Stef:
Well, I was in 5th grade the work was getting a little harder as I had to do Pre Algebra in Math and learn the contents and the capitals of the states in Social Studies and do Astronomy in Science and learn how to do book reports in Langue Arts. Because of the book reports it made it harder for me to play with Lena during the week. It was summer break after I graduated Elementry School and me and Lena were in my room and we put some music on. I have an even bigger collection in my CD collection. She started dancing around and I come up behind her and danced behind her and smiled.
"You like this music?" I asked Lena as we were listening to 2pac the CD my brother gave me for my Birthday
"Yeah."
"Me too."
"Stef, You know I'm gonna miss you."
"Where are you going?"
"Nowhere. It just your starting Middle and I'm still in Elementry and you're going to make new friends and probably forget about me even though I'm your neighbor." she was getting upset.
I turn Lena around and see tears in her eyes and I wipe them with my shirt. "Mami listen to me. I may get new friends but you're my Best Friend and nothing will ever change that ever I promise."
She nods her head and I pull her in for a hug. Yes, we hug but that's all we do. Because she's my best friend I will do anything to keep her happy. We lay on the bed facing each other.
"Can I hold you?"
"Okay." she turns around putting her back towards me and I put my arm around her and hold her close to me and she relaxes.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
I continued holding her reassuring her that everything will be okay between us and she won't lose me as a friend. She falls asleep in my arms. 4 months later I was in 6th grade assigned a project for my social studies class and I was partnered up with Rachael. We became friends fast and we walk into the house after school and my aunt sees me.
"Stef?" My aunt approached me.
"Hi, Auntie. This is Rachael. We have a project we are working on together all week so she'll be over right after school for the week otherwise I wouldn't have anybody here until I had my homework done."
"Okay, sweetie. I will let you get to you're homework."
Me and Rachael go to my room to work on our homework since we have classes together we do all our homework together.
"Stef can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Do you like David?
"Why you ask?"
"Because he said he wants to take you to the winter dance"
"I don't like dresses though."
'You don't have to wear a dress you can wear jeans but you would have to wear a nice top a least with the jeans."
"I could do that."
A few hours later we finish our homework and it was 5 and I stand up and look out the window and see Lena in her room and smile but Lena doesn't notice.
"Stef who's that?"
"That's Lena my neighbor and best friend since I was in 1st grade."
"I didn't see her at all in school."
"She still in Elementry school she's 1 grade behind me and 2 years younger than me."
"Oh, I see. You guys just best friends or more then friends."
"We just best friends."
"Oh. Do you like her?"
"What? Why you ask me that?"
"I haven't seen you go steady with any of the guys."
"I can't like girls."
"You can like girls you just have to keep it on the down-low because not that many people like coming out."
"But I never even kissed anybody so I don't know if I like boys or girls," I say as I look over at Lena's house and again and I see her on the phone and she looks upset from the distance that I see.
"Well, I'm having a boy-girl party maybe you can come. David will be there."
"I guess." I see Lena climb out of her window and comes towards my window so I open the window and we hear a car horn.
"That must be my mom. Same time tomorrow?"
"Sure. Lena? You okay?"
"Can we talk?"
"Sure come on in." She climbs in my window witch she been doing a lot lately when she needed me and didn't want to deal with adults. "Lena this is Rachael we go to school together were friends and she in most of my classes with me. Rach this is by Best Friend Lena."
They shake each other's hands and Rachael leaves and I lock the door.
"Mami what's wrong?"
"It's my dad."
"Come here sweets" I sit on my bed and put my arm around here "you can talk to me you know that right?"
"Yeah."
"So what's going on?"
"My mom told me he is sick."
"I'm sorry sweets." I rub her back gently.
"It's not your fault."
"I know sweets."
"Stef? Why do you keep calling me sweets?"
"Because your sweet and my best friend."
"Okay. Can I come over after dinner and lay in your arms?"
"Yeah, Sweetie."
Lena goes back home to have dinner and I have dinner myself and then I take a shower and put on my new style of pj's witch is boxers and tank top then I just sit in my bed and watch a little tv with the door locked and I hear a knock on my window.