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The summer I turned pretty week 33

June13

A year ago all the kids were sitting watching TV. All of a sudden Steven smelled something that did not smell right at all. He asked if anyone else smelled it and they all said yes. Belly said it was pot and Conrad agreed with her. It was for his Susannah’s chemotherapy. Steven looked at […]

The summer I turned pretty week 32

June13

At night Belly could never sleep. She tried her hardest but she never could. She finally tried to go swim a couple of laps in the pool to relax her and it worked. That same night after dinner she could not sleep. She slips into her bathing suit and jumps into the pool. After a […]

The summer I turned pretty week 31

June13

After dinner, everyone helped with the dishes and then went off and did their own thing. Belly sat on the couch and listened to Conrad play his guitar. She was scared to ask him about his girlfriend but she did anyway. Conrad told her they broke up and she suddenly got interested in the conversation. […]

The summer I turned pretty week 29

June13

After unpacking all of her clothes, Belly ran down to the pool to start her summer tan. She got to the pool and the boys were there. All of a sudden Steven yells “BELLY FLOP”. Steven, Jeremiah and Conrad circled Belly until they all had a strong grip of her. They “swung [her] back and […]

The summer I turned pretty week 30

June13

It was the first night of summer for everyone. Susannah made her “special pot of spicy bouillabaisse” that they have the first night they all come together (Han 22). They all talked about the school year and if anything big happened. Jeremiah showed off his big scar to Belly that he got from football. Conrad […]

The summer I turned pretty week 28

June13

Belly talks about how her heart was broken in that house one summer. Steven and Jeremiah “went on a fishing trip” with some friends so that left Conrad and Belly at home (Han 10). Belly always thought Conrad was super cute so she thought this was her chance that something might happen. She was in […]

The summer I turned pretty week 27

June13

It’s finally summer and school is out. Belly, Steven and their mom are on the way to their beach house. Waiting for them are Conrad, Jeremiah and Susannah Beck. Belly’s mom and Susannah have been friends “since they were nine” years old (Han 4). Steven was letting his mom take a break from driving and […]

Safe Have week 24

April15

One day Katie was going to work she saw a strange car outside of the restaurant. She recognized the car and realized it was Kevin. She “ran back to her motel” and took a bus to another town (Sparks 187). All she could think about was what she did that led him to Philadelphia. She […]

Safe Haven 22

April15

Katie needed a plan to get out of that house. Kevin had a police convention in Marlborough. He left and it was Katie’s time to get out. She brought out her phone and set it up so when Kevin called the house it was go straight to the cell phone. She took a shower and […]

Safe Haven week 21

April15

Katie started to like Alex. She saw how great of a dad he was to his kids. Katie started to think about her past and how horrible it was. Kevin was her husband that she was in love with. On their honeymoon, Kevin hit her and it all started there. Every night Kevin came home […]

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