My eardrums very nearly burst with the noise of the crowd as they counted down to the moment when the rocket would surge into the sky leaving nothing but smoke behind. My co-astronaut smiled at me as we heard the crowd’s chants reaching one. “Three, two, ONE!!”. I prepared myself for lift off, closing my eyes and praying that nothing would go wrong…but the lift off never came and as I opened my eyes, l could see my co-astronaut getting out of the rocket. I waited a few more minutes but when it just wouldn’t take off I started to get out of the rocket but as I did I heard a nearby voice. “Come on! The dinner’s on the table!” and I took off my cardboard helmet and rushed inside.
By Emily McGrath