Reflection On Cinco De Mayo Performance

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2nd Grade Cinco De Mayo Performance 7 Years Old I woke up to a bright and sunny day. It was a day like any other day in my 7 years of life. Except it wasn’t. Today was the day of the Cinco De Mayo performance at our school, New Temple Elementary, and I was nervous, really nervous. Knowing that I had to perform side by side with my classmates, in front many adults, older, and younger kids, made my stomach rattle with butterflies. Our class and another class had been practicing this dance for months, but it felt like we had just learned it yesterday. School started in 20 minutes, so I got dressed in my yellow skirt, white shirt, and sandals, grabbed my backpack, and jumped in the car. On the ride to school I could almost feel the hundreds of eyes glued on me, as they watched my every step. I kept thinking that I’d make a mistake and everyone would laugh at me. I was having many emotions race in and out of my brain: sadness, anger, fear, happiness. When we finally …show more content…

My mom got out napkin from her gray, leather purse and began to clean my face. It was as if she new I was going to vomit. Students and their parents that were slowly proceeding into the huge white and blue school, turned their heads around and gave me a glare of disgust. When my mom finished cleaning my face, she asked,” Are you okay? Do you need some water.”She pulled out a water bottle from her purse and handed it to me. “I’m okay Mom,” I replied as I unscrewed the cap of the bottle and took a gulp of water. As I drank, I could see the small crowd of kids that were behind me trying to avoid the puddle of throwup and the other small crowd that was in front of me continuing to walk into the school, looking back at me, laughing, and whispering to their friends. I felt like a clown who had fallen, but not on purpose. I felt embarrassed as my mom walked me to my class, everyone

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