13 yr old boy that was very bright and smart. He was very popular at his school Cleveland Middle School. He is in 8th grade and he has been going to the same school since kindergarten. Jack’s mom was calling him to come downstairs. Jack was in his room which was upstairs. But after his mom had said,”Come down now, It’s important.” When his mom said that Jack’s stomach churned. His mom was talking in a serious voice that filled him with fear. He went downstairs and he saw his mom reading a magazine with a house on the front of the magazine. The title of the magazine was “Available Houses In The Bronx”.That’s when Jack’s body was filled with worry. Jack’s mom had told him that they were moving from Washington D.C to the Bronx. That left Jack heartbroken. He told his mom,”Why? Our life is perfect here. We had it easy here.” “I think that moving to the Bronx would be …show more content…

When he came out his mom was making him breakfast but without even looking at her he just walked out to school. He looked as mad as a bull that saw the color red. The whole day he was at school he didn’t say a word to anyone. After school ended Jack realized that he had to make a decision whether to accept that he’s moving and that he wants to move or he denies his mom’s choice and never talks to her again. When Jack got home he saw a car that he didn’t recognize outside his house. He went in and he already knew that it was for the house that his mom bought without a doubt. His mom mentioned to him,” We start moving after tomorrow.” Jack whispered under his breath,”You didn’t even ask if I wanted to go.” “I knew you would say no anyway.” Jack wasn’t going to deny that, he knew it was true. “I thought you said you were going to let me think about it?” “Well I didn’t think you wanted to think about it, you cut me off with the

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