A dark haired girl laid down on the rug on the floor starring at the ceiling. It was quiet time, and the little ones have bunked down for a nap. But the girl can't sleep. She really wants to go home and be in her own bed since its first day of Kindergarten. She already misses her mom and dad. She just wishes they wouldn't go to work so they can spend their days taking care of her.
"Can't sleep? I can't either." A very squeaky childlike quiet voice said breaking the silence.
She looked to her left to see a cute orange like red head wide awake next to her.
"Nope," the girl says quietly. "It's just the first day. That's all."
"I know. I miss my other school. It was much fun than this."
"Same..."
The two girls laid there in silence for a few minutes until...
"I'm Franny," the redhead whispers.
"I'm Betty. But I prefer to be called Rizzo because I hate my first name."
"Why? I like it!" Franny shouted quietly and was shushed by the teacher telling them its nap time.
"It's just too perky," Rizzo whispered.
"Oh. Then can I call you Rizz?"
"Sure... Why not?" Rizzo whispered softly.
An hour later, the kids got woken up and it was time to play. They all ran outside to a little playground for recess. Rizzo and Franny went on the swings giggling.
"You know what Rizz? We should be best friends! We should have playdates, sleepovers, and all that stuff!" Franny giggles.
Rizzo says smiling, "Yeah. We should. I never had a real best friend before. But I think it's going to be great!"
The girls continue to laugh as they talk to each other about things. Later that day, they were playing with a doll house about who they want to be when they grow up.
"I want to be a hair stylist. So I can have my own beauty parlor and can do their hair," Franny says dreamily, "What about you?"
"I don't know. I just want to be Rizzo."
"You gotta have a dream somehow!"
"I just don't know what to be yet, but I believe I might be something. Soon."
Before the class grabs their things to go, both girls were drawing pictures with crayons.
"Here," Franny says urging to show Rizzo her drawing. "That's you, and that's me." She pointed to the two cute figures on the picture with hearts around them. Rizzo made almost the same except there were smiley faces all over.
The two exchanged their drawings as a present and a hug before leaving on separate buses. Rizzo sat by the bus window and sighed happily already missing Franny. But she'll see her tomorrow, so she can't wait.