Crossroads 2

In Hot Springs we don't have much to do. 
Most of the time we're on the phone 
or walking downtown. 
But there's nothing to do down there either. 
If there's someone we know,
we will pull them over 
and tell them to take us for a few rides around town 
and then we ask them to take us home. 
Sometimes when I can't find anyone, 
I sit at home, 
write letters or poems. 
Sometimes I watch TV 
or listen to music.

When school gets out, 
I go home and study. 
Then I fall asleep. 
When I wake up, 
I call someone 
and see what they're doing. 
On my free times 
I sometimes baby-sit 
or I spend the night with a friend, 
and we call people up 
and ask what they're doing tonight.


Sometimes I'll try to stay home more often, 
but it doesn't work when you have parents 
and friends that yell at you 
until you go somewhere with them. 
So normally, 
I just live 
or just not answer the phone 
if I don't want to go anywhere. 
If its on a school night, 
I never go out. 
I'll say I'm sick 
or something 
so they will quit asking me 
if I want to go downtown.


J.M.
7th Grade
Hot Springs Middle School

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