Helping Out

By: Ally, 6^th grade

Monday

          Hi my name is Cameron. I am 11 years old and I want to help out at an animal shelter. My mom says that it would be a very great thing to do. I think so too. My mom called the animal shelter and asked how old you have to be to volunteer. They said you have to be 13 years old. When my mom got off the phone she told me the bad news. I was upset. My mom told me it was no big deal because she would find something else for me to volunteer at. I told my mom ok but in my head I wasn’t. My mom noticed something odd about me. She asked me if anything was wrong but lied and said “no.”

            I asked my mom if she could call another animal shelter and see how old you have to be to volunteer. She did as I said and she called another animal shelter.  They told her that you have to be 12 years old. When my mom got off the phone she told me that you have to be 12 to volunteer. I was so excited because I am turning 12 in 1 week.

3 Days Later

Thursday

It was Thursday and my birthday was in 4 days. I couldn’t wait to volunteer at the animal shelter.

3 days later

Sunday

            I couldn’t wait till tomorrow. It was my birthday. I could finally volunteer at the animal shelter. I loved animals so much I just couldn’t wait another day. I asked my mom if she could call and ask if I could go and be shown around. They said that they could show me around 30 minutes before they close. They closed at 5:30 pm, and it was 10:00 am. So I would go to the animal shelter at 5:00.

The Day

Monday

          Today was the day I could help out at the animal shelter. I couldn’t wait. I was born at 3:33am. It was 10:30 so I had already turned 12. It was 10:30 and the animal shelter opened at 11:30.

            It is 11:00 now so I at lunch and got ready to go. When I got there a worker was waiting at the door to greet me.

THAT WAS THE BEST DAY!!!