text: [Themes: sci-fi]
  
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  It is just a normal day at school. Gavin Raers is sitting in Math class, bored out of his mind. The teacher had explained some math process and Gavin understood it right away. The rest of the class was trying hard to work out some practice problems, but Gavin got it, completed the problems quickly, and was already bored. He tried doodling on the margins of the paper, but he wasn't a very good artist. He liked math, but this class just moved slow. He looked around and watched the other students struggle. He sighed and looked outside.
  
  Outside he could see the different sports fields set up for all the high school athletics teams. The amount of money spent making nice fields, stadiums, and all the other things that the sports teams used always amazed him. Far to the left he could see the baseball field with the dirt infield. Off to the right was the soccer field with the old metal stands. In the middle was the large football field, the same size as the soccer field, but still taking up more space. There was a large scoreboard, a huge brick section of bleachers, and that large silver saucer landing in the middle of the field.
  
  Wait, what? Gavin blinked his eyes and looked again. Yes, there was some giant silver saucer-shaped thing landing in the middle of the football field! He looked around at the others in the classroom, but everyone else was looking at their papers. He called out to the teacher, "Uh, hey, Mr. Stamus?"
  
  The teacher looked up from this desk and said, "Not yet, Gavin. Wait until everyone has enough time to attempt the problems on their own and then we will discuss the correct answers and how to reach each one."
  
  Gavin stammered, "But Mr. Stamus, it's not about..."
  
  "Please, Gavin, not now. Let everyone work on the problems first."
  
  Gavin looked back out the window at the saucer. Three small extensions lowered as the ship landed on the field and settled down. A side of the ship opened up, another extension appeared, and the side of the ship opened up. That extension reached down to the ground like a stairway. Gavin could see some green figures moving around in the hole in the side of the ship.
  
  > By Ogre11
  It is just a normal day at school. Gavin Raers is sitting in Math class, bored out of his mind. The teacher had explained some math process and Gavin understood it right away. The rest of the class was trying hard to work out some practice problems, but Gavin got it, completed the problems quickly, and was already bored. He tried doodling on the margins of the paper, but he wasn't a very good artist. He liked math, but this class just moved slow. He looked around and watched the other students struggle. He sighed and looked outside.
  
  Outside he could see the different sports fields set up for all the high school athletics teams. The amount of money spent making nice fields, stadiums, and all the other things that the sports teams used always amazed him. Far to the left he could see the baseball field with the dirt infield. Off to the right was the soccer field with the old metal stands. In the middle was the large football field, the same size as the soccer field, but still taking up more space. There was a large scoreboard, a huge brick section of bleachers, and that large silver saucer landing in the middle of the field.
  
  Wait, what? Gavin blinked his eyes and looked again. Yes, there was some giant silver saucer-shaped thing landing in the middle of the football field! He looked around at the others in the classroom, but everyone else was looking at their papers. He called out to the teacher, "Uh, hey, Mr. Stamus?"
  
  The teacher looked up from this desk and said, "Not yet, Gavin. Wait until everyone has enough time to attempt the problems on their own and then we will discuss the correct answers and how to reach each one."
  
  Gavin stammered, "But Mr. Stamus, it's not about..."
  
  "Please, Gavin, not now. Let everyone work on the problems first."
  
  Gavin looked back out the window at the saucer. Three small extensions lowered as the ship landed on the field and settled down. A side of the ship opened up, another extension appeared, and the side of the ship opened up. That extension reached down to the ground like a stairway. Gavin could see some green figures moving around in the hole in the side of the ship.[Themes: family friendly, humor]
  
  Willy Adkins moved the vegetables from one end to the other on his plate. He had finished most of his dinner, but left the vegetables without even attempting to eat them.
  
  Willy's mother and father were confused by his sudden distaste for vegetables. For as long as they had known, Willy had always eaten his vegetables eagerly, but for some reason, tonight he did nothing more than play with his food.
  
  "Willy, don't play with your food, sweetie. Eat your vegetables." Willy's mother, Fiona chided.
  
  Willy said nothing, but continued to play with his food.
  
  "You can't leave the table until you finish your vegetables." His father, Johnson warned.
  
  Again, Willy said nothing.
  
  Willy's parents left the table and went into the other room, leaving Willy alone with his vegetables. Willy would've have sneaked the food to the dog, but they didn't have a dog.
  
  [Author's Note: A project for my English III class, titled "The Boy Who Died From Eating All His Vegetables"]
  
  > Willy listens to his parents in the living room
  The child remained silent, idly moving food around his plate while he listened to the television playing in the living room.
  
  Listening carefully, Willy could hear his parents quietly discussing the situation.
  
  "I don't understand why he won't eat his vegetables! He's always enjoyed his vegetables!" His mother whispered.
  
  "Do you think he has Ebola? I heard about a man across the country who got Ebola. Maybe our son has it and won't eat his vegetables!" Johnson exclaimed.
  
  "Johnson, don't be ridiculous!" His wife exclaimed.
  
  "Honestly..." Johnson started again, "I blame that Igloo Australia girl. She's a bad influence for Willy! Have you heard her song, 'Classy', or whatever it's called?"
  
  "Johnson, stop being so stupid." Fiona sighed. "There is something wrong with our son, and we need to figure it out!"
  
  > They go to talk with Willy
  Willy's mother and father came back into the kitchen to check on their son, to find that Willy had still not eaten his vegetables.
  
  "Honey, you need to eat your vegetables! They're good for you!" Fiona spoke.
  
  "But mom! Scott said vegetables are dangerous!" Willy explained.
  
  "Don't be silly! Vegetables are good for you! They'll make you big and strong!" His father said.
  
  Willy looked at his parents in confusion for a moment. Willy had heard a different story today in school...
  
  Willy and his friends, Freddy, Bonnie, Scott and Richard were talking about the strange food on their plates at lunch that day. There was always usually a vegetable or two served daily, but what the children saw today was frightening. While the children usually saw a leafy green vegetable, or something recognizable, the vegetable served today was white.
  
  None of the children ate the vegetable, in fear of the strange, alien vegetable.
  
  "It looked like broccoli." Richard noted.
  
  "But it was white! Do you think it came from aliens?" Bonnie questioned.
  
  "My mommy is a doctor and she said vegetables can kill you, do I won't eat it." Scott proudly stated.
  
  "Your mom wouldn't say that! It's not true!" Willy responded.
  
  Willy had eaten vegetables most of his life, so it didn't make sense that they could kill him, right?
  
  "It's true! She once had a patient who was dying because he ate vegetables!" Scott continued.
  
  The kids all looked at each other in fear. If Scott's mom was a doctor, it had to be a true!
  
  Each of the children agreed just as reccess ended that they would never eat another vegetable. None of them wanted do die, much less any of their friends!
  
  So it only makes sense that after what Willy heard on the playground, that he wouldn't want to eat his vegetables. He didn't want to die! His friends and family would miss him a lot!
  
  After Fiona exited the kitchen, Willy decided it was best to listen to his mother. Spearing the broccoli with his fork, Willy brought the vegetable to his mouth and cautiously chewed.
  
  It tasted fine, and it didn't seem deadly at all. Willy quickly ate the rest of his vegetables eagerly, so he could leave the table and return to his playtime.
  
  > Willy feels strange...
  While Willy was quite happy that he had finally finished his meal and was allowed to play again, he began to feel a strange itch on his face.
  
  Reaching up to scratch his face, he felt the itch spread quickly. Willy panicked and tried to call out for his parents, but his voice wouldn't work.
  
  Willy rushed downstairs to his parents, greatly worried he was dying.
  
  Immediately, Fiona screamed and commanded her husband to dial for 911.
  
  > The ambulance arrives in time
  The ambulance was able to arrive in time to save Willy. The boy was loaded into the vehicle, and rushed to the hospital.
  
  Fiona and Johnson were greatly worried by their son's sudden ailment and they waited with heavy hearts to hear the news about their son's condition...
  
  Many long minutes passed, many patients in the Emergency Room were treated, and the parents suffered with every agonizing tick of the clock.
  
  Once the doctor stepped out, and requested their presence, they were finally given news about their son.
  
  > The story ends...
  Mrs. Robinson stared at Willy Adkins in shock after he finished reading his story. Even the class was astonished by the shocking nature of Willy's writings.
  
  "Wally, where did you get the... inspiration to write this story?" Mrs. Robinson asked, genuinely concerned for the child standing before her other students with a story of such strange nature.
  
  "Well..." Willy began eagerly. "I wrote this last night after my mean parents made me eat vegetables, even though I told them I didn't like them and then they made me stay there until I ate them all. Even pretending to be dead didn't fool them."
  
  It was that very same day that Wally was signed up for therapeutic sessions.
  
  Though the therapist tried his hardest to break through Willy's strange delusions, the boy would always claim that he was "The Boy Who Died From Eating All His Vegetables."