Amanda put her pet in the hamster cage and put her IPod back. She lay on her bed and looked at the white roof above her. I'm going to bed, she thought. Before she fell asleep, she took a peek at the hamster cage. The chipmunk was running on the hamster wheel. She giggled and lay back down. Amanda closed her eyes and fell asleep. The next morning, she fed her pet and ran down the stairs. She made herself a bowl of cereal. Her parents had work that morning, so that gave her the opportunity to do whatever she wanted to, and she was glad that she could. So she ran upstairs, got her flip-flops, and walked out the backdoor.
Charlette M.
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