VictoriaandSavannah

__Unexpected Death__
One beautiful day, the sun was shining brilliantly. It was one of those days that made everyone jovial. On this day, three friends; Ellen, Dave, and Will, decided to go to the pool. Dave and Will were both quite smitten over Ellen. Will and Dave's objective of going to the pool was to try and sweep Ellen off her feet. When they arrived at Ellen's home, she took their breath away. She looked stunning in her over sized sunglasses and hot pink cover up. They arrived at the pool at a quarter after one. Dave and Will watched in amazement as Ellen shimmied out of her cover up. They all started to put sunscreen on. Dave offered to put sunscreen on Ellen's back, because of course he didn't want her to burn. Will, on the other hand, was green with envy. While Dave was occupied with Ellen, Will took the opportunity to show off and did a back flip off the ledge. the splash woke Dave out of his trance and realized he needed to step up his game. he then did a front flip into the pool. They began to plunge each other's heads under the water. When they realized that Ellen wasn't in the water, they came up with a superb idea. Dave and Will crept out of the pool noiselessly. Ellen was in a lounge chair reading the latest issue of //Seventeen//. The boys slowly walked over to her, careful not to make any noise. Ellen wasn't bamboozled by the boys' "sneakiness". She had been expecting this at any minute. Ellen leaped out of the chair just before Will and Dave were about to pluck her out of it and throw her into the pool. Ellen raced around the pool's edge to the safety of the other side. Before she know it, the boys were closing in on both sides of her. She was filled with adrenaline and before she saw that she was only in the 4-foot end of the pool, Ellen dove in. Eager to apprehend her, the boys jumped in after her and grabbed her lifeless body and saw the blood slowly seeping out of her forehead. They frantically pulled her onto the unforgiving concrete. While Will started CPR, Dave rushed to the lifeguard. After 10 minutes of unsuccessful CPR, the EMTs arrived. Nothing they did could revive her cold body. She was gone. Will and Dave stood in disbelief as they watched the ambulance drive away. They would never know which one she would have chosen.

"eerie disease"-Savannah uses this word to said the tone for this story. There are some people who embrace everything in their life whether it be good or bad. But using the word "eerie" shows that this is not going to be one of those stories. It's hard to embrace anything that could cause a young person to not be able to live life to the fullest. , nothing seemed to brighten up Maya’s future. The struggle with cancer lasted approximately five years until she was officially diagnosed with a terminal illness. While most would consider giving up, Maya grappled with the thought of losing such a sublime life. She exerted herself to such extremes.

=== The first wish Maya desired was a form of adrenaline rush. What better way to satisfy this feeling then by jumping thousands of feet from the sky? On Maya’s eleventh birthday, she took place in history by becoming the youngest female to ever skydive. ===

"erratic list"-Erratic can mean strange or eccentric. For a person with a terminal illness, an erratic list is probably not something they should have. But Maya would rather live her life to the fullest and live shorter, than to live safely and live longer. This word shows the lengths she was willing to go through to accomplish this task. was contending with the infamous eaters at the Nathaniel hotdog challenge. During this time Maya wished to eat as many hot dogs as humanly possible. Unfortunately, doctors prohibited Maya from performing such actions due to the extreme dangers it imposed. However, in the eyes of a young child, she wanted to defy authority. What did she have to lose after all; her life that was at that very moment in threat? She contended with the top dogs, no pun intended. It was ironic to most how much this seventy five pound girl could chow down in the matter of five minutes. However, yet another goal had been successfully achieved.

=== Last on Maya’s list was the art of love. She desperately wanted to feel what love was. In the eyes of Maya she explained this unexplainable emotion ===

"unexplainable emotion"-This helps you to relate to her feelings. A lot of people go through life without knowing what love is and they would like to find out. But at eleven years old and with a terminal illness, she probably won't be able to experience this feeling. as, “the affection between a man and a woman, in which both cases they cherish and appreciate === every aspect of one another. They ignite a burning flame that lasts an eternity. They have a bonding friendship.” Maya was unable espy love within the last two months of life. Well, that is what she thought. Day and night, beginning in the year 1992, Maya discovered love. This love was not between a man and a woman; however, this love was between a mother and a daughter. Sharing and connecting with each others feelings for years and years bonded these two together for life, and what had to offer beyond. It wasn’t until the conclusive end Maya had unveiled === === ===

=== the true feeling of love. Willingly dying in her mothers arms, Maya was a peace with the world. Embracing the next stages in her life, or after life, she accepted all of what life had to offer her. ===