Evergreen

                          It all started one Tuesday morning in April...

            

                I woke up to find my mom and dad sitting on my bed

                talking in hushed voices.  They saw I had woken up and my

                mom said, "Good morning sweetie!  I'm afraid you won't be

                going to school today."  "Why?" I asked. "Because," my dad said

                "you have a very high fever." That's when I noticed the lilies.

                My favorite lilies had wilted and the leaves were falling off.  I

                gasped and started to cry.  "What's wrong?" My dad asked.

                "Look." I sobbed and pointed to the lilies. "Oh..." he said. "I

                guess you forgot to water them."No!" I cried.  I did it last night!"

                          Later when I was feeling better and the fever was

                 gone,  I went up to my room and saw that the lilies were all

                 better and the petals were white and the leaves were a

                 beautiful green.  Weird,I thought...

                                    "Mom!" I called.She came up the stairs and I showed her 

                           the flowers.  "What happened?" I asked."Maybe your father got 

                           you new ones" she said. "Maybe,"  I said, but that's not what I thought...

                            

                                                        Violet Robertson
                                                            6th Grade
                                                   Kimberton Waldorf School
                                                           Pennsylvania

                                                       Great short, short story, Violet!  Keep up the cool mystery writing!