Starving Sunday by Jacob Saunders

Starving Sunday

I was dying. I felt like I hadn’t eaten for the past week. Mom passed back a bag of pretzels. I snatched them away without looking up from my Nintendo DS. I opened the bag and tossed three pretzels into my mouth.

“When are we going to eat lunch?” I asked.

“We’re going to snack instead of eating lunch because we don’t have time to stop. We'd miss all the Kirtland tours.”explained Dad.

I groaned. Then, my face light up like a light bulb. I had just beaten Magma Leader Maxie on my video game.

My sister, Emma, was also pecking away at her GameBoy. My family was driving to Kirtland, Ohio with my Lala and Papa. We were close. When we got there, we took a tour around Kirtland. It was very peaceful and beautiful. Next, we went to the Kirtland Temple. I wasn’t as impressed because it didn’t have the same peaceful feeling Historic Kirtland did.

Once we got back to the car, I flipped on my DS and started playing again. We got to our hotel in Cleveland and I was famished. I walked to the elevator and went into the warm hotel. When we all got in our room, we unpacked and decided where to go for dinner. I suggested The Hard Rock Café. Everyone agreed.

We devoured our food and sucked down our sodas until we were stuffed.

We got back to the hotel and changed into our bathing suits. My sister and I swam in the pool while the adults sat in the Jacuzzi. I impressed Papa by walking on the lane line. When we were done, we changed into our pajamas and watched Kung-Fu Panda. It was hilarious! After the movie, I climbed into my sleeping bag and went out like a light bulb.