Chapter One: First Day Of A Brand New School.
Reina Sat Down In The Lunchroom And Stared At Her Food.
She Poked It With Her Fork Once,Twice.
She Looked To Her Left Then To Her Right.
Her New Classmates Looked So... So... So Different.
She Looked At The Small Slip Of Paper With Her Locker Combination.
094 She Said Over And Over In Her Mind.
The Food Looked Like It Came Out Of A Trash Can.
Note To Self: Bring Lunch Chicken Alfredo Day.
Everyone Was Talking To Each Other, They All Had Friends.
The Lunch Lady Came To The Table Where Reina Sat Alone.
"Would You Like Ranch For Your Carrots?" The Lady Smiled.
No Thanks Replied Reina.
She Looked At Every Full Table.
She Looked At The Clock. 12:01.
About 3 Hours Left.......
She Looked At Her Food Once More.
Her Stomach Rumbled.
A First Grader Walked Up To The Sixth Grader.
"It Looks Nasty But It's Actually Edible."
He Smiled.
Umm Thanks.
He Set His Tray Down By Hers.
"So You're New, Right?"
He Bit His Carrot.
Right.
She Became More Comfortable Talking To The Little Kid.
"I Hate K-12." He Paused To Finish His Carrot. "It's Just Everyone Is A Big Kid."
Reina Smiled.
Why Are You Sitting By Me?
"You Want Me To Move?" He Picked Up His Tray.
No,No. It's Just I Wondered Why You Were Sitting By... Well Me .
The Boy Set His Tray Down.
"I've Been Here Since Kindergarten But I Still Have No Friends. I Wanted A New Kid To Come And Your The First."
Oh. She Pondered As This Boy Sat By Her.
Are You Ever Moving?
"Well Maybe. Next Month. To That One State Below Us."
Texas?
I Wish I Was Still In Georgia.
The Prairies,Orchards,The Beautiful State.
Me And My Friend Used To Always Buy These Great Cookies For Five Cents.
"That Sounds Fun... Guess How Many First Graders Are In Our Class?"
Hm 7?
"1."
Just You?
"The Others Moved."
How Many?
"Around 3."
Sorry..
Wow....
Tis' Already Time For Recess.
Why Aren't Calling Us?
"I Don't Know.
They Don't Let Us Out For More Than 45 Minutes!"
Only 45 Minutes? Reina Stared In Amazement.
The Lunch Lady Started Dinging A Bell.
"TIME FOR RECESS!" She Called Out.
Reina Through Her Tray Away.
The Boy Tapped On Her Shoulder.
"Those Are Plastic. We Keep The Plastic Ones."
Reina Put Her Hand Into The Trash. I FELT SOMETHING MOVE!
She Picked Out A Worm On An Apple.
Many Kids Laughed.
She Pulled Out Her Tray,Dumped It,And Set It In The "Wash Pile."
She Ran Out To Recess Leaving The First Grader Alone.
He Walked Through The Four-Room School House.
He Found The Door.
"WAIT UP!"
She Turned, Her Sandy Blond Hair Flew In Front Of Her Face.
She Ran Into The Swing Set Pole Looking Back.
At The End Of The Day She Walked Home Through Huge Prairie Of Over 3 Miles.
She Usually Was Brought In The Oxen Cart.
What A Horrible Day! She Shouted To Her Mother Knitting For A Living.
"Hun What Did I Say About Stress?"
Don't Let It Take Over Yadayada. She Rolled Her Eyes.
"Fix Your Bonnet You Look Ridiculous."
Mom! What Did I Say About Bonnet Styles?
No-One Ties Them Around Their Necks Anymore!
Oh And Nobody Wears Skirts Down To Their Feet!
"I'll Tighten Up Your Skirts Up To Your Knees But You Better Where 2 Layers Of Stockings!"
Fine.....
She Looked At Her Mother In Disgust.
Next Chapter Will Be Up Before Sep 03.
Thanks For Reading Have A Great Day!
 Blooooregaurd · Sat Sep 01, 2007 @ 06:26am · 1 Comments |
