*"Meeting the Harts" *
"hey mom, can a friend of mine come over from school this afternoon?" Kyra asked her mother as kyra came in the kitchen and sat down at the table, waiting for her mother to speak "hey honey" her mother greeted as she finished looking at the daily newspaper. " sure kyra, your friend can come over for a while after school" she said smiling at her youngest daughter and then taking a sit of coffee. Kyra picked up her glass of orange juice and took a sip, as Jake, kyra's little brother came in and sat down with kyra, as he poured himself his cereal.
" alright, mom thanks, I would love to have someone to hang out with, not saying that I don't want to hang out with you or anything, it's just my friend, you know the one who's going to come over this afternoon just needs to be around other people" she said as she was eating her toast that sat at the table for everyone to eat.
Her mother Reba looked up at Kyra and said " what do you mean by that kyra?" kyra felt all eyes on her, as her older sister and her sister's husband walked in. Cheyenne, the oldest daughter saw them talking decided to come into the conversation " hey, mom, what are you guys talking about?" as she sat down with every one else. "hey Cheyenne, kyra and I are just talking about one of kyra's friends who are going to come over this afternoon, after school, aren't we kyra" her mom said filling her oldest daughter in. "hey that's so cool, kyra, I get to finally meet one of your friends" van said as he joined the rest of them at the table .
" Well. Why make such a big thing about it, it's one of my friends from school, we have to do something for English. And yes, I do have friends Cheyenne" Kyra said looking at her sister. "well Kyra, we know that" Reba said " kyra, I want to know more about your friend before she comes over" Reba asked as kyra got up from the table and went over to the sink and put her dish in it. "listen mom, if you want to know about my friend, I'll tell you but not in front of everyone, I would like to tell you something for once, and not have everyone hear it". "well I'm sorry for caring kyra" Cheyenne said sarcastically . Kyra stuck her tongue at Cheyenne . "mom I'll be in my room for a while I have to finish some homework" kyra told her mom "okay kyra" her mom acknowledged.
~Cheyenne and Reba's Conversation~
As kyra walked out of the kitchen and headed upstairs to her room. Reba, Cheyenne, Van and Jake were still sitting in the kitchen. "mom, what was that all about, why is she being like that?" Cheyenne asked confused. " I don't know there must be something going on, but I can't figure it out." Reba told Cheyenne. "listen Jake, lets go watch some cartoons and let your sister and your mom talk for a while alright?" van asked the 8 year old boy "can I mom!" Jake said excitedly "sure go ahead" Reba said. Then Van took Jake into the living room to watch television to allow the two women to chat.
When the coast was clear Reba and Cheyenne started to talk again.
" what do you mean, mom is there something wrong with kyra that we should know about or something?"
" no Cheyenne, she said something to me that concerns me a lot when she asked me if her friend could come over after school this afternoon." Reba explained "oh, she did, like what?" Cheyenne asked. "she said that her friend needs to be around other people" Cheyenne nodded her head in thought " I don't understand mom" she told her mom. " I don't understand either"
"well I think I should go upstairs and talk to kyra" Reba said as she got up, leaving Cheyenne alone in the kitchen as soon as Reba leaves Van comes in. "what's going on with kyra, Cheyenne?" he asked concerned. Cheyenne sipped her coffee, " we don't know van, but my mom is up there right now going to go talk to her" . van sat down with Cheyenne, "I hope everything is okay" he spoke "yeah me to van"
~In Kyra's Bedroom~
"kyra! Can I come in?" reba said as she stood on the other side of the door "come in!" kyra yelled back. Reba walked in her room eyeing her daughter sitting on the bed sadly. Instantly reba saw her daughter in a sad mood and turn in a concerned motherly mood. "oh, kyra, honey what's wrong?" she said as she approached kyra who sat on the bed, and sat beside her.
" Nothing, mom everything's fine, I'm just a little tired this morning that's all" she said making up an excuse to fool her mother.
"kyra.." she started to say "mom, listen everything is fine, I really don't have time to talk about this right, now, I have to go to school or I am going to be late, and it's going to be your fault" "kyra, listen I just want to talk, and if you miss the bus then, I'll be more then glad to give you a drive there, now, all I want to know is a little bit about your friend who is coming over after school, you haven't even told me her name yet"
"fine mom, if you really want to know so badly then fine I'll tell you" kyra said as she sat down beside her mother on the bed. She looked at her mother, her mother had a look on her face that showed kyra that her mother was giving kyra her full attention.
Kyra give a deep breath and started to talk. " mom okay, well, her name is Natasha, she just moved here, just before school started and I met her in English class, at first I didn't want make friends with her, but then one day the teacher picked us as partner's to do this in class assignment on macbeth. And she ended up being kind really cool."
Reba smiled happily at her daughter "hey good for you Kyra, everyone needs a friend". "mom can I go now, if I leave the house now I can make it for the bus, alright?" kyra said asking her mom. "sure honey, I'll see you after school, I can't wait to meet your friend" she said as kyra walked out of her room "bye mom!" kyra yelled as she was going out the front door.
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"hey mom, can a friend of mine come over from school this afternoon?" Kyra asked her mother as kyra came in the kitchen and sat down at the table, waiting for her mother to speak "hey honey" her mother greeted as she finished looking at the daily newspaper. " sure kyra, your friend can come over for a while after school" she said smiling at her youngest daughter and then taking a sit of coffee. Kyra picked up her glass of orange juice and took a sip, as Jake, kyra's little brother came in and sat down with kyra, as he poured himself his cereal.
" alright, mom thanks, I would love to have someone to hang out with, not saying that I don't want to hang out with you or anything, it's just my friend, you know the one who's going to come over this afternoon just needs to be around other people" she said as she was eating her toast that sat at the table for everyone to eat.
Her mother Reba looked up at Kyra and said " what do you mean by that kyra?" kyra felt all eyes on her, as her older sister and her sister's husband walked in. Cheyenne, the oldest daughter saw them talking decided to come into the conversation " hey, mom, what are you guys talking about?" as she sat down with every one else. "hey Cheyenne, kyra and I are just talking about one of kyra's friends who are going to come over this afternoon, after school, aren't we kyra" her mom said filling her oldest daughter in. "hey that's so cool, kyra, I get to finally meet one of your friends" van said as he joined the rest of them at the table .
" Well. Why make such a big thing about it, it's one of my friends from school, we have to do something for English. And yes, I do have friends Cheyenne" Kyra said looking at her sister. "well Kyra, we know that" Reba said " kyra, I want to know more about your friend before she comes over" Reba asked as kyra got up from the table and went over to the sink and put her dish in it. "listen mom, if you want to know about my friend, I'll tell you but not in front of everyone, I would like to tell you something for once, and not have everyone hear it". "well I'm sorry for caring kyra" Cheyenne said sarcastically . Kyra stuck her tongue at Cheyenne . "mom I'll be in my room for a while I have to finish some homework" kyra told her mom "okay kyra" her mom acknowledged.
~Cheyenne and Reba's Conversation~
As kyra walked out of the kitchen and headed upstairs to her room. Reba, Cheyenne, Van and Jake were still sitting in the kitchen. "mom, what was that all about, why is she being like that?" Cheyenne asked confused. " I don't know there must be something going on, but I can't figure it out." Reba told Cheyenne. "listen Jake, lets go watch some cartoons and let your sister and your mom talk for a while alright?" van asked the 8 year old boy "can I mom!" Jake said excitedly "sure go ahead" Reba said. Then Van took Jake into the living room to watch television to allow the two women to chat.
When the coast was clear Reba and Cheyenne started to talk again.
" what do you mean, mom is there something wrong with kyra that we should know about or something?"
" no Cheyenne, she said something to me that concerns me a lot when she asked me if her friend could come over after school this afternoon." Reba explained "oh, she did, like what?" Cheyenne asked. "she said that her friend needs to be around other people" Cheyenne nodded her head in thought " I don't understand mom" she told her mom. " I don't understand either"
"well I think I should go upstairs and talk to kyra" Reba said as she got up, leaving Cheyenne alone in the kitchen as soon as Reba leaves Van comes in. "what's going on with kyra, Cheyenne?" he asked concerned. Cheyenne sipped her coffee, " we don't know van, but my mom is up there right now going to go talk to her" . van sat down with Cheyenne, "I hope everything is okay" he spoke "yeah me to van"
~In Kyra's Bedroom~
"kyra! Can I come in?" reba said as she stood on the other side of the door "come in!" kyra yelled back. Reba walked in her room eyeing her daughter sitting on the bed sadly. Instantly reba saw her daughter in a sad mood and turn in a concerned motherly mood. "oh, kyra, honey what's wrong?" she said as she approached kyra who sat on the bed, and sat beside her.
" Nothing, mom everything's fine, I'm just a little tired this morning that's all" she said making up an excuse to fool her mother.
"kyra.." she started to say "mom, listen everything is fine, I really don't have time to talk about this right, now, I have to go to school or I am going to be late, and it's going to be your fault" "kyra, listen I just want to talk, and if you miss the bus then, I'll be more then glad to give you a drive there, now, all I want to know is a little bit about your friend who is coming over after school, you haven't even told me her name yet"
"fine mom, if you really want to know so badly then fine I'll tell you" kyra said as she sat down beside her mother on the bed. She looked at her mother, her mother had a look on her face that showed kyra that her mother was giving kyra her full attention.
Kyra give a deep breath and started to talk. " mom okay, well, her name is Natasha, she just moved here, just before school started and I met her in English class, at first I didn't want make friends with her, but then one day the teacher picked us as partner's to do this in class assignment on macbeth. And she ended up being kind really cool."
Reba smiled happily at her daughter "hey good for you Kyra, everyone needs a friend". "mom can I go now, if I leave the house now I can make it for the bus, alright?" kyra said asking her mom. "sure honey, I'll see you after school, I can't wait to meet your friend" she said as kyra walked out of her room "bye mom!" kyra yelled as she was going out the front door.
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