Life of a Fly

By Mark

“Hi! My name's Flyer. I'm a fly. I live in an old redbud tree that sits in a big grove of

trees along the river. I am an only child, which really stinks, because it's always quiet at

my house. My school is only a couple trees down. I have lots of friends. My parents

work for Flight. It's the only airport we have here in Flyerico. I am 16 and need a job. My

parents suggested I should work with them, but I want a job working for the U.S.TG

(United States Of TreeGrove) Army. It will take a lot of training, but that's what I want to

do. Signups are coming up, and I still need to train. I hope I get accepted. It will take me

away from School a lot, but that's ok. I don't like school anyway. I don't think anyone

does, because all we ever do is sit and listen to a teacher talk. My parents work all day

and usually don't get home until 8:00pm. So I'm always at home alone or with my

friends.”

On Tuesday, April 1, 2000, in his home tree, Flyer heard some talking in his room.

“Mom! There's someone in my room!” Flyer yelled to his mom who was sitting in the

family room.

“Ok. Let’s go take a look. It’s all going to be fine.” They hurried up and found John

and Bill in Flyer’s room.

“Hey, we were trying to April fool you. Nice job Bill. It worked.” John said to Bill who

was dressed in a robber costume.

“You guys worried me.” Flyer said to the both of them. They all walked downstairs

and into the kitchen.

 “Why don't you boys go play while I make lunch.” Mrs. Heavensbee said with a

smile.

“Ok. Can we go down to the river for a picnic?” Flyer asked with excitement.

“Not today. It's too windy!” Mrs. Heavensbee exclaimed. The boys hurried outside to

play while their lunch was being made. They played basketball for a while and then

went back in for lunch. “I made turkey sandwiches, and I cut up some carrots.” Mrs.

Heavensbee said quietly. “After lunch you guys need to go to Bill's house because Mr.

Heavensbee is sleeping.”

“Can we go play laser tag instead, Mom?” Flyer asked.

“Sure. That sounds fun!” Mrs. Heavensbee said.

They finished lunch and headed for laser tag. They went in, paid for their tickets and

started playing.

“Haha, I got you!” Flyer said. They played for one hour and went back to Bill's

house. They had a snack and went to play Xbox. “What are we going to play?” Flyer

asked.

“We can play Rocket league. It's soccer with cars.” Bill said. They played Rocket

League before they went back to Flyer’s house for dinner.

“Mom, can Bill and John eat with us?” Flyer asked his mom.

“I don't care” Mrs. Heavensbee said. “Is it ok with their parents?”

“Yeah” Flyer said. They had pizza and chips for dinner with 7Up. After dinner they

asked to have a sleepover. They went John's house to spend the night. They had a

wrestling tournament and played PS4. “I get bragging rights because I won the

tournament.” Flyer said. They went upstairs to John's room and got ready for bed. “We
need to brush our teeth.” Flyer quietly said. They brushed their teeth, got in bed, and

played on their phones. “I'm going to sleep guys!” Flyer exclaimed.

“Yeah me too, It's almost 1:00 am.” Bill said in a soft voice. The all fell asleep

dreaming about the adventures to come.