the life of natsha and melina

Nat first solo mission

Please note dear readers this takes place on September third of 1992 and natsha was born on November second of 1984 so she just turned six years old also this is  her first undercover mission she has been in the red room since she was three years old she only just started her training three years ago also she doesn't have a younger sibling in  this mission but doesn't mean that she won't get one on feature missions.

Welcome boys and girls to your first day of kindergarten my name is Sharon Carter and this is my assistant teacher or more importantly your co teacher her name is Isabella Hartley you may call us miss s and her Madame h.

now why don't we all sit down on the carpet and introduce ourselves to our classmates than we will call you one at a time to unpack your bags and before I forget lunch bags go  near to the door there is a big shelf near the door where you can put your lunch bags in .
also you only have to tell us three things about yourself one is your name two what is your favorite food three what is your favorite color if you want you can include your favorite tv show how does that sound to you kids?
It sounds good to us ms s I will love to go first since no one else has um volunteered to speak my name is natsha Lewis my favorite food is pizza and my favorite color is dark green and um favorite show is the magic school bus my mothers don't really like having me watching tv because they think it can rot our brains also we just moved here this past summer from la it is very nice to meet you all.

Well done ms natsha thank you for that interesting introduction please take your book bag and go unpack and come back to the carpet.

Who would like to go next so we can officially start the day I would love to teach you kids today about the alphabet first than move into a fun game called freeze dance than you can explore the classroom then lunch time here in the classroom than we will be going into the playground to play for forty minutes then your family will come and pick you up how does that sound to you kids.
I will love to go next ms s hello everyone my name is Skylar maylin my favorite color is light blue and purple my mother doesn't allow me to watch tv so I don't have a favorite tv show .

but I do have a favorite food I love when my mom would make dumplings because she said it reminds her of home back in china where my grandfather still lives today because he works as a diplomat so does my uncle I hope to fellow in their footsteps when I grow up
wow Skylar that is very interesting that you already know what you want to do when you get older as you are only six years old now as we running out of the time let's go over the alphabet quickly as I can already tell most of you are really smart because you can form full sentences at six years old as you are first graders you probably already know that we have a I  e o u can anybody tell me what sets these letters apart from every other letter in the alphabet and why we asked you to tell us your favorite color?
( I can't believe how stupid American teachers are I already know at least three other languages and I am only six years old wait didn't that girl maylin say something about her uncle working in china as a diplomat I think I heard mama and aunt Robbin talking about how they need some important contacts like the maylin .

I think mama said her mother works at the same university as mom maybe I should befriend the girl so mama can get closer to the girl mom I mean why else would grandma send a six year old girl on a undercover mission)
note these are natlia inner thoughts on how she can help her mama and auntie dearest finish this mission as soon as possible because even though she doesn't know it yet she would reather stay here in New York instead of going back home.
Hey Skylar I was wondering as someone who just moved here if you know the best places where a girl our age can hangout also I toots understand what it's like to be missing a grandparent while they are away maybe we can be friends?

I would love to be friends with you maybe we can have a play date with just us two I forgot to introduce you this is my cousin Elena Rodriguez she is about to turn six years old in march she is really cool into music and dance what do you like to do for fun natsha?
Hola natsha mi nombre es Elena cómo dijo mi prima me interesa mucho la música especialmente de mi gente . Qué tipo de música te música me gusta mucho tu estilo no es  Natsha la versión americana de natlia?
Well to answer your question Skylar I like to sing and dance for fun since coming to live in  the east coast of the United States I have met many different kids our age group you two are the first ones in a long time that make me want to have um what's the word oh right friends for the first time since I moved here I don't have a favorite type of music per say I do enjoy listening to artists that are loud and out spoken .
Elena tienes un artista favorito o estilo de baile que más te guste ? Me encanta bailar porque es una de las pocas cosas buenas que mis padres recuerdan de su país de origen.
To my non Spanish speaking readers I wrote natlia speaking Spanish for a reason to help her blend in with Elena to try to forge a friendship as her mission that she overheard Melina talking to Robbin recently about how they were going to create the connections that they needed without giving themselves or Melinda away .
also Elena is canonically Latina so it would make sense at five years old that she spoke more Spanish than English as she is not as fluent in English at this age I imagine she would speak a mix of English and Spanish even then it would be broken English.

natlia on the other hand just started learning Spanish last year when she was five years old so she can speak Spanish and understand it some degree not at the same degree as a full grown widow .