Narrative Essay

Accidental Acupuncture

"Hey Alysia, watch me do a cannon ball in the pool" I said
"Splash" Alysia said imitating the sound of mt body colliding  into the water.
I like diving into the water because of the gravity pulling me down towards the water. The air rushing through my hair and "Boom" my body meets the water. The little things in life are so fascinating, like a simple dive could feel so thrilling.
"Kristine! Let's go change, and then eat lunch" My mom yelled.
I didn't hear her because I was checking out pruned toes and my are bubbles. Like any other girl swimming in hotel pools in Ocean City, Maryland, must come up for air. By then I heard my mom. So i swam to the edge of the pool, and got out. But when i walked to my hotel room with Alysia, my left foot started to hurt when i would take a step. It would feel like i was walking barefoot on broken twigs, I thought I sprained my foot . So I didn't care, and went to change.
I went to lunch; it was just any other day, some seafood restaurant. The food was okay, I wouldn't say delicious. My family and Alysia's family had plans together; we would go on to the Ocean City Annual Summer Beach Party, and then have a peaceful walk on the beach. By the time I started the walk on the beach, I started to limp, because now every step i I take was like walking on needles and hot rocks. I kept it to myself; I thought tomorrow it would stop hurting. But before the night was over, my dad spotted me limping.
"Kristine stop" My dad said with concern.
"Yes, hoe may I help you" I said joking around and giggling
"Are you limping ?" He said.
I knew my dad was looking at mt feet, when i was walking i tried to hide the fact that i was limping, and thinking of what would happen if he found out. I was so focused in my thoughts that i was limping.
"KRISTINE, YOU ARE LIMPING" My dad yelled.
I felt so embarrassed; people miles away could hear him. I stopped and confessed with my puppy eyed, which never did worked on my dad, but i got to give it a try.
"I'm so sorry i lied, its been hurting all afternoon" I said nearly about to sob. I could hear Alysia giggling, and it made me feel bad. Luckily we were two blocks from the hotel, because my dad had to carry me there. When we got to the hotel, my hospital the next day, and i got an X-ray.
"There is a needle in your daughters left foot,it seems to be there for a long time, and i think this is a case of the accidental acupuncture" The doctor said. I was grounded because I didn't tell anyone , that my foot was in a lot of pain. I learnt that when I'm in any type on pain i must tell my parents.

What does it mean "to pull a Charlie Gordon"?

   In the story "Flowers for Algernon" Charlie Gordon, has a mental problem. He is not able to be creative, and  learn like other students at his night school for adults. He thinks that being creative is to lie about people he does not know. Charlie's I.Q. is 68, is pretty dumb for an average adult. Charlie has been chosen to have a surgical operation, which will make him smart.

    Some of Charlie's friends are Joe Carp and Frank Reilly. Before the operation, Joe and Frank would say " to pull a Charlie Gordon", and laugh afterwards. But Charlie would also laugh, because he did not know what it meant.

   Tonight when Charlie went drinking with Frank, Joe, and some other girls at work. Joe told Charlie to dance with Ellen, and she'll show you some dance steps. But Charlie kept tripping and falling when he was dancing. Charlie started to blush. He's friends thought, he was interested in Ellen. I think he was blushing because he was falling a lot. So At that point he understood when he's friends meant they said " to pull a Charlie Gordon "

   I think "to pull a Charlie Gordon" is when Charlie's friends do something stupid. He's Friends only like him for his stupidity, which is mean. But after the operation, Charlie was not an idiot any more, so he's friends did not like him anymore, because he understood them when why were making fun of him.