"Family Folklore" by Andres Carrasquillo

Blood pouring everywhere. People screaming, every which a way. Total chaos and destruction around every corner. And it all started with one acorn, nay, THE acorn. It started as a normal Friday, but quickly turned into the worst day in Kissimmee, Florida history.


8th period in Denn John Middle School. Every second ticked away another moment that we waited to leave. The only thing on our mind was Spring break. Suddenly, RING!!! The bell rings and everybody rushes out of the building, finally on our way back home. Today I was going to go to my friend's, Benjamin Gomez, house, so we walked on the cement sidewalk, that would soon become the Sidewalk of Horror.


We were walking, when Benjamin decided it would be funny to throw an acorn at my friend, Julio. I knew it was a bad idea, because Julio was riding on the bike path on the road. As soon as Benjamin picked up the acorn, the air grew thinner. All of time froze.



Suddenly, Benjamin threw the acorn. BULL'S EYE! The acorn hit Julio straight in the eye. Julio turned horridly to the left and crashed into a silver Mazda. It was such an impact that he recoiled into the air. At the same moment, a helicopter was passing by, during a police chase involving the Mazda. The helicopter didn't see the mangled boy, hurling in the air. That's when horror visited my heart. Julio was blended by the helicopter's propellers. His blood was carried by gravity, down unto the passing vehicles. One leg happened to hit me in the face, knocking me out. Every car was blinded, crashing into everything. One car actually crashed into the Epcot ball. The ball was sent rolling down the street. Unfortunately, NASA was hosting their annual testing of their rocket ships. The fleeting ball hit the rocket, just as it was about to lift off. The ball hit the rocket with such force, that it was shot into space. The Epcot ball hit Mars. Mars blew into a thousand and twenty-three pieces, flying all into the sun. All of this happening, the rocket ricocheted off one of the pieces and crashed into Jupiter. I survived, along with Benjamin.