Ask
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Ceramics-Class
ByLissaRovetch
ArtbyAmandaMorleyDear Giving Up,
I knowexactlyhowit feels
tobedisappointedwiththeway
somethingturnsout.
Lastmonth,mygrandparents
planneda visitaroundthetime
of theirweddinganniversary.I
decidedtomakethema special
presentinmyceramicsclass.
Afterspendingforeversketching
outthedesign,I spenteven
longertryingtoformthedesign
outof clay.
“I likeyourheart,”myfriend
Mileysaid.
“Thanks,”I said.“It’sa
presentformygrandparents.”
Sheleanedovermyshoulder
andreadthecarefullyengraved
words:“TogetherForever.
Happy35thAnniversary,
PoppyandGran!”“I keepworkingandworking,
butI justcan’tmakeit look
right,”I saidwitha sigh.
“I knowwhatyoumean,”said
Miley.“I keeptryingtogetmy
elephant’strunkright,butit’s
refusingtocooperate.”
“Aww,I thinkthetrunkis
fantastic!”I said.We had to wait until the next
class for our creations to dry and
get fired in the kiln. Then we
painted on the glaze and had to
wait again for the second firing.
Finally, our pieces were ready
to take home.
“Yes! Mine came out awesome!”
said this kid named Jake. He
grabbed the tray off the shelf.
CRASH! His mug, Miley’s
elephant, and my heart shattered
all over the f loor.
“My elephant lost her trunk!”
Miley shrieked.
“My piece is ruined too,” I said.
“A broken heart doesn’t exactly
make the best anniversary gift.”
“And that,” our teacher, Rick,
said to Jake, “is the reason our
slow-down rule is so important.”
“I’m sorry!” Jake said to Miley
and me. “Really, really sorry!”
“All is not lost,” said Rick.
“Bring everything over to the
repair station. Let’s see what we
can do with some magic glue.”At first, the whole situation
seemed kind of unfair. The magic“A broken heart
doesn’t exactly
make the best
anniversary gift.”CRASH!
Success
40 NOVEMBER 2019