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=Exposition/Inciting Incident=

"Sara, are you ready yet?" Sara's mom yelled from the hallway. "Yup, almost I just have to get my shoes on." Sara explained. "Well hurry up" Sara's mom hollered,"The Even's don't have all day!" "I'm coming hold your horses they live right next door!" Sara said. Sara was getting ready for a sleep over at her best friend's house. That best friend is Angela Evens. Angela and Sara were so close it seemed like they were supered glued together. Sara was a sweet and caring girl with red hair and freckles on her cheeks. She looked like she came out of a cartoon show. Angela was also a nice girl and caring too. She had brown hair with big brown eyes. Angela had a darker complexion than Sara but they were both unique in their own ways. Sara and Angela had special sliver,smooth bracelets which had the letters BFF on them.Those letters meant best friends forever and that meant they would stick together no mater what. Sara and Angela were really excited for this sleepover because Angela's sister Martha would be in charge of them since their parents were going out. This meant they would have fun until the sun said good morning! They were up until one thirty and when ever Martha would come by their room they would pretend they were sleeping. The night went by so fast it didn't even seem real! By morning Angela and Sara weren't ready to say good-bye. It didn't really matter since they were neighbors, but they still didn't want to. They asked their parents if they could stay longer,but the parents said no as quick as a fox. So they went home waiting for the next time. Unfortunately the next time came too soon. Sara's parents got into a big fight and they wanted Sara to spend the night at Angela's. She did and was upset all night. Angela tired her hardest to cheer Sara up but it didn't work. It seemed as though Sara wasn't up for a sleepover so Angela wondered why she had said yes to a sleepover. Sara and Angela talked for a while and by morning Sara was back to her peepy self. While talking Angela figured out why Sara had said yes it was because her parents were fighting and they didn't want her to get upset. They both hope that her parents are just going through a phase. Hopefully this won't be permanent.

HOW DID SHE FEEL ABOUT THE SLEEPOVER? WHAT DOES THE LETTERS BFF STAND FOR? HOW LATE DID THEY STAY UP?

=Rising Action= Today is Sara’s sixth birthday! Sara was so excited and Angela was to. She was having her party at a bowling alley and twenty people were invited. The blowing ally was as noisy as a jungle! Angela was going to her party early to help set up. Sara was ready to have the best night of her life! Angela was ready to see that happen. Both of her parents were there and usually that meant huge trouble, but tonight this was different. Tonight was all about Sara and not even her parents bickering and blabbering could change that. But something could upset her more than when her parents fight. That annoyance were her loud, noisy, and disrespectful so call friends!!!! All night long they were not being respectful and yelling and screaming. Sara was not having any fun. This was supposed to be the greatest night of her life and her friends were ruining that. Angela tried my hardest to make her feel better, but nothing seemed to work. Then Angela told her not to worry about other people and to just have fun herself. That seemed to work! After that Sara was just worried about having fun. they watched as the bowling ball screamed for help as it knocked into the pins! Sara was all about fun. The ice cream cake came out and was very big. it had HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARA on it and had a picture of her on it. Sara blew so hard that all of the six candles went out in the first blow.This boring and unpleasing party turned out to be the best night of Sara's life.

“Hey Sara! Are you ready to have some fun?” Angela exclaimed. “Oh yeah lets pump up the party!” Sara rambled. “Yeah let’s have a fabulous time,” Angela jabbered. "I am really having a wonderful, declared Sara, "time isn't this great!"

Sara and Angela were having a great time on their play date. Angela's house was felt so much like home it seems like you are at your house. They decided to play a game of house. Sara really wanted to be the mom, but Angela didn’t want to be the kid. That’s how the beastly fight began. Their yelling and screaming was the thunder of a major storm! The rest of their play date they would not talk to each other. When it was time for Sara to leave Angela didn’t even care. This was a major problem. The two have got ton into fights, but not like this. Sara and Angela were so mad at each other so mad that they didn’t talk to each other for three days. Sara was ready to apologize but she didn’t think she should. She thought Angela should be the one to say sorry and Angela thought Sara should say sorry!

The next day Sara called Angela and asks if she wanted to come over. Angela said yes and went over to her house. Sara's house felt like a museum. There are pictures and paintings everywhere! For a while it was still. They did and said nothing to each other. Sara’s mom made them lunch and they sat down at the table. Angela didn’t know what to say, neither did Sara. At last the eerie silence was broken Sara asked Angela why they were fighting. To be truthful Angela thought it was stupid. They were fighting about a game! Well the fight was now over! They finished their lunch and watched a movie. After that they had a sleepover together at Sara’s house. That night they had so much fun. They knew that their fight was over. This just goes to show you that Sara and Angela will always be there for each other and no fight will set them apart.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INVITED? HOW WERE HER PARENT'S FIGHTING? WHAT DID THE ICE CREAM CAKE LOOK LIKE? WHAT DID THEY DO ON THEIR PLAY DATE?

=Climax= Everything was just about back to normal with Angela and Sara. They were still friends after the fight and still had play dates all the time. Even though most things were back to normal not everything was.

“Hey, Sara, how are your parents doing?” asked Angela. “Well… ummm… I don’t know… good I guess,” Sara mumbled. “I guess you don’t want to talk about it, Angela stated, “That’s okay, but you know I am always here if you want to talk.” “Thanks, I know that,” Sara said.

Unfortunately, Sara’s parents were not okay. They were worse than ever. Poor, little Sara didn’t want to admit that because it hurt so much. Then one beautiful, sunny day Angela saw something not so beautiful and pleasing. She saw a car and luggage.The car was a taxi and the luggage was piled up high as it was stuffed into the trunk. A few minutes later she saw Sara’s dad get into the car and leave.Sara's dad face looked sad and also a little mad. At that moment there was a big frog in Angela’s throat. It felt like a lump. Salty tears started to come down Angela’s face. Why didn’t Sara tell her that her parents were getting a divorce? She was mad but at the same time she was sad. And couldn’t be mad at Sara for not wanting to tell her. Angela just couldn’t figure out why she wouldn’t want to tell her. The next day Angela’s mom had a talk with her. Angela just heard blabbering from her mom. At one point it sounded like this: Sara says Susie was silly.She was out of it! Angela just couldn’t get Sara’s parents off of her mind. The next time she saw Sara, Sara was as quiet as a mouse. Angela just couldn’t get sad Sara to talk. She tried to make her feel better but it didn't work. Angela was torn. She didn’t know how to fix this mess.

HOW DID SHE FEEL ABOUT HER PARENT'S DIVORCE? WHAT DID THE CAR LOOK LIKE? WHAT DID THE LUGGAGE LOOK LIKE? WHAT DID THE GIRLS DO TO KEEP THEIR MINDS OFF OF SARA'S PARENTS?

=Falling Action= “Uhhhh!” Angela exclaimed. “What was that terrifying sound I just heard?” Angela’s mom questioned, “It sounded like someone died!” “No one died, but someone did get hurt,” Angela responded. “What do you mean?” Angela’s mom inquired. “I’m talking about Sara and her loud parents,” Angela replied. “Oh, I get it now,” Angela’s mom noted, “Do you want to talk about it?” “I just don’t get it why won’t Sara talk to me,” Angela whined. “She just going through a rough patch in her life and you as a friend need to be there for her the most,” Angela’s mom expressed.

After the talk with Angela’s mom Angela was feeling much better. She now had to help Sara feel happier. Angela went to Sara’s house to talk with her. Sara said she didn’t feel like talking so they played a game of house for an hour or two. Sara and Angela were playing and just having what seemed like the best time of their lives. After the game, Sara came clean and explained she did want to talk about her parents. The talk was intense with crying from both Sara and Angela. You could see the salty, wet tears fall down their sad and red faces. They both vented their feelings about the divorce. Sara explained that the reason she didn’t tell Angela right away was because it was really hard for her to talk about it. Angela said that she didn’t think of how you felt and she was so sorry for that.The talk made both of them feel a bit of pain at first but then they were really happy to vent their feeling to each other. They both realized that they were crying over spilled milk. They couldn’t fix this problem and it was definitely not their problem. Sara didn’t know how she will be able to get used to the fact that her parents are divorced! Angela knew it was going to be hard for Sara too. They have to both figure out a way to get used to this. Angela wasn’t going to let Sara be sad about this every time she saw her parents upset! Sara didn’t want to have that happen either! They needed to put their smart minds together and brainstorm. They thought if they helped each other through this it would be really helpful to both Sara and Angela. That's just what they did.

HOW LONG WERE THEY PLAYING FOR? HOW DID THEY FEEL WHEN 'VENTING' THEIR FEELINGS? HOW WERE THEY GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?

=Resolution= "Hey Angela, do you want to come with me to my dad's house?" questioned Sara. "I guess," expressed Angela, "Are you sure you want me to come, don't you want to see him by yourself?" "I want you there to support me so it won't be so awkward," Sara explained. "Okay I can go let me just ask my mom," continued Angela. "Great! I guess I will see you tomorrow," Sara cheered. "Okay see you tomorrow!" Angela stated.

Sara was very nervous to see her dad without her mom for the first time. Angela was nervous too. ideas just kept runing through Sara's head: What if he was so mad at her mom he didn't even want to see her, or what if he didn't know what to say to her and it was quiet for the whole time! Well at least she would have Angela there with her to help her through it. Angela also had thoughts going through her head! She was thinking about how awkward it would be if Sara and Sara's dad stared to talk about the divorce in front of her, or if Sara's dad didn't know what to say and it was silent. This all worried both of them!

That day came and past. At first the time at Sara's dad apartment they both noticed how neat and clean it was! Also they did think at first that it was awkward, but after a while everything just feel into place. Her joking dad seemed happier than before. His face shined like the morning sun when he laughed. He kept on joking around and laughing. Every minute it seemed like he was smiling! You could tell that He and Sara's mom were a lot happier. When Sara saw his dad's Bright smile she knew the divorce wasn't all pain. Angela was so happy that Sara was able to have her smiling parents back to normal. Even if that meant them not being together. On the way home Sara was thinking. //If I didn't have Angela here by my side I would have never mad it through The terrifying bickering of my parents.// Angela was also thinking about her and Sara. //I'm so glad I could be there to help Sara with this rough patch in her life. My mom was right she was always there for me and i should always be there for her.// In the end it all come down to your friends. Friends are there for you in good times and in bad. They will never leave you when you are in need of help.

HOW DID SARA FEEL ABOUT SEEING HER FATHER, HOW NERVOUS? HOW DID ANGELA FEEL ABOUT SEEING SARA'S FATHER? HOW WAS HE HAPPIER?