Conflict

Winter and Alex both wanted the last slice of pizza. Their eyes locked, and in an instant both of their hands shot across the table and snatched at the slice.

Winning 55 million dollars in the lottery sounds great, but when Autumn actually had the money in her hands she wasn’t sure what to spend it on

For many months after her father’s death she pretended that he was still alive. Eventually the truth sunk in.

When Balise was faced with the option of playing football or soccer, he wasn’t sure what to do. For a whole week he could not make up his mind.

Very seldom do we get snow or ice in Georgia, but there was one December morning when Mason struggled to scrape an inch of ice off of his car windshield.

When my boyfriend broke up with me, I was like, “forget him!” Later that night I cried into my pillow.

“Stop the car now!” Kymmie screamed. “No!” Brooke replied and then stepped on the gas.

I spend way too much time worrying about what high school will be like. I wonder if I will have many friends. Also, I wonder if my parents will help me get a driver’s license as soon as I turn sixteen. I wonder if high school will be hard.

Jamarion was upset because Maliki told him the wrong directions.