"If you're going to sit there and keep doing that you're leaving."

Angelica looked up from her plate, watching as one of her closest friends ever watched her with a slightly disturbed look on her face. She suddenly realized she was stuffing her face with peas and then letting them drop back out over and over again. Her face flushed and she closed her mouth, swallowing her food. "Sorry Susie. I was lost in thought."

The black girl smiled as she leaned forward on her elbows, slowly eating her warmed up pork chop. "I can see that. I mean you must be--you're eating your vegetables and you've hated doing that since you were a child!" She laughed.

A child. A so-called only child. The words were painful. Angelica smiled dumbly. "Yeah I know. I just thought, y'know, maybe if I started earlier mom and dad wouldn't have had another child." Susie frowned, her dark purple lipstick almost making her look like a clown. "Girl you have got to stop beating yourself up like this. It's not some kind of cruel punishment, most kids feel this way about their little brother or sister, you just experienced it late. Not many kids are only children anyway," she shrugged, digging back into her pork chop.

The blond stared holes through her plate. "Like you're one to talk, you're the youngest out of three and you must've ruined your brother and sister's life too." A dead silence rang out between them, and the girl bit her lip. No, no she hadn't mean that.

After a minute, "Hey Angel, what does she look like?" She let out a breath. Good ol' Susie never let anything keep her down for long. "Eh, not much like me beside the face I guess." She replied darkly. She didn't want to say that this child had also received her mother's gorgeous looks, expect finished it off with dark brown hair and chubby cheeks, as she was a bit of a chubby child. Not round, just full, enough to still look adorable. Her hair was kept in the same pigtail style Angelica had had her's in, except her sister's hair was much longer and luscious. From what she had heard she was a sweet child who did everything anyone asked of her, and ate all her vegetables. She wondered what she was like now.

"I don't know a thing about her. I know she's eight years old," The blond shrugged. Her friend just watched her for a moment, then scooted out of her chair, pulling Angelica up by the arm. "Poor thing. I know exactly what you need, Angel! A one-of-the-kind Susie Carmichael Spa-Treatment!"

At this she couldn't help but laugh. "Susie, not this again! I don't want my face peeling for weeks on end again!"

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"Hey sis! How've you been?" The two woman exchanged great hugs, smiling at each other. "Oh, you know, busy. But never too busy to bring little Kaylee over."

Drew, sort of standing off to the side, looked down at his sister-in-law's side. Next to her was a rather chubby girl, probably less than 4'4". She had long brown hair in two pigtails that flowed down to the middle of her back, curling at the ends. When the girl caught him staring at her, her green eyes widened in happiness. As she grinned she ran to him, extending her arms. "Daddy!"

"Hey, pumpkin!" He smiled, picking the little girl off the ground and swinging her around, hearing her delighted little giggles. She tightened her grip around his neck and whispered into his ear, "Daddy, I haven't seen you in so long!"

"I know Kaylee," He nodded, gripping her tighter too. "I've been out of your life for a long time, but guess what, that's all over now. I love you Kaylee."

She smiled even wider. "I love you too daddy. When do I get to meet Angelica?"

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Second chap. I'm going to stop for a minute. Mind's blocked, so if you review, please post some ideas? Thank you kindly. Oh and not sure how tall third-graders are, so sorry if the height is wrong!