Each year high schools throughout the Tri-County area are given the opportunity to participate in the local Literary Contest. First, second and third place awards are given for each category. This descriptive essay earned a third place for Ashland High School student Stephanie Litten. Immediately after venturing inside my younger sister's room, the spectacles can overwhelm anyone's senses. First, the mounds of clothes scattered on the chairs and floor resemble a disaster area after a tornado ravaged through. Then, the sweet aroma of chocolate chip cookies often drifts up the stairway from the kitchen making saliva trickle down from the watering mouths of individuals. But, the stench of musty books, always laying unused and shuffled through the room takes away from the wondrous smell. Not to mention the infinite layers of dust collecting in the bare book shelves where spiders decide to take up a home because of the spaciousness. However, the most disgusting part about the environment is how one can't walk around the room without checking where they step for fear of sticking to candy and gum. Perhaps this doesn't seem horribly bad; however, there happens to be more. My sister's bed almost never has its covers on, leaving the bed cold and completely empty in the corner of the room. Outside of the windows, birds constantly chirp and flutter as soon as the sun raises it's sleepy head from the long night's sleep. All of these images paint a clear picture of why the room definitely leaves an impression that a person might choose to forget, but can't.