Aice Media Studies

 Preliminary Feature Writing Practice 2: Introduction Example 4

    A child comes home from school one day and as soon as he got home, you wont believe what he told his mom. A boy arrives home from school later than usually and his mom was confused on why. He goes on to tell his mom that the teacher spanked him and left bruises on his behind then, kept him after school . His mother grew angry which lead her to calling the police. Two police officers eventually arrived at the residence shortly to come deal with the incident. His mother told the police everything that the boy said and the police began to inspect the boy for bruises. The mother wanted to press charges on the teacher but couldn't do so because, to a surprise, there were no bruises. The mother and the police men became confused on to why the boy had no bruises after receiving such a beating. The boy couldn't hold on to the lie any longer and finally tells his mother the truth. The boy says in a shaky voice, " I stopped to play on the way home from school, forgot the time and got home late." The mother and the police men heard everything. The mother grew embarrassed and dismissed the police men, telling them that she would handle the situation. 

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