Adina Samloff
Ms. Wright
English 9/Period 5
5 September 2014
My Hideaway “Adina! Pick up your room or you will not be going anywhere this weekend,” Nancee Samloff exclaimed. In response, Adina said, “But I cleaned it up just last week!” When you walk into Adina Samloff's room, you will gasp at the amount of clothes draping her floors. Her parents bug her to pick it up about every weekend. It is very frustrating for her. She lives in a 12 foot by 12 foot room and it is small and petite, just like her. Adina Samloff's room makes her feel girly and comfortable. In Adina's room, there becomes a point when you cannot see her carpet due to the amount of clothes. There's a good chance that you'll either step on a shoe, an earring, an undergarment or a pair of jeans within the first few feet of entering her room. It's always a disaster, except for those few others during the day that Adina cleans her room. Adina's outfits get changed quicker than the blink of an eye! And at the end of that, the clothes always end up on the floor. Her room smells like daffodils from a perfume and a variety of exotic lotions. She likes to think of it as a perfume cloud that never dissipates and never changes its smell. Perfume, messy rooms and talks about boys are exactly what makes Adina a “girly girl.” Although these descriptions might be odd and uncomfortable to someone, this is exactly what makes Adina feel snug and at-home. The thought of having a threshold where the world's issues and her dreams separate is an amazing feeling for Adina. The bed that is in her room has the softest pillows that make her sink as soon as she sits on the silky, smooth and unbelievably cozy blankets. She has a memory foam bed and pillow that allows her to “sink away” from her problems during the night and enjoy her sleep. Adina's room has a light pink wall and two windows. When the sun shines through during the day, the sun casts rectangular figures onto the opposing walls of the windows. The