Answer:
It gives a clearer picture of what is going on,which helps the reader able to imagine what is going on in the story since the Diary of a Wimpy Kid are a little wordy.
Explanation:
Don't know if this is right,but hope it helps :)
I read this short story once... since the main character and her brother are super poor but don't realize it, the mood is ignorant, wistful, and sad. it's also kinda reminiscent because the author is telling the story of her childhood as an adult
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..."but she was still woozy from the opiate her captors used to drug her."
"She didn't dally because the guards would be searching for her in a matter of minutes."
"Alex gorged herself on a bag lunch that one of the guards had left unattended near her cell."
"Seconds later, she began looking for the antiquated truck that the guards had used to transport her to the compound."
"...but she had to make it out of the jungle before she could expose the kingpin's felonious operation to the public."
