The Valpo Core Reader
 

Document Type

Description Essay

Publication Date

1997

Excerpt

I was sixteen years of age when my father decided it was time for me to spend some time with my great aunt. Reluctantly, I went along with his notion. After all, giving up one weekend of summer wasn't going to kill me. Mom had packed my clothes for the trip. I didn't understand until we started loading the car that it wasn't just for the weekend, but for my entire summer vacation! "Oh no!" I cried. "My summer will be ruined! How much fun am I going to have living with an eighty-year-old woman?" This was an absolute nightmare!

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