Cliffhanger Contest: Phoebe Boxenbaum
May 3, 2022
Author: Phoebe Boxenbaum
One day…
I opened the front door and walked into the house. My mom wasn’t home from work yet. somehow I made it to my room and basically collapsed onto my bed. I was exhausted from school. I took a couple deep breaths and then forced myself to get up and walk over to my desk. I pulled out my chromebook and binder. I heard the front door open. Shoes clicked on the wooden floor. As I raced downstairs. My mom was shaking off her coat and shoes. I went to hug her.
“Can you please make dinner soon? I’m starving.” I asked inching back to the stairs .
My mom smiled.
“Sure. I will make some dinner”
Happy with the response, I went back up to my room.
After around 10 minutes there was a knock on my door.
When I said “come in ”I saw my mom and she said “dinners ready downstairs”.But before I could get up, I got a text from ‘’Mom” saying “Be home in 15”. Mortified and my hands shaking, I ask myself “if she isn’t here then who’s downstairs making dinner…”