The Worse Day of My Life

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THE WORSE DAY OF MY LIFE (written by Ellen Allotey ) It was a glorious Saturday morning when I woke up to the happy singing of the birds outside my window. The day looked as hopeful as anyone could imagine- the sun was shining brightly and the sky was as blue as the ocean. Who knew that this day, 4th January, 2007, would turn out to be the worst day of my life! ‘Ellen.....Ellen’’ I heard my mother shout from the living room. I was still half asleep and her voice rang through my ears as though a siren were going off in my head. ‘Wake up now or you are going to be late for the party!’ I jumped out of bed speedily and rushed into the bathroom. Being late was not an option. It was the day of my best friend Akua’s birthday party. I had been counting down the days for a very long time. I quickly got dressed and soon enough we left home. ‘Oh dear’ my mother said as we drove along and the car slowly came to a stop. I looked out of the window to see a long line of cars ahead of us. Our car crept slowly forward- as slow as a tortoise along- the traffic jam. It seemed as though we would be stuck in the traffic for hours. I checked my watch. Akua’s party had started 1 hour ago! The day was starting to look miserable. We finally arrived at Akua’s house and I could hear music playing and other children shouting happily. I reached into my bag to take out Akua’s present, only to discover that it was sitting far away in my house! I felt very sad that I had made such a huge mistake! My mother told me not to worry. I could give it to her another time. ‘Ellen, where have you been?’ my friend Akua asked. We have already cut the cake and you missed it! I shook my head. Could this day get any worse? Luckily, Akua saved me some of her birthday cake and so I put it in the bag and decided to share with my brother when we get home. As we played outside, there was suddenly a
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