Carry You ~Eddie Diaz

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Sam's POV:

Christopher is the smartest kid I've ever met. He got through his Science, Math, and English work without any help. It gave me time to work on my slideshow for tomorrow. I was happy that I got this opportunity, Christopher is a special kid, he's one of a kind. "Ms. Sam, I'm done with my social studies work."

"You are?"

"Yeah," I looked at his paper and he had all the answers right.

I sat back in my chair and smiled. "You're so smart, you know that?"

He smiled and his smile was beyond contagious. I smiled back and wrote '100%' on the top. "Now what should I do?"

"Well, all your work for the day is done. What do you want to do?"

"Can I help you with your slideshow?"

I smiled, "Yeah, of course." I stood up and grabbed the back of his chair. "Hold on,"

I pulled him to the side of my desk where I sat. His laughter filled the air making me smile. "So what are you going to share with the class?"

"Well, I am from Hersey, Pennsylvania. I have two siblings, Evan and Maddie. I am 26, I have only been to Pennsylvania, Michigan, and California. I majored in education at Stanford, I played Volleyball for 8 years, from 5th grade to 12th grade. When I was a Junior, we won state, I was a 4-year varsity athlete for Volleyball. I played Soccer for 10 years, from 1st grade to 10th, I was a 2-year varsity athlete. I played lacrosse for 9 years, I played from 11th grade till my Junior year at Stanford. I played year-round except for the fall, I took that off for Volleyball. I played while I was working and while I was in community college. I had a dog, her name was Zola, and she unfortunately passed away before I came to California. My favorite places to be are with my family and in Holland, Michigan it's so beautiful there in the late Spring. What do you think?"

He smiled, "I like it, you should add some of your favorite activities."

I nodded, "Okay, let me think, I like to read, I like to write, I love nature, I love working with people, I love movies."

"Be more specific," He sassed.

I laughed, "When did you become the teacher?"

He smiled at me, "What kind of movies do you like?"

"Action, Sci-Fi, stuff like that."

"Then write that,"

I smiled, "Alright."

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Christopher and I continued to work on my slideshow and the bell rang. "What does that mean?"

"Recess,"

"Okay, did you want me to go outside with you?"

"Yeah," Christopher said, something seemed off though.

I knelt to be level with him, "What's wrong?"

"I just don't have many friends."

"Well, I'll be your friend. I can help you make some new friends, okay?"

He smiled, "Okay."

"Let's go, then." He led me outside and I followed behind him. I looked out at the playground and then smiled at Christopher, "What do you want to do?"

"I want to play soccer, but I'm never quick enough to get a ball."

I tilted my head, "Where do they keep them?"

He pointed to a green box, "Over there."

I nodded, "Wait here, I'll be right back." I ran over to the box as quickly as I could and grabbed a soccer ball. I smiled to myself and ran back to Chris. "Got one," He smiled, he made his way to the field and I followed, the ball was at my feet and I was dribbling it. Christopher stopped and turned towards me, "Be careful, I don't want to get fired on my first day."