Backyard Swing
I missed the bus, because I took the long way around, but if I hadn’t, I never would have gotten my neighbors’ mom. There’s a shortcut between the streets. It’s blocked off, but when I first got up, I didn’t want to climb over the guard rail thingy. Then again, I would have made it to the bus stop easy that way. So, I decided to cut through on the way back, and that’s when I heard this loud clang. When I looked over, I saw these chains fly up over the fence, then the seat flip all the way over. Of course, I’d done that, lots of times. The third time, I’d found a tree branch I could climb up, and look over. What I saw was Mrs. Clarke jump up to throw the …