Books, Brains & Blades

One day, I was planning to go biking. As soon as I stepped outside, I saw water splashing everywhere. “It’s raining. I really wanted to go biking,” I said. “Now we have to stay inside,” I sighed. Before I knew it, the helmet in my hand was already soaking wet.

“Let’s do something to keep us busy!” said Mom. So Mom and I went inside. I raced upstairs to water my little plant and saw that its leaves were wilting. I was so sad it was raining – and not only that, but my plant was wilting too.

I tried to cheer myself up, and a great idea popped into my head. “I will go play my favorite NHL hockey game on the Xbox in the basement,” I thought. Then I slowly walked to the basement wondering if I would win the game. I turned on the TV, started the game console, logged in, and continued my unfinished game from last time. This time, I won 5 to 3 – my wish came true!

Scoring in overtime made me feel like a real NHL hockey player. After about ten minutes, I decided to take a break. I went to the living room to read and was surprised to see my mom reading too. I grabbed my favorite Roald Dahl book and started reading.

Just before I got to the most exciting part, I noticed it had finally stopped raining.

“HURRAY!” I shouted with great excitement. Then my mom looked at her phone.

It was already 8:31. “Now, I need to go to bed,” I said, upset. I couldn’t believe it. I spent most of the day inside waiting for the rain to stop so I could go biking, and I didn’t even get to go.

“Maybe tomorrow we can go biking,” my mom said, trying to cheer me up.

“Right,” I replied, still feeling upset about what happened. Even though I spent most of the day inside, I still had a cozy and fun day indoors.

Max’s Note:

Even though I spent most of the day inside, I still had a cozy and fun day indoors.

Writing this story made me realize that even rainy days can bring their own kind of adventure. What about you — what’s your favorite way to spend a rainy day? Every comment is like a new piece of inspiration for me — I’d love to read yours.