Disclaimer: I don't own them. I forgot. I DO OWN GRACE!!!
"ELLIE!" I shouted as I banged on her bedroom door. I wondered how she does her homework with music blaring in her ear. All of a sudden, I heard the music stop. The door flew open.
"Ya?" She asked.
"I'm gonna go for a walk. Be back later ok?"
"Whatever. Have fun." She smiled then closed the door and the music turned back on.
I walked down stairs and put my shoes and jacket back on. I walked into the kitchen and wrote a note that read:
Mr. And Mrs. Nash-
Went for a walk with the neighbor. I don't know when I will be back or where we will go but don't worry I will take care of myself. I wont go too far. I have my cell phone if you need me. Ellie knows the number. Choa.
~Grace
I taped it to the fridge and walked out of the kitchen. I picked up my purse, got my cell out, and walked out the door. I walked down the front steps and saw JT waiting for me on the sidewalk.
"Hey" I said.
"Hi." He said. He smiled and we began to walk. "So, you live next door. I didn't know that house was even for sale."
"What? Oh. No. It wasn't. I was adopted. I moved in with the Nash's three days ago." I explained.
"Oh I see. So. Do you wanna go to the mall or the park?
"I don't care. Both sound good. You decide." I said.
"How about the park. Not a lot of people go there so it is quitter. We can get to know each other a little better." He said.
"Sounds good to me." I said. We walked in silence the rest of the way to the park. It only took about 5 minutes to get there. When we got there, I saw a titer-tauter. Swings, a playground, a marry-go-round and lots of picnic tables. JT walked over to the swings and I followed. I sat down on the swing next to him.
"So. What do you want to talk about?" I asked.
"Why don't you tell me about your old friends." He suggested.
"Okay. Well. When I was little, I went to a private school. I had a big group of friends but one best friend. Janie. We were inseparable. When my parents died and I moved in with my uncle, I had to go to a public school because he couldn't afford to send me to the private one. Janie and I stayed close for a year or so but it was really hard. we both had our own friends and our own lives. We just grew apart. Well. at the public school I got a new best friend. Becky. She moved when we got into grade 7.I really had no other good friends again. And now I'm here." I said.
"Sorry about your parents. So if you don't mind me asking, why aren't you still with your uncle?" He asked.
I thought about not telling him but realized that I hadn't talked to anyone about what happened. "He became an alcoholic and beat me." I said.
He stopped swinging. "Really? Wow. You've had a really rough life." He said before getting up.
I looked up at him wondering what he was going to do. He walked behind me and started to push me gently. We talked for a while after that. About nothing that serious. mostly people at Degrassi and out families.
"Oh my gosh! JT! Its dark out. Do you have a watch on?" I asked.
He stopped swinging me. "6:45." He said.
"I gotta get home! I said I would be back for dinner!" I got up and we started running towards our houses. A few minutes later we stopped in front of my house. We were both bent over, trying to catch our breath.
"That was- fun." I said.
"I know! We should do it again sometime. but not for so long!" We both laughed. I stood up and said goodbye.
"Later." He said.
I walked up the front steps and opened the door.
"ELLIE!" I shouted as I banged on her bedroom door. I wondered how she does her homework with music blaring in her ear. All of a sudden, I heard the music stop. The door flew open.
"Ya?" She asked.
"I'm gonna go for a walk. Be back later ok?"
"Whatever. Have fun." She smiled then closed the door and the music turned back on.
I walked down stairs and put my shoes and jacket back on. I walked into the kitchen and wrote a note that read:
Mr. And Mrs. Nash-
Went for a walk with the neighbor. I don't know when I will be back or where we will go but don't worry I will take care of myself. I wont go too far. I have my cell phone if you need me. Ellie knows the number. Choa.
~Grace
I taped it to the fridge and walked out of the kitchen. I picked up my purse, got my cell out, and walked out the door. I walked down the front steps and saw JT waiting for me on the sidewalk.
"Hey" I said.
"Hi." He said. He smiled and we began to walk. "So, you live next door. I didn't know that house was even for sale."
"What? Oh. No. It wasn't. I was adopted. I moved in with the Nash's three days ago." I explained.
"Oh I see. So. Do you wanna go to the mall or the park?
"I don't care. Both sound good. You decide." I said.
"How about the park. Not a lot of people go there so it is quitter. We can get to know each other a little better." He said.
"Sounds good to me." I said. We walked in silence the rest of the way to the park. It only took about 5 minutes to get there. When we got there, I saw a titer-tauter. Swings, a playground, a marry-go-round and lots of picnic tables. JT walked over to the swings and I followed. I sat down on the swing next to him.
"So. What do you want to talk about?" I asked.
"Why don't you tell me about your old friends." He suggested.
"Okay. Well. When I was little, I went to a private school. I had a big group of friends but one best friend. Janie. We were inseparable. When my parents died and I moved in with my uncle, I had to go to a public school because he couldn't afford to send me to the private one. Janie and I stayed close for a year or so but it was really hard. we both had our own friends and our own lives. We just grew apart. Well. at the public school I got a new best friend. Becky. She moved when we got into grade 7.I really had no other good friends again. And now I'm here." I said.
"Sorry about your parents. So if you don't mind me asking, why aren't you still with your uncle?" He asked.
I thought about not telling him but realized that I hadn't talked to anyone about what happened. "He became an alcoholic and beat me." I said.
He stopped swinging. "Really? Wow. You've had a really rough life." He said before getting up.
I looked up at him wondering what he was going to do. He walked behind me and started to push me gently. We talked for a while after that. About nothing that serious. mostly people at Degrassi and out families.
"Oh my gosh! JT! Its dark out. Do you have a watch on?" I asked.
He stopped swinging me. "6:45." He said.
"I gotta get home! I said I would be back for dinner!" I got up and we started running towards our houses. A few minutes later we stopped in front of my house. We were both bent over, trying to catch our breath.
"That was- fun." I said.
"I know! We should do it again sometime. but not for so long!" We both laughed. I stood up and said goodbye.
"Later." He said.
I walked up the front steps and opened the door.