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School Paper
It's been five months since I've been living with Aunt Kate and I was taken by the mob. Since then everything's gone back to normal and my leg healed great. I was doing decently well in school and my friends and I have been spending time together at their skate park.
I don't really get to see my old friends much, but every once in a while I'll visit them at my old skate park. They don't mind too much, but sometimes I feel a little less part of the group.
I was doodling in my notebook when the teacher started giving us an assignment. We all groaned and the teacher just laughed at our unenthusiastic sounds.
"Okay everyone, I'm giving you a big homework assignment. I want you all to write about who's inspirational to them. It can be a family member, someone you met, or someone famous. I want you to put a lot of effort into this. I want a whole page front and back. You have until next Friday to complete it. Also, the best paper will be featured in the New York Times, which is exciting, but just know it's going to be picked out of every third grader in this school. So don't be disappointed if you lose. Pack up before the bell, have a good day everyone," Mrs. Chance said.
We all packed up our stuff and soon after the dismissal bell rung. We all left the class in a hurry and I went to my locker to get the rest of my stuff. My friends waited for me and we walked to the front of the building together.
"So, who are you going to choose?" Leo asked Henry.
"I don't know. Maybe my mom she's a doctor," Henry said with a shrug.
"That's cool. I'm going to write about my uncle, he owns an awesome toy shop in Florida," Leo said.
"How about you Blair?" I asked her.
"Oh I don't know. I might do my favorite writer, JK Rowling. She's pretty inspirational," Blaire said with a shrug.
"Cool," I said.
"You didn't say what you were going to do," Henry said.
"I don't know maybe, Richard Castle or my Aunt Kate," I said.
"That would be cool," Leo said.
We all said our goodbyes and went our separate ways when we reached the font steps of the school. The whole way home I tried to think about who I wanted to do my paper on. It was a hard decision, but I finally figured it out.
I took a detour and found myself knocking on Castle's door. The door opened and his daughter Alexis stood there.
"Hi, Emily. What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Is your dad here? I need to talk to him," I said.
"Yeah he's in his office. Come with me," she said.
Alexis led me to her dad's office where we found him playing with his phone.
"Ha, take that you little slimy monster," he said.
"Um… Dad you have company," Alexis said.
"Emily, what are you doing here?" Castle said as he walked towards me.
Alexis left and I was alone with Castle in his office.
"I need your help," I said.
"With what?" Castle asked.
"I have a paper I have to write and I was going to write it about you, but I thought about it and I want to write it about my aunt. I was wondering if you could help me with it. I need to finish it by next Friday," I said.
"I can help you. Sounds like fun," he said.
"Thanks. Oh, and you can't tell my aunt, I want it to be a surprise. I'm going to tell her I'm doing the paper on you," I said.
"Okay, my lips are sealed. When do you want to start?" Castle asked.
"Tomorrows Saturday, so I think we should try to finish most of it this weekend," I said.
"Okay, sounds like a plan. See you tomorrow, mini Beckett," Castle said.
"See you tomorrow, Castle," I said.
It was dinner time and my aunt and I were eating pizza together.
"I have a writing assignment do on Friday. It's about someone who inspires me," I said to her.
"Really? Who are you going to write about?" She asked.
"Castle, I already asked him and he said it was okay. We're going to work on it together this weekend," I said to her.
"Cool. I can't wait to read it," she said.
"And the best paper in the entire third grade, will be in the New York Times," I said.
"Wow, that's awesome Emily. I hope you can win it," she said.
"Yeah, me too," I said.
"It's getting late. Time for bed and throw your trash away," Aunt Kate said.
"Okay. Night, Aunt Kate," I said as I threw away my trash.
"Night, Emily," She said.
The next day, I went to Castle's apartment right after breakfast. My aunt had to work, so she told me to be careful on the way to his place. I made it with no incidences and Castle greeted me cheerfully.
"Well you're here early," he said.
"I just want to make sure this paper's perfect," I said.
"All right, let's get started," he said.
We worked on the paper for ours, we even stopped for a sandwich break. So far, Castle's whole apartment was filled with crumpled up paper. I just couldn't figure out how to write this essay, but I was determined to get it right.
It started getting late and I was half way finished with the paper. It felt like this one was the best so far. I stretched my aching body and looked at the clock, it was half past 6:00pm and I was ready for dinner.
"Hey, your aunt called said she's still working. Want some Chinese food?" Castle asked as he walked into the room.
"Sure," I said.
We ordered Chinese and Castle's family and I all ate together. I got to know Castle, Alexis, and his mom even more than I did before. I liked this family, I always feel welcomed and I made a friend out of Alexis. Even though she's older than me, I feel pretty close. She's like a big sister to me.
We worked a little more on the paper after dinner and then Castle took me home. I think I'm making real progress on the paper and hopefully it's good enough to be in the paper.
Sunday flew by like it wasn't even there and Castle and I worked on my paper some more. We couldn't do as much as Saturday because had to do some other things, but we were still close to being done.
We finally finished the paper by Wednesday and even Castle felt like it was a good piece. He said it could possibly be one of the top papers for the contest. I seriously hoped it would because I think my aunt would appreciate it.
It was finally Friday and we all turned in our papers to Mrs. Chance. Throughout the whole school day, all of my classmates and I were rowdy. We were just anxious to find out who would be in the paper on Monday and since Monday was a holiday, we all got to see the paper because we'd be home. Blair, Henry, Leo, and I all discussed our papers and what we put in it.
Monday finally rolled around and my aunt took me to the precinct with her since she had to work. We walked into the precinct and everyone was smiling and praising Aunt Kate. She reached her desk and Esposito, Ryan, and Castle came up to her.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"You didn't read the paper yet?" Ryan asked.
"No," she said.
Esposito handed her a copy of The New York Times and she took it. Castle gave me a big grin and I returned it.
"My Inspiration by Emily Beckett Roswell
My name is Emily and I've kind of been through a lot since I was born. I was going to write this story on my friend, Richard Castle, the famous author. I thought he was cool because he was a writer, but when I really thought about it, I figured out I had someone better, my Aunt Kate. So this is about her and how she inspires me.
My Aunt is awesome, she's no super hero or famous person. She's just an ordinary women who happens to fight crime in the state of New York. Being a detective is hard work and comes with plenty of sacrifices. You work long hours and have to put your life on the line every day. Doing something like that, you have to have a lot of bravery.
Truth is I never really respected my aunt. I barely even knew her until five months ago when my mother died. Then after I was kidnapped I saw how much she really means to me and how much I mean to her. I knew she'd take on the world just to make sure I was safe and I'd do the same for her if I could.
In conclusion, my Aunt's definitely the top person in my heart. I don't need this paper to tell everyone my feelings about my Aunt Kate, I think you can figure it out by just looking at us. She makes me want to be like her one day and hopefully I could be a top detective in New York too.
This is for my Aunt Kate, the best thing that's ever came into my life and hopefully continues to stay. She's my true hero."
My Aunt Kate had tears running freely down her face. She was smiling so brightly that it looked kind of painful. She dropped down to eyelevel and pulled me into a giant hug.
"Emily, it was so beautiful. Is this what you really think?" she asked.
"Yeah, you're the closest person to me and a true inspiration," I said.
"Castle did you know?" she asked.
"Guilty. It was really hard for me to not say anything, but it was just too good. I kept the secret though," Castle said.
"Thanks, I'm just so surprised and shocked. Thank you, Emily," my aunt said.
"No problem Aunt Kate," I said.
"That was a really good paper. Brought Jenny to tears," Ryan said.
"Yeah, it was. Lanie told me she got a little teared up from it," Esposito said.
Captain Montgomery came out of his office and up to my aunt's desk.
"Nice paper young lady. It was very good. I'm giving your aunt the day off today, you two should spend the day together," the captain said.
"Really, Captain?" my aunt asked.
"Yes, Detective Beckett. Spend time with your niece," he said.
"Thanks, Captain. I will," she said.
We spent the rest of the day together just the two of us. We went to the movies, ate at my favorite restaurant, and got ice cream. I had fun with my Aunt Kate today and I wish we could have many more days like this.