• Life is like a color pencil, when you get a new color pencil you use it,by using it, it get's worn down,you sharpen it but
    then "snap" it cracks.By that I mean, pretend that you got into a contest and you're in 2nd place, in the final round you know
    that you'll win but you get on the stage and get stage fright , forget all your lines, and just like a color pencil "snap"
    your out of the contest. But then you try again to sharpen that pencil a miracle it made a finer point then you imagined.
    Just like that point, you try again and a miracle happens not only did you get 1st place but you have made a record for the
    most, votes for you and everyone who ever tried. You got the most votes for you ever!
    Sylvia Lizzy Mincki was 11 and a half years old. She loved to skateboard and entered a skateboarding contest. But... Sylvia
    had a problem. It not only hurt her feelings, but sometimes it really hurt her (bloody, bruises.) It made her chances of
    winning,smaller. Sylvia was born October 5th 1997. Sylvia had blue/gray eyes she was a brunet. Sylvia liked skateboarding,
    laptops and dogs. She did not like homework, or when people made fun of her. Her whole name was Sylvia Lizzy Monika Mincki.
    She was born in Poland, lived 2 years in Florida, and then came to Allentown P.A.
    Sylvia lived in P.A. Allentown, in a big house because Allentown was where a lot of rich families lived.It was 1 of the
    richest streets too. Her house was close to a skateboarding park (Broadway Park). It was a big park like a little forest.
    There were lots of trees. There was a big lake where you could go fishing, but had to have a fishing pass. There were
    playgrounds, rooms for skateboarding, big wide open streets for riding bikes, rollerblading, jogging, walking running, and
    more. There was a rocky hill for rock climbing and the forest hills for hiking and other outdoor activities. Annabella was
    Sylvia's best friend, and sister. Annabella had black hair, brown eyes, and a sweet loving voice. Sylvia made up a nickname
    for Annabella because Annabella's name was so long, she called her Anna.Anna was 13years old born 1995 september 26.
    Sylvia was the total opposite. Sylvia had a rough voice and she had a open mind. Whatever Sylvia thought about she would say out loud, But Annabella was the opposite. Whatever came into her mind she first thought about, and then said. But one thing they both had in common they both knew that they were there for each other.Annabella lived next door to Sylvia . But now Annabella lives with Sylvia because her parents died in a plane crash when Annabella was two and a half .She didn't remember that because Sylvia's parents adopted her and never told Sylvia or Annabella .Sylvia was one when this all happened so she doesn't remember ether. One sunny day Sylvia had heard about a contest but "what kind?" was in Sylvia's mind. So the next day after school, Sylvia went to the news board, and look up "Contest this month." And there in the middle of the page in BOLD letters (SKATEBOARDING CONTEST!)
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    SKATEBOARDING Contest!
    Here in our own park! 107-Allentown Broadway Park. Sign up sheet is on the desk of 132 street. Cost 45 dollars for 2
    people. This is a tournament so this is the first stage. Grand prize: 2 tickets to Hawaii, first class. You can perform by
    yourself or with 1 other person. Ages 10-up. Date:April 28th 2009
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    Sylvia was astonished. "Aahhh OMG's Annabella!!" Sylvia yelled. Her hands flailed with excitement.
    Annabella's heart sank when she heard this cry. Annabella dropped her book-bag and quickly came running. Sylvia saw
    Annabella, who came running in full speed. She thought something horrible happened to her sister. But when she saw that
    Sylvia was ok, she wasn't mad like someone else would be, she was relieved.
    Slowly Annabella walked up to Sylvia, still panting from the run. "Sylvia is everything ok?" Annabella said in a so sweet,
    gentle voice. "I'm so sorry I never meant for you to worry or make you run like that," Sylvia said. She knew that she made
    Annabella go through a lot of pain because Annabella just had a surgery on her ankle. "Oh man, what did I do?" Sylvia thought
    out loud. "Don't worry about it..., so what have you got there?" Sylvia explained, Annabella Stopped her. "Sylvia you can't
    do this." This was the first time ever Annabella disagreed with Sylvia ever. "Why?" Sylvia asked quickly. "I don't want you to get
    hurt, you know what happens." Sylvia knew exactly. "I guess you're right. Let's just go home." Annabella looked wide eyed and
    said "Are you crazy?! This is a big opportunity for you.I was just testing you to see if you had the guts to do it!" Sylvia
    looked wide eyed too, "I'm confused" Sylvia said. She then thought"Anna has changed. I can't recognize her soft delicate
    voice. It has turned into a tough voice, Anna turned into her! Anna had not changed on the outside; only on the inside."
    Sylvia smiled. She liked the change.They both said the same words at the same time,"Get ready skateboarders here we come!"
    Sylvia and Annabella walked back to 1296 rd. When they were about to write Sylvia's name down, they could hear people
    laughing. They both knew instantly that it was from the "RAM" boys. Quickly Annabella wrote down Sylvia's name and they both
    ran to a bush but not in time one of the "RAM" boys saw Sylvia jump behind a bush. They grinned their nasty grins.
    Annabella was behind a different bush so she was safe, but her sister was not. She ran when the "RAM" boys weren't looking
    and went to get police. She knew that if she didn't hurry Sylvia would be ,"aloha" by then. Sylvia was trying to move or run,
    but she was too scared. "Smack"something hit her in the head.Some hours later, "Mmh oww why can't I move?" Sylvia said in a
    scratchy voice. Then she saw Annabella, and she saw her mom, dad, brother,grandma, little brother, two cousins, aunt, uncle,
    doctor, and a police officer. "Huh? A police officer this must be all just a dream," Sylvia thought to herself . The police
    officer dismissed everyone except Annabella. The officer started talking . He had a big voice "Sylvia my name is Ramon. I
    have some questions for you " he stopped. A doctor had to come in so so he let him in. "There was one more person with the
    "RAM'' boys nobody knew anything about him so this doctor will have to take the stone out of your arm," Ramon said in a stern
    voice. "You'll be ok " Annabella said "But i remember that i got hit in the head, is it the nerve ? Because if you hit a
    nerve cell then you feel it in your head ."Sylvia remarked curiously; " yes that's correct and we need to get the stone out
    of your arm for blue prints and because you are starting to have a bad infection from it " the doctor said happily because for
    the first time he did not have to explain to a patient . Annabella couldn't believe her sister was so smart she was proud of
    her.A week later . "Anna come come fast were going to be late for the contest you take forever " Sylviayelled up the flight of stairs,"I'm coming shesh I'm afraid that I will mess up ?!" Annabella yelled back down "Oh Anna, you
    worry too much , you only need to do one station. The others are mine you only need to do that one because I'm not aloud to
    go upside down, remember ? Don't worry, you saw me do it and we practiced a million times." Some hours later.
    News papers were going crazy about the new topic !
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    April 29th 2009 NEWS N.Y
    This was an amazing contest. Annabella Mincki was making a 360* in mid air, when she found out that she wasn't going to make
    the landing ! Sylvia Minicki started to go because it was her turn, Sylvia was waving at the crowd when Annabella landed
    right in Sylvia's arms .Sylvia was a athlete so she could balance and hold up Annabella at the same time but the skateboard
    didn't like the extra weight Sylvia new what was going on so she let one foot of the board which helped a lot but..... even
    with good balance no one could go threw a ramp and hold this position. "Amazing" the judges said. But slowly Sylvia was
    losing her grip . The action didn't stop yet! Sylvia couldn't stop or turn. Someone from the crowd threw a skateboard at the
    same time Annabella slipped , and landed hands first on the strangers skateboard ! Annabella was a gymnast , so slowly she
    prodded herself into a standing position . There's more e-mail us at N.Ynews@gmail.com to find out.
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    "Wow now we're not only famous in our school but in the whole world !" Sylvia said cheerfully,"well yeah... but we have a problem" Annabella said in her changed way ."Whats that?" Sylvia asked curiously "well, people want us to do that act again" Annabella smiled at what she just said. They then smirked at one another."Well we just need to hope that something like that happens again,"Sylvia said"Well I think we need to go. The sun here is killing me, the only thing I hate about Hawaii is the sun.


    THE END!