Cooper’s Bad Day

By Whitney

            “Wake up Cooper I need you to go to town to get me some milk.” She said as Cooper’s mother pulled his comforter. “We’re out of milk and I am trying to make a cake for the banquet tonight. The money is on your dresser. Get dressed and hurry down there and back.”

            “Why can’t you do it yourself, I am busy.”

            “Because I have to much to do and don’t have enough time. It won’t take that long now get up and go.”

            Slowly, Cooper got dressed, grabbed the money, and took his bike. He made his way down the gravel trail. As he rode his bike he was in a daze from just waking up and didn’t see the fallen tree branch in the middle of the path. His bike wheel got caught in the branch and he flipped over the wheel and landed on his back. After sitting there for a few seconds he laughed at it and got up. His bike tired was bent so he continued on foot. He decided he’d get his bike later. While looking at his bleeding arm he tripped on his un-tied shoelace and fell all the way down the biggest hill and landed in the mud. “Ok,” he said. “I am starting to get really mad. Today is obviously a bad day for me.”

            He reached the store, grabbed the last gallon of milk and headed for home. On the way home he counted all of the things that happened to him. First he was stung by a bee, than he tripped over a crack in the sidewalk, and finally he ran into the girl he liked. Cooper was so excited when he finally made it home. He gave the milk to his mother and ran to his room, but shortly after he reached his room his mother called him downstairs.

            “Cooper this milk has gone past its expiration date. You need to go back and get me a different one.” She said. Cooper took one look at her and headed back to his room.