Taryn

= Taryn's Portfolio Page = Hi! I'm Taryn, I'm in seventh grade and I'm 12 years old! I have 12 siblings, but some of them are step siblings. I live with 7 of them, their names are: Kyli, Gracey, Maddison, Mykhael, Ethan, Meah, and Jaden. Their ages range from 10 years to 6 months. I also live with my mom and my papa (step-dad.) I enjoy reading, drawing, playing volleyball, and spending time with my family. Some of my favorite websites are [|Onread], [|Wordle], [|Psycho Facts], and [|Pizap]! I enjoy going to Onread because it lets me look for books that I might not have in paper back. Psycho Facts has interesting fun facts. Wordle and Pizap are sites where you can get creative. My favorite book I read this year was The Battle of the Labyrinth. It is the 4th book in the Percy Jackson Series. It is about Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson. They go on a search for Daedalus's Workshop, but when they find him, he isn't exactly what they expected.

Here are some stories that I wrote that I would like to share-
** The Tooth Fairy ** The Tooth Fairy visited my house last night. I lost a tooth and I put it under my pillow. I was awake (don’t tell anybody) and I saw the Tooth Fairy take my tooth and put a dollar under my pillow. I just assumed she was going to fly back out the window into the dark cool night. But no, she looked around the room and saw my stuffed teddy bear. I thought she was admiring it. She glanced at the bed and as she did she stuffed the bear in her tooth bag. I was going to jump up and yell at her, but just then she walked out my room down the hallway. I followed her slowly, not knowing whether she would hear me following her. She walked at the end of the hall and turned to the kitchen, she walked in. I was watching her through the crack of the kitchen door. She walked to the freezer and pulled out some of our peanut butter fudge ice cream. After that she searched through our cupboards until she found a bowl and spoon. She scooped up the ice cream and put it in her bowl. You won’t believe what she did next! The Tooth Fairy licked the spoon and then put it back in the ice cream dish. I was not going to let her get away with that!!!

I thought maybe one of these times she was going to need a drink. This is really weird, but we do not have a normal house. Our sink is in the dinning room. So the only way for her to get a drink would be to go back down the hall into the next room. I quietly tip-toad back to my room and shut the door, I got some of my tools and tip-toad back out of my room to the kitchen just to make sure the Tooth Fairy didn’t leave. She was still there licking her bowl clean. I crept into the next room, the dinning room. I went over to the water faucet and hooked the sprayer onto the faucet, so now if the Tooth Fairy had to get a drink she would go to turn it on and BAM! Water would get all over her. I heard her coming and crawled under the table as quickly as I could. She walked in and looked around the room, until she saw the sink. She trudged over to the sink and grabbed a cup from the counter. As she was getting her cup she reached for the water holder and turned it on, WHOOOOOOOOOOSH! Water squirted all over her clothes, she dropped the cup and screamed. I hopped up from under the table and ran to get my rope that was sitting in a chair in the middle of the room. I reached for it, but as soon as I did my dad came in and turned on the light. He asked, “What are you doing up?” I looked at the Tooth Fairy and back at him, he must’ve not seen her or something. He noticed her finally and said, “And what are you doing here with ice cream all over your face?”

I was puzzled. Did he not realize that the Tooth Fairy was a thief? The Tooth Fairy turned around and replied, “I’m sorry, but I was so hungry. My boss doesn’t give me anything to eat, and this was the only chance I had, I truly am sorry.”

My dad must’ve felt bad for her, because he turned around and went back to the kitchen gesturing the Tooth fairy to follow him. He made a lunch sack for her and told her that she could visit anytime she like. The Tooth Fairy thanked him and went out the door. I looked through the window and I could see a little speck high in the night sky. That was the last time I ever saw her.

** Who Killed Her? **

There was a day when everything went wrong. They didn’t have any food in the house, there was no power, Lindsey had a cold, and Lindsey locked her door and wouldn’t open it. Mrs. Linden knocked on Lindsey’s door again and again, but she just wouldn’t answer. Finally, after minutes of knocking Mrs. Linden went to get the spare key for her daughter’s room. When she opened the door, there was Lindsey, dead on the floor with a knife stabbed through her back.

Detective Willow was doing his usual: drinking coffee and waiting for someone to call for help. He was almost asleep, when the phone rang. Mrs. Linden told him to come quick. Willow took his keys out of his pocket, hopped in his car, and went straight to the Linden’s house. When he got there he knocked on the door and a younger woman introduced herself and let him in. Willow sat down and asked her to tell him anything she knew about what happened. Mrs. Linden, sobbing, answered,” All I know, is that we have had no food or power for the last couple days, Lindsey has had a cold and earlier today, she locked her door, so I had to get the spare key and when I opened it there she was, dead with a knife stuck in her back.”

“Is there anyone who would want to hurt her, like friends or relatives?” Willow asked.

Mrs. Linden, still sobbing replied, “Well, there are two people, her older brother Michael and one of her schoolmates, Jenny.”

Detective Willow asked where both of them lived and he headed to where Michael was. Michael lived in the basement of the Linden’s house. Willow knocked on the door and came in. Michael sat down. Willow asked, “Did you know that your sister has been murdered.”

Michael looked disturbed and answered, “Yes, my mom told me when she came down here.”

“What were you doing at the time of the murder?”

“I was sitting here putting popcorn in the microwave.”

“Was the popcorn good?” Willow asked sheepishly.

“Uh, yeah, but popcorn isn’t what we were talking about.” Michael said hesitantly.

“Ok, I’ll see you later.” Willow said. And he walked out of the room.

Next, he went to Jenny’s house and asked her, “Did you know that Lindsey Linden has been murdered?”

She uttered, “Yes, I just received call from Mrs. Linden.”

Detective Willow then asked, “Where were you when she was murdered.”

“I was sitting on my couch watching C. S. I. I just love it when they show how the murder was done and all that stuff.”

“Could you follow me to the Linden’s house please?” Willow asked kindly.

“Sure.” Jenny answered.

When they got to the Linden’s house, he brought Mrs. Linden, Michael, and Jenny into the kitchen. He asked Michael for his hand and quickly put handcuffs on him. Willow yelled, “You are under arrest for murdering your sister!”

** How did Willow know that Michael was the murderer? ** Clue- Unscramble these words: **//wpeor uegoat//**