The Missing Girl

Marble

Meet the three sisters: Tanya, Marcie, and Mariah. Tanya is the youngest one and is always happy and cheerful. Marcie is the second oldest one and she likes to be very bossy and sometimes can be very sweet. Finally meet the missing sister, Mariah. Not only is she very peaceful but she is very weird in front of her sisters. When these 3 sisters combine into one they are the people that will lead everyone in the right direction. But what if the sisters break apart? “Tanya, give me my phone back !” said Marcie. &nbsp;“Mom told you to stand patiently but look at you, I'm embarrassed of my own sister !” said Marcie. &nbsp;“ Marcie is a loser, Marcie is a loser !” said Tanya. &nbsp;“Guys be a little quiet will you, my bunny is sleeping !” said Mariah&nbsp; “ You don't have to be so rude about it Ma-ri-ah !” said Marcie. &nbsp;Just as their mom was coming out of the house to take them to school, Mariah said she needed to get something from her room.&nbsp; “Mariah if you need to get something then we will be late, so I will only take your sisters to school. Is that fine with you ?” said their Mom &nbsp;“Yeah I guess,” said Mariah. Then off they went. &nbsp;“Where do you think Mariah went ?” said Tanya&nbsp;&nbsp; “ You know I really don't care as long as she doesn't embarrass me,” replied Marcie&nbsp; “ Wow you're being rude today !”&nbsp;replied Tanya “She's our sister !” said Tanya.&nbsp; &nbsp;“ And ?” replied Marcie Meanwhile, at their house, Mariah was sneaking out of the house. &nbsp;“ I will be there soon,” she said into the phone. Then she grabbed her stuff. “ I really can't believe I have to do this.” she said to herself&nbsp;“ Well it's for the good cause of it…” Mariah said.&nbsp;

Halfway across the town Tanya and Marcie were being dropped off at school. They were waiting at the front gate for Mariah.&nbsp; “ I have stuff to get to, will she hurry up ?!” said Marcie. &nbsp;“Be patient. She's going to come.” said Tanya “ I hope.” she whispered.&nbsp; 2 hours later Mariah came to school. “You’re late again Mariah,” said Ms. Blinkson &nbsp; “Sorry Ms. Blinkson, I…” But Ms. Blinkson cut her off. “ Mariah don't give me the same excuse you do every time.” answered Ms. Blinkson “I would like to talk to you after school with your mother.” said Ms. Blinkson &nbsp;“But..” replied Mariah &nbsp;“ No buts in my classroom, and sit down.” said Ms. Blinkson&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;“ Ok.” sniffled Mariah.&nbsp;After school Mariah was sitting with her mom in her classroom&nbsp;&nbsp; “I don't know why she's doing this but I'm terribly sorry she's skipping class.” said&nbsp;Mariah’s mom.&nbsp; “ Well, I better not see that behavior in my class anymore.” replied Ms. Blinkson&nbsp; &nbsp;“One day you will never see me so you don't have to nag about me.” mumbled Mariah &nbsp;“What did you say ?” asked Ms. Blinkson.&nbsp; “ I said thank you very much for all your hard work,” she replied back with a fake smile. Three hours later Mariah went to her swimming class. but back at home Tanya and Marcie were wondering where their sister was.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

The next day the sisters went to a picnic on the mountains.While their mom and dad went onto the mountains to get fresh air the sisters were told to set up the picnic. But Mariah wasn’t helping, instead she was looking at her phone ! “Can you come help us Mariah ?” asked Marcie “Ugh, can't you see that I’m doing something!” replied Mariah. &nbsp;“If it's being lazy and selfish then yes we do see what you're doing,” answered Marcie.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Why don't you just shut your mouth, Mar-cie !” said Mariah. “Wow someone needs their nap today,” said Marcie dramatically. &nbsp;“Guys, you know I don't like fighting,” said Tanya as she was almost in tears.&nbsp; “Why don't you shut your mouth too Tan-ya.” said Mariah. &nbsp;“Hey don't you say anything to my sister!” said Marcie. Then that's when Tanya started crying. &nbsp;“What is going on ?!” said their Mom.&nbsp; “Oh no, someone is in trouble,” said Mariah. &nbsp;“You, yeah I already know it .” said Marcie “ Well it might be….” but their Mom cut her off.&nbsp; “ Girls this is extremely unacceptable and I'm ashamed of you guys, we're going home right now.” said their Mom.&nbsp; “ But…” said Marcie. “Way to go Mar-cie.” said Mariah.&nbsp; The next day after school Mariah said she wanted to walk home alone.&nbsp; “ But you always walk with us.” said Tanya. &nbsp;“Yeah, well, sometimes people change,” said Mariah. And off she went. &nbsp;“I think this is when the detective squad comes in,” said Marcie. &nbsp;“ So are you saying we follow Mariah?” said Tanya. &nbsp;“Well I didn't exactly have that specific idea in mind but that's a good idea too.” said Marcie.&nbsp;“Ok let's do this,” said Tanya. So the girls followed Mariah down the trail. “ She's not going the way we always do to get to our home,” said Tanya.

“ Well she is very annoying sometimes,” said Marcie. Then up, up and up Mariah went. So the girls followed her. &nbsp;“My back is hurting, and my feet too, how much longer is it until we get there?” asked Marcie.&nbsp;&nbsp; “ Not too long.” said Tanya.&nbsp; Then they came up to a cave. “ Password ?” said a strange voice. &nbsp;“ Mari23,” said Mariah. &nbsp;“ Come in.” said the strange voice. &nbsp;“ Should we go in ?”&nbsp;Marcie asked. &nbsp;“ Not yet,” said Tanya. As the girls put their ears to the door they heard a lot of things.&nbsp; “ So are you going to just stand there or what ?” said the strange voice&nbsp; “ No…” said Mariah. &nbsp;“ So get to work !” said the voice. &nbsp;“Let's go in and rescue Mariah !” said Tanya a bit too loud of a voice. &nbsp;“ Noo ! Not yet !” said Marcie’s voice. But it was too late Tanya had already gone inside “ Don't you dare hurt my sister !”&nbsp;said Tanya &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“What are you doing here?” asked Mariah, shocked “ Umm, saving you ?” said Marcie. &nbsp;“ And you?” said Mariah. &nbsp;“ Don't mention it, I'm here to save your life.” Marcie said smugly. &nbsp;“ Guys there is no need for saving here,” said Mariah. “ I have to work as this woman’s personal housemaid to get money !!!” said Mariah. “What ?!” said Marcie and Tanya at the same time. &nbsp;“Yeah, I didn't tell you because I was trying to raise money because when you guys were asleep a week ago, I overheard mom and dad talking that they were losing money so I wanted to help them get money,” said Mariah. &nbsp;“ You're fired !” said the lady.&nbsp;“What ?!” said Mariah.&nbsp;“ You heard me right, Out !” she said.“ Now what are we supposed to do? ” said Mariah. &nbsp;“ I might have an answer to that,” said Marcie.&nbsp; The next day the girls spent their day having a lemonade stand and they collected over 400 $.&nbsp;“ Yes!” they said.&nbsp;When they showed their parents they said “ Girls, no matter how much money we have we will always have enough to take care of you guys, thank you so much though !”&nbsp; Later at night when the stars were out they went to see them. “ I think we make the perfect sisters ever,” said Mariah.&nbsp;“ I agree,” said Tanya. &nbsp;“When three sisters are together they make the perfect star in the sky,” said Marcie. Then the girls sat out until their bedtime, of course.

“Where’s Mariah ?” asked Tanya &nbsp;“She's at her swimming class .” said their Mom&nbsp; “Oh, um I’ll be up in my room, c'mon Marcie let's go play.”&nbsp; “Ok girls I'll call you when lunch is ready!” &nbsp;“Ok mom,” replied Tanya. &nbsp;When the girls got up to their rooms Tanya had that curious look. “ I think it is time we did a little investigating,” said Tanya.&nbsp; “On who?” replied Marcie. &nbsp;“ Mariah.” said Tanya “ She is acting very strange and there is something she's hiding from us .”&nbsp; &nbsp;“ I have to agree,” said Marcie.&nbsp; So the girls went to her room and looked everywhere.&nbsp; “I think I found something !” said Marcie. &nbsp;“What is it ?” answered Tanya. &nbsp;“It looks like some sort of map to the Pli-koh mountains?” replied Marcie.&nbsp; “ Hmm seems like our investigation isn’t over just about yet,” said Tanya.&nbsp; “Here’s our clues, I wrote them down on a paper,” said Marcie Mariah came to school late Weird map lying on her bed “ Well, sooner or later we'll get more clues and figure out what is going on with Mariah,” said Tanya.&nbsp; Two hours later Mariah came back home from her swimming class. &nbsp;“Hi, Mariah !” said Tanya as she greeted her older sister with an affectionate hug.&nbsp; “ Hi,” said Mariah glumly as she sat down to eat her food. Then Marcie and Tanya gave a quick glance at each other. &nbsp;“So Mariah, do you ever go mountain climbing ?” asked Marcie in a suspicious way.&nbsp; “Um, no?” replied Mariah “ What makes you think that ?” she said&nbsp; “ Well..” started Marcie but just as she was saying it Tanya gave her a quick look that actually meant “ Don’t tell her anything !” “ Well..um never mind it just came into my thoughts for a second,” Marcie replied.

Dedicated to my Teachers and Family: The ones who helped me when times were difficult.

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By: Genesis Baghdasarian 6th Grade collaborative project with Ms. Blue and Mrs. Dahl Patrick Henry Math, Science, Technology Magnet 2020

By: Genesis Baghdasarian

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