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A One in a Million Chance

by Leah

Two weeks ago I woke up to my blaring alarm clock at 6 a.m. I was so tired that I almost went back to sleep when I remembered that it was a holiday, Lag B'Omer. I was going to take a school trip to Brooklyn to march in a huge Lag B'Omer parade and festival.

At the school, my brother and I got on a blue bus and picked a seat near the front. From there, we kept watching as more and more people climbed on board. How many more could even fit on the bus? It looked like the entire city of Boston was going to New York City!

Finally we got to Brooklyn, and the weather was boiling hot. We split into groups and began walking through a crowd of what looked like "zillions" of people. I was kind of hoping I would see my older sister Shaina, who had gone to the parade with her own school. However, I now realized that there was about a one in a million chance of that happening.

Our chaperone, Rabbi Meyers, called our group together and said that in five minutes we'd be joining the parade. I was so excited to march. I carried a poster with me that read, "Light Shabbos Candles."

Well, I could hardly believe it. As soon as we joined the parade, I spotted some people I knew in the huge crowd. These included my best friend from kindergarten, one former schoolmate--and even my sister and her class! I quickly pulled out the poster I was carrying to show Shaina, who watched as we marched through the streets of New York.