Chapter 2
Everyone whispered to one another as they all looked at the new kid. Ms. Barber scanned the classroom and spotted an empty seat in Sydney's table.
"She's gonna put him over here" Eric whispered.
Just like Eric said Ms. Barber walked over to their table. "Guys, do you mind if Michael sits with you?"
Francie shook her head, "No, sure. He can sit here!"
Ms. Barber was happy with Francie's enthusiasm. "Well, thank you...."
"Francie" she gave her a wide toothy grin
"Right, Francie, thank you. Okay, Michael, this is..." she had yet to memorize her new students names.
"This is Eric Weiss," Sydney chimed in and pointed to the simi-chubby little boy sitting on the end of the table. "And this is Will Tippin" she looked over in Will's direction who was sitting next to Eric.
"And you know Francie, and I'm Sydney, Sydney Bristow" she said brightly and with confidence.
"Well thank you Sydney" Ms. Barber bowed her head. "Here Michael, Sydney will tell you what to do. Sydney, do you mind showing young Michael over here the ropes?"
She shook her head and moved over to Michael would have room to sit. Ms. Barber handed the shy brown-hair little boy a piece of folded up paper and smiled one last time at the table and headed to her desk.
Francie, Will, and Eric went on to mind their own business as did the other children and Sydney turned to Michael. "Okay, so, we're supposed to write our name on the front and back of this card and decowate it but make sure that it doesn't make it hard for us to read your name"
Michael nodded and said "thank you" in an audible whisper.
"Your welcome" she said and turned to talk with Francie.
A couple of hours later
The bell rang for recess and Ms. Barber was once again in front of her class, "Alright everyone. Head to your new cubbies and get your snacks and go to recess" she said brightly.
Sydney and Francie walked to their cubbies and got their snacks and Eric and Will were already out the door.
"Eric Weiss please don't run out of my classroom please!" Ms. Barber shouted after him.
Michael slowly made his way out the door when Ms. Barber touched his shoulder. "Why don't you just go up to people and start talking with them Michael, don't worry they don't bite"
She made her way down to the teacher's lounge and turned around and wished him to have a good recess. Michael looked around shyly at all the already acquainted children playing together. Sydney and Francie sat at a table with Will and Weiss and were talking and laughing. Michael saw Eric point to him and Sydney got up from her seat and started walking towards him.
"Hi Michael, do you want to come sit with us and eat out snacks?" she gave him a nice welcoming smile.
"Sure but..." he looked to the floor.
"But..?" she kept up her smile hoping not to intimidate him.
"I don't have a snack to eat"
Sydney's eyes met with Michael and she still gave him that warm smile, "Well, you can share my fruit with me. My mom always packs me a lot of food I can share with you"
Michael's eyes widen at the offer. "Thanks." He returned her a smile.
Sydney started to walk back towards the table and Michael followed closely behind her. Francie moved over to make room for Michael and Sydney. Sydney pushed the fruit container towards Michael and he graciously took a piece of watermelon.
10 minutes later
All the children were back in their class rooms and were practicing sentence formation. Sydney was nearly done with her classwork when a piece of paper slid next to her.
Dear Sydney,
Thank you for sharing your snack with me. You are very nice.
Signed,
Your friend,
Michael C. Vaughn
Sydney gave a small grin to herself and took a quick glance to Michael and wrote a response:
Dear Michael,
Thank you. I have a new dress. Do you like it?
Your friend,
Sydney A. Bristow
Just as Sydney finished writing her name on the note and was about to slide it back to Michael, Francie tapped Sydney on the shoulder, "Hey Sydney..."
Sydney slid the note underneath her class work, "yeah?"
"Are you done?" whispered Francie
Sydney nodded and waited till Francie continued her work and quickly passed it back to Michael and pretended to write something on her work. A few minutes later the note came back her:
Dear Sydney,
I think you look very pretty in your blue dress. I want to be a
profeshunal hockey player when I grow up! I like you, do you
like me?
Your Friend,
Michael
Dear Michael,
Thank you, my mom bagt (bought) me this dress. I like to dance
ballet. I take lessons! I want to be a ballerina when I grow up!
I like you too! Do you like school?
Your friend,
Sydney
Dear Sydney,
I don't like school that much but I like it because I get to see you!
Your friend,
Michael
Just as the ruffled brown-haired boy passed the almost filled up paper to Sydney, Ms. Barber broke the silence of the working children, "Kids? It's time for lunch get your lunches from your cubbies and head outside"
All the children quickly got out from their desks and fetched their lunches and headed outside "Eric Weiss no running in or out of the classroom please!" Ms. Barber yelled after him
Everyone whispered to one another as they all looked at the new kid. Ms. Barber scanned the classroom and spotted an empty seat in Sydney's table.
"She's gonna put him over here" Eric whispered.
Just like Eric said Ms. Barber walked over to their table. "Guys, do you mind if Michael sits with you?"
Francie shook her head, "No, sure. He can sit here!"
Ms. Barber was happy with Francie's enthusiasm. "Well, thank you...."
"Francie" she gave her a wide toothy grin
"Right, Francie, thank you. Okay, Michael, this is..." she had yet to memorize her new students names.
"This is Eric Weiss," Sydney chimed in and pointed to the simi-chubby little boy sitting on the end of the table. "And this is Will Tippin" she looked over in Will's direction who was sitting next to Eric.
"And you know Francie, and I'm Sydney, Sydney Bristow" she said brightly and with confidence.
"Well thank you Sydney" Ms. Barber bowed her head. "Here Michael, Sydney will tell you what to do. Sydney, do you mind showing young Michael over here the ropes?"
She shook her head and moved over to Michael would have room to sit. Ms. Barber handed the shy brown-hair little boy a piece of folded up paper and smiled one last time at the table and headed to her desk.
Francie, Will, and Eric went on to mind their own business as did the other children and Sydney turned to Michael. "Okay, so, we're supposed to write our name on the front and back of this card and decowate it but make sure that it doesn't make it hard for us to read your name"
Michael nodded and said "thank you" in an audible whisper.
"Your welcome" she said and turned to talk with Francie.
A couple of hours later
The bell rang for recess and Ms. Barber was once again in front of her class, "Alright everyone. Head to your new cubbies and get your snacks and go to recess" she said brightly.
Sydney and Francie walked to their cubbies and got their snacks and Eric and Will were already out the door.
"Eric Weiss please don't run out of my classroom please!" Ms. Barber shouted after him.
Michael slowly made his way out the door when Ms. Barber touched his shoulder. "Why don't you just go up to people and start talking with them Michael, don't worry they don't bite"
She made her way down to the teacher's lounge and turned around and wished him to have a good recess. Michael looked around shyly at all the already acquainted children playing together. Sydney and Francie sat at a table with Will and Weiss and were talking and laughing. Michael saw Eric point to him and Sydney got up from her seat and started walking towards him.
"Hi Michael, do you want to come sit with us and eat out snacks?" she gave him a nice welcoming smile.
"Sure but..." he looked to the floor.
"But..?" she kept up her smile hoping not to intimidate him.
"I don't have a snack to eat"
Sydney's eyes met with Michael and she still gave him that warm smile, "Well, you can share my fruit with me. My mom always packs me a lot of food I can share with you"
Michael's eyes widen at the offer. "Thanks." He returned her a smile.
Sydney started to walk back towards the table and Michael followed closely behind her. Francie moved over to make room for Michael and Sydney. Sydney pushed the fruit container towards Michael and he graciously took a piece of watermelon.
10 minutes later
All the children were back in their class rooms and were practicing sentence formation. Sydney was nearly done with her classwork when a piece of paper slid next to her.
Dear Sydney,
Thank you for sharing your snack with me. You are very nice.
Signed,
Your friend,
Michael C. Vaughn
Sydney gave a small grin to herself and took a quick glance to Michael and wrote a response:
Dear Michael,
Thank you. I have a new dress. Do you like it?
Your friend,
Sydney A. Bristow
Just as Sydney finished writing her name on the note and was about to slide it back to Michael, Francie tapped Sydney on the shoulder, "Hey Sydney..."
Sydney slid the note underneath her class work, "yeah?"
"Are you done?" whispered Francie
Sydney nodded and waited till Francie continued her work and quickly passed it back to Michael and pretended to write something on her work. A few minutes later the note came back her:
Dear Sydney,
I think you look very pretty in your blue dress. I want to be a
profeshunal hockey player when I grow up! I like you, do you
like me?
Your Friend,
Michael
Dear Michael,
Thank you, my mom bagt (bought) me this dress. I like to dance
ballet. I take lessons! I want to be a ballerina when I grow up!
I like you too! Do you like school?
Your friend,
Sydney
Dear Sydney,
I don't like school that much but I like it because I get to see you!
Your friend,
Michael
Just as the ruffled brown-haired boy passed the almost filled up paper to Sydney, Ms. Barber broke the silence of the working children, "Kids? It's time for lunch get your lunches from your cubbies and head outside"
All the children quickly got out from their desks and fetched their lunches and headed outside "Eric Weiss no running in or out of the classroom please!" Ms. Barber yelled after him