Learning a Lesson

2 Learning a Lesson I'm good in school. I do my work and study a lot, but for some reason, I have a very bad habit of losing things. Last summer, I was on vacation with my family at the beach. On the first day, my father gave me a watch to replace the one I had lost the year before. “ You need to have a watch, so take good care of this one, " he said. The next day, I went swimming. The sun was shining on the water. The water was warm and beautiful. I swam. I floated. I treaded water and I dove. I really enjoyed being in the water. By the time I returned to shore, I was exhausted so I lay down. At that moment, I remembered my watch and looked to see what time it was. But it was gone! I searched all after- noon, but I could not find it. That night at dinner, I arrived with my sleeves pulled down, hoping no one would notice that I didn't have my watch.

My sister asked, “ What time is it?" “ Ask Tom, " my mother said. “ He has the fancy new watch. " Dad looked at me and said, “ Don't tell me that you've lost the watch already! " “ No! " I said. I was sweating with panic. I knew I was going to be caught in a terrible lie. Just then, there was an announcement: “ Ladies and gentlemen, a very nice watch was found on the beach today. If you lost one and can identify it, please come to the front desk. " Immediately, I knew what I had to do. I slowly got up, with my whole family staring at me. I went to the desk. There it was. The watch was not scratched. It was still working. I walked back to the table and sat down. Everyone was frowning, but then my Dad smiled. He knew that I had finally learned my lesson.