Dear Arkansas Daughter

🌿first day of school - THANK YOU

Uhh....how do I do this? :(

I looked around to find somebody to help me.

A taller girl with long straight dark hair opened her locker a few feet away from me.

YES! I could ask HER!!!

I went to her happily.

"Hi!! I'm Evelyn. I'm new at this school and CAN'T figure out how to open my locker. Can you help me, please?"

"..sure.." her shy voice mumbled.

She followed me to my locker anxiously, reaching it.

"Okay, this is mine. Thank you so much for helping me!!"

"..of course.."

She spun the dial 3 times, around and around, turning right before turning to me.

"..what's your combo?"

"Oh! Uhh.." My mind drew a blank. "I don't know! What IS a combo?"

"It's the password for your locker. Your lock should come with a paper with the code."

Maybe I DID get that paper?? It sounds familiar..

I don't remember putting it in my backpack, but I could check it anyway, right?

Swiping the backpack from my back, I unzipped it dug through it.

OH! THERE WAS A PAPER!!!

The girl's eyes followed the paper as I zipped back my backpack, pulling it over my back again.

"Here it is! This is the combo!" I smiled.

"Oh, okay.. ..here, uh.." her eyes scanned through the code.

"Alright. 3, 2, 35."

The dial turned slowly until it was between 0 and 5.

It hit 3, then turned left and hit 2, and then hit 35 with a right turn.

THEN IT CLICKED OPEN!! :)

"Oh my goodness, thank you so so much, you're AWESOME!!! I cannot believe you're so great!!!!"

"..you're welcome, Evelyn.. ..this note here is your combo. Make sure you keep it! You can't lose it." She smiled softly as she left to her locker again.

YAY!!! MY LOCKER IS FINALLY OPEN!!!

3, 2, 35, I repeated in my head.

Okay!! :)