Pet Palace (A sequel to The Seagulls Diary)

this story is dedicated to a very special cat who died yesterday while i was eating lunch. i miss him very much. it was 6-19-09. his name was charlie, and my nana got it on christmas eve. he died of F.I.P. this is also for my dog, clancy, who died of the same thing.

-Spongebob727

Enjoy Charlie and Clancy, if you read this in kitty & dog heaven. :(



I was surrounded by kennels. I loved it. All the dogs, just staring at me. There were three in particular, that were mine, and had to come with me every day. Migull the seagull, that I found on the beach, Sandy the Shi Tzu, that was stuck in a dune, and Checkers the golden Retriever, the dog who got me kicked out of Rock Lobster and they blamed me because Checkers ran and stayed with me. My old dad got arrested, and I have a new mom and dad: (my old mom, Ella, had died), Jeff Shine and Louise Shine. I got older, so I got a job. Well Jeff already worked Pet Palace, so I wanted to work there also. Migull's Diary, which he used to communicate with me, actually works with Checkers and Sandy; so we can communicate with them too!! It was amazing, those tiny paws writing! "Meagan!" Jeff cried. "Coming!" I yelled, putting my pets in the cage that they shared. Sandy had babies, but 4/6 died of a virus called F.I.P., Feline Infectious Peritonitis. It's a common disease that has no way to cure it. But the other two died at the same dune Sandy almost died at. But this is the story how me, my dog and seagull, Jeff and Louise, try to save Sandy.

I ran down the hall to find Jeff.
He was waiting for me with a little chinchilla.
"Oh my god!!!!!!!! She's so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed. "Yes, this little guy I found was left at McDonalds, in the PARKING LOT!!" Jeff said. "Dad, can we keep her?!" I asked, I really.......... wanted the chinchilla. "Well, sure. I guess it won't hurt to have another pet. You are gonna grow up to have like thousands of pets" Jeff said smiling "Translation: You can get almost every stray we find!!". I screamed, for I LOVED animals. But then I fainted.

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My Sister's Diary: Part 4

5 hours later....

The closet doors opened. The Security guards grabbed us by the arms and threw Anastasia in a hospital bed. My mom was standing there in the room. Just starring at me. I was in trouble. More than trouble. Grounded for 12 months kind of trouble. "Lockdown?" i asked. Mom nodded.

The next day was the last day Anastasia was to live. I stayed holding her hand all day. Her heart started pumping slower.. and slower.. and slower. Until it was midnight. Her eyes closed, but before she died she said to me, "Thank you for making the last week of my life, magical. I'll be looking down on you from heavan. Cya in heavan, sis." Then her heart reached 0 pumps. I cried on her bed all night. I went home with my little sister cradled in my arms.

The End

The Seagulls Diary p.7

I stared at Jeff. He stared at me. "Meagan?" he asked walking towards me. Tears filled in my eyes. The Rome family had thought Jeff died at sea. I couldn't believe this. Jeff was in front of me. "JEFF!" I said, and then ran to hug him. He whirled me around. "Honey, are you ok? Don't worry, but its sad, cause uh, Riley's in jail" Jeff said hanging me from my legs. I started laughing but said, "Its ok! Your here for me? Right??". "YOU BET!" Jeff cried and flung me on his shoulders. He noticed the bird and dogs. He slowly put me down. "Oh! I found Checkers, the golden retriever at Rock Lobster, which is down the beach, they claimed he was mine and kicked me out. I found Migull, the seagull, nipping at Sandy, the shi tzu. but he has a diary! So he communicates with me! We saved Sandy, so there all mine! But Jeff, can I keep them?" I said, dying for them to be mine. "Of course! Honey I LOVE animals! Can you show me how you communicate? With The Seagulls Diary?" Jeff said. "Sure!". So me and Migull started talking, dad was arrested, and I found out the maid was my aunt, Louise. Jeff and Louise. I was really happy. I had a family now.

So Meagan, Jeff, Louise, Checkers, Sandy, and of course, Migull were a family. Also, all of their last names were Shine. But nobody could leave room 612. Meagan said it standed for something special. 6 people in her family, it used to be her, 1 person, but then 2, Checkers, and so on. And then one day, Sandy have babies. 7 of them. Checkers loved them. Everyone was happy.

THE END

My Sister's Diary: Part 3

"What do you want to do first?" i whispered to Anastasia. We sneaked into the cafeteria and stole chocolate milk, like 10 gallons of it! "Well... how about wheelchair races? We have to be quiet because the wheelchairs are by the emergency room. Nurses, medics,and security of the dozens sworm there." I nodded and we sneaked upstairs to the emergency room. We saw the wheelchaires in a room right by the emergency room door. I don't know we did this, but somehow, Anastasia and i were thinking alike. "Oh I cant walk! Save me! Save me! I can almost see the light! Get me a wheelchair!" I grabbed two wheelchaires and put Anastasia in one.

We went to the back of the hospital and had races for hours! It was so nice to see Anastasia smiling. After the races, went back inside and when we walked into the hospital. The lights turned red. A 10 inch layr of steal blocked the doors outside and inside, all the windows had metal bars on them. Security guards picked us up and threw us into a closet.

No Talking. No Sounds. But yes, darkness.

The Seagulls Diary pt.6

I made it back to the hotel, without anyone winning 1,000,000 dollars. I got my keys out, but I couldn't open the door. "MIGULL!" I screamed after I tried ever single key. There was a faint squack. Suddenly I could just open the door. There was a man. With a gun. And a jacket that said, 'RILEY, NEW ENGLAND COLLAGE'. I screamed at him and cried, "RILEY!!!!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!". He whirled around to face me. "HURTING THEM OF COURSE!! THEIR ARE WILD ANIMALS IN YOUR ROOM!!!" Riley cried and then added, "DONT CALL ME RILEY!!! IM YOUR FATHER!!!". "No, your NOT! I got a letter in the mail yesterday saying I live here, by myself, with a new last name. Shine". Riley looked at me astonished. "GET OUT OF MY ROOM!!!!!! THESE ARE MY PETS!!!!!!! I DONT BELONG WITH YOU ANYMORE!!!!!!" I screamed, tears coming down my eyes. I started getting weak, and my head was spinning. I fainted.

There was slight nipping on me, and I shot up. Riley was gone. But Checkers and Sandy were ok. So was Migull, he was just nipping me. I rubbed my eyes, and I felt something huge on my leg. Riley had got a knife and slightly cut my leg. I moaned in pain. I noticed Migull with the diary.

Are you ok Meagan, Shine?

I looked at the bird, and wrote back to him.

No, not really. Usually at this time movie actors would said yes, but I'm baddly hurt. Please find help, Migull Shine.

He looked up at me, his eyes 'Shining'. He really was a Shine. And so was I. Migull left, and came back later. With the maid. Migull had taken the diary with it and the maid said, "Oh my goodness! This bird talked to me and, and, ARE YOU OK!? Hold on, I must call the police!". I smiled at Migull. The maid had blonde hair in a loose ponytail, white nails, a white dress (it was the outfit for maid's), and white slippers. She wasn't plump, like the other maids. She was very skinny.
Later the police came. I read the mans nametag: JEFF ROME.
That was my uncle.

The Seagulls Diary p.5

So me, Migull, Checkers, and Sandy took off toward my hotel. Sandy was fine now. She just needed a bath when I get in my room. Migull sat on my shoulder. I found leashes in the sand; they were now mine. I couldn't believe this day. A talking seagull, and two dogs!! I loved them. I loved Migull. With my heart. I was almost sad for the dogs that they couldn't talk. When i got to the hotel, I snuck the birds in my beach bag that I had to pack up.

The next morning newpaper was delivered to my door.

I couldn't believe the heading.



RILEY HENSON ROME: NEW INVENTOR!!

Riley Henson Rome, a young foke who lived west of Tryland, New Hampshire just tried out for a job at N.E.C., New England Collage. He got a job, and he said exactly, "Wow! This really means everything to me! More than my daughter, Meagan Faith Rome. I'm just gonna leave her at the hotel; I'm paying for her to stay! She's an intelligant kid so, she's on her own!". The Police arrested him for saying this bit, and now he's in N.E. Jail. But until someone finds Meagan, she is On her Own.



I started crying. Since Migull could read, he didn't write in his diary 'Whats wrong'. I was still crying but I managed to write in the diary without soaking the page: Migull, I need to get food for you guys. I own you all now. We don't have a home. Not my house. I guess; here. Maybe this is our home. I will be back later. I promse. Migull wrote back saying he was fine with Checkers and Sandy. So I left to the pet store to buy fish and dog food. I also got regular bird food with fish mixed into it and crackers; I was sure he had had this because he used to be a pet. I saw a sign saying,



MEAGAN FAITH ROME:

1,000,000 DOLLARS TO WHOEVER FINDS HER.



I left the exact amount of money for the food, flinged my hood on, and ran.

My Sister's Diary: Part 2

Everyone behind us on the roller coaster got covered in Anastasia's blood. When the roller coaster was over, people were really angry. I took her back to the hospital.

"Why did she throw up blood?" i asked as the doctor looked at an X-ray of her stomach. "Well... her appendix leaked blood into her stomach. It seemes her stomach just... came up." I sighed and my mom took me out into the hallway, "Where the hell did you take her?!?" whispered my mom. I sighed and looked at my feet. "Anastasia knew she was going to die and she wanted to do everything she's ever wanted to before she dies. One of those things were riding The Extreme Coaster Roaster Roller Coaster at Space Mountain Amusement Park." My mom rolled her eyes, "You are not taking her anywhere! Her health is more important than her damn requests!" I quickly looked at my mom and yelled, "So you want her to die unhappy?!? At least this way she can die happy and know she did everything she ever dreamed of! You can't live a life if you don't make dreams true! Mom you have to care about 2 things. 1, her health. 2, her happiness." I ran out the hospital.

I sat on the ledge of the fountain in the front of the hospital. Anastasia walked over to me, her eyes were in tears, "Mom said you can't take me anywhere. Well i don't give a no tilly-toots about what mom sayss. you are much nicer, Liana. Please take me somewhere." I stood up and looked at Anastasia, "You're just gonna' puke more. We can do anything you want in the hospital. We can sneak into the pharmacy and the medicine cabinets... steal food from the cafeteria... spray paint the windows... have races in wheel chairs... anything." Anastasia smiled and hugged me. We walked back into the hospital, arms linked.

My Sister's Diary

Anastasia woke up and we got some food at a restaurant. I spent all my money on it, but it was worth it. When we were eating, Anastasia asked, "Why did you take me out of the hospital?" I sighed and sipped my drink, "You are dying." Anastasia didn't gasp, make a sound, or even move. "Lets go to an amusement park, how about Space Mountain Amusement Park?" i gaped and dropped my fork on the floor, "Space Mountain?!? That place is reallyu expensive! 1 ticket is $250! Sorry, but you need to pick stuff i can afford!" Anastasia got up and ran out the door.

I ran after her and stopped her, "Where are you going Anastasia May Curkle? " i cried. Anastasia yelled, "You said you would give me anything i want! I want to go to Space Mountain Amusement Park!" I sighed and picked up Anastasia, "Put me down! Where are we going anyway?!?" i saw the bank where mom usually goes. My bank accoutn has $2,000 saved for college, but my sister means more to me than college.

I deposited $1,000 and we went to the amusement park. When we went on a rollercoaster, we went upside down, and soon there was blood on my seat.

The Seagulls Diary p.4

Migull, how did you learn to write?
I used to be a pet seagull, until I was let free
Did he believe that anybody can learn anything?
Actually, funny you mentioned that, it was his motto, so he taught me to write. I didn't find a use to it, but it helped me communicate with him. I soon learned his name was Dan McCaw, and I also learned that was a bird! So it made me happy, anyways, may I have your name?
Sorry! I should have gave it to you earlier, its Meagan Faith Rome. But call me Meagan
Ok! I need to learn about more about you. What grade are you in? Age? And what are you going to do with that other dog with checkers on his back and Sandy?
I'm in 5th Grade, but I graduated. I'm 11. And actually the dogs name is Checkers! I'm just gonna keep them. I fell in love with Checkers, and now I love the little shi tzu also!
I forgot to mention.... what about me? I love that you didn't freak out over a talking bird.
And you, well you can stay too! So tell me everything about your life. I wanna know baddly
Of course you do. Well I was Migull McCaw, like Seagull McCaw, two bird names. But Dan got a new job in a place called Hawaii. He told me it was way too far away for me to come, and I was very sad. So Dan let me go, into the wild. He found me with my broken leg, and he could see the look of kindess and sadness in my eyes. So he got me, and he needed to communicate with me. That's why he taught me to talk. And ever since he let me go I've been wondering around here, getting food when I can. When I get super hungry, I attack humans.
Wow! Your life was in matters of live and dead, love and hate. But your mine now.

The Seagulls Diary p.3

I couldn't have another thing in my life dying. I ran to help Checkers unburry the dog. I figured out it was a she, becasue its eyes. Once we undug its neck and face, I gently pulled it out. The seagull was near by, with someone in its mouth and a pen. He dropped it, and jumped back. His leg was broken. I got up with Checkers still saving the dog. I opened the thing. It was a diary. I read what it said:

Hello stranger!
My name is Migull, pronounced ME-GULL.
I am sorry for bothering you as I tried to help the pup.
It was left there by a person, and the person kicked sand over it until it was almost dead. I squacked at it and attacked their hair. Your welcome, no need for a thank-you. But if you need help, I am willing to save your friend.

I stared at the bird. I almost fainted. "Migull?" I said. The seagull squaked. I wrote in the diary and it came to help us. We eventually got the sandy pup out of there, and she ran to me. She was shaking with fear. I wrote in the diary:

What should her name be?

I gave Migull the diary and he wrote back.

Sandy, of course!!

Migull handed me the diary. It was so cool having a talking bird, and I would fall in love with him if he was a real boy. 5th grade boy.

(THE NEXT PART OF THE STORY IS JUST MIGULL AND MEAGAN TALKING, SO FAT LETTERS IS MEAGAN AND TILTED FAT LETTERS IS MIGULL).

The Seagulls Diary p.2

My Sister's Diary

The doctor called. Mom put it on speaker. Anastasia was crying in my lap. I closed my eyes and wished for a negative result, but the doctor said, "I'm sorry, but Anastasia has cancer in her heart." Anastasia cried even harder. My mom turned off the speaker phone and went upstairs to talk to the doctor. Anastasia cried all night.

We brought Anastasia to the hospital the next day, she didn't talk. She just laid there in her bed. I felt so sorry for her. The doctor gave Anastasia kimo (kee-moe, its a real treatment, my grandma is taking it for her cancer) and Anastasia wrote in her diary. My mom talked with the doctor for hours. I sat on the bed with Anastasia. "How bad is the cancer, Liana?" asked Anastasia; that was the first time she's spoken for hours. "Well Anastasia... The test results say its almost covering your whole heart. It's pretty deadly. But these doctors have cured everything, i almost died when i was born here. But the doctors got me out and saved me. They can sure save you." Anastasia hedl my hand. "Anastasia, may i see your diary?" i asked. Anastasia gasped and shook her head, "I wanna' know what your thinking, you're not being very open-minded right now. I promise i will only read the recent pages." Anastasia sighed and handed me the diary. It said:

July 20th, 2009

Dear Diary,

The results came in positive and I do have cancer. Liana is holding my hand now. Mommy is talking to the doctor. I just know I'm going to die. I've seen a movie called 'The Bucket List' and these 2 old men are goning to die, so they do everything they ever wanted to. I was going to ask Liana if i could do that, but she would say no.

-Anastasia

I closed the diaty and said, "Okay... we can do everything you want to do." Anastasia gasped and hugged me, "Thanks! Lets go now!" Anastasia started to get out of bed, I put her back in quickly and cried, "Not now! We don't know if your dying yet! Once we find out if you are going to die, then we can. But otherwise you stay here and keep those kimo cords connected to your neck and arms, do you hear me?" Anastasia nodded and started writing in her diary. Great, what have i done?

2 weeks later, the doctor came into the room when Anastasia was sleeping. Mom and i were stroking her hair. "Ahem. We had some expert doctors check out the X-rays and the blood samples. Anastasia is dying and has 1 more week to live. My mom right away bursted out crying on the bed. I was still and silent. I looke dat Anastsia. I ripped the cords off her neck and arms and picked her up. "Liana!" My mom yelled. "Miss!" yelled the doctor. I looked at both of them and replied, "A promise is a promise. And i never break a promise." I ran out the room, to the lobby, and out the front door.

The Seagulls Diary

I went back up to our room, and I grabbed my wallet and started walking in the sunset to a a restraunt on the water. It was part on the beach, part on water. It was called 'Rock Lobster'. I opened the door to see a pretty chinese lady smiling at me as she said, "Hello, how many?". "1" I said smiling. "Follow me" she signaled for me to follow her as she got the crayons, coloring pages, and the menu. She got me a seat on the water with a window looking out toward sea, and then she said, "Your waitress, Hyedi, will be here shortly". "Thank you" I said and then I added as I read the name tag, "Cola". Now that made me thirsty for Coca Cola. Suddenly a puppy came up and jumped on my seat. He was a golden retriever, witch ketchup and pepper and all sorts of stuff on him. A man running out of the kitchen with a knife said to me angrily, "IS THIS YOUR DIRTY HOUND?!". Before I could finish he pointed to the exit. "OUT!! AND TAKE YOUR STUPID RASCAL WITH YE!". I cried and ran with the dog, and I looked at Cola, hoping she would help. She frowned, and turned away from me. The man locked the door, and the puppy started whining. I started crying.

I fell in love with the dog as soon as I got to the hotel.
It was a boy, with no collar or name tag, so I named him Checkers. Because his fur was checkered with food. Checkers followed me everywhere. He loved the water, and he always bounced back when the tide came and crashed against the shore. That always made me laugh. I heard whining, and I turned around to see a tiny head of a puppy poking out of a dune, and a seagull nipping at it. I screamed at the seagull, and Checkers ran to save the puppy. But the dune caved in.

Kidnapped: The Final Ending

Snowhunter said that Jamie was on the other side of the river. He said those were where the bap lenape indians lived. I felt sorry for Jamie, why did she get the bad lenape side, and i get the good?

Snowhunter taught me how to skin fish and the signs of the indians, like danger and help. Then, that night, i had a dream where i was standing at my side of the river, and Jamie was calling me. I tried to walk in the river... but the i woke up and the dream was lost.

The next day, all the male indians went off down the river to trade with the other indians. When all the female indians were tending the children, i sneaked across the river.

I heard noises from all around. Then, i felt a cold hand touch my shoulder. I got flung over the shoulders of an indian, and then it was all black.

THE END

The Seagull's Diary

I threw a stone out to sea. It skipped a few waves, and I smiled. I picked up another smooth one. But I was going to toss it but luckily I didnt throw it too hard because it landed in front of me. I picked it up again, and flipped it over seeing if the white line on the front continued. It was a lucky stone. I shoved in my khaki pants. "Hey kiddo" my dad, Riley, said coming over to me. He ruffled my hair. "Honey, I'm leaving you here for a few days. Daddy's got business" Riley said squatting down to my height. "Alright daddy" I said smiling. I ruffled his hair. He laughed. "Alright Pumpkin. Have fun at the beach! Remember Aunt Lione's house is down the street". He always pronounced 'Lione' wrong. "Dad! You don't even know my own aunt's name and how to pronounce it! It's LY-OWN" I said laughing. "Oh, silly me" he said. He always said that after he made a mistake saying my mom's (whos dead) sister's name. Riley was a nice guy. When I was in first grade, he called me pumpkin so much that I thought my name was Pumpkin; not Meagan.



It was sunset on the beach. I loved the beach. I was building a sand castle when I thought of my diary I lost when I was 6. But the first page was stuck in my heart. Forever. So I repeated it out loud,



Today I had fun with Ella. I could never imagine a better mum than her. But she went to the hospital. She had a disease, and their was only 1 way to cure it. 40 shots. Ella's actually allergic to shots. She was probably die if she had 40! But it was nice knowing her, if she dies, I will always remember the last words she said to me after the water balloon fight. "Honey, I will be back soon. Better than ever. Stronger than life. And funner than what we did today". She smiled and touched one finger on my cheek as the last glimpse of her I saw dissapeared, down the street, To the world I like to call The-stupid-doctors-PROMISED-mum-would-be-OK-but-she-ended-up-what-my-dad-calls-leaving-for-a-long-time. But in second grade I got curious what this 'leaving for a long time' is so I asked my teacher. She did what Ella did when she left, touched one finger on my face. She said it was called dying. She told me what it meant. And she also added that it happens to everyone. Even me. So then I cried. At least SOMEONE cares about me knowing!!!

I started crying. It was the worst day ever, that day. But someone came to sit by me. I turned away, and it was gone. I sighed. I was imagining Ella there. And Riley. And my baby sister; Tide. Tide died when we were on a cruise. Her name was Sandra Tide Rome. She fell off the ship. I dived in to save her, but she was only 2. She had died.

Kidnapped: Part 2

I didn't know what to do. I wrote in my diary. I tried to talk to someone. I tried to fit in, but whenever i walked out of the teepee, i was noticed by every indian i walked pass. The indian that took me here to this horrible place took me out into the woods that day to learn to spear fish.

The indian didn't talk to me, "Excuse thee... ser?" i asked poking the indian in the shoulder, "What is your name?" i asked, i knew he wouldn't answer... that's where i went wrong, "My name is Swahigi, which means Snowhunter. You are Swaheegee, which is Snowbird. We are alike, but differ as well." I gasped, he spoke English! "You... you didn't speak savage! You spoke English!" Snowhunter looked at me in a mean way, "We are not savages. White-men are the real savages! You kill us just because we are different! You are a disgrace to the Lenapes, i used to be English, but then i left the English side and went to the Lenapes. Now i can take you to your brother, but your ruseness and ignorance makes my mind change itself. You will stay here for as long as i say, forward." I started to walk forward, i didn't look at Snowhunter. I just sighed and thought to myself Where is Jamie? Am i very far away from home? How am i suppose to convince Snowhunter to bring me to Jamie and take us both home? To where we belong?

Left out: Part 5

A FEW WEEKS LATER:

Dear Aunt Lilly,
Today my mom and Tom Brady got married.
I am now Nina Brady, but so far it sounds weird. And Serena Brady.
But I will get used to it. For he is my new dad. It was hard
having Tony leave, but now I'm ok. A dad who doesn't care about his
only child isn't good and shouldn't even deserve one. That's why I have one
that loves me to death. I have new friends, Antonio, Carlos, Krissa, Faith, Love, and Blister.
Blister and Love actually moved with each other. Blister's family died but the house was too
small to have her life with the Herm's. So they moved. I'm gonna really miss Love and Blister, tho,
For they were my best friends for a short amout of time. Recently we god a new guy into our group:
Paul Mileeta. So here are our "pairs":
Antonio and Me
Carlos and Faith
Paul and Krissa

-with love,
Nina Brady

10 YEARS LATER

My wedding was today. Mine. Me and Antonio. I had fallen deeply in love with him after the middle of 8th grade. Now I am out of collage. Today I'm going to be Nina Ulls. My flower girls are Faith and Krissa. I needed one more, so I found where Jam lived and she came. So Faith, Krissa, and Jam. They were all giggling as they tied my dress on. Jam made my dress by scratch, she was a FANTASTIC dress-maker. Soon it was time for the wedding. Faith and Krissa opened the door.
I am now Nina Ulls.

THE END

Left Out: Part 4

I was moving. I cried, because, just when I got the best life ever (and Faith called me because she missed being around me already) and I had friends, WE WERE MOVING!! "Mom WHY!!" I screamed. "Because you don't have friends and I don't want my baby growing up with a miserable life" she said not looking down from packing boxes. "BUT MOM MY ARCHENEMIES JUST BECAME MY BEST FRIENDS!!! NOW ITS A MISERABLE LIFE BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING!!!" I yelled. Serena stared at me. She dropped her box and said, "Honey, you got friends, and now your begging me to stay?". "Yes" I said. But she pulled me to the living room and folded my hands in hers. "I'm sorry I made all that fuss. But I decide that I tell you the truth" she began. I stared at her, question in my head already. "You know that, your daddy always forgets about you. And all he cares about is football now. Its hard to believe, sweety, but, I am divorcing your dad. It's insane. Now I'm ingaged to a very nice man, he's an actual football player. His name is Tom Brady". I was happy and sad; really happy and super sad. Tears went in my eyes, "Mom, I don't care that Tony always forgets about me. I have friends now. And everything has changed. I got a life. I got a spirit". "Honey, I talked to Tony too. He want's to leave, he just got picked for an actual team. The Vikings: Minnesota. But what I was packing was his stuff. Tom Brady's coming with us" Serena said quietly. I felt a little better, but a lot worse that my dad was moving to Minnesota. Maybe I shouldn't care anymore; he doesn't care about me. But what was better was Tom Brady was going to be my stepdad. But then all the other people would pretend to like me. Because I was related to him in a big way. But hopefully Antonio and the others would still like me for who I am.

A trailer came to our yard. Tom Brady stepped out.

Left out: Part 3

That Saturday I went straight to the Ice Cream Palace (I.C.P.). I got some ice cream, and then later Antonio showed up. I guess he was a person to trust. But still, I'm not getting into the personal info. "Hi Nina! What should we do today?" Antonio said happily. I was about to say something, but then I noticed people coming from far away. Carlos, Krissa, Love, and Faith. I dropped my ice cream and cried, "HOW COULD YOU?!!". He looked at me totally confused. I jabbed my finger out the window. Antonio whirled around and saw them; he was completely shocked. "Nina I have no idea......" he said but he was very surprised. Tears came down my eyes. I opened the door and ran to the back. Antonio ran after me yelling, "WAIT!". But I kept running, and soon I was near my house. Antonio didn't stop. When I got tired I turned around and yelled, "WHAT?!? HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT!! YOU TRY TO TRICK ME INTO BEING YOUR FRIEND AND THEN SECRETLY GO BEHIND MY BACK AND GET THEM TO RUIN MY LIFE!!". But then he couldn't help but smiling. "Well Nina, I'm sorry. They are my best friends. You ruin plans too soon" he said and put his hands in his pockets and started walking around. "But, this time I really like you. Your funny and actually really smart. This time, you know that I'm not joking. Then Carlos came. He was smiling too. But then he frowned seeing my tears. "Nina, he's not kidding" Carlos said. Then everyone else came. They were all serious. Then they all said, "Nina, we want you to be our friend". That was the most retardest way they had to say that. I suddenly smiled. I was smiling because Antonio couldn't help it; he loved me.

After that we all went back to I.C.P. We were all laughing and joking. Carlos started making everyone laugh and said, "I.C.P. Is like I, see, pea". I had friends now, really good friends. We all had ice cream.
That was good news: I finally had friends and I wasn't shy.
But then everything dropped when I went back home; bad news was awaiting.

Left out: Part 2

I sighed and flipped open my phone. "Hello?" I said quietly. "Is this Nina?" the voice asked, obviously Antonio. "Yes". "Look Nina, I know my friends have been really mean to you and I used to be that person. The boring one. But I'm not saying your boring. I actually.. umm... sort of.... wait do promise not to tell Faith?" Antonio asked hopefully. I was shocked, but I said, "Yes". "Ok then, I wanna be your friend. Tomorrow after school meet me in the back". And then he hung up.

I was in the back of the school, and school ended 5 minutes ago. My tears were there, hoping he didn't trick me. But then I saw him come from the other side, smiling. I wiped away one of the tears that slipped and smiled. He came and sat down on the swing next to me. "Hey" he said. "Hi". "I'm really sorry about what they have done, especially earlier" he said looking down at his feet. I groaned in my head, because earlier in the day since it was the beginning of the year we had a water balloon fight and there was a band playing, but Krissa grabbed the microphone and screamed, "EVERYBODY THROW THE BALLOONS AT NINA WIRE!!!!". So everyone obeyed her except Antonio, he looked at me deeply sorry. But everyone else was laughing and didn't notice is apologetic face.
"Oh" I just said. "Yeah and um, my dad's playing football and he said me and my friends can do something while he's gone or go somewhere, but if I bring the others they usually just talk about how to hurt you; feelings and skin. So..... every Saturday wanna meet me at the Ice Cream Palace and we can start from there?" Antonio asked. It was a joke, I could tell. This guy REALLY wanted to be my friend. I couldn't fully trust him yet. But I said, "Sure, yeah I have nothing to do on Saturday's except read........". "Cool". In the distance somebody honked at us. Antonio looked up and then looked at me and said, "Uh, I really got to go, catch ya lata". He paused thinking and said, "Happy". I guess I had a nickname. He left smiling. I was smiling also. Wow, maybe being an 8th grader isn't gonna be so bad any longer I thought. Then I left for my house. Happily this time, not sad. Or angry. Or irritated. Or anything else, just happy. Maybe his nickname should be Smile. Of course, I smiled at that thought.

Kidnapped: Part 1

I wrote in my diary, longing for Jamie to come. I am a quacker (quay-ker) girl and my family lives in a small house. Jamie is my best friend. One day, we were playing outside when something happened.

We were playing tag and running in the fields when we heard a flute. "What wonderful music, isn't it Katie." i nodded and saw a flash of black and brown run through the woods. Jamie kept playing but i kept my eyes wide open. There was the flash again. Then something (or someone) grabbed m shoulder and flung my up onto a horse, i saw Jamie already being carried off in the woods by an indian, a Lenape indian. The indian tied my hangs together and took me off into the woods.

We arrived hours later at a small village with teepees. The woman had loose clothes, and the men barely wore any clothes! I saw the man who was carrying me to this weird place. His long black hair was in a pony and he had paint all over his face. He had darker skin than i did. I saw Jamie get carried off into another vally, "Jamie!!!" i called to her, but Jamie was out of sight.

The indian took my off the horse and pushed me into a teepee. There were little indian babies and old woman taking care of them. I tried to ask someone, "Excuse thee, but does thou understand thee?" No answer. The indian gave me a bowl of bugs. I ran all around the village, but no one understood me. I stopped and thought Where am i?

Left out

It was pouring, and my dad still didn't pick me up from school. School ended at 3:00. It was 4:30. I kept waiting, but I got out my DS and iPod. Suddenly, while I was in the middle of the game, something honked at me. I looked up, but my eyes drooped. He's here NOW I thought. I packed up my stuff and walked to my dad's black truck, closed the door, and continued what I was doing. He starting driving and said, "How was school honey?". I didn't answer. "Honey?" he said and nudged me. I scooted to the side of the truck and curled into a ball. I could feel him staring at my black hair, brown eyes, black skin, and clothes. Nobody cared anymore. 1963 is the worst year there is I thought. "Honey how-" he began. I cut him off and screamed, "FINE DAD!!! JUST FINE!!!". I burried my face in my knees as I felt a tear go down. Just fine, you pick me up AN HOUR AND A HALF late and I'm telling him it was just fine!! I thought. "Dad, I don't care WHAT you do after 12:50, BUT YOU NEED TO START REMEMBERING THE WORLD DOESN'T REVOLVE AROUND YOU AND YOUR FOOTBALL!!". I knew this hurt him deeply, but it hurt ME even more that he forgot his own daughter. "Nina, I'm sorry" he said. I knew he was, but there was nothing he could do to make me happy. NOTHING.

My mom asked the same question when I got home. I gave her the same answer, except I didn't scream, and I didn't say Dad. I ran to my room and started my homework. Usually I would read my book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire but now just wasn't the time. People hated me at Bander Middle School. Usually people would be making out and stuff at this age, but I wasn't. Nobody liked me anyways. Except one girl named Jam who tried to be friends with me, but the girls that were mean to me made fun of her name like stuff that you put on your toast. 'Jelly and Jam' I tried to remember what they said. I couldn't. I didn't want to remember what Carlos, Krissa, Love, Faith, Blister, and Antonio said. Suddenly I was whipped back from dreamland. Somebody was calling me. I got my phone and looked at the ID. It said: ULLS, ANTONIO. Oh no, I'm DOOMED I thought. My ID should be GO AWAY.