... was full of music, dancing, and amazing food. It was fun but this all seems like a blur now in comparison to what happens next. I arrived home at 1:00 in the morning. I went right to the bathroom and showered off the sweaty night of dancing. I remembered that my father was away on his annual vacation ... down south golfing with his friends. I decided I was going to sleep in my mother's bed with her since he was gone. Even at age 20, I still loved relaxing in my parent's big comfortable bed. I'm not embarrassed to admit this. It was so much cozier than mine. I was going ... I said to th...

• Word Count: 2579
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... and there was coal for the fire. The BBC declared a National Emergency and stopped broadcasting for the night. Nat tries his utmost to put his family at ease because they are sensing that the situation is very grave. After supper they heard planes and Nat's wife and children get their hopes up. Nat does not ... leaves an open ending to let her reader ponder about Nat and his family. The reason why she does this I think is because there is no hope at all for Nat and this is how it made sense to leave the story. Personally I prefer closed endings because the reader has the satisfaction of...

• Word Count: 4405
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School