This one is short, sorry.
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Lara pulled into her driveway and the gate shut behind her. Larson said, "Welcome to Lara's house where you will stay until you decide what you want to steal from her."
Lara said, "Oh shut up and get out." They got out of the car and went inside.
Kurtis said, "Hey . Lara's mom, how in the hell did you get a name like that?"
"Well," Lara's mom practically screamed, "why don't we all sit in the dining room and I'll tell you." Kurtis followed her before Lara could object. Larson and the butler went too. "When I was a girl, I often forgot my name. The teachers got fed up and made me wear a name tag, but it was no use."
"Mom, please don't tell this story," Lara sighed. "You just mad-"
"Don't interrupt! Ok, so when I still couldn't remember, they had a teacher spend extra time with me to learn it. The first thing the teacher did was give me a pencil and paper and told me to write my name a bunch of times. But I didn't write anything; I just sat there. This is when they found out I couldn't read or write. I had to reveal my secret. So I told them how I had gotten all my homework done.
"I had a raccoon do it. You see, when I was little, I often ran away with all my animal friends. Actually, the birds hated me . and now that I think of it, so did the squirrels, and the bears, and pretty much all the animals except the raccoons. Well, this angered my parents and all the teachers. So they chased me. When I reached the woods, the raccoons led me to safety. I was finally where I belonged."
After being silent a moment, Kurtis said, "What the hell did any of that have to do with why your name is Lara's Mom?"
"Ah, no one asked you anyways," Lara's mom said. She got up and walked away. The phone rang. "I got it!" Kurtis just sat there and stared at Lara. "Lara!"
Lara said, "What?"
"Phone! Now!" Kurtis couldn't help feeling the pain of something bad about to happen. He couldn't figure out why. He stood in the doorway watching Lara talk on the phone. She was smiling. Whoever it was, was able to do something Kurtis had trouble with so easily. He sighed. She hung up the phone.
"I'll show you to your room," she said walking past him. He followed her.
"Who was that? That's the first time I've seen you smile so big," he said. Lara thought he sounded angry.
*What's his problem?* "A friend. Here's your room."
"Hey." She walked away. "Lara ." He sat on the bed and sighed. *Why am I feeling like this? What's wrong with me?*
Lara pulled into her driveway and the gate shut behind her. Larson said, "Welcome to Lara's house where you will stay until you decide what you want to steal from her."
Lara said, "Oh shut up and get out." They got out of the car and went inside.
Kurtis said, "Hey . Lara's mom, how in the hell did you get a name like that?"
"Well," Lara's mom practically screamed, "why don't we all sit in the dining room and I'll tell you." Kurtis followed her before Lara could object. Larson and the butler went too. "When I was a girl, I often forgot my name. The teachers got fed up and made me wear a name tag, but it was no use."
"Mom, please don't tell this story," Lara sighed. "You just mad-"
"Don't interrupt! Ok, so when I still couldn't remember, they had a teacher spend extra time with me to learn it. The first thing the teacher did was give me a pencil and paper and told me to write my name a bunch of times. But I didn't write anything; I just sat there. This is when they found out I couldn't read or write. I had to reveal my secret. So I told them how I had gotten all my homework done.
"I had a raccoon do it. You see, when I was little, I often ran away with all my animal friends. Actually, the birds hated me . and now that I think of it, so did the squirrels, and the bears, and pretty much all the animals except the raccoons. Well, this angered my parents and all the teachers. So they chased me. When I reached the woods, the raccoons led me to safety. I was finally where I belonged."
After being silent a moment, Kurtis said, "What the hell did any of that have to do with why your name is Lara's Mom?"
"Ah, no one asked you anyways," Lara's mom said. She got up and walked away. The phone rang. "I got it!" Kurtis just sat there and stared at Lara. "Lara!"
Lara said, "What?"
"Phone! Now!" Kurtis couldn't help feeling the pain of something bad about to happen. He couldn't figure out why. He stood in the doorway watching Lara talk on the phone. She was smiling. Whoever it was, was able to do something Kurtis had trouble with so easily. He sighed. She hung up the phone.
"I'll show you to your room," she said walking past him. He followed her.
"Who was that? That's the first time I've seen you smile so big," he said. Lara thought he sounded angry.
*What's his problem?* "A friend. Here's your room."
"Hey." She walked away. "Lara ." He sat on the bed and sighed. *Why am I feeling like this? What's wrong with me?*