Bulldog Writers Siler City Elementary, NC • Issue 2 • March 2019 We are back!!!

ard work and dedication pays off. Our El trabajo fuerte y dedicación da recompensas. second issue is here! We proudly present ¡Nuestro Segundo número está aquí! Con H stories and tales we have created during orgullo, presentamos las historias y cuentos this school year. que hemos creado este año escolar. We enjoy writing and telling Disfrutamos escribir y contar stories. We love learning and discovering historias. Nos encanta aprender y descubrir our potential. nuestro potencial. We have placed our kids’ stories in no El orden de las historias de nuestros particular order. estudiantes no tiene ningún orden en particular.

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The Kids Trapped In Zombieland TRAVEL IN TIME By Yamilet Ambrocio and Madelaine By Francisco Zavaleta and Martha Flores Lozano Hi, my name is Esteves Jr. I was traveling Once upon a time there were two American around the world. When I was traveling I was twins that came from New York, one named running when my secret map that was really Jack and the other one named Chelsey. difficult to get the secret map is the key to everything without it I wouldn't be worthy of They were in middle school and loved to saving I had to pass challenges. took me somewhere. Then I lost control and the map read. They were in 7th grade and were 12 flew off my hands and something hit me in the years old. They both had blue eyes and each face and I woke up not knowing what to do. one was 4 feet tall.

One day they were reading a scary book in Halloween night. They got to a page that scary zombies were walking like if they were dead and dressed with clothing that were like out of the garbage. They came out of the book. They pulled the kids into the book so they could turn into zombies. The zombies told the kids they had to solve a mystery so they could get out of Zombieland.

They were so smart that they figured it out Later that day I figured out it was a corgi. I before night but the zombies tricked them by decided to call him chubby and since then we telling them they would get out when the have been best friends. he was the one that hit king William Fire said so with their serious me and at least I’m not lonely in this world that. faces. Their dad and mom were really I was stuck in earth 2.0. Earth 2.0 is a dangerous worried because they could place where you never come back I went to not find them all around the earth 2.o to save the corgi when I got there my map was gone. First I need to find the magic house. The night was map that sends me to earth the corgi started to getting closer and they sniff around and see if he can find the magic could not find them. But map he found the key of destiny so now we had suddenly the mom and dad a clue to where the map was. we started running remembered that when they to find the door of helpfulness that would lead went in their room there us to our second clue. At that point in time it was a book that was in their became dark with evilness while we explored bed laying there. They saw we found a place to hide and rest from the a book with a locker and a journey and evilness. But suddenly we heard a key. After that day their dad loud crash. So we woke up gasping for air with saw the book opened and surprise we found that something crashed we could see the kids in the book from outside looked with closer investigation we found a of the book. But something mysterious was spaceship we got surprised to find a spaceship beside the book. land in the middle of a forest. We decided that if we could fix the spaceship we could go back He opened the locker with the key. Five to earth so we got our supplies ready and in a second after the parents unlocked the locker few months we were all done when we were kids came out. They were so happy to see back on earth we were so happy that even our them again. They lived happily ever after. friends were waiting for us and that’s the story of my dangerous visit to earth 2.0

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They Were All Lost were looking at the potions they were created By: Allessa Perez and Naomi Aleman by Drainage. They found a potion that said¨ disappeared! They touch it and they were on her One day there was a unicorn named Aleana. birthday party and all her friends were there. She was so beautiful since her eyes color was Aleana was so happy because she finally was blue and, her hair color was pink. It was her with her parents and friends. She had a lot of Birthday Party she was so excited. She invited fun with her friends too. They all started to taste all her friends their names were Shina, the food they all expressed the smell was so Elizabeth and Nally. They were doing all the delicious. But the potion got lost and a unicorn decorations and the food. They prepared name Roxie found it in the dessert and she was cupcakes, pizza, a cake and chicken. The nowhere in India. friends claimed it was amazing.

The scared super villain By Fredy Toj

Aleana opened her surprises that her friends had given to her she said” it's was amazing! There was a mystery box the color of the box was black and the inside was white. That her dad named Isteves had given to her. She opened the magic box and all her friends went to India.

They were all disappeared in India. Aleana was looking for the rest of their friend all over India. She found her friend named Emily was a One night a villain was making a plan to attack unicorn and her eyes color was brown and, hair the city called Sootopia. When he started to was like a rainbow. Aleana said, “let's go and leave, he scanned if everything was in his find our friends that were lost in India.” They mobile car. He thought he had everything in it, walked 5 miles, they found a house that it was but he didnot. When he went to attack he started destroyed. Alena and Emily were looking for to destroy everything like cars, trees and Mary it past 4 days they didn't found any of her buildings. He noticed that the superhero Named friends. They were so sad they were crying. Jeff was coming. Jeff said, “Well, well, look Aleana stated”, we are going to find them. They who we have: The villain named Mega.” They finally continued walking. Emily said, “I think started to fight in in the city. Mega head went that we are just walking around”. They were to his mobile car. He started to find his looking at the same bushes but there were on a weapons. He did not find his weapons so he had road that said” Welcome to Arabia, and they to defend himself. Then he went to jail and got found a house. They went in the house and they scared. 30 years later the scared supervillain found an exit on a door that was cover with was not in jail. He promised to not wreck the spider webs. They went in begin walking they city any more. found a store in there was a lot of potions. They

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The Depressed Girl That Believes In God, Her Savior She turned 11 years old. Her birthday had By: Emely Rodriguez Lima Nicole and passed. One year later she started to read the Ashley Velasco Perea bible. She heard stories about his grandpa. People said he was real nice when he was alive. One day there was a cheerful girl in the sky with She loved her grandpa more than her other God. 7 months passed and a baby was born. granddaughters. She told God things that she She was so cute. She was white. She had brown wanted and learned how to play the drums. She hair and her eyes were black. Her parents were started to love God more than before. from Guatemala. She had two older brothers. One was in Guatemala the other one One year later her birthday passed she turned was here in USA. He is 5 years older than her. 12 she still remembers her grandpa from the He was in USA. The older brother was 7 years picture. old he was in Guatemala.

The baby was the only girl in her family. She The Siler City Elementary Ghost was the small one in the family, too. After 2 By Makhia Wilson years passed, she did not know that her grandpa had died. She grew up but she never knew that Siler City her grandpa had died. One day she found out. Elementary is a big Her parents told her, Sorry, daughter that her school. It is as big that your grandpa has already died girl was as a hospital. Some extremely sad because her grandpa died 5 years people even say it ago. Her parents thought she was too small to was a hospital. The know her grandpa had died. story that people in the school have passed on is that the classrooms were emergency rooms. That lots of people have died in the emergency rooms. The library was where women had their babies. Then there was a story that it was an asylum. The rumors are When she was 10 years old, she went to her that there are crazy people walking around room running. She locked the door. She started screaming, “I’m gonna hurt you" and also to cry. She felt so lonely. She felt abandoned "don’t come near me." Then in the bathrooms, from God. Then she started to pray to God. All people are known to go and then the lights the days she prayed to see up in the sky her flicker. Kids are terrified. Teachers don’t grandpa with God, our savior. believe them. Then they have rebuilt it and no more rumors are spread. So some of the She went to a new church. She liked to go to babies didn’t make it. Moms were crying. church. She started to love god more but she Then, the surgery rooms and That because was still hurt from the death of her grandpa. some people died in the coma so when you God did the miracle of changing. He changed went in the coma you will hear noises. Last her attitude. One day she went to her aunt’s but not least, they said something had to be house when she saw a picture of her grandpa. done so they rebuilt it. She wanted her grandpa to right there with her. Telling her that he loves her. That he is right there with her.

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The Stickman Attack look. Everybody in the country was supporting By Jose Orellana Jeff with drawings of stickmen. Then both stickmen were going to fight the good stickman One day a student was bored so he made a started with a punch, for now on let's call the stickman but it came to life, the kid that made good stickman Mr. Li and, bad stickmen we the stickman is Jeff, was in 6th grade, Jeff was will call them Apple Glasa. a normal looking kid. Back to the story the Apple Glasa kicked the When Jeff was at the bus he hid the stickman Mr. li which made all the stick who were so nobody told on him. When he went back controlling the leg all fall so the leader of Mr. li home he made more stickmen in the printer but said -Make a tripwire shape! The Apple Glasa he remembered that the printer did not work so didn't hear them say that so it made Apple Glasa it made a lot of copies. It was 9:00 clock his Jeff trip. Beside were there fighting the train track mom said to go to sleep so he did but he forgot had leftover oil from the train on the floor to pick up the stickmen. Jeff woke up he saw which made Apple Glasa fall and make the there was no more stickmen, Jeff didn't care Glasa team have 50% of Apple Glasa team died about. TO BE CONTINUED… He went to the school bus Jeff friend said “Did you hear the news? “Jeff said no. Jeff friend Just kidding there is more to the story but Jeff said “There were stickmen attacking.” Jeff was went back to his home. Five years later nothing scared so he ran to school when the bus has happened tell that fight about the stickman. stopped. His teacher was impressed because he I'm in high school now but I’m still the same never was this early to class. When Jeff couldn't but ever since my grandma died I’ve been upset concentrate he was just thinking what he had but I’m just I’m just not think about it that done. much.

When he went back home he told his I'm at school right now I’m learning about mom if he could explore the city. Jeff's biology but I’m leaving to Colorado. The End. mom said yes so Jeff went. One hour Probably... later Jeff saw fire, windows broken, crashed cars but then he saw the giant The Meg Cat stickman. Jeff ran home thinking how By Zachariah Owusu did they get so big but he had something on top of his hat it was a One day some note it said: ‘’We mixed’’ together. people were fishing for some The next day he told his mom to fix the tuna. All of sudden printer because he had a plan so there was a cat dismissed class so he drew a stickman eating some type that had superpowers. So Jeff made of toxin so the some prints. He told his mom to not be fishermen were so worried. His mom agreed, so Jeff planted the scared that they stickman so the evil stickman doesn’t see the screamed. Then good stickman. they died. Then someone attacked but it didn't work so I ran to Then they got planted and they grew into a huge the dark and grabbed a bat but the cat killed stickman. The two stickmen had backup. The people in the city. Everybody was trying to enemies had Christopher Columbus; the good escape but then we got off the boat with 2 stickman had Native Americans. harpoons. The whole city attacked at the same time then it died. But then a giant lizard came The news looked at the action the action was at out of the water and came in to town. I almost the train track even news from Canada came to passed out.

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Prom Night ! declared that his name was Jose Sanchez. Jose By Roxie Martinez, Jasmine Sorto, and asked Chloe if she wanted punch to drink, Michelle Espinal Chloe said she would love some punch. So Jose went to go get Chloe some punch. Jose came Once upon a time in a faraway land there was a back with blue punch. She was waiting for him. royal high school with princesses and princes! After that, Jose asked Chloe if she wanted to There was a girl that was so excited for prom dance with him. Chloe said yes and Jose took night. Her name was Chloe Salazar. It was the her to the dance floor. They were dancing day before prom. She couldn't wait to find her bachata. Lastly it was night and they went to a dress and heels. restaurant and they were happy. They really liked each other so they took off their masks. She was looking for a makeup artist online. She They saw that they were both popular people at found someone named Catherine Rodrigues. school so they kissed and they lived happily She is so beautiful she does people’s makeup ever after!!! one hour a day and she makes her own makeup products, too! Chloe asked Catherine if she could do her makeup. Then, Catherine Miss Cobb The Old Librarian answered, “absolutely it’s my job!” Then, By Jaweldon Patterson Chloe was looking for a salon she could go to.

The girls’ names were Emily Perez and Lily Color orange. She loved the color orange. She Perez they were twin sisters. They were going has blue eyes. She would turn around and give to do Chloe's hairstyle and they already had an everybody a weird look. She loved bears. She idea. The day of prom was here. Chloe skipped would have a Creek. She bought books. She class to get ready. She called Lily, Emily, was the best there was and she might have been Catherine. But Chloe forgot to ask someone to Krabi but she was the best Librarian. get her dress. She said, “oh, no!” She called them but they said they were at school so she Yeah. I wouldn't get on her nerves because if could not go to prom. She went to her room and you just made a little noise, she'd just get out started crying. and I literally just tried to get you out. She was all kinds of librarians: private librarian, African When it was night she heard a twinkling sound. librarian, Canadian librarian, School librarian, She looked outside and she saw a golden fairy. a lot of librarians but the thing that she loved The golden fairy was actually her fairy the most was teaching kids how to read. She godmother. She made Chloe look beautiful. loved to take books home and get books that her Everything Chloe wanted! Chloe was e was so husband likes but the things she loved the most excited! She was going to prom now. Then, she of all was having a library of her own. got her blue mask. When she got to the place she scanned the room to find a prince. Then she found someone. She went to him and they were talking. She asked him what his name was. He

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The Take Over... A ghost inside the BFF squad!! By Eric Arreola, Iker Corona, David By Katelyn Emerson Sanchez In a school a demon went in. The bff squad is a group of girls and they get in trouble. The girls’ names are Jillie, Rose, Ade, Malia, Calina, Carolyn and the leader is Carolyn. They hurt a dog named Mocha. Moka was Shantel’s dog. She called her Moka because she looked like mocha.

The ghost made the bff squad do really bad stuff to them and their friends. The girls got suspended from the school for 2 weeks because they were writing cuss words on the bathroom stall.

Once in New York I was walking with my friends Eric and Iker in a forest after a meteor shower. After walking a while we crossed a path with a meteor. This meteor did not look normal. It was really shiny as if there were 100 lights inside. We decided to touch it. When we touched it, it felt like it did nothing so we went home.

The next day when Iker woke up to open the door the knob fell. Then he slightly pushed the door and the door launched into the wall he quickly got The girls got back to school and the demon inside the door and put it in its place and rushed out. them made the squad do a terrible thing on their Meanwhile at Eric’s house, he woke up and went principal Mrs. Longsleeve and they were expelled for one month. to the bathroom he looked in the mirror and he noticed his hair was really long and it was blue. They were so confused. When they got to their house He put on a sweater to hide it and ran out of his they were fine until the demon came back and made house to my house. I just ran out of my house to them hurt the dog. Then the dog was limping and go with my friends. We were going to school and finally found Ms. Shaintel’s dog and helped it. The on the walk to school they told me about what person seemed like something fishy was up and then happened. Eric showed his blue hair. Iker hit a tree Ms. Shaintel named the dog Moka and then she had and it broke. They asked if I had something like a good life. Then Shantail heard something whining what had happened to them. I answer no. in the living room. She got out of bed and found Moka bleeding in the living room and Shaintail When we got to school, there were three bullies rushed her to the vet. Then the girls went back to there. When we walked into the school and they school. They were fine for half of the year and then started to bully Iker. He got really mad and he they got worse. punched them. Since he had super strength, the bully went flying into a locker and they helped The demon was speaking to the girls while they were him get out and they ran off. in class trying to concentrate. The demon said to the girls that they are going to bring a cat to school the After school we went back to the woods where we next day and if they don't, he will send them to the found the asteroid. When we got to the woods, we Death Spot. So the next day the girls did take a cat to the school and made them threaten the kids in their saw the asteroid was not there. We were all class. Then the demon took them to the bad spot and confused. We heard a sound. We ran to hide told them they’re safe this time but next time they behind Iker’s house and then they found us and would have to do more than what they did this time. we just kept running. It was scary alien attack. I Then Lucy and Shaintal had a good life together. The soiled my pants. It was bad. David threw a Sprite girls did the last thing for the demon and they didn't bomb and destroyed the aliens then we won. finish the task and the demon made them go to the bad Spot and they disappeared.

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THE LOST GOLDEN RETRIEVERS WAY very nice Chansey magubaI miss my little puppy. I said HOME I don't know what you do I said I said the mother said by Isabella Greer she had to get in bed because you know how to have energy for tomorrow comes before coming to town I said mother said you may have to get in bed brush your teeth before we get out of bed I see the mother said the mother I said play mother I really want to find my puppy.

I can use a big dog I said you saw Yes I said yes You are if you are my dog 11 is my favorite dog's name, because, is my favorite dog is a fine a fun little girl which one you want using you're sure I probably won't using if and only do you have today probably tomorrow but I do all well guess so I did not let it go angulate today I said Which one do you want using the God said what you see what you have a cat if I see any long people have doubts about open hoop chain come on I don't know what anything about basketball and keeps it come up come on come on if I can't say that I did the kid on my old hoes the little boy that little boy get tape hate his tag take kola his hands and blood nobody ever The dog and puppy is a big puppy to a big dog all dog real life with you. Never show me neither. If you don't is a puppy to a dog The German Shepherd find a way stop in their lives he's not needed at a real kids you can home because the food chase the dog find a way home actually made this for you guy actually good forth for because they don't miss the family don't look harder the you for you I said can you show us a sea turtle Hulk it's really want to find a way home. The dog and the mother really good with dice sergeant the correct response of the weight during the really want to fight a mother credit The dog a bath again the dog is a Chihuahua. the puppy only the only have one puppy with their name Sasha really want those sister and a brother and a mom Today maybe one day a dog can we to call the dog dad Sasha said shasa Willy won't find them who said protein powder really hot a whole want a dog to breed who are the total look up a big giant dog a dog set what Whenever You Wish Pottery never comes through in you little tiny dog a big dog shed a German Shepherd her life. He never big never small nobody posted life said Lena the poor little innocent puppy along. Mom the dog policy the whole dog called dog video this is said dang said the I don't suppose that you okay I said my mother said yes that is your dog I said ye first time yes okay little puppy set my brother and sister I said I forever I see my own dog I say yay I say foot and will I know you miss your brother sister you know how forever I see my own dog I said I never had my own to help you need her to help me and you find out your doctor yet I never have my own of you and you always way home I said what about my brother so the puppy say that you only go so that we can lie down we never find a way home I'll look in the house don't suppose I mind. I never heard why what happened I never know find a German Shepherd play all the way in the house what to do I do not know what to feed a dog but I do Jose said in the house I said no I don't know what to do. not know why did it what do not have to do with a dog but do not worry about you and they have to do it either I said stop the Giants map of said what about us dog mother said CNN about the buck be in almost somebody I said no I want find my mom and my dad vegan about my book about my book parrot. a new a and my sister and my brother I said I really want finding new dog come up to fall at a ball a live ball named today the puppy walk the puppy walk really walk to the Karma Milky Way I want to know more about a dog I night then I walk to the daytime the two rain find the want to know what happened to the dog body said I mom or the dad see a new house they knew the puppies want to watch inside the dog body for said yes. B&L said, said oh, wheelie my find Lily, do not know who is my book about my book title this what about my butt the mom because her mom really want to see all them tied up my butt about a dog the dog finds a way home puppies all her mother puppy is Sasha really Jaden about a dog fight nobody Hall then the little girl who puppy only the month old puppy only have five puppies made a Wish by Ray J. That way puppy lost how the because some people think the dog some dog have more Hulk the dog house what happened again in her phone the mother said the owner said my puppy have a baby I page the dog Waffle House do not know what happened said oh the owner did not realize that the puppy John hello. Her life the dog her life Dead horse AK on all the did not notice the puppy did not find a way home I said dog out my book. can The NFL all my dog does book I my puppy is sauce I've missed I really miss my puppy I love you the dog. said I don't know what to do I really miss my puppy I don't know what to do I let the girl said I really did not want a Slurpee be safe or my little puppy and I really want to say I want to see my little puppy I don't know

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up and said, “I will find you it” [ in a dark and Blah Blah Blah scary By Marlon Cano voice]. That voice was going on and on the same word “I will find you, I will find you.” It Chapter 1 The voicemail. just got annoying saying it about 157 time until It was a dark and stormy night, nah. Am just it stopped. I was so happy it stopped but also messing with you it was a sunny day I just came scared because something else could happen back from school. And my door was open? I next. was confused because I am the first person to get to my house so I got inside my house scared. 10 seconds later I put down my book bag… I was right. I saw this man or woman walking around the house everywhere. He or she made Suddenly, I saw a head sticking out. I ran to my the house upside down trying to find mom’s and dad’s room I slammed the door something. “I wonder what she or he is looking completely and locked it with 12 for,” I said in a terrified voice. I was so close to locks!! Luckily I had a phone in my hand. I shout for help but I knew he or she would find called 911 really fast. Nobody answered the me. So I kept silent. phone. Only this voicemail came up and it said… After a long time of hiding he or she finally left. I still wondered what he or she was looking for. But I left that behind me and I forgot all about that so I kept going.

10 minutes later I got tired of waiting for something to happen. I was hoping that something would happen so I kept waiting. Until I started doing my homework

Chapter 2 Tun Tun and Dewie

Woah, whoa, whoa! I'm not going to tell you yet. Remember that, ok? Anyway, first I have to introduce myself. My name is Energy. My mom and dad put me that name because they said I had a lot of Energy when I was a baby. Anyway my hair color is brown and my eyes are black and I’m Hispanic. I have a big cousin 27 minutes later and a big sister. My big cousin name is Dewie. “I finally finished my Homework!!!!” I said in My baby sister's name is Susy. I also have a joy. After 27 minutes of working. I'm baby cousin. My baby cousin’s name is Tun finished…” CRASH!!! BOOM!!! BAM!!! Tun. You might think it's a strange name but ...huh? what was that?” I said scared. “It is he's really a smart baby. You'll find out why coming from the kitchen,” I said bravely. I tried he's so smart in the book. to see where the thing was at so I looked everywhere but I didn't find nothing until Now back to the story [or book whatever you boom!!! Something hit me on the head. I woke call it] Ok. 1, 2, 3, here we go voicemail came up on my bed saying to myself the same words, “what was that and what does it want from

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Bulldog Writers me?” I said in a confused voice. The place One, we could trap the evil woman in the shed looked a lot like my dog’s house all messed up. and then we would be able to make a run for it or two, we would wait until she left then we 5 hours of trying to escape the house. would go to the door but would not make any I got very tired of trying to escape my terrible sound. She heard everything and that's all the house. I was hurt on my head. I was trying to ideas that he said. We went with the plan two see if I could see the exit. I saw it but I heard a because plan one was risky so we put the plan loud cry in the basement. I went in there and I in action was surprised because I saw TunTun and Dewie really hurt and injured really bad. 6 minutes of waiting We finally made it out the Everywhere there was blood. Tun Tun was able scary house we also found out who was the evil to escape but Dewie was too big to get out. woman it was so obvious it was a woman on the Luckily TunTun freed Dewie out of the chains news. It said, “Warning! Look out for this and I went to hug them and we looked to see if woman. Her name is Rebeca Rojas.” Anyways, we could escape the house. we left the house and we went to a new house. The house was calm and peaceful and 13 hours later we left the woman there. We finally found the entrance so that we could escape the evil house until the evil woman Nah! I'm just messing with you again. We started chasing us. We ran to the attic to hide called the cops and they arrested her and they from the evil woman wondering where was the said to us, “don't worry anymore. We will put rest of my family. We got out of hiding and her in jail for a long time.” started looking for the rest of my family.

12 hours of looking My Sisters I found my family. They were trapped in a By Arielle Mcswain secret room. To find them I had to move panting and there was a lever behind it. I pulled it and I saw my mom and dad there. I was able to pull my little sister Susy and I was also able to pull my big sister out of the ditch. We had to leave my mom and dad behind for I could find Dewie and Tun Tun to help us get

I have two fun sisters. One of them is a little mean the mean. One is Jazz and the nice one is Breanna. Breanna will cheer me up but Jazz makes me cry because she always being mean to me. That is why I don't hang out around her. I don't even play with her any more. my mom and dad out of that ditch. One time she forced me to get on her hover board and so I did it. Next thing you know I fell and bumped my head on the bookshelf. Then I It took us 4 or 5 minutes to pull my mom and told my daddy and Jazz got in trouble. dad out of the ditch. Now we had to try to escape the house. Tun Tun was smart and he gave us some ideas and these are the Ideas:

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My List I calm down because I haven’t take a bath and is 6:12 and By Jimena Camareno the school is 20 minutes away and I start classes at 7:15, I better go to the bathroom.

Chapter 1 This is bad is 6:35 and I’m eating breakfast and I need a oh, hi, my name is Jazmin, I am 17 years and I’m gonna be super cool hairstyle, and shoes. first in my family to go to the university and graduate, 6:48 and I’m in the car, YEAH, I did it. yeah, I know I have to be happy, but I am not; all my family 7:05, I’m in school, and guess who is waiting at the door is counting on me to be the big change of the family. In for me... NICO!! -Ready for a new year at high school? - kindergarten, I was good but all the guys laugh at see me Says Nico -You bet I am! - I answered. We open the door because everyone knew that my family didn’t go to school 7:13 WE’RE LATE!, Ohhh, we only have 2 minutes for go so that cause me so many problems, and I don’t like people to the locker and- sorry, FIND the locker and the class and tease my family so I always do my best and it work I am WE’RE a MESS I said - I sorry, this is my fault -I love his the best student in Suncoast high school (and the others enthusiasm -This isn’t your fault, it is your mom’s- I can’t schools I’ve been). Well, that’s me. believe he just said that - She was the one that makes you a sleepy person - I hit him in his shoulder, but softly, like, obvious. After 1 minute, we find our lockers and we just put our backpacks and take out the pencil case and the notebooks of the first and second class (We will order them later), our classes are the same like Always, so we only see one paper (and it is always mine) - Yeah, we are with Mrs.Jewls! - I claimed - She’s the best teacher ever - -She sure is -. Mrs.Jewls is the best because we always do activities one week before the exams, like, all the week. no notebooks, books, computers, nothing, is great. And I think she is like this because she is young, like, super-duper young, and knows how cruel the school is, she is here because the university and blah, blah, blah I’m not there yet so I don’t know anything. We get to our class at 7:15 and we just get there when the bell rings and Mrs.Jewls saw us and winked at us and say - First and last time - We were like omg she is mad at us but haven’t finish - That’s what my teacher told me once,

I still go a bit late but he isn’t mad at me - WE giggle, see Chapter 2 BEST TEACHER EVER. Since I started school I have my big nightmare, my locker She starts talking about science and then ask - Are you always does not have enough space for all my books when understand? - I´m sure everybody understands, therefore the year-end I always need a Walmart bag to carry my Mrs.Jewls explain everything very good, but everybody books, how embarrassing right? well, I always have Nico says no, to play. Mrs.Jewls know that but she like the game (my best friend in the entire world) Nico is like the perfect mode, too. man, with his brown hair, blue eyes, and perfect nose. He is always smiling, I mean ALWAYS. Yeah, it can be weird We are learning about making formulas, and the periodic because all Nico’s family studied since... forever! Nico’s table. Oh this is gonna be so much fun!! After a while we mom hates me I’m sure you already know why and Nico’s were so tired of being the nonmetals and metals, and Sn dad love me because he loves my eyes color weird, right? and Cd and all those thing I could tell you all but I don’t Nico have a sister and a brother (they’re twins) Ana and you to fell asleep while I’m talking anyways, just like that PO (his real know is Paul but we always said PO). was time to go to math (10:30).

In math we are seeing linear equations with variables in He always rescues me from the bad guys he is my both sides, uff! There I don’t understand like, anything and superhero. In the school, we always have been in the same I think that’s why they put with Mrs.Jewls, there’s a story classroom, in the same school, same grade, same time that says that the straight F’s students in math with GREAT!!!! Mrs.Jewls now they are straight A’s student, isn’t that

great!? (I’m not F student maybe C student ONLY IN Chapter 3 MATH). Now, in this part when she asks “Does everybody FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!! Awesome understand?” Nico and I are the only ones that says no, no I know I said I hate it but my mom is gonna allowed me to because Nico doesn’t understand because if I’m the only buy ice cream (I couldn’t eat ice cream) I had a big one everybody stared at me and start whispering. Again Problems NICO IS MOVING SCHOOL!!! I just can’t Nico is the Best Friend in the whole history of the entire believe. You know I am gonna do something I can’t let world, I wonder if he thinks the same of me? Back to math, Nico move school I mean. I can’t fight the bullies all by Mrs.Jewls know that but she never is mad at us, instead she myself, and who is gonna sit next to me, and who is the loves our friendship so she gets me out of the class and tell one that is gonna make that silly dance at get to class, who me - 4:30, MY CLASS - I nod, that means she is going to is gonna be next to my locker???? I’m sure that isn’t gonna tutor me so I don’t really care about the class because is be Nico. gonna be the same at 4:30. It's lunch time, my favorite part of the day because I can tell any bad jokes t0 Nico I tell them to him because he

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Hate any bad joke, while in my opinion the bad ones are take a bath today. 6:56 I’m in the car, WOW! Don’t take a the best, because if a joke is good what’s the fun? bath really help me. Well, and I like the lunch time not only because of that also 7:10 - Sorry, don’t talk to me just go to the lockers! - I yell because the woman of the cafeteria is so easy to make a at Nico; I think that was the first time I did that. - Whatever prank to her. (Yeah, sometimes I feel sorry, but...) One day, you say, captain - We go to the lockers and take everything I asked for so many things that she used like, 3 trays and I and go to class. only ate 4 things, in my defense two were in one tray and Everything is the same as yesterday but specials today is one in the others. Now that I think about it, I was rude. Dance, I am so bad dancing. - 1 biscuit with oranges, please? - I said - Mhmm, that’s - Welcome everyone! Pick a partner and dance salsa - it? You are not gonna make anything crazy today? - She Claimed the teacher. Guess who pick? Ding-donging answered - I already did! I come 2 minutes to start school Nico!! We are both bad dancers. So Nico don’t have to - And she served my food, I always sit in my special seat: fake be bad at something like in math. - Wanna dance with in the middle of the cafeteria. me, milady? - Nico asked - Why me? - I asked/answer - After a delicious lunch, we go to the specials and today's Well, I asked everyone but they said no, and I know you special is: Music I love music, I always wanted to play an are the best dancer here - - Well, now I say yes - I love that instrument and thanks to Mrs.Pluth I know how to play the conversation and we started dancing, is so romantic when flute and the violin; Isn’t that great!? we dance. The day finish and we go to the ice cream shop The music's classes always share the same so, why and then something happens - We have to go away from describe it? We enter and find our instrument and play it if here - I said - Why-? What happen? - Nico is always seeing you need help sing “Help” and the teacher will come; 25 me while I'm watching people and this time I saw my dad minutes before go out we review he notes and then sing with his new girlfriend, ugh!! And I stay looking at them - and talk. oh, now I see, Jaz I think you should talk to him - Nico say 2:55 we are leaving school.so, GOODBYE, FIRST DAY because he saw I was seeing him - now? when he is with OF HIGH SCHOOL! Well, I take the bus and then I his girlfriend. Just remembered how he treat me and my change my clothes see t.v. and then my mom leaves me at mom, I just really don’t like him! - I cried - Hey, school. Again. And then in tutor I always go too early, sweetheart! - My dad shouted kissing his girlfriend. II can’t (which is weird because at school I came too late) the believe he call me “sweetheart”. And, puff! He is next to tutoring is just like the class but more quiet and it’s just me - hi dad! so, you still alive - he chuckles awkwardly - me. At 4:55 I finish the tutoring, I go home and rest at 6.15 Nice talk, I’ll stay but Karla and I have a wedding to plan Nico and I go to get pizza and talk or we get an ice cream - Now I am the one that chuckles awkwardly - Oh good, or we go to McDonald’s or things like that. I go home put I’m happy you are getting married. And, um, Karla you my pajamas on and sleep. - good night, sweetie - - Bye should know that dad won a prize that said “Please, GO mom, love you -. AWAY of the show”. Losers with losers. Well, Bye! - And my dad goes away with “Karla”. - I know you missed him, Chapter 4 you shouldn’t talk like that with him - - And! He left us for Second day of school!! I start thinking that maybe I like her and now they are getting married! Great! Now that you high school, I don’t know it just feels good because my want them to be a couple why are not you the godfather? - first day wasn’t so bad as I imagine it, I mean I had the best And left I didn’t want to but I also thought If I leave he had teacher, the best friend in the entire world and the best to pay and then I yell -You have to pay! -I said it because teacher is tutoring me, so is good, but all my years are he is gonna think that I mad at him but now that I said that good because I have a secret, is like I’m in a paper and the he knows that I’m not. writer draw whatever he/she likes and I am the one that live it, and I like that feeling so since I have 5 years I have my Chapter 5 “list” I’m kind of obsessed with it because since I use it Good morning! I know what you’re thinking “Why she and my year was great I thought: Maybe if I use it always didn’t say ´Third day of high school´?” Well, I didn’t say all my years are gonna be great, too. And it worked, all my that because the county close today because it was an years had been great. Anyways, I’m gonna show you my accident in the road, so they first say 2 hours’ delay, and list: Hi Jazmin! Well, you have to do every year, OK!? This then they say no school today. Unbelieve! When I started thing is gonna make your year great so I hope you do them. like high school… anyways, Nico (luckily He isn’t mad at 1- Ask Mrs.Jewls to tutor you in MATH.ONLY in math me) and I are gonna go to the movies and he said he is you rock in the others. gonna tell me something important and I said I’m gonna 2- Be always close to Nico, Okay? He is your hero (Nico. tell him something important, too. I think you know what Sigh). I’m gonna do, YES!!!!I’m gonna tell Nico I liked him, Ohh 3- Try not to do a lot of pranks to Mrs.Shayari. I’m so excited!!! 4- Eat healthy. - Hi! pumpkin, sorry, rotten pumpkin - I can’t believe he 5- Be always good with mom. call me like that, I answered his insult saying - Hi, 6- You don’t have to do this if you don’t want but I- I think knucklehead - Ahh. He takes out some tickets and I see that you should tell Nico how you feel about him. they said the name of a scary movie, I gasped - Tell me Well, that’s all my list say, yeah, I still doubting about the they’re fake - And Nico chuckles, sometimes it means that last one, but he is gonna leave soon and I think he should they are fake but sometimes it means they are real, - They know how I feel when he is around, while he is with me, are… fake - I so relieved - So, what movie, REAL movie right? are we gonna watch? - I said - We are gonna watch… Well, I better get going to the bathroom because- WHAT! nothing. Instead of watch a movie we’re going to Is 6:34 is too late!!! How I’m gonna go to school, Why I McDonald´s - He answered - What!? I wanted to watch this tell my mom never wake me up???!!! Today I’m not gonna new movie of, are you paying attention? - I asked him because I saw him looking at the tickets. - Uh? Um, oh, oh,

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Bulldog Writers um, yes, I’m hearing - He answered but I know he doesn’t 6- You don’t have to do this if you don’t want but I- I think know what I’m talking about because he didn’t say you should tell Nico how you feel about him. Perfect! I ‘Captain’ or other silly nicknames - What I’m talking did it! And How it finishes? Bad, the worst. about? - I asked because he is gonna say what he thinking Chapter 6 - Oh, oh, oh, um, oh, okay, how did you know? - He Fourth day of high school! If you could hear me, you could answered - Like, duh, you didn’t say “Captain” or other hear how upset I am. I just I feel so bad that I’m early, silly nicknames - -Oh, that’s why - - Where are we going?? YES! That upset I am. Just tell me - I beg - Okay, okay, calm, we’re going to a I’m in the car 6:05. Yahoo! I’m early. Now I’m thinking park - He answered - What?! So let me have things that Nico is not waiting for me at the school entrance, I am straight, we’re not going to the movies only because we’re the worst friend ever. going to a park. - I wasn’t so angry because I thought If we I’m surprise, he is waiting for me! But then I see that he is go to the park it would be more romantic - Okay, we can waiting for somebody else, guess who is he waiting for? go to the park - We went to the park and then the big smile Mhmm, you got it wrong! Is Meg Harrison! And when I that Nico had disappeared just when we get to the park. We saw him Meg just arrived and Nico kiss her in the cheek! went go to sit in a branch and he have a serious face, and I What are they, boyfriends? Oh no, what if they are started to worried because he never like, never is like that boyfriends? Is he gonna ever talked to me again? Do I have - So, what’s up? - I asked because I can’t believe I’m really to be Meg’s friend to get close to Nico? Ohhh, this is very gonna tell him and I’m not nervous, I think that’s good; I bad. don’t know! I in my entire life tell Nico that I like him. - In the class Nico and I were only crossing looks, weird So... here’s the thing. There’s this girl that is beautiful, her because Mrs. Jewls didn’t say a word in the whole class. laugh is like the entire world is fine and her eyes ash, her Today the special is French, and the teacher is Mr. Turner eyes are bright diamonds and I think- I-I love her but like, and he is always happy - Hi class! Today we are gonna do love her really, love her - Nico confessed, that was like, a tradition of friendship, true friendship - Wrong day for perfect because he’s talking about me and I can’t think of that - So choose a partner you know that is the right person another girl he is always with me.- Really?, I mean that’s for you, a person that is always for you - I can’t believe incredible be- because I was gonna talk about “love”, see what I’m thinking! The teachers know about our fight - there’s this guy that he is brave, and intelligent and his eye Ohh! And probably you’re thinking `Why this? We are in are always sparkling and I love him - I- It just came out of French class` Well, it is an old tradition in France - Mr. my mouth, I wonder what’s he is gonna said next- Oh Harrison it’s good at this thing because it’s obvious that really, w-well then, this conversation is even easier than I Nico it’s gonna choose me, so I flip my head to the left and thought, right? - Yes! It was more easy than I thought, of Nico isn’t there! I look around the room, no sign of Nico course I didn’t say that. Instead, I say - Yeah, it was way but when I saw the area of Social Studies, THEN I saw him too easy than I thought - Well now I think I said the same with Meg. I can’t believe he is with Meg, I mean he met thing - What do you think if we say the name of that person Meg 2 years ago and he met me forever ago, and he is with at the same time? - I offered - Yeah, I like the idea - He Meg the worst part of this is that now I’m alone and when like it! - I think I know the person I’m gonna say, um, oh, I get closer to them I hear Meg tell Nico - Me? I thought sorry, you are gonna say and I think both names are gonna you were gonna go with Jazmin, I mean my best friend is sound good at the same time - I said- wait I said it out loud Laura and she is always with me and you are always with OH MY GOD!! - I`m sorry, I said it out loud, that sound Jazmin, so… it’s weird that I’m your best friend. And you bad - I how I could just say that. Out loud. Again. met me 2 years ago and you know Jazmin like, forever ago Then he chuckles, how he could chuckle when I said - I can’t believe she said just what I said. I like that girl. something so dumb like: Chocolate is bad, that is Mhmm, I wonder what Nico it’s gonna say - You know, something dumb to say then I count - 1,2,3(both claimed) (Nico click his tongue) that’s exactly what Jazmin would I love Megan Harrison (Nico) I love you (Me) - -Meg? You say if she was here. But I don’t care because she isn’t my liked Meg? She is never with you and you love her, she is friend anymore - I can’t believe he just said that, I can’t with you only in Thursday because of running club and you believe what my body it’s doing right now, I running away love her instead of me that I`m 24/7, and you love the from the class to I don’t know; Oh wait, I am going to the person that is only with you Thursday for 1 hour - I bathroom. Isn’t weird that my body is controlling me shouted, I mean, please! - And you love me, well I like you instead that I am controlling my body? And know what I as a friend, and you could at least said `Wow, that’s am gonna do in the bathroom, oh I think I have to cry cause unexpected´ at least - He said back - Well, you want to hear that’s what I am doing now. Oh no! Someone enter to the it That’s unexpected you know why it’s unexpected, it’s bathroom, I wonder who is? Oh!! Whoever it is can’t read unexpected because-because since I first met you I thought that this bathroom is occupied by, ME! And it’s… Wow, he is a great guy, I wonder if I could be his friend Mrs.Jewls? - What are you doing here? - I asked, because, and I could, my entire life I’ve been feeling something for why she is here? - Oh! I know that you are upset, but you you that I didn’t know what feeling it was, but now I know can’t escape from the classroom like that. - She said, still, what that is and I tell it to you and I thought you fell the no answer but I think she is here because of me escaping same way with me, but Ding, ding, ding! I got it wrong. the room, and why she said “OH”, Oh! It’s because I was Again.!!!!- I yell and I stared run to my house. I want, crying (You don’t wanna know how I look after I cry) - really look back and then it hit me the perfect phrase - You Sweetie, you know you can talk to me; you know that, are gonna pay for all this - ha, ha, ha! Now he knows that right? - She said that while she was wetting a paper to I never wanted to see his face again. clean my face - I- I- in French class we had to choose a The only problem was he was looking at me and tomorrow partner or you best friend to make a activity but that friend is school day; Why can an accident happen to me and I have to be the person that you know your entire life and don’t have to go to school? See Worst Year Ever (Wye is it’s always there for you - I said that while I was sobbing attacking me). and with desire to cry with all my heart - And- and- and

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Nico choose Meg instead of my - I take a break an I - We fight, okay! I liked him and he like Meg that’s it - and continue - And then I thought `Why her if he met me since I shut my door and go to sleep. forever and he met Meg since two years ago´ and when I It was like 11:43 and my mom still in the kitchen and I get closer Meg said that too, and then Nico said that if I‘ll know this because I was still awake at that hour so I get up be there that’s exactly what I said and then he said that he and said to my mom - I’m sorry, I-I very sorry. It’s just he don’t care if I said that because he isn’t my friend anymore really hurt me - and my mom just hugged me and we went - And then I give up and started crying that I’m sure Mars to her bed and sleep together. hear me crying, but then I thought If Mars hear me that means Nico hear me I’m so done with him - Sweetie, I’m Chapter 7 sure he doesn’t mean that he always had been there for you When I was more calm, correction when I was calm and you had been always there for you and that feeling because before I wasn’t calm. I thought Today, Do I have can’t change in a day. But if he is saying all that things are to go to school, to Mrs.Jewls class? And I still thinking because he still cares about you and he is acting like if he about it so it’s early so I could have breakfast with my doesn’t care for you to think that he is strongest than you, mom and while we were eating I talk with her and we but we both know that we are strongest than everybody and discussed about the other day and I ask her the same everything is in here - And she points at my heart. Yeah, I question and she think for a while and then she says - guess she is right but I still don’t wanna go to the class - well… I think you have to go to class and it’s weird we are Yeah, But I still don’t wanna go to the class. Please, please talking about it because you are only sad, you are not sick don’t make me, I beg you - I tell her - I know you do’ want or something so it isn’t serious - She said I want to say it is to go there, and you aren’t gonna go there you are going to bad but in the second thought I am sad so it isn’t so bad - my house - Okay, everything doesn’t make sense - What! Yeah, I guess you are right - I said and she make a face and I-I don’t understand, why your house? - I said - Do you say - Eh, eh, eh I am always right, I am the boss and I am think we are going to let you go to your house, only the mom here - She correct me. Uff! She is the boss here I because you are sad? If you think yes, well you are wrong kissed her, and for a moment I forget about Nico and I feel and my house because I have a classroom there - She completely normal and that feeling last all day even when answered. I stop the questions but I really want to ask why he make me faces at me I feel completely normal because she had a classroom? and why they are letting me don’t go I know I miss him and I know he miss me and I also know to the class? maybe I ask her in her house but then I that sooner or later we will be back together as friends and thought, how I am gonna get my things? - Mrs.Jewls? - - maybe he will be my friend and Meg’s boyfriend and for mhmm? - How I am gonna get my things? -I asked -Oh! some reason it doesn’t bother me so when classes are done yeah I can’t go in there because it is not my time and if I I am gonna tell him SORRY, of course I am not gonna tell go the kids are gonna be thinking what I’m doing with your him SORRY I am gonna say I AM SORRY FOR things so you have to go but... run! - She warned me - Do EVERYTHINGS I don’t know for some reason I always you ever see me run I am like a chicken and Nico is the want to say 2 or more words, I mean see all this letters only one in the world that see me running - I tell her - Well, here. Today’s special is “Spanish” I love Spanish ‘cause then walk - she warned me again. So I get out of the I’m very good at it and the teacher for it is Mrs. Camareno, bathrooms and walked to class and… EVERYBODY for something she don’t like that we call her Miss STARTED AT ME I move a foot and they started Camareno and she want us to called her name Ariadna or murmuring and still looking at me so I took my things and at least Miss Rojas. I think because “Camareno” sound like I make a scene! My books fell in the floor! And. of course for a Mister and she is Miss. - ¡Hola a todos! Esperon que nobody helps me at still looking at me and Nico was esten muy bien porque hoy tengo una gran actividad para looking at his notebook and then I run (Nobody was in the hacer en parejas, y me gustaría que ustedes eligieron su hallway) to Mrs.Jewls car and go to her house. All the way propia pareja para trabajar juntos. Y los que no tienen to Mrs.Jewls house Mrs.Jewls explain me how she could pareja yo les busco una, y si yo veo que ustedes no pueden get me to her house and she said `That I asked the principal trabajar con es persona porque hablan mucho o pierden el permission and he said yes, because your relationship it's tiempo los separo y les busco una nueva - He said and I very important to our school. Then he asked me Where I understand everything he said and I am not was gonna drop you and I explain to him that I have a class gonna translate it for you because, because it is boring. and everything else´ So I choose Angel Thompson, she isn't my friend I hardly Wow! She lives in a beautiful house. When I get there she know she is my classmate but I choose her because she is opened a door and it was a child Like... 10 years old? Nah, a very shy person and I know if she does not have so many I don’t know. - This, Jazmin is Teo, he is learning to read friends she will be happy to have one - Hi Angel! I was (She did a face like `He is a grown-up guy but he doesn’t wondering if you want to be my partner? - I asked I could know how to read´) And to write - She sigh. Then she see her smile even if she wasn't smiling and she said with tutors me like for 1 hour, Well, actually she tutors me like a very enthusiastic tone - Uh,yes! Yeah,sure! Why for 30 minutes because she also had to be with Teo and not.Really why not? - She said I wonder why she asked then I walk to my house, and then I saw through the `Why not´ - Okay… then I guess we work at your table window Nico asking my mom if I was there and my mom because mine is reserved for someone special, and it's said no and asked him - I thought she was with you -And already occupied by Meg.But if you want we could sit in then I entered before Nico say something about me the floor - I offered because I know Nico wouldn't let me escaping from class - What are you doing here? - I talked take my desk so... - Okay, veo que todos ya tenemos pareja with the same tone that I talked with my dad and he knows entonces lo que tienen que hacer es algo muy interesante. that - I-I thought- - I interrupted him saying - You know Veamos… ocupo a alguien para ser mi modelo (Everybody what? I don’t care what are you thinking, so GO OUT! raise the hand because be the model of the teacher it is very NOW! - And he gets out of the house and my mom start fun) Mhmmm… Meg! Ven por favor.- I can't believe he looking at me with that face “Explain that now” and I say choose Meg, she wasn't even raising her hand. OMG. He

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Are called the teachers) it’s trying to guess what she is doing, I you okay? - My voice was breaking while I asked him if guess.Called me crazy, but I think the profe planned all this he was okay and he just groaned and then I asked his mom, - Chicos, ustedes entienden que esta haciendo Meg.Porque that’s weird because she is always super elegant like if she yo no- She says, then I guess I was right - No!!!! - won and Nobel Prize or something like that, but this time Everyone yelled and then the Profe says - Ven? Eso es lo she was with a mess in her hair and her face looks like if que vamos a hacer hoy - Then I guess we're gonna make she was crying and crying and she says - He cut himself ridicule in front of everyone - Nosotros vamos a hacer very bad and don’t know what to do he can’t move or equipos, y yo los voy a escribir en la pizarra y ustedes anything - I just started crying and crying and say (I don’t vienen acá y actúan algo y sus compañeros van a venir y know how my voice came out) - I’ll call 911 and tell them adivinarlo, si lo adivinan ganan un punto si pierden van a to send and ambulance and tell them how bad it’s the perder uno - Everyone have a face like OMG, I am gonna situation, but How he cut? - Sorry! But I had to asked, I win or faces like I am gonna lose and my face it’s like I mean, please!! - He asked me if he could have asked Meg am gonna win because when Nico and I play Hedbanz I to be his girlfriend (I groan and sigh at that moment) and I always but always win, so I am the winner.BUt then I said, no and we started to fight and he was walking while remembered I am working with Angel, I turned my head he was talking and then he slipped in the box that have all and say - Don’t worry, I am very good at acting - She the cutlery and he just- he started bleeding and I moved makes a face like satisfaction and say - Good! Cause I took him and clean him and he just- - She started crying and I act classes since I had 10 years and I still took them.So, call 9-1-1-. The woman says - 911, what’s is your we’re good - she said back I turned to see Nico and Meg emergency? - - My friend slipped- - She interrupted me - and I heard Nico say - Jazmin, is really good at this, we Sorry, but we attended bad cases - - Yes, I know but my have to do the best.Got it? - And then Meg answered him friend slipped in a box with knifes and he can’t move and saying I got it. - Primer grupo! Jazmin con Angel!!! Hagan he just groaned and, can you send me an ambulance, lo mejor - She announced to the class He give me this card please? - And then she asked me about the direction and I that says “little mermaid”Ohh! I’m so excited for see answered her and I started crying and I tell Nico’s mom Angel acting. I sit in the floor and then I put my legs that they are coming to calm her, while I was shouting in together and I start singing the song “Debajo del Mar” Of the inside for everything. course in Spanish and Angel guess it, Great! And then she After a while they come and asked me - Are you alone gets another card and she starts acting like if she was in a here? Who is his mom or dad? Where did he cut? - Omg, horse and then I shouted - Free rein! - - Yeah! - That how am I supposed to answer that in that little time - conversation remembers me all the nonsense- Number 1, his name it’s Nico,2 No, I am with his mom,3 conversations that Nico and I had. I started making as if His mom is Amy Condle, his dad isn’t here right now, 4 I I’m here and I forget that (Nemo, Dory) and she says - don’t know - I answered and she asked me now - Where is Nemo! Dory - She says and I handed my hand to her and his mom? How many years he is? - OMG, they never take the teacher give her a card. She started doing like accusing a break when they are talking - He is 17 years old, his mom something? I guess and I say - Candace, Phineas and is in the kitchen - And they called her. We went to the Fern?? - - Great work! - She says, I can believe how great ambulance and then I in the ambulance I just saw Nico... we work together - Okay, Ya se acabó el tiempo vayan a When we get to the hospital and they are running with Nico sus sitios - The profe says - I can believe how good you in a stretcher around the hospital and when he is in his are! - I tell her because she is good like very good , - Do room, I called my mom - Mom? I’m in the hospital with you want to sit with me at the cafeteria? - I asked her - Nico’s mom and you might wanna come with us - I’m sure Yeah, sure - she answered. she is gonna reacted like `What!!´ - What happened? I am I forget to tell you Meg is the worst person at acting like going - Told ya! the worst and Nico good enough to be at acting academy After 20 minutes my mom was there kissing me and but he is also too bad. talking with Nico’s mom. Boy! She was really worried And in lunch I sat with Angel, I asked her if I could called about this. After 1 hour the doctor says that Nico it’s in her ´A`, because I don't like say `Hey Angel!´ because that very bad conditions right now. He has a big wound in his sounds like if I’m her mom and I don´t like that and she back and we can go to his room for 15 minutes. -I-I think said, yes! you should go -Nico’s mom says - Why? It’s your son- - And he is your best friend and you went to our house for Chapter 8 something right? - She interrupt me and I enter to the room. It’s Saturday and I’m in my way to Nico’s house to say I just saw Nico with a weird thing in the back and with sorry because he leaves in 1 week and he can’t leave with some cables that comes from his nose and I say - Nico… our relationship like this so I am gonna end this right now, sigh. I’m sorry for all these and for be the worst friend that oh, well when I get there of course. So when get there I see a person can have and you deserved a much, much better all the boxes and the papers and it’s a mess a completely friend than me and I love you as friend. - I stopped because mess, when I ring the doorbell immediately Nico’s mom my voice was breaking, I was sobbing, and I started crying appeared in the door and says - I was expecting you - Well, and hugged him, I think I shouldn’t done that - Jas- I am that’s really weird she hated me and she always says “go sorry that I was the friend that ruin our friendship and I away!” when I get to her house - why? - I really wanted to shouted bad things to make you feel bad, and I didn’t

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Then, I went off the hospital running. and saying - Welcome Jazmin! - and all those things, but Chapter 9 this time he is shouting to Nico this - Why you fell in that The next day, when my mom came to the house I was box!? Tell me now! Now it’s gonna be hard pay for your making breakfast (Cereal, and yesterday I went to Walmart tickets, you know I could just go with your mom and you and bought bread) my mom asked me why I went off the stay here!! - I can’t believe he just said that, I’m gonna hospital like that and I answer her like this - Mom… shout his mouth off - Stop blaming Nico for this- - I can’t yesterday Nico kissed me in my lips, or should I say just believe I just said that - Oh, hi Jazmin! Yeah, how could I Kissed me? - And then she answers like this - he what!??! just blame Nico for only for that, he also kissed you, a girl You-you!! Oh girl you are in so much problems!!! Why that bought her brain at Dollar Tree, because her family you didn’t ask me for an advice for your first kiss?!?!?! - didn’t study anything, that’s why she doesn’t think - That I’m like, WHAT! I thought she was gonna punish me and, hurt me, but I can’t let him know that, so I’m just gonna why she is so obsessed with the first kiss?!Correction- sigh - Number one you can’t buy a brain at Dollar Tree and Why all the moms are obsessed with that!? And I tell her if you could you are the one that bought it for just say that this - What?!?!??!? I had my first kiss with Nico and he is - Buham!! That’s what you got for threat me like that; he in love with another girl and you just surprised that I didn’t is coming closer and closer and push me, OW!! Why ask you for advice, I wasn’t even planning this!! - - I’m anybody stopped him!?!?!? I collide with the wall!!!!!! - sorry, but did he kiss you or you kissed him? - Ugh, I can’t Do you want to still defending your friend? - He asked me believe she asked that question, well I told her that I was with that tone that I hate - I never said that I was gonna in love with him and maybe… - he kissed me, I was stop - Ja! Now I’m starting to be nervous about saying that hugging me and then he said “thank you for be my friend” - Oh girl, you are in so much problems - What do I tell And then he kissed me - Oh, I hope she understand now him??? I got it - You know, I’m gonna do you a favor, Nico that he was the one that kissed me. Ugh! - Ahhh, okay now stay with me while you are doing dumb travels. Now, you I understand (finally). So, wanna go for an ice-cream? - can leave - And he went go away. - I’m sorry if you are Now I like that idea - You already know the answer - I mad at me for what I just did, Nico - I say that for good mean if someone asked you for an ice-cream you obviously friend, but I defend him for his father that was treating him know the answer. like of he was a doll - I’m out of words. I mean you just Two chocolates milkshakes with whipped cream, please? - faced my father just like that - that’s how Nico thank me, Tell my mom to the waiter. And I can’t believe what I’m I’m just a little confused that’s very different than how he seeing: My dad. And if you look in his hand he has a ring, treats Nico when I was with him - That’s how he threats a beautiful ring, and for surprise he is with “Karla” what a you and your mom every day? - I asked because he never horrible name! And I’m trying to not make my mother see told me - Y-Yes, but don’t make a big show only for that - my dad, which only last like, 3 seconds because my dad Nico say, please - What!!! Why you never tell me? - Yes, call my mother, he knows that it was hard for my mom get why he never tell me, I mean I always tell him my over him and she is over him but if she sees him she is problems and he sometimes did - Because your parents’ gonna be very sad about it - Hi! How you doing? - What’s divorce and I don’t want you to feel bad - Well, that’s a up with him, uh? He is always around here. - Hi! I didn’t true friend, but now I feel bad - Nico, if you don’t go with know you were engaged - My mom says, why she isn’t your dad you always, but always can come with me - I acting like when she sees my dad, she only act like that hope his dad doesn’t take him away - Anyways, I think we when she knows the perfect insult for my dad, OH NO! should talk about the elephant in the room - Of course, I The kiss!! - Well, I’m not engaged I’m married with this didn’t mean an elephant in the room, we are in a hospital beautiful woman - Ugh!! She isn’t beautiful!! - Oh! Really! maybe in a zoo we can actually mean that an elephant in a Well, that’s exactly you told everyone while we were room, what I wanted to say is that we need to talk about married, sweetie a divorce is coming, very soon - My mom the kiss - Yeah, about that I’m, oh,... sorry - Nico chuckles like if she was saying “ha, ha!” - Well, it’s very apologized, but why? Am I a bad kisser, or he love another sad that you are with that doll, because you miss our girl, yeah I think the answer is the second option, but I’m daughter first kiss. Bad Dad - Says my mom, very good! I gonna asked him anyway - Am I a bad kisser, or you loved thought she was gonna say a silly insult like “You lost the another girl? - Why I didn’t say why I’m asking the advice that I told Jazmin for her first kiss” that would be question - I mean, the reason you say sorry- - Now, that’s silly, right? - Yes, dad you wouldn’t image in with the sound so bad, ugh!!! I can’t believe I just said person that I kissed, Um, sorry he kissed me - I accompany that!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - hahaha! Ok, I said sorry because- Well, I my mom with that - oh! The first kiss! That’s so exciting! don’t know why I say sorry, I think it was because we are Congratulations! - that’s the first time I hear Karla talk, she just… um- - Nico, say, but I’m gonna interrupted him - has a sweet voice, though. - Yes, that’s exciting and it’s Friends. Yeah, I know - That was a little bit dramatic, but even more exciting when you are there - Say my mom, who cares? - Anyways, you are not gonna believe what good mom! And my dad goes away with an ugly happened today, it was awesome! Like, puff!!!! (I did like expression and I asked my mom - Wow! Since when you a bomb exploded in my head) My mom invited me to the are so good with insults? - I wonder what’s she is gonna ice-cream shop and while we were there guess who was answer - Since I recognize that I have the best part of our there too? - I think it’s obviously who was there, but I can’t divorce: you. I don’t understand why I act so weird when I believe it! - Mhmmmmm? Your Aunt Melissa? - He failed,

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Cause… cause, I have some news says when I take a break - Yeah, I could feel your sarcasm too - Why is so obvious know when Nico it’s talking about before you say that - I tell him. But that’s exactly what I love? - First, do Meg visit you? Cause I never see her was hoping him to say - And when they started to talk, I around here? - I asked him - No, I think that she doesn’t know talk my mom offend my father when he said “I even know that I’m here. Can I ask you something? - Now, married the most beautiful woman in the world” my mom I know he is talking about love, but maybe he wants to said this “MH, that’s exactly what you told the people asked me for give Meg a gift - Sure! - Now I’m nervous, when we were married, um, sweetie I expected a divorce too - Jasmine- I… love you - Nico… said. He just said he soon, very soon” Ahh! Incredible! And then my mom said loves me, Now I don’t want to complain - I- - I’m kissing “you know, it’s very sad that you lost the first kiss of your him. Oh MY GOD, I have a boyfriend!!!!!!! Oh, I have to daughter only because you weren’t there” And then Karla tell you that kiss last so much, like 45 minutes, he isn’t a said “Oh! The very first kiss! That’s so exciting! I’m so bad kisser. - Today they told me that maybe in two months proud of you!” And dad went away - And I just started to I can get out of here - I chuckle, I forgot that I was in a laugh like a maniac, and Nico say - Isn’t that great! Now hospital - Why are you laughing? - Nico asked me - I forgot your mom can date another guy - And I stopped laughing I was in a hospital! - Now we both are laughing, I know in a blink - What! You are kidding, right? -I hope that he that that isn’t fun, but... is kidding - No, it would be great that your mother meets MOM, I have a boyfriend!! - I just said it - Really, Nico! another guy - Nico wasn’t kidding! I took my things and I And again you didn’t ask me for advice! - MY mom is go away of his room. complaining for that. - MOM, I want you to forget that, When I get to my home I found my mom with the computer maybe, in the future I ask you for advice, maybe- - My and, this happen - Mom, what are you doing? - And she mom interrupted me so aggressively, like this - Another shut the computer immediately -Nothing, sweetie. Wh- boyfriend!?!? -UGH! MY mom is so weird, but now I what are you doing here? Oh, what happen to your arm!? - realize that having another boyfriend or girlfriend with a - It’s only a bruise - That happened because Nico’s dad - mom or dad that divorce it’s not a great idea - Mom, I´m Nico’s dad fight with me, I have to defend Nico! And I told sorry, you know I didn´t mean it -I hope she knows that - Nico if his dad doesn’t take him with him he could stay Yeah, I know sweetie, It's just… when I was a child I with us - I tell my mother - UH, Ok, but why you fight with always asked my mom for what to do in occasions like this Nico’s dad? - My mom asked me - Long story -I mean, one - My mom said me, well I´m not you, I would say, but how I can explain everything? - Mom, Nico had the my mom is a little bit sentimental - Well, tell me it craziest idea - I really hope she thinks the same with me - happened - My mom asked me I told her everything and That you started dating a guy! I mean, WHAT! -Ooh, what she was happy to hear that Nico in two months it's gonna she is gonna think about this - well what’s wrong with that, be back home, but I was more excited about it and happy. I went to a page for dating - I can’t believe she actually did Chapter 11 that - What!!! Do you have matches? - That’s the first thing Hi! Yeah I know, I´d be long for a long time to be specific that I could say, because she seems so happy -Yes! One is 2 months, and if you remember, two months ago, Nico told Mike Carpenter and the other one is Justin Smith. Just like me that he will be able to get out of the hospital. So, that's your last name! And if I end up with him, you don’t have why I been out so long, and Nico and I, literally, all the 2 to change your name - Justin Smith! Who is he, the actor months I was with Nico! SO we went to so many places of Pocahontas!?!?!? - Really! That’s- Great! - I’m sure my that is hard know which one was your favorite, but I want face didn’t look so nice - Well, good-bye! - I tell my to tell you, everything! So, one that I liked so much it the mother; I have to clear my mind. one that we went to the beach and we watch the sunset, and Chapter 10 it was so BEAUTIFUL, I really want to watch it every The next day, when we were having breakfast at 8:56, yep, single day. Okay, the other place was the amusement park, it is SATURDAY! I’m so happy because my mom and I but it wasn't like the movies that the girl is afraid and the are going shopping and she says that she is gonna buy me man hold her hand at the roller coaster, NO! I was the one whatever I want! And I think she is hiding something that had to hold Nico’s hand! ridiculous! Well, anyways, I because she said we are gonna go to my favorite restaurant, really liked that places. my favorite show, whatever I want - Mom, are you okay? I discovered that I haven´t see you in three months, because Because I know you and you hate what I like - I have to I started talking to you in August, and its November, I tell her, I mean there is something - mmmm, sweetie, I got know, right?! How fat the years it moving. a date! - I’m gonna freak out now! How could she do this Oh! I got some great news! Remember that I told you that to me!!!! - Aren’t you excited? - MY mom asked me, how I never ever change or add something to my list, well, I can I be happy!? Uff, I need some fresh air - Mom… been thinking, I already finish my list! SO, I made another that’s… Great. Am I gonna be there, with you, with him?? list, and it says this: Hi self! I know it’s weird that this is -I asked her I hope she says no, because I don’t want to the second time see you, but DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! meet him, NEVER! - Of course you have to go! Dumb- 1- Be always nice to Nico. dumb - Did my mom just called me “DUMB-DUMB”? - 2- Try to be good at math, Mrs.Jewls is nice, but she wants OHh, so that’s why my clothes, mhm? - I tell her, trust me! you to be good. I’m trying to be the best and everything, but she makes it

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3- Make the best prank ever! TO THE ENTIRE - I offered, but what’s so funny about an ice-cream with SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! snow- oh, I see I doesn’t make any sense - Sure, comedies? 4- Convince Mom to not date a guy. THIS IS SERIOUS! - Nico, I don’t know, he always wants to see comedies, I ANY GUY. think he is scared with scary movies, well, that’s the point, 5- Convince Mom to adopt a sister! HINT: Her name is right? - Mhmm, and what about… a scary movie? Oh, are Isabella you scared? - I’m sure he is gonna say he isn’t scared but 6- Inscribe yourself in the choir. (Your voice is beautiful) he prefers comedies - Number one, I’m not scare, number 7- Always try to be good with Mom. And think of good two, I want to watch comedies, but if you insist we watch insults for Dad. a scary movie - What!?! He always said he prefer a 8- At the new year, be the best in math. comedy, I’ll put the scariest movie ever! - Okay - I said 9- Try hard in P.E. with an evil smile in my face, and he with a “I regret what 10- Trust in yourself. ALWAYS. I said” face. WE saw the nun and Nico start crying! - can You might have been thinking “why this list is even more we see a comedy now? - He really is crying - Sure! - long” it’s because the other one was very short, that’s why because that movie was really scary. We saw “nacho” and I finished it I n 3 months. was hilarious! WE both start crying but we were so happy!! I think that- OH! I forgot to tell you, I am the class ‘s I haven’t notice that is 10:49 and I still awake! And Nico president!!!!! And I’m so happy! Because I wanted to be too - Nico, I think you should go home - I tell him - Mhhm! the president since first grade and finally I am it. And I What- It’s 10:49! Why you didn’t wake me up!? - He said Wanted to be the president because right before you choose - I haven’t see the time until now!! - I told him, and he ran it they called you, and I always wanted to know why they off the house and I suddenly fell asleep. called you, it isn’t important why they called you, but I really, really wanted to know, and now I know. Chapter 13 What I was saying before that I interrupted myself was, HI! I haven’t write since I think December, well It’s April that I been very busy these days so I think I can’t write like and I am very happy because Nico always make our I used to. anniversary very special and I just give him a photo of us. I forget that I was describing my “Vacations” from you I eh a very special surprise I completely a lot of things of (Just kidding!) and I didn’t describe what is happening my list, see? I got a sister, her name is Isabella, I got the now. Well, my mom isn’t dating anyone, hump. And I’m best grade in math, my mom isn’t dating anyone and I’m preparing from sleep- - Bye sweetie, oh! I haven’t see that nice to Nico. yes! I have a sister, well, half-sister, but she book along time - My mom interrupted me, but she didn’t is the cutest baby in the world, trust me! - Bah, - she is know - Yes, I thought that I can’t be separated myself with talking!! - Yes! - WE have language codes that means “HI, this - I kind of answer her, without a question - Mmmmm, I’m Isabella” I LOVE HER!!!!! My mom is crazy and my that’s sweet, but I’m going to shut off the lights, now! - My dad jealous, but who cares, and, oh, my dad got divorce mom tells me - Yep, there’s my mom - We both laugh and and now Karla is helping us with Isabell, that’s why my then she shut off my lights. mom isn’t That crazy, Nico and I always dressed her It’s 1:37 and I’m wide awake and- Someone is taking my because she is so cute, and Nico have good style. But I book, wait! It’s my mom! What she doin’?! - Mom, what can’t write very much, because Isabella is hard work. Bye- are you doing??? - I hope she have a good reason - oh, I Bye! was just, wanted to read your book, to see if you wrote about your first kiss or the boyfriend - My mom said - You Chapter 14 can read it, but ask me first! - I hope she ask me. You can believe what happened today, do you remember when I told Nico’s father that if he doesn’t want to go with Chapter 12 Nico, Nico stay with me, well today I went to Nico’s house HI! Remember me? I know I been long for a long time and I saw a lot of boxes and Nico’s mom talking very sadly but… I have no school because it’s snowing!!!!!! Yes, is with Nico and Nico was kind of normal but sadly too and February, again too much time not writing, but PLEASE! I said - Is this a bad moment? - I asked and when Nico’s It's snowing!!!!!!! I want to be outside until I don’t feel my mom turn her face to me she was actually crying and I legs!! - Sweetie, get covered! I don’t want you to be cold thought Yep, this is a bad moment but Nico’s mom said - I my mom… Anyways, Nico is waiting for me outside, - that I can coming - NO, I really thing you should talk of… Hi! Come on!! - Nico call me and I make a snowball whatever you are talking - I said, going to the yard, but behind my back to hit him - Hi! - (I throw the ball!) Uh, Nico’s mom still want me to and then Nico’s mom left the sorry - And he kissed me, ahhh, I love him. We played, room - Okay… Can I know what’s all this about? - I asked literally, until we didn’t feel our feet or legs, yeah! We looking directly at Nico’s eyes, when I do that he always rock!! tell me what’s happening - Do you remember the time that Nico, I won and you lose, accepted that. - I know that for you fight with my dad? Well, my dad was really angry with Nico is very hard accepted that he loses and he always me and- - Nico said and I interrupted him, ‘cause I know does. - I didn’t lose, I just let you win like always - Nico what’s he gonna say - He is taking you, is he? - I asked - tells me, he is so wrong - Yeah, and how you call the Well, he was but then when he was saying that you came persons that NOT win? - I asked him, he makes a face like in the house, and he was angry because I was still FRIEND “Uhh, I don’t know” I love his silly faces. - so, tell me, of you and he force me to end our friendship, thing that I what do you want to do, president? - He also is happy that didn’t, instead I change our relationship, to another level - I’m the president, he voted for me! - I was thinking we may Nico said, UGH!!!! - But… Are you going or not?? - I be go for an ice-cream - Yep, I say “Go for an ice-cream” asked desperately for an answer - NO! - Okay, I guess he when there's’ snow outside - You, have to be kidding right? didn’t wanted to tell me that - And… Are you staying with - He said, but now he completely laughing like a maniac me? Or what? - I asked kind of excited and sad about Nico and my mom too - I was not, but we could watch a movie - Well, in his ow word he said -You know what? Like you

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My dad is crazy, correction, ALL dads are getting divorce?? Of course not gonna asked him but… crazy!! - Why you bring all your mistakes? - He just said What if? Is he gonna be mad at me because I was the one that?!?! That’s it, he’s done - I’m calling the police, right that started all this? I came with the great idea of Isabella - now!! - I announce and I take out my phone and NO ONE Bad timing, but Isabella is in the house if you wanna go - I stop me. - HI! I want to people arrested this man, my have to come with something happy and Isabella is a star - direction is 957, Rainbow Ln, Tennessee, please come as You know I love her - And we walk to my house. fast as you can - I just called the police. 10 minutes ago Guys, ugh! I’m so lucky you come, Isabella is in your room the police arrived - Who is the man? - Asked the police and I have a surprise to you! - Mom said, is like she was officer and I guide him to my room - take him - I ordered, reading our minds knowing that we are here because Nico left like an hour ago. We all three are at the living Isabella - What is it??? - I asked because I Love surprises, room (All means just girls) - Why do you want to arrest not what is inside, is when you open it you feel something, this man? - Asked the police officer, - Can I talk first? - I ugh!! I love that feeling. She gave me a box, and when I whispered - Yes - they said - This man had been married opened it had a letter and a book, I read the note I hope you to my mom while he was in other relationship. - I turned to know that you hate me, but I can act like I hate you, too, my mom - This man Divorce my mom to married this but you are always in my heart and you always will be. If woman, while having two girlfriends. And for last He got you need- into our house without permission - I turned back to the officer and make a serious face, the officer stays quietly for - Mom don’t tell me he is in my room - and she nod and I a moment and he said - I’m sorry for you ladies - For a ran as fast as I could to my room (Don’t think I live in a moment I thought they couldn’t arrest him - For all that mansion) and I remember that Isabella was there too! Dad you had been through with this man, and I have to say that and Isabella in my room, it doesn’t make Sense!!!!!! And other women have also complain about this man, we didn’t while I was running I saw Nico with a confused face but take him because we thought that he never does that again, he was behind me (Still, don’t think I live in a mansion) but now I see he is breaking hearts all over the world When I got there, Isabella, Dad and my photo of a baby! - - World? I thought he only find women in America, oh, Get.Out.Of.My.Room.NOW! - What else could I say well he is from French - Prenez-le et assurez-vous qu'il “Daddy, get out of here” NO! And I saw Isabella with a apprend sa leçon - And I think the other officer also is from disgusted face, that’s why she is so intelligent and with our French, or he is talking like that for just my dad to secret code she told me - Bah, WIJ, debno - Sorry, in understand - Personne ne va vous écouter simplement en English - He is killing me! - Well maybe she just said that disant que j'ai eu plus d'une relation à la fois. - Replied my he is squeezing her! But that’s bad for babies - sweetie- - I dad - Je sais, c'est pourquoi j'ai des témoins - A French interrupted him - Don’t call me “Sweetie” - I hope he War! - Tais-toi ou je mets du scotch dans la bouche - Said understands that - Jazmin, I’m here to say sorry - HE just the other officer, yep, is french, and I thought that maybe I said SORRY!?!?!?!?!?!??! I chuckle - You said sorry, could practice my french - Vous savez, j'aime l'idée de NEVER! - I feel like a free spirit yelling at my dad - Dad, grandir avec un père, c'est dommage que le mien ne pense give me Isabella and go away!!!!!! - You know he is gonna pas la même chose - I translate for you later, or never, I be “sorry” to come because it’s 3:46 and Karla comes at saw my dad almost crying. - Are you gonna say the French 3:50 and she always come on time. He gives me Isabella I part? Or what? - My mom asked, I still have to teach her went to mom’s room and change the diaper of Isabella, French and Italian wehn we go to visit my grandparent, when I saw the time it was 3:49! Maybe Karla is going up yes, even if they are divorce my grandparent love me more the stairs, I went to my room and hear the doorbell Ding than their son (is True!)and I want my mom to talk to them Dong (My doorbell really doesn’t sound like that) I went and they only speak french. After I translate them running to get the door while Dad start playing with everything I went to bed. OH! If you don’t know which Isabella on the bed - Hi! How are you? I hope you are good month am is the same as before. ‘cause I have great news - Said Karla, too bad I don’t have good news for you, Karla - I’m good, yeah, why don’t you Chapter 14 come in, it’s freezing outside - I claimed because our house Hi! It’s May if you didn’t know, but there are 2 months left is very warm - Yes, Isabella is in my room - I tell her, to finish this year!! Whoo-oo and I have a visitor that I’m mhmmm show time!! - Hi, babushka! I- - That’s how gonna have for 2 weeks, he is: Nico and I’m going to class Karla call Isabella, but, she stops! - Hi Karla, how you - Nico! Wake up! - I whisper-shout to Nico because I’m doing? - Those are the first words that my dad says, this is ready and he is not! - Did I slept? - Nico asked - Of course gonna be spectacular! - What are you doing here?! - Uhh, you were asleep! - I don’t know why he does such Karla is already mad - I-I-I wanted to say sorry, and I know questions. you come here - He is such a liar - Don’t lie! I’m gonna After 25 minutes Nico is ready for school, that’s why we call mom - - MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - She have to hear are walking to the car and I don’t know why Niso is me some way. When my mom come she was pale when singing my favorite son “Like I’m gonna lose you” - she saw dad’s face - What are you doing here!? - Now Found myself dreaming, is over and gone - He sang and mom doesn’t know anything, what’s this!? - Mom, you we sang together at the choir because today is my audition

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- So I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose you - I sang day, is the day of my life, I’m the first person of my family because Ncio always shut up when I sing, which is great ever to graduate, I hope I get it! because he sing horrible - I love your voice - Said Nico 7:45 and I’m heading off my house to my school!! All the when I finished the song - You think Mrs.Matthews is way Mom had been talking about this day is very important gonna like me? - I asked Nico because I’m very nervous - to her and blah,blah,blah. - Mom, I’m okay! Everything is Of course she will! I mean, you won that price of best going just fine, born in this date, is the best present ever - I singer at the show, and she was one of the judges - Well, told her, cause, jeez! She was talking so much! he have a point. I want to say that every single student always, but always As we enter the receptionist wish me luck, am I that good? are gonna be here, at this school - Claim the principal, I When we enter the class I heard the principal from the was waiting to be called and thinking about every single speaker - Guys, if you are participating for the auditions thing that happen this year, and how important this is for for the choir you have to show-up at 10:00 at Mrs.Pluth me and my family, and then I hear it - Jazmin Smith - The class. Good luck, Jazmin! And the others - The principal voice of the president go into my brain and stay there when said that! And I still with the question, am I that good? I realized that, this is my moment. Well, I hope Mrs. Pluth thinks the same as the others. All the way to the principal place my heart was beating and Hi Jazmin, remember you can tell me if you need to rest, I thought that it was gonna come out, but… when I got or need time, or whatever - Said Mrs. Pluth to calm me, there it felt so right that I couldn’t help but smiling. And I’m sure she knows how nervous I am - Okay… You know then I realize that my mom was taking pictures at every I’m really nervous about this because everyone said that single move I made, when the principal saw me he said - I’m good, but I don’t know… - I confessed, because I You are a good girl, don’t forget that, it will always be in am really nervous about this. - When I first see your eyes, your heart if you control it - What does that even mean? I everything came to life - That’s how I started the song, I just said - I promise I will keep it safe - Of course, that hope I’m good enough. - “good girl” thing. I saw Isabella with her little but very cute It’s lunch time and everyone is congratulate me, do they smile and my uncle making “Thumbs-up” My grandma know the results? - hey, everything is gonna be okay - was crying and my mom was telling me “Good job, that’s Nico told me, I think Nico can see my desperation face - my baby” or things like that, and I was just thinking I just Well, yeah. I hope - I told Nico. did it! For some reason the principal let me stay there all I’m in my house waiting for the letter that tell me all my that time, does he know how important this is to me and hard work when I’m singing. Finally, I got the letter and it my family? Well, with all my whole family there, this says Jazmin, I am very happy to announce you that you get might be important. And for some reason, I really don’t to be in the choir. know why, I want my dad to be there, for show him that I’m here at the place that he thought that I will never be Congratulations! here, and now look at me, smiling and been… Me! As I read the letter I started screaming and my mom came running and yelling - What on earth is happening here?!?! - While she yell she was jumping, why? I don’t know. - Mom, I’m in the choir!!! - I cry, I am so happy - Oh, darling, that’s great!! - My mom congratulate me - Hi! What’s up? - Said Nico by the phone - I’m in the choir!!!!! - I announced. We made a party and I am very tired

Chapter 15 Hi! Guess what? Tomorrow is my birthday and tomorrow I graduate! How great is that? And tomorrow is friday, isn’t the perfect day? I mean, Friday, Birthday,graduation!!Oh, I don’t have words to describe this - What do you want to do today after school? - Nico ask me, while I’m just daydreaming about tomorrow - Um, I don’t know, but, my uncle is coming here, we could go to an ice-cream shop with him, well, my entire family is coming over, but my Thanks for my list, that help me pass through all the uncle love ice-cream - I answer, hoping he agree with my horrible things that I wanted to give up, but I didn’t. And I idea, and he did. might not have mentioned so much MY LIST, because is Today, after school we went to the ice-cream shop because the more important thing that I ever had. my uncle was already there - So, how you feel? - Ask my uncle, he, sorry, my entire family is feeling all the pressure about me and tomorrow, and EVERYTHING! - I-I-I don’t, I can’t explain it, is excitement and fear of what’s gonna School Principal: Dr. Larry Savage happen - I answer, my uncle get closer and whisper in my Assistant Principal: Tania Poston ear - Everything is gonna be fine - Well, yeah, I hope so. Club Sponsors: Dr. Micheal Palmer Alirio Estevez Chapter 16 Photographs and Illustrations used following Hi there! Guess what day is today, Yeah! You got it right! Creative Commons license. Is my birthday and is Friday and my graduation! What a day!! It’s 6:30 and I’m awake putting everything on, this

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