Ch. 1- First day of Kindergarten
Rachel Berry clutched her butterfly lunchbox in one hand and her daddy's hand in the other. This was the first day of Kindergarten. No more swing sets and puzzles for Rachel Berry anymore, now it was time to get down to business. She had things to learn.
When Rachel woke up this morning she had never been more determined in her life. Her dad had to kiss her goodbye at six in the morning, apologizing because he couldn't be there on her first day (the duties of a lawyer.) Rachel had promised her dad she'd be a big girl on her first day of elementary school. She had already picked out her outfit, a pink checkerboard dress with white tights and silver sparkly shoes. And her Winnie the Pooh backpack was already packed with her new folder and box of crayons.
But now sitting out in front of her Kindergarten classroom, Rachel could feel her confidence shake a little bit.
"Daddy," Rachel whispered, "you'll be here to pick me up after school right? Take me out for ice cream like you promised?"
"Of course pumpkin. Now you have to let go of my hand, your first day of school is going to start soon! I love you sweetie." Her daddy bent down to kiss her on the cheek.
Rachel entered the classroom where the teacher greeted her and told her to find the table and seat with her name on it. Rachel walked around the classroom and finally found the seat with her name. She looked around to see that a girl named Katherine had already taken her seat at her and Rachel's table. There were still two empty chairs yet to be filled. One named Artie and the other Finn. Rachel sat down at the table and smiled shyly at Katherine. Katherine smiled back but then started looking around the classroom, seemingly not interested in conversation. Rachel looked down at her nametag and saw that it was covered in gold stars. She liked that. Rachel had been taking dance lesson since she was born and had been always told she was a star. Rachel's head shot up when she heard a voice.
"Hi I'm Artie!" A little boy with round glasses and a sweater vest yelled as he bounced into his seat. "What's your name?"
"Rachel Barbra Berry." Rachel replied quietly.
"Oh I like that name! Hey I like your butterfly lunchbox. My lunchbox is Star Wars. I love Star Wars." Artie replied, "Is your name Katherine?" Artie directed his attention to the other girl at the table.
"Yes. I like Star Wars too!" The girl said, she had a surprisingly loud voice.
"Cool! I'm so glad I've already made friends!" Artie shouted. Rachel's expression perked up at the word friends. She liked the sound of that.
Rachel watched as another boy came to join the table. He was dressed in a collared shirt and khaki shorts. He had some freckles and brown hair.
"Hi my name is Finn." The boy said and took the last empty spot at the table.
They all introduced themselves and the four of them continued to talk. Rachel was loving it. Three friends all in one day? She was so excited she almost peed herself. The rest of the day went by fantastically. She, Katherine, Artie, and Finn all played together at recess. They laughed together when the teacher made a funny noise, and they colored together during quiet time. Rachel especially thought Finn was great. He was so funny, and could do the perfect impersonation of Sponge Bob Square Pants laugh.
When the day was over Rachel was sad to leave Kindergarten. She greeted her daddy with a giant hug and a huge grin. She told him all about her new friends over ice cream. So far, Kindergarten had been the best day of her life.
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