Friendship

Amsterdam I

*Amsterdam*

"Hello students, I have some exciting news for you" The whole class started to object with loud sighs and boed him , but stopped when he fired some pointed looks at them, I stopped listening and started to write some poems.

"You guys are chosen among many classes and schools to participate in a major international project." That really caugt my attention especially, because the excitement that was evident in his voice. A girl raised her hand.

"Are we going abroad" The whole class was excited now and some even stood up.

"No, but it'll be fun" Their faces fell and they weren't even bothering to hide their disappointment as a choir of boehs, awhs and sighs came, the master held his hands up in an attempt to get them quiet.

"You guys will get snail-mail partner from Kenya and-" Some students made noise again and I could tell that he was really trying his best not to set the class on fire.

"It counts for 80% for your final grade." An instant silence came over the class and I dropped my pencil,because he really got my attention. I love snail-mail partners!... I had one from Belgium and one from Poland, but never one from Africa!

"You all have to write a letter in introduction, but you have to pay attention to some points: These children are very clever and their English is great so please don't send them childish letters, these kids don't have the playstation three you have or thirty-two pairs of shoes so don't brag about your belongings and please don't insult them not even indirectly." He gave everybody a pointed look as he handed out some paper, he winked at me when he got to my table.

"I know that you'll love this assignment," He whispered and I start with my letter of introduction.

My Dear beloved Kenyan Friend,

My name's Rachel and I'm 17 years old. My favorite color is purple: Lila, Phlox, Orchid,Violet,Palinate, Lavender, Mauve..Etc, I really love the color Purple!

What's your favorite color?

I hate sports and I absolutely love to read and to write! (I'm propably the only one in my class) I am so excited to write this letter to you!!!... I'm grinning like crazy!

What about you?, Do you love sports?

Geuss what my favorite book/Film is?

Yeah, you're right!!.... The Color Purple, I love this movie, because the hard life of miss Celie and it was hard for me to relate, but I really felt her pain like I experienced it, I may sound over excited!!

I'm from Amsterdam and I love to go to one of the many museums here in Amsterdam.

My favorite food is pizza and chips I can eat this the whole day. I hate mess and I love to be organized, even though this letter is a complete mess.

I don't keep a lot of friends, because not everybody here is real.

Yeah I love school and I really want to know a lot about you!

Warm Regards,

Rachel von Awijk,

I read it a few times and I was really happy with the end results. The teacher suddenly started laughing.

"I noticed that the color purple is your favorite color, but I didn't know that it's your favorite movie" he half whispered and I almost want to shred the letter out of embarrassment, but my teacher fished it out of my hand before I could do it.

"I really like this, it's you and I can sense your nerdiness, your quirkiness and your goofiness and it's adorably cute" I really believed my teacher and I started smiling again.

"I think that he will like it" I furrowed my eyebrows and my master stepped forward.

"Can I have your attention, please!" He waited for a few seconds and winked at me.

"Every girl will be assigned with a boy and every boy will be assigned, yeah that makes sense... Anyways we really want to know how your letters will end up" everybody started to whistle and our teacher facepalmed himself while whispering some words.

"Shush, Guys it isn't about love, it never was and No you can't have pictures unless they offer it." One boy booed.

"Daniel.,objections?, out!" Daniel dragged himself out of the class and bowed down before our teacher.

"Are there still questions?"

*****

"Rae!" Miranda threw a pillow on me and I accidentally banged my head against the wall, my poems fell and scattered across the floor and I started glaring at her.

"What's your problem, Miranda?"I tried

"You never listen to me!" I rub the back of my head.

"What do you want?" I said while groaning.

"I'm pregnant Rae" She cried out and I couldn't believe it, Miranda that didn't even dare to sit next tp a boy, just got pregnant, I shook my head in disbelief.

"just forget it"She stood up, angrily grabbed her room and she almost bumped into brother while storming out of the room.

"ZACHARY!" He held his hands up and started to smirk.

"Must've been the hormones, I guess three weeks" He said, still smirking.

"Six weeks what" She spat at him and I knew what would follow after that,but I couldn't hold my brother back, because of the lump in my throath.

"Pregnant" He spat back and she ran out of the room. I ran after her and eventually caught up with her.

"Miranda wait!"

"Can you just leave me alone!!?, I never want to talk to you or your family again... I-I-I ha-" I smashed the door in her face -not literally in her face-, before she could finish her mean words. I stood there staring at the door for a while, until I heard my brother mutter something.

"What Zach" I said without facing him.

"You didn't really think that she was your friend?" I banged my fist against the door and turned my face to him.

"I just realized that I never really liked her and that she didn't either," I lied to myself, I loved her!

"Come on, Rae... Why do you think she wanted to sleep over, when Milan was here?" My eyes widened in disbelief. My mother stepped in.

"It was pretty obvious, Rae" I bursted out in tears at that moment and ran to my room.

"Why didn't you guys tell me?"