Lisa
Darcy, Darcy, Darcy. I couldn't get her out of her head. I never had a real friend before, A human friend. Someone that's real that I can talk to that isn't a robot or one of my siblings. A real friend. When I first met Darcy sure she was fun to be around but, I only used her for my own purposes. I didn't even consider asking about who she feels or anyone else for that matter. When I told her the truth it crushed her, then that's when I realized social skills were to have friends to be with and 'hang out' with. Not for grades. Ever since I apologized me and Darcy was pretty close now, she likes how I use my extended vocabulary and science experiments. I on the other hand like her childlike nature, she makes me feel less cold and logical.
I sat on my bed thinking about the situation while looking at the friendship bracelet Darcy made for me that was on my wrist. She said it stood for friendship, it seemed pointless, but it's not that bad. What was I thinking, of course, I like it? Darcy made this for me. I looked at the small bracelet with the small red, green and yellow beads. "Darcy..." I whispered " Why must you make me think so much? " Darcy likes me and I like her back, as a friend I mean.
But, in secret, I feel that my high intelligence will drive Darcy away. My quest for knowledge and unpredictable experiments might break our friendship. So I'll try to be more understanding to Darcy and less... myself. Turned off my lamp and lay my body down on the bed falling asleep for the next day.
I walked into the kindergarten classroom, I looked around small people my age were either picking their nose or eating paste, well not all of them. Darcy was sitting in the art section of the classroom causally drawing pictures. I sat down next to her.
"Hello, Darcy," I said
She looked up from her drawing and at me. "Hi, Lisa. Wanna draw something?" She asked me.
"No thanks, I'm fine." I politely declined
Darcy's face changed from happiness to worried. "What's with the emotional change? I mean... Why so sad?"
"Lisa were friends right?" She asked
Crap! I knew at someday she'll ask me that. "Yes, we are."
"Meaning that you can help me right?"
"That is correct."
"Well I'm not good with numbers, and since your a little... well a lot smarter than me do you think that you can help me?"
Ok, in the clear. She just wants some help with her academics. But, I need to be more understanding of her. Sound less like myself. "Sure, I'll help you. We are friends right?" I smiled at her and she smiled back. She then pulled out a worksheet with addition problems. Ha! If I did these problems I would be finished in no time. But, it wasn't me that was doing them, it was her.
"Ok, addition is really easy to understand. You take the one number you're adding with and add it to the other." I explained carefully to her. "So, you try."
Darcy picked up her pencil and started working on the problem. 3+6=?. She wrote down her answer, 9. I smiled. "Nice, you did it!" I exclaimed to her.
"Thanks, Lisa," Darcy replied.
"Let's work on some more," I told her.
Darcy
Lisa and I started working on more Math problems, she really helped me a lot. Then we decided to take a break. While Lisa went over to use the Bathroom, I sat and thought for a bit. Ever since the confession, Lisa said when she only became my friend for a good grade in her social skills. I was broken. But, she then later apologized and says she never had a real friend before. But, I wondered if she became my friend again for her grade or for herself. but, I pushed that aside and thought of something else. I knew that Lisa was really, really smart. So most adults would want her for big jobs, which means that she would have to leave kindergarten even me. Lisa was my friend, even if she was hard to understand what she was saying most of the time but, her siblings do that as well.
Lisa came back from the bathroom and sat down and sharpened her pencil. "Shall we start again?" she asked and I nodded. As we worked on more problems I thought to myself. Maybe Lisa can take a break from science. Maybe I can teach her to have some fun.
"Hey, Lisa wanna hang out?" I asked
"Oh, sure. Should we go over to my house or yours." Lisa replied
"Yours."
"Ok, I'll just ask my Parents first."
"Ok, I'll also ask my dad as well."
After Kindergarten ended Lisa and I went our separate ways. She went over to walk home with her siblings and drove home with my dad.
"Hey, Daddy," I said while in the car.
"Yes, Darcy," he replied
"Do you think I can play at a friend's house?"
"Sure. Who's the friend?"
"Lisa Loud. I told you about her before remember?"
"Oh..her."
We stopped at my house before we went over to Lisa's. I dropped my backpack on the floor and started to change in clothes. To be honest I was scared, not because I never been over their before. But, because of what Lisa will want me to do. Probability science stuff I can't even understand, and really dangerous experiments. I got up off of my bed and I left with my Daddy for Lisa's House.
Lisa
What can I let Darcy play with? I know the first that comes to her mind when she get's here is what are we gonna do? Ok, think! What will Darcy like? I need to think more like her. So what would she like? Drawing, she likes to draw a lot. Some board games also maybe I can show her some fun science stuff. I climb up to the attic and grabbed some board games. Operation, Twister, Monopoly... wait that's too boring. Even if I do like the game she won't. I placed pack Monopoly and grabbed the rest of the games and placed them on my desk. I grabbed some leftover paper and a big box of crayons and placed them on my desk as well.
"This might entertain her more," I said to myself.
"Lisa! Your friend is here!" I heard my Mom yell from the front door.
I ran downstairs to see Darcy and her Father standing at the front door. Darcy looks happy to see me. But, her dad looks uncomfortable.
"Wow, Lisa I never knew you made a friend," Rita says while giving me a small hug. "I gotta go get some groceries. Have fun."
I saw my Mom walk out the front door leaving Me, Darcy and her Dad in the living room.
"Daddy, this is Lisa. She's the friend I told you about." Darcy said putting her arm around me.
"Yeah, I heard about you. How you used my Daughter for your grade." Darcy's Dad says bluntly looking at me with a cold stare.
We were silent for awhile, I was about to speak but, Darcy did It before I did. "She's not like that anymore. I told you that Daddy."
He still kept his cold glare at me but, politely replied "Ok, if you say so. I'll pick you up in two hours." He left the house and closed the door behind him.
I looked at Darcy, "You told him?"
"I'm sorry. I didn't know he would react like this to you. When I told him at home, he reacted fine." she replied nervously.
"Well, come upstairs. I'll show you my room." I said
Darcy and I went upstairs and I showed her where my room was.
"Wow! Your room is really cool Lisa. What's that over there?" Darcy asked pointing over to the table where I placed the games.
"Oh! Those are games I brought out for us." I replied, "And since your the guest I'll let you pick."
Darcy picked up a game off of the table. "Let's play twister."
"Ok." I started making space for the playing mat by moving the table and some chairs.
"Wait who's gonna spin the spinner?" Darcy asked
I pulled out a small device, I pressed the button and it grew and enlarged into a game show spinner. "I made this spinner just in case we play Twister. All I need to do is press the button and it'll spin and we follow along." I pressed the button and the spinner spun and it landed on left foot green. And I placed my left foot on green. I spun again and it landed on right foot red and Darcy placed her foot.
58 turns later...
Darcy and I were later tied up after many turns. My leg was over Darcy's tummy and our arms were intertwined with each other. I reached my finger to press the button for the spinner but, I lost balance. Darcy and I's bodies turned and rolled on the play mat. We laughed for awhile when we were rolling then we stopped. We both looked at each other. I was laying on top of Darcy.
Darcy
Lisa was on top of me. Hips on hips. It actually feels quite... No! Lisa and I are friends we aren't supposed to like each other. And to top it all off for the embarrassment, I blushed. Yup, I blushed because my own friend Lisa Loud landed on top of me during Twister. Great now all of these confusing thoughts are coming into my head. Lisa got off of me and helped me up.
"My room must have made you hot, due to the blush on your face. Let's go downstairs I'll get you some water." Lisa said
Good, she must think I was too hot or something. But, why did I blush was it the embarrassment? Or her cute face. She was cute but, I can't get into that now. Lisa gave me a glass of water and I took a sip. My face was returning back to its normal color.
"I'm sorry for the mishap. Are you hurt in any place?" Lisa asked me twidling her thumbs.
"No, I'm fine. Just shaken up." I replied.
"Darcy, I know why you blushed."
"D-Do you really?"
"It could've been the heat from the overuse of chemicals I used before you got here. Or, me falling on top of you when I lost balance while we were playing Twister."
"I-I-I.."
"Relax it's fine, Let's just keep it in the past. Let's continue on with the games."
Lis and I went back up to her room and we continued playing games and talking and making each other laugh until my Daddy came to pick me up. I said goodbye to Lisa and My Dad drove me home.
"So how was your friend's house?" My Dad asked
"It was fun Daddy, Lisa and I played games and talked." I happily replied
"Listen, about your friend... I don't like her."
"But.."
"Look, I know she makes you happy. And she's your only friend. But, after the whole grade thing. Will she stay your friend?"
"Of course she will!"
"I have seen her before, with that big family of her's even before that on the news about the Four-year-old prodigy. The Awards she gets and how everyone says she's so smart. Now the big question is will she leave you as a friend for her scientific pursuits?"
"I don't know.."
"Don't think about too much. But, I make a good point."
I thought about it for a while, I did think about the possibility before. Will Lisa leave me for her success from her smarts? But, I realized that Lisa is changing a little bit every bit. When I first met her she used big words in most of her sentences. But, now she speaks simply. I wonder why? Is it me? Maybe she is going to stay my friend. We arrived at my house and I changed into my PJ's and went to sleep.
Lisa
I sat down next to Darcy the next day, we had partners for an art project about family. I started drawing my family and so did Darcy's.
"You have a big family Lisa," Darcy said
"Thanks." I replied, "What about your family?"
"Well, there's my Dad and My Mom in the city with my sister."
"Like, separated?"
"Yup, when I asked my Dad why did Mom and Jessi move away he said something about divorce. What's a divorce, Lisa?"
I bit my lip. I didn't want Darcy to feel sad about the separation of her parents. "It's really confusing, you'll probably learn when you're older."
Darcy nodded in agreement and we continued on our projects.
"My Dad spoke to me yesterday when he and I left your house," Darcy said
"Oh, what did he say?" I asked
"He said you'll leave me and our friendship for yourself."
Out of shock, I fell back from my chair and landed back-first on the floor. Darcy ran over to help me up.
"Are you ok Lisa?" Darcy exclaimed, "I know it's surprising but, you won't do that right?"
I got up off the floor and sat back down in the chair. I looked Darcy straight in the eyes. "Darcy, you're my only friend. I would never, ever leave you." I said to her.
"Promise?" She stuck out her hand.
"Promise." I said not before shaking her hand. And then we went bac to work on our project.
