CYWR Back to School 2022

Mess Up and Make Up - Lindsay Gale
fact that pleasantries were over. The very awkward pleasantries. That went as smoothly
as a left-out turkey and an adventurous dog. As most of us know, the feeling of being able
to hear one thing but not another is a quality that most people possess. I heard the sound
of my cousins whispering about Harry Potter, but not the sound of my mom telling me to
stay polite. That is why no one should blame me for bursting into speech. “I love Harry
Potter too!” My cousins stared at me. In fact, everyone stared at me. Whoops. Then their
faces broke into wide smiles, and they started chattering excitedly. I did too. We chattered
and chattered and chattered and the adults talked, and I felt as home as I did with my
own friends. I felt great. We played a board game that my cousin had brought, and OF
COURSE I won! Actually, not really. But still.
Somehow, I was much more relaxed with my relatives than before. I had majorly
messed up, and my kin had brushed it off. I slid my game piece forward, everybody
gasping ohhhhh! and grinned. My family chattered around me. Maybe we were related
after all.
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