Jenny stepped in to the dining room and immediately smelled cooked rice. She then heard a loud grumbling and turned around to see what it was. When she saw nothing she realized it was only her stomach. She didn't notice she was really hungry until she smelt the food.
She continued to walk to the table saw only one empty seat next to Manny. Seeing that she had no choice she went a sat next to Manny. She was surprised to see that no one had started eating yet.
"Now that everyone is here, lets start our prayer." Mrs. Santos announced.
Jenny almost laughed. In her old home, she and her parents never even sat to have dinner together. They just ate whenever they wanted to.
"Jenny why don't you start our prayer." Mrs. Santos continued.
"Uhhh. I .. I'm not .. I don't really say prayers," she finally uttered out. She looked at Manny who was trying not to laugh.
"Okay, I should of known. But it's okay. Just say a thank you to God then." Mrs. Santos told her.
"Umm." Jenny hesitated, but since she would have to do this everyday she would probably go start now. "Thank you God, for the food you given us." She said that very awkwardly and when she recognized this she began to laugh. She couldn't help it. "Sorry," she quickly said when they were all looking at her like she was crazy.
"Thanks for the food you've given us and hope you continue providing us with them. Amen." Mr. Santos finished.
Right after he said Amen she grabbed some food. She took three scoops of rice and four pieces of fried chicken. Then for desert she ate two slices of cherry pie. After she ate all that she felt like she ate a whole pig and felt that if she started walking she would throw up so she just sat there.
"So, how do you feel about going to school tomorrow?" Mrs. Santos asked Jenny when she saw she was going to stay at the table for a little while.
Jenny looked up when she realized that she was talking to her. "um .." Jenny didn't know how she felt. She didn't feel nervous, but to her surprise she felt excited. "I feel .. excited"
"Good, good. There are many nice people in the school. Manny can introduce you to her friends." Mrs. Santos happily told her.
I can make my own friends. Jenny thought to herself and looked at Manny. She looked like she was thinking the same thing. Then something came to her head. She remembered about watching the new about the shooting in Degrassi. She then felt more excited to go to degrassi. She wanted to actually see those people. She wanted to see the hero Sean Cameron and his girlfriend. She wanted to be friends with them.
"Well it's getting late, and there's school tomorrow. So you two go to bed." Mr. Santos directed to Jenny and Manny, which got Jenny to stop thinking.
Jenny got out of her chair and walked slowly to her room. She was still a little full. Once she got into her room she flopped onto her bed. Tomorrow is my first day of school. I wonder if I get to see Sean and his girlfriend. I wish I do. That would be so cool if Sean was in one of my classes. Wait .. he's in grade 10 right? Hmm .. I hope so. As Jenny continued to get lost in her thoughts, she drifted off to sleep.
Please R&R! This chapter is kinda weird. LoL