I have an older sister. She is in grade 6. Some of you know who she is. She is 3 years older than me. She has a dimple on her right cheek. She has long straight hair. She is really tall. She is the third tallest person in her class this year. Last year she was the second tallest person in her class.

She looks a little bit like me. She always and I mean always says we look nothing alike. We have the same hair braids (except mine is curly). We both have the same eye color. We were born from the same mom. Most of all we are both one of the tallest people in our classes.

I like my sister because she takes care of me. She takes care of me by waking me up in the morning when my alarm clock doesn’t ring. She also walks with me to school. She tucks me at night.

She is sometimes annoying. One time I was getting dressed she barged into my room. I said “hey I’m getting dressed don’t just barge into my room.” She said “sorry”. Then she left without closing the door so I had to close the door myself. Sometimes we argue about who washes the dishes and who empties the dishes. We also argue about who sits where in our big, red car and who sits where on the couch in our living room.

Even though she annoys me sometimes, I still love her. I am proud to have a sister like her. Do you have a sister or a brother? Do you get along very well?

Danica Mutasingwa