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“Jamie, Jamie wake up you need to finish your chores if you want to rest early”

Words that I heard from my mom trying to me wake up. I still felt sleepy but like what she have said if I want to rest early that day I must do my chores early. I washed, rinse my mouth a little, and brushed my hair my daily routine every morning that was taught to me by my grandmother.

I went straight to the table ate some food and started to do my chores and luckily I manage to finish it all so all I did was my usual habit of reading books about cooking with different recipes in it. It was already night when my father arrived sad saying that he lost his job so I decided to encourage him and told him that I would accompany him tomorrow to look for his job.  Then I saw a smile coming from his mouth then he said “Well if you’re going to help me you better go to sleep right away”

“Okay father” I said then I went straight to my bed and went to sleep.

The next day arrived and I was walking with my father when I saw this poster saying that they would like to hire a cook. I knew that my father could cook so I told him to apply to that job and he was accepted. Ever since that day when I finish doing my chores I quickly go to the place where my father works and watch him along with the other people cooking different dishes. It was really thrilling for me to know different dishes and how they are cooked so I decided to practice at home until I got use to it. I made different recipes by experimenting on it.

One day there was an advertisement stating that there would be a cooking contest saying that the person who would win could have one million so I decided to join the contest thinking that it would be a way to uplift my family from poverty.

There was a lot of contestants who have more knowledge but I didn’t give up. The contest started and I could hear the clock ticking as I finish my dish. The people who would be in the semifinals was being announced when I heard my name, I was jumping for joy then I said to myself I must make my next dish better.

The day for the semi-finals arrived and I was sweating all over but my parent were there saying “You can do it Jamie we believe in you” with this I had a lighter feeling in me. Once again the contest started and as I said I did my dish better. The people who would be in the finals was now being called out and once again I jumped for joy when I heard my name. Now I just need to make most special dish for me to win the contest but I could not think of something.

While waiting for the day of the finals something bad happened. My father was hit by a car and he was brought to the hospital. I cried beside his bed and I didn’t leave his side until the day of the contest arrived. I almost forgot about it. I was trying to think of a dish I could cook before leaving for the contest when suddenly my father woke up and handed me something, it was a recipe. He said that he was suppose  to go home already with the new recipe he made for me when the car hit him. I said thank you to him and said that this contest was for him.

The finals started I could smell the aroma of the food I was cooking. Then the clock rang telling us that it was times up. The judges tasted my food and they were amazed on how the flavors were combined. With no doubts I heard the host saying my name as the grand winner.

After the contest I went straight to the hospital telling my father what had happened and he congratulated me and told me once he got up he would teach me more recipes.