Lindsay P.

The Day the Moving Truck Came

“Beep Beep!” roared the big moving truck. One  beautiful day the sun was shining, the birds were chirping and I could see the big moving truck rumble in my driveway. The moving truck was big and tall and I felt sad as I saw the moving people taking away the last few things in my old house.  Even my dog Gatsby couldn't cheer me up (well he did a little bit), but I felt bad for him too.

He was trapped in a small corner and he was whining.I let him out later into a bigger space.I could smell the warm smell of roasted marshmallows. After that I saw my mom cooking chicken it cheered me up a little bit. Then I remembered I was moving and got sad all over again. I got scared about moving also. And started asking myself questions like what if we have to sleep somewhere else?

What if they didn’t put my furniture in? What if we couldn’t use our electronics because of sell service? I was asking myself all of these questions.Then all of a sudden the moving people came back and moved my furniture in my new house.It made me feel a little better.It stayed for the rest of the day. I was wondering if it would ever go away. After that I started eyeing the moving truck. I really wanted it to leave. Finally I gave up and went inside and peeked out the window.

A little later I sat on the couch and talked to my dog, ”you don’t know where you are but I love you anyway and I always will. ” “I don’t know why I am here. All want  is to go back and live in our old house! ”

After that my mom told me not to worry and to sit down so I did my heart was pumping with fear as she explained that everything was going to be okay.  We watched TV and that made me forget all about being sad and scared.

A little later I started playing with my dog. My dog tried to make me feel better. It helped a little bit. I could see the swaying branches on my favorite tree as I felt unhappy and frustrated. My head  started to hurt and I didn’t  know what to do. Then all of a sudden I settled down and thought to myself, “Maybe moving won’t be that bad after all.” After that I went back on the tree.I could smell the cool crisp breeze that flew by. I totally forgot about moving so I went inside and I was happy for the rest of the day.But from this point on I can still hear the sound of the moving truck in my head, “rumble rumble.”

I will never forget the day when the moving people came.Tension raced down my body.As I closed my eyes I could only remember the feelings I felt and the sights I saw. But I know I will always remember the day the moving truck came.