Amazed in Space

     

       My name is Lady-Boss. I’ve lived in Queens, New York my whole life. Sometimes it’s crazy living in New York because there are a lot of people and it begins to get overwhelming. I live in my small town house with many people. My mother works at the downtown market and makes dinner for us every night. My father works in Manhattan in the Empire State Building. Sometimes I get a little scared of him working there ever since 9/11. My oldest brother Jordan loves science. One day I want him to work in a lab for me and my team to make stronger weapons. My middle brother Jay is very, very tall and he loves basketball. He is 6’5 so being tall is perfect for his love of the game. My Pop-Pop also lives with us and he, at one point, was a fisherman in New Jersey. He has some wonderful stories that make me smile.

            My life can sometimes be very hectic, but I make it all work. Almost every day I go to the corner store to buy gum and my best friend Sierra is always waiting there at the door for me. Usually every day we hang out and walk to the park and if we have enough allowance money we take the bus to the science museum.

            I have always been into fighting for what helps others, so one day I went and decided to sign up for a company that helps the world in space, called Spiral Knights. A few weeks later I got the letter back saying I was accepted into the program. My face literally lit up with excitement and butterflies swarmed into my stomach. That next day I was shipped out to go into space and fight to help the world.

            It was my first day and I was so scared for there to be a technical difficulty in the space ship. When I first got onto the ship there was a loud boom and it shook the whole space ship. The fire alarms went off and people began to run like crazy animals. My heart suddenly started to pound - it felt like someone was smashing things inside of me. Then out of nowhere the alarms stopped and a loud announcement began saying, “We hit a piece of metal, but the ship is ok and we are all safe now.” I realized that I would be ok and nothing was going to happen. My new life was here and I was excited to help the world.