Subject: CM Fiction Grade level: 6-8
Jack was in the small garden that was in front of the house, playing with his friend Evan. Haley was busy inside the house with the laundry.
"Jack, you know my mummy will leave me." "What?"
"My mummy cried yesterday, she hung me, she said sorry to leave me with my daddy." "Why?"
"I don't know, my mummy said it's grow-up thing. You think she will still love me?"
"I don't know, my daddy left, but he told me he would always love me. My daddy loves me, even I can not see him often, so I think your mummy loves you."
"Do you miss your daddy?"
"Yeah. My daddy is busy to catch the bad guys, he is a hero, and I want to be a hero, just like my daddy when I grow up."
"Hi! Jacky boy, you are like a little "G-man", a stranger appeared, he was smiling to him,
"Hi! " Jack looked at the man, "Who are you?" confused,
" I' m George, your daddy's friend, your daddy asked me to give you this, I think it's a birthday gift. Happy Birthday, jacky boy!" without waiting for an answer, the man turned around and left.
"Look, I tell you my daddy loves me, you give the birthday gift, I will show it to my mummy. Mummy! Mummy!" Jack run into the house.
" Jack, what is it?" Haley looked at her son. "Look, mummy, daddy sent me a gift."
"Is your daddy here?" Haley looked through the window,
" No, his friend gave it to me, he said that is daddy' gift for my birthday." "Is daddy here?"
"Why your daddy didn't..." Haley stopped, "It's wonderful, go to play with Even, we will call your
daddy later okay?'
"Yeah." Jack run out of the house, Haley thought she would call Aaron to ask about the gift.
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