A First Experience Essay, Research Paper
Meet Carl Robinson, he is a 13-year-old student at St.
Mark?s School in North London. He is an only child who lives with his mother
and father in a small house near to the school. Carl is a clever student and is
seen with a great deal of potential. He is also a popular boy and liked by
teachers and many other students. Carl is a very handsome young man as well. He
is a tall young man with dark tanned skin and short black hair. Carl also has a
100% attendance record as he enjoys school and likes seeing his friends every
day. It is a Wednesday afternoon and Carl is at home doing
his homework in the living room when his father Alan walks in, in rather a good
mood, it appears he has news. Carl is very anxious to hear what his father has
to say so he rushes towards him and says, ? Why are you in such a good mood dad?? His dad replied by saying, ? Is your mother in as I have some news which will
affect the three of us? ? Yes father, she is in the kitchen, I?ll go and get
her? replied Carl. Carl then raced to the kitchen and called his mother
Carol into the living room where his father was. Carl was now starting to worry
and feel nervous. Then he looked at his father, who at that point was grinning
like a Cheshire cat and said, ? Dad please hurry up and tell us as I am starting to
feel tense.? ? OK? he replied with a look of
glee, ? I have just been speaking to my manager who as told me that there is a
promotion available. Instead of being just a normal insurance consultant there
is a managerial position available for me.? Carl and his mother look at each
other in excitement, ? The only drawback is that the job is in Leicester.? In an instant Carl ran straight
upstairs to his room. ? Shall I go after him?? said
Alan. ? No,? replied Carol with a
sigh, ?give him a chance to get used to the idea.? ? What?s the matter with you
Carol, I thought it?s what you always wanted, a fresh start. I mean just the
other day you were moaning about this dump, and now?? ? HOW DARE YOU,? shouted Carol
at the top of her voice, ? how dare you say that I called this place a dump. I
mean I work every day to keep this house clean and tidy?? ? Hold on Carol, why are we
arguing? I mean it is not exactly for definite although it would be a great
opportunity for us as a family. I?ve already taken the liberty to look at
schools in the area and there is one perfect for Carl, it?s called Leicester
Grammar and it does all the subjects Carl does at the moment and it?s really
high in the league tables. I have even been on the phone to them and told them
about Carl, so if we did move they would accept him.? ? Is it a nice area though and
could we afford a house there?? ? It is a beautiful area with
low cost of accommodation, it?s a lot cheaper than where we are living now.? ? Well it sounds alright to me,
so I?ll have a word with Carl but it looks as though we?re moving.? ? YES, thank you so much, you
won?t regret this.? ? I hope not,? replied Carol
moving towards the stairs.Meanwhile Carl is on his bed
sobbing his eyes out when he hears his mother?s footsteps, so he quickly wipes
away his tears with his index finger. ? Carl, I want to speak to you
about the idea of us moving, and we will move no matter how much you protest,?
said Carl?s mother. ? But mum, how could you do this
to me, I mean I love it here in London. And besides all my friends are here.? ? You?ll make new friends and
besides we?ll be in a nicer area so what do you say are we moving.? ? Yes mum, but how soon is the
move.? ? I don?t know, lets go
downstairs and discuss the details with your father over a nice pot of tea.? Carl now knew that there is
nothing he can do so he might as well just get on with it. So Carl went
downstairs and had that cup of tea and found out that the move would be in two
weeks time. Two weeks is just enough time for Carl to say goodbye to his
friends but he still wasn?t happy.The two weeks soon passed by and
it was now time to leave. It was a long journey but when the Robinson?s reached
their destination they were too tired to look around. So they just unloaded
everything into the house and they all went to sleep. It was a long morning
putting everything just where they wanted it but the decoration could take
weeks.Three days later it was Carl?s
first day at school, and he wasn?t looking forward to it. He knew it wasn?t
going to be easy but he was going to try really hard to make the right
impression. All Carl wanted to do was make a few friends and not to be known as
the lonely new kid.A week passed and today is
Wednesday. Carl still hasn?t made any friends. So Carl walked home alone as he
usually does but this time he decided to take a different route, he decided to
walk through the park. On his way through the park he recognised three kids
from his school playing football. He then heard one of them shout to him, ? Excuse me, you?re the new kid
aren?t you, Carl isn?t it?? ? Yes I am,? replied Carl rather
nervously. ? Well I?m Tim, that boy over
there with the brown hair is Michael and the boy next to him is John. We were
wondering whether you would like to come and play with us.? At this moment Carl was somewhat
dazed, it was his first chance to make friends and even though he had dinner in
an hour, he wasn?t going to waste it. ? OK then whose team am I on,? ? You can be on my team,?
replied Michael. So Carl played football and he
loved it, he knew that this could be the beginning of a wonderful friendship.
When they finished playing football Carl?s new friends invited him to go to
?Burgertown? which is the local burger bar round the corner.When Carl got home he ran
straight to his mother and told her all about his new friends. Carl?s mother
was delighted with the news and whispered to herself, ? Thank God for that.?It is now Thursday afternoon and
Carl and his new friends are having a good time in the burger bar. They are now
talking about CD?s, ? So Carl, what CD?s have you
bought recently?? asked John. ? Well I haven?t really had any
money for CD?s after the move.? Then out of nowhere Michael said
the strangest thing. ? Carl, you don?t need money to
buy CD?s when you?ve got these.? At this point Michael was
pointing at his pockets. Everyone on the table began to laugh but Michael
couldn?t understand what was so funny. ? What is so funny?? asked
Michael, ?It?s dead easy. I know why don?t we go next door to ?CD?s R Us? and
we?ll see how easy it is.? Everyone on the table was
convinced so they got up and walked out of the burger bar. Whilst outside they
decided to split into two?s so they wouldn?t draw attention to themselves.
Michael and John were paired up and so were Carl and Tim. Carl knew what he was
doing was wrong but he wanted to keep his friends so he took a deep breath and
followed the others into the CD shop.When they were in the shop one
pair was on one side and the other pair was on the otherside. Michael and John
didn?t waste anytime they picked out a couple of CD?s and were straight out of
the door not looking backwards. Carl and Tim spotted this so they decided to
hurry their theft so they could quickly make it outside. Carl and Tim quickly
slipped a CD each under their jackets and walked towards the exit. As they were
walking though, they weren?t looking where they were going and on their way out
Tim crashed into a security guard and Carl crashed into Tim. Suddenly the CD?s dropped
straight from their jackets to the floor. Michael and John spotted what had
happened so they decided to run home whilst Carl and Tim stood there frightened
of what would happen to them.Within an hour Carl and Tim were
sitting down the local police station with their parents who happened to be
furious. Carl and Tim happened to be lucky with the outcome though; they were
let of with a caution. Although their names would be on police records for five
years they knew they would never steal anything again. That was a first
experience they?d rather forget. Carl and Tim were in a lot of trouble with
their parents but they were still able to hang around together and they became
the best of friends. And as for the two that ran away, Carl and Tim never spoke
to them again.??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? THE
END.