Ellie

=//__**Hi my name is Ellie!!!!!!!**__//=

__**Waihi Beach**__

//**Brrm, brrrm....... At last we were on our way to Waihi beach. The car was slowly warming up and my best friend (Holly from Brunei) and I were getting cosy for our long journey.**//

**//After what seemed like hours (actually only 1 and a half hours) of waiting, the car made a sound and halted. At last, me and my friend hopped out of the car and we went to see my cousins, while my parents heaved our big bags out of the car.//**

**//My cousins (Sarah and Jessie), Holly and I sprinted to the kitchen like cheetahs to see what was for lunch. "Yummy!!!! Bacon bone soup!" we all shouted and started to hoe into it.//**

//**That after noon we lounged around and made the lounge look like a movie theater and watched heaps of movies. Then my Uncle said "Here is an idea lets go get ice creams," and everybody shouted "Yeah!!!!!!"**//

//**The next day we all went to mini putt (mini golf) which was so cool. The sad thing was that I failed really badly, but all and all it was an awesome day.**//

//**For dinner we had fish and chips but I had a haywain burger which was delicious.**//

//** The next day we had to leave and my sister and brother were saying they wanted to stay. But the cool thing was that we knew we were going to see them again unlike when we lived in Brunei. **// __ //** Running The Race **// __ // ** Bang!!!!! We were off, the race had started and I was keeping up with the rest of the pack. But one thing I knew was that it was going t be a long and hard race and I wouldn't get into group day that easily. ** //

//** Everyone was pushing past their limits and trying to bea **** t each other. I could feel my pulse beating faster and faster just like a cheetah as I ran up the hill. **//

//** I was on my second lap of the course and a stitch was kicking in. The ground was thudding beneath me and I could feel the sweat running down my face. I was so tired I just wanted to stop and and scream but I just kept going. **//

//**As I started my last lap the pressure was on. The crowd started to scream even louder and I could hear Loyalty proud and loud which gave me a big boost As I past nineth and eighth place I started to push even more because I knew that if I came seventh place I would definetly get into group day.**//

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 * // The finish line. There it was. I knew I could make it. I was so excited I sprinted past the finish l //**