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| Get out the vote!! |
A hard fought campaign had
raged for the past few months. Opponents
laughed and greeted each other affably, even providing a few fist bumps for the
viewers.
Smiles continued until the
debate. Questions revealed the two
snarling beasts within. A week before
the election, mud-slinging began, followed by character assassination.
Voting Day came, with
sighs of relief from both sides and the candidates.
The ballots were carefully
counted, while candidates waited anxiously for THE announcement. Then it came.
Principal Brook’s voice
crackled through the PA: “For the Fifth
Grade President is Billy Hopkins and Vice-President Jimmy Rogers. Let’s all congratulate Billy and Jimmy for
such a great campaign.”
Crackle…hiss…
and then silence.
Mr. Harman cleared his
throat. “Well, then. Open your books to page twenty…”
