The New Girl

Chapter 2: Next door neighbors

Grace: So what's your name?

Stranger:(getting shy) it's umm Devin but my friends call me Ghost

Grace: Why?

Devin: Because I'm so quiet

Grace: Now I see why

Devin:(rubs arm) yea............so do you live around here?

Grace: Yea I live on Elm st

Devin:(his eyes widen) really?

Grace: Yea why?

Devin: Cuz I live on Elm st too

Grace: Noo you lie

Devin: I no lie and not to sound like a creep that why I'm here

Grace: You followed me

Devin: Yea I was going to welcome you to the neighborhood but you stormed off before I got a chance

Grace: Oh sorry I had an argument with my aunt and uncle

Devin: About what?

Grace: It was about the whole moving out here type thing

Devin: Oh where did you move from?

Grace: I'm from New York

Devin: Why did you move from there

Grace: Because my aunt thought it would be good for us if we just move away from there

Devin: Sooo where are your parents

Grace: Umm they're still in New York

Devin: Why

Grace: Cuz they wanted to stay

Devin: Ok

Grace: Yep

Devin: So where were you going before we bumped into each other

Grace: The park but I seem to not find it

Devin: Well your not that far your just a block away

Grace: Oh?

Devin: Yea I can take you if you want

Grace: Your not going to kidnap if I say yes

Devin:(laughs) no I'm not I'm not that type of person to do that

Grace: Good cuz I would knee you if you did

Devin: I won't

Grace: You gotta pinky promise so I know your not lying to me (sticks my pinky out)

Devin: Fine (takes my pinky with his) I promise not to kidnap you in any circumstance.......................except for now.......... I am kidnapping you to the park (picks me up and takes me to the park)

-10 minutes later-

Grace:(squeals) Devin I can walk (starts to wiggle free)

Devin:(holds me tight) but I wanna carry you

Grace: But I wanna walk