Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening/Night(whichever one it is in your part of the world),
Hi! I'm here to leave a quick review!!
First Impression: Well..this was a lovely little summary of a typical daily routine, I was kind of expecting a little bit more a twist down the line but you know, what I still really like this...a nice and very simple little story here and its got a really sweet ending there too...which I always love.
Anyway let's get right to it,
On any normal school day, this is how it goes for Melanie Jackson.
She wakes up at 6:45-6:50, mostly. It doesn't really mean much sleep for her; she wished she would get more sleeping time. But, at the beginning of the school year, she vowed to get up earlier than 7:00. 7:00 just wouldn't do for her.
Okay...normal enough start there but then the use of that little sentence there at the start suggesting we will be learning about something potentially not normal about what's going to happen in the story is a nice little bit of mystery to get our attention here as readers. That's a nice little start so far.
Melanie then pushes the sleep out of her body. Mostly by stretching, but sometimes by blinking or just sitting on her bed to wake up a little. It does take a while for her to get up.
She dresses. She tries as hard as she can to look nice-sloppy isn't good enough for her perfectionist mind. Always some type of cute outfit that's based off of the weather. She searches up the weather forecast before she sleeps so she can choose the best clothing.
Okay...that's also nice and normal so far...we've definitely got a decent glimpse at the kind of person she is from what we've seen so far. Its gone really well here overall and I think this is shaping up to be a nice little story at the moment.
She brushes her teeth. She knows Americans do it differently. She's heard from her sister. But, as a Chinese person, what's the point of taking a shower every day or brushing her teeth after she eats? No offense to you Americans, she thinks, but totally unnecessary. She also applies toothpaste to her sister's toothbrush and fills up her sister's cup. Her sister doesn't have enough time and enough motivation to do it herself.
Well...hygiene...is complicated...I'm going to leave it at that....yeah....that's the best option here.
Melanie heads downstairs to take off her contacts and do all that stuff you do. After taking out her contacts without much trouble, she skips to the kitchen and thinks about what she has to do. Then, she is a whirlwind of activity. Filling up her water bottle, packing her bookbag, putting on her socks. Melanie's breakfast is now ready. When she's done eating a short breakfast, she hurriedly grabs her backpack, puts on her shoes, and heads out the door.
She shoots out of the door. She's always desperate to get out of the house by 7:15. Then, she's in the car with her dad driving her to school. Her school, Oak Point Elementary, is farther away from her house then she can walk.
Okay...well...that's quite fun...getting through all of that normally enough and then making it to school on time is always nice...although I am now starting to think that maybe this story has no twist and I was fooled by the first paragraph.
At school, Melanie hopes she's on time. She's almost never tardy. At school, she knows it's time to start a brand-new day. Happily.
Aww...well despite the fact that I'm disappointed to see there is no special twist here, I do love that ending, happily is absolutely the best way to start a brand new day. That's a sweet little ending there.
Aaaaand that's it for this one.
Overall: Overall...this was a nice and simple little story and it was nice spending a few minutes here reading something not as depressing for a change. Aaand that's about all I've gotta say here.
As always remember to take what you think was helpful and forget the rest.
Stay Safe
Harry
Just don't do it again. I can get a little angry.
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