Family Is Forever

8

*At School*

Sasha and Charlotte had made it to Creekside elementary school on time, thanks to Charlotte and had even impressed the secretary Mrs. Nakutin, who had made a sly comment about how she had never seen them this early for anything before. Sasha in turned rolled her eyes and went to say something but Charlotte just ignored it and pulled her younger sister to the playground where the other kids went for school started. It was pretty warm out so Charlotte was sure that all the older kids would have taken the swings and Sasha hated the older kids, so she made sure that the two of them sat together at the table on the opposite side of the playground. It was a round picnic table under a tree beside five colored chairs in the shade.

"Ugh..Charlotte, why do we have to sit all the way over here" Sasha whined as she sat across from her big sister, "All the cool stuff is over there"

"We only have five minutes left anyway, just sit here and be quiet. Did you finish your homework?"

"Yeah, I told you already on the bus I did all my stuff in class"

Charlotte knew this was a lie, her younger sister hated homework and was only in first grade so she knew that they barely did their homework in class together, she had been in the same class last year and she had to do homework with their mother at home. However, she ignored it and pulled out a lunch box from her backpack and handed it to Sasha, "Here I managed to get this together before we left"

"What is it?"

"It's a bomb, what do you think it is..I made us lunch while dad was still asleep" Charlotte said sarcastically causing Sasha to roll her eyes.

Sasha inspected it and smiled as she saw some of her favorites and the two of them sat in silence watching the other kids play, at least for a couple of minutes until Charlotte saw two of the meaner fourth grade girls heading their way. A dark skinned girl with her long brown hair pulled back into a ponytail wearing a dark purple t-shirt and black jeans, and beside her was a taller Samoan girl with flowing, wavy black hair a leather jacket, jeans and combat boots.

"Well, well, well, what did mommy and daddy pack us for lunch today?" The smaller of the two girls said

"Leave us alone Naomi, it's too early for this" Charlotte said causing Naomi and the taller girl to laugh before they snatched away Sasha's lunch box, "Give that back"

Charlotte stood up from the table and came closer to the two but the Samoan girl stood in front of Naomi, towering over Charlotte with her arms crossed as her friend began searching through the lunch box. Sasha stood up as well and Charlotte could see the young girl clenching and unclenching her fist beside her. These two girls in particular- Naomi and Tamina-hated them, Sasha didn't know why but Charlotte figured it was because the girls were bored and had nobody else to pick on but the adopted girls. They would constantly harash all of them, especially Sasha because of the younger girls temper.

"Well, looks like you got all the goodies today" Naomi said pulling out some chips and snacks and putting them into her jacket pocket, "And what about you blonde, you got a lunch for us too?"

"No"

Naomi rolled her eyes and gave a look to the other girl who pushed past them and grabbed Charlotte's backpack from the table before coming back to stand beside the smaller girl. Naomi flung Sasha's now empty lunch box and reached for Charlotte's bag and smiled as she pulled out a blue colored lunch box.

"Oh look..we found one, now I don't want to think that you were holding out on us were you?"

Charlotte didn't answer but Sasha now was fuming with anger, "Give that back"