"I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone."

- Audrey Hepburn

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"Henry, where do you think you're going?" "I'm going to be late for the bus. I'll do the dishes later." "No you'll do them now!" I ran out and just managed to catch the bus. My Mom has really been nagging me lately about doing my chores. I don't like washing dishes or taking out the garbage. I'd rather just read my comics.

I can't even sit in my seat on the bus and read without some loudmouth bothering me. "Whatcha readin' nerd?" one of the other kids asked. "Bat-Ben, issue #43." "Let me take a look." "No!" I yelled as he ripped it from my hands. "This is so silly" he said as tossing my comic book out the window. I was so angry but he was twice my size so I sat and stewed for the rest of the ride.

My day went from bad to worse when Mr. Bee returned our assignments. I got an F. I worked hard on that project and now he wanted to see me after class. I was a good student and I thought my short story was interesting. Mr. Bee thought one of my parents wrote it for me. "Take a deep breath Henry" I told myself. I wish people could just leave me alone sometimes.

During my lunch break all I wanted to do was sit outside, eat my sandwich, and read my comic books. But one of the school bullies threw a basketball at me almost breaking my glasses. Angered I threw the ball back hitting him in the head. He walked over to me looking for a fight but thankfully Mr. Bee broke it up. Why can't bullies like Donald just leave me alone?

I wasn't the best athlete. I was clumsy and preferred to read or write. I dreaded going to gym class. I'd often pretend to have a tummy ache and call my Mom to come get me. I couldn't do that today because she was probably still upset with me. I dropped a few fly balls and was teased by the other boys. "Leave me alone" I said getting angrier and angrier. "LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!"

When I opened my eyes, everything had gone dark and nobody was around. I figured the other boys must've turned the lights out on me. As I walked out of the locker room I noticed that the entire school was empty. I didn't even hear birds chirping or cars driving by. I wondered what was going on so I walked outside. It was completely silent. Where did everyone go?

I decided to go home. During my walk I noticed that there were no cars on the road nor was there anybody around. The only thing I heard was the pounding of my heart in my ears as I ran. When I got home the door was locked so I used the spare key. "Mom? Dad?" No reply. Just silence. Scared and hungry I ended up eating cookies for dinner. I read my comics before eventually falling asleep.

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"LEAVE ME ALONE!"

Name: LEAVE ME ALONE!
Author: Dan Mazur

Dan Mazur

All Henry wants is to be left alone and read his comic books. His Mom wants him to do his chores, things are rough at school, and the only thing that will make him happy is some quiet time all by himself. Once he gets that alone time, it's not as wonderful as he had thought.

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