Author's note: I had an assignment for my English book to write a short story using at least 10 of the new words I had learned in that book. I wasn't going to publish it on here, but my friends and family liked it so much that they wanted me to publish it on here. So, I did. Please no hate about it. Also there is a really weird word in this story. That word is boon. A boon is a blessing. I know that that's a weird word for blessing but that's what a boon is. Also, shout out to my dad for helping me come up with a name for this story and shout out to xXIcyBrookieXx for creating the cover of the book. Thanks dad and thanks bestie!!!

     One night Katy is sleeping in her upstairs bedroom. Suddenly she wakes up and smells a pungent odor. So, she jumps out of bed and peers over the stairs to see that her house is on fire and smoke is everywhere. She was so daunted by the sight that she almost became stationary. Then she realized that she had to call the fire department immediately. So, she rushed back to her nightstand, snatched up her phone, and dialed 911. A few minutes later, the fire department arrived and rescued her from her window. Because of Katy's preoccupation with the fire, she didn't think to grab anything. The only thing she got was her phone. Then when she was safely on the ground, the paramedics put an oxygen mask on her and took her to the hospital. It was a boon that Katy didn't have any injuries, so she was released from the hospital the next day.
     After Katy got out of the hospital, she went to what was left of her house. To her it was so uncanny what had happened just the night before. She went in what little was left of her house and started going through it. It was such a baleful sight. She was looking for at least one or two mementos. The 2 mementos were her mama's ring and her dad's old watch. You see, Katy's parents had died in a car accident 2 years ago and that was all that she had left of them. She had no one else because she was an only child. After rummaging through her now pathetic looking room, she ultimately found her mama's ring and right beside it her dad's old watch. Those were the only things that the fire hadn't even touched. Right after she found those 2 mementos of her parents, she burst into hysterical tears. After she finished sobbing she left her despairing home and went to her friend's house where she would be staying tentatively until she could find another house.
    A few weeks later, her other friends pitched in and surprised her with a new house. They even bought her a puppy to keep her company. It was so phenomenal that how one terrible thing led to an even stronger friendship. Her friends had now become her family.

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