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Dimitri Bola 4/2/14 Periods 1/2 The Forty Dollar Bet

“Come on, you can do it! Stop being a wimp, Johnny!” screamed Brandon, squinting at the sky.

“Oh shut up!” exclaimed Johnny, looking down on the Earth, from what he felt was like thousands of feet in the air. “If you were up here, you would feel the exact same way that I do.”

“Okay, Okay. How about we make a bet?” yelled Charlie.

“Fine. Fine. How much?”

“$20….. per person!” they both exclaimed.

“Whatever.”

Johnny, starting to stand up on the diving board, began to think, “How did I get myself into this mess?”

“Why aren’t you jumping, Johnny?” asked Charlie as he mocked his frightened face. “Charlie, stop bugging me!” Johnny yelled furiously.

“I told you that if you didn’t jump, I was gonna get 20 bucks,” Charlie said as he pressured Johnny.

“Okay, Okay. I’ll jump. Just stop.”

“If you’ll jump,” Brandon said in that devious way he always does.

As Johnny prepared to jump, he noticed a wet spot on the diving board. But it was too late, he already slipped and fell.

“No! No! No! NOOOOO! I DON’T WANT TO DIE THIS WAY!

“Sploosh”

“Woah!” Johnny exclaimed, “That was amazing!”

“I believe we both owe you twenty bu-”

“Per person?” questioned Johnny.

“Yes Johnny. You get $40 all together.”

“Ice Pops! Ice Pops! $1 for an Ice Pop!” exclaimed the man working at the snack bar.

“Ha Ha!” Johnny started saying as he climbed out of the pool for ice pops.

Brandon and Charlie pushed Johnny back into the pool, they started laughing as they walked to the snack bar.

“Ha ha,” Johnny laughed sarcastically. “I hate you both!”


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