Carrie Rose Hated Red.Carrie Rose hated to wear red. She also disliked dis·like tr.v. dis·liked, dis·lik·ing, dis·likes To regard with distaste or aversion. n. An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion. hot pink, neon neon (nē`ŏn) [Gr.,=new], gaseous chemical element; symbol Ne; at. no. 10; at. wt. 20.179; m.p. −248.67°C;; b.p. −246.048°C;; density 0.8999 grams per liter at STP; valence 0. Neon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. green, and electric blue. Carrie Rose thought they made people notice her. And Carrie Rose didn't like being noticed. In fact, she worked at not being noticed. Carrie Rose sat quietly. She colored quietly. She wore quiet shoes. She never raised her hand in class. Even at recess Carrie was quiet so that no one would notice her. But Carrie Rose noticed the others. Ivy always giggled. Juan and his dinosaur dinosaur (dī`nəsôr) [Gr., = terrible lizard], extinct land reptile of the Mesozoic era. The dinosaurs, which were egg-laying animals, ranged in length from 2 1-2 ft (91 cm) to about 127 ft (39 m). stood on their heads. Frank raised his hand during reading. Emily chased Alex at recess. Carrie Rose wondered if they minded being noticed. On Friday the teacher took a fuzzy fuzz·y adj. fuzz·i·er, fuzz·i·est 1. Covered with fuzz. 2. Of or resembling fuzz. 3. Not clear; indistinct: a fuzzy recollection of past events. 4. windup dog out of his desk. He wound it up, and the little dog wagged its tail. Carrie Rose almost laughed out loud. "This is Crackers," Mr. Warner said. "Crackers wants to go home with one student each weekend." Oh! Come to my house, Carrie Rose thought. You're so cute cute adj. cut·er, cut·est 1. Delightfully pretty or dainty. 2. Obviously contrived to charm; precious: "[He] . I'll show Dad how you wag your tail! "Who wants to take Crackers home?" the teacher asked. Kids near Carrie Rose raised their hands. Carrie Rose had never raised her hand in class. Could she do it? She lifted her hand from her lap to the desktop. Could she raise it higher? Oh no! Too late. Mr. Warner had chosen somebody else. To all the groans, Mr. Warner said, "Don't worry. Everyone will get a turn. I'll choose someone else next Friday Next Friday is the 2000 sequel to Friday , which depicts the neighborhood of South Los Angeles in a comedic sense. The hero, Craig Jones (Ice Cube), leaves home and moves in with his lottery winning and sex-crazed Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) in Rancho Cucamonga. ." All weekend Carrie Rose worried about raising her hand. Maybe she needed practice. Maybe she could get used to it. And then on Friday she could raise her hand like the others. Carrie Rose decided to try. On Monday her hand inched up for calendar person. Alex was chosen. That night in her room, Carrie Rose practiced raising her hand in front of a mirror. It felt silly, but she thought it might help. On Tuesday her hand went halfway up. Mr. Warner called on Carrie Rose to pass out papers. Fingers trembling trembling visible muscle tremor caused by fever, fear, weakness, electrolyte imbalance, especially hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia, and neuromuscular disease. trembling disease , Carrie Rose handed out the blue sheets. Some kids said, "Thanks." Others just took the paper. Carrie Rose smiled when she went back to her seat. Passing out papers was fun. On Wednesday Carrie Rose didn't raised her hand in time to lead the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. . On Thursday her hand popped up for line leader. Ivy was chosen. Carrie Rose sighed. On Friday Carrie Rose couldn't sit still. Could she get her hand up in time? Would the teacher choose her? Finally Mr. Warner said, "Who wants to take Crackers home?" Carrie Rose's hand leaped straight up. So did everyone else's. She waited. And waited. What was taking so long? "Carrie Rose," Mr. Warner said at last. Smiling, Carrie Rose walked to the front of the room and gently took Crackers. "You're coming home with me!" she whispered whis·per n. 1. Soft speech produced without full voice. 2. Something uttered very softly. 3. A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint: whispers of scandal. . Carrie Rose still hates to wear red, and she still wears quiet shoes. But now Carrie Rose loves to volunteer for all kinds of things. |
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