The Lost Key

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I lost my house key.

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I lost my house key. I had had it when I left for school. When I came home it was gone. I looked in my backpack. I looked in my pockets. I could not find it. I had to wait on the porch until my mom came home. I was worried. What if someone found the key? What if they knew where we lived? When my mom got home I told her. She was not angry. She said we would change the locks. We called a locksmith.

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He came and put in new locks. He gave us new keys. I had to pay for part of it with my allowance. I had discovered that losing something important has consequences. I had considered not telling my mom. But I knew I had to. The experience was stressful. But we fixed it. The opportunity to be responsible with my new key was there. I would keep it on a chain.

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I would check that I had it before I left. I had learned a lesson. I would not forget it. The lost key had taught me to be careful.

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