"Hello, Karen." He greeted. "Anymore news for me?"
"Yes, Mr. Simms." I replied, "My locker has graffiti painted all over. No, let me correct, pink graffiti."
"Five lockers so far." He tallied in his notebook, "I wonder how many more to go."
He dismissed me and I sauntered out the door. Everyone respected my space because, well, if anything happens to me, the principal is the first to know. I pushed the front doors open to reveal sunshine, birds, and happiness. No, let me correct, beeping cars, skyscrapers, and clouds. This is New York City. Reality is, nothing is white fluffy clouds and chirping bluebirds in New York City. I ran to meet my friend, Elizabeth, and we went over to Baskin Robins ice cream before we headed over to my house. When we finally got to our beloved ice cream, my sister, Bianca, walked in.
"What are you doing here?" We said at the same time.
"Aren't you supposed to be babysitting for the Carlisle's?" I asked.
"Aren't you supposed to be home being sweet and doing your homework?" She shot back.
Elizabeth and I finished our ice cream and we ran out the door. We started for my house when I heard barking. I followed the noise until I turned into an alley. A small, dirty, golden retriever puppy was sitting next to a dumpster.
"Aww... It's so cute!" Elizabeth exclaimed.
She reached out to pet it while I looked it over. My mom hated pets, especially dogs. It looked so cute, but I knew that neither one of us could take this little ball of sunshine home. Elizabeth's mom is allergic to dogs and cats and her dad had a bad experience with a puppy. I reached out to pet it and it shyed away. I coaxed a little and it became more confident. I stroked it ears and it yapped. Not a scared yap, but an excited one. I picked it up, not caring if my clothes got dirty, and headed home.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This is just the prolougue. I have much more to come!
