To Make A Sound

A New Friend

It's Wednesday now. Yesterday was a nightmare! This girl with long, curly, blonde hair and bright green eyes was staring at me all day! She's in almost all my classes. I love my curly black hair and my brown eyes but her mix looks way better. Quin walks into class and sits beside me. Right behind her comes in the blonde girl and she stares at me the time she walks in. " What are you looking at?" Quin asked puzzled. I tell her about the blonde girl and she smiles. " Oh, that's Echo." That's such a cool name. I wonder why she doesn't have any friends. "I think I want to do something new today." I say slowly. "Which is?" Quin asks. " Be the one to ask to be friends instead of the other way around." I say proudly. She waves me on and I walk over to Echo. " Hey, I'm Zoe." I murmur. It takes a bit but she finally responds" I'm...Echo." she whispers. I don't know what to say next, I really should've planned this. I remember what happened when Quin and I first met. " I like your hair, curly hair is the best." I say. She smiles a bit then touches her hair"thank you, I like you hair too" Echo replied.

I talk to her for a couple of more minutes about our classes and a few things we both like. The bell rings which startles me, and I hurry off to my seat. " Wow you actually talked to her." Quin remarks. " I thought for sure you would've chickened out, you proved me wrong." Quin remarked. " I did didn't I!" I say happily. I guess things do change. After learning about Christopher Columbus, the bell rings. Before I get out the classroom Elmo and I meet eye contact and I wave. He walks out the class talking to his friends; I wonder how many friends he has. Quin and I talk then she hurries off to math.

I walk out the classroom to spot Echo waiting there for me. " You don't have to wait for me" I don't wanna make her late. " Maybe I wanted to, or maybe I wanted to ask if you like Elmo." she asks. " What no, never, we only met  two days ago!" I yell. "I'm only joking." Echo remarks. "Unless you do like him..." " Oh, look were at our class, better take my seat far away from you." I joke. She laughs and we make it to class with only a second to spare. "Today class we're going to pair up for our assignment. Go on and pick a partner. "Mrs. Hunters states. I instantly hurry over to Echo. " You didn't have to run over here." Echo says. " Not like anyone wants to choose me anyway." she murmurs. " Too bad for them, they're missing out." I replied. I don't want to ask why no one wants to partner with her or be her friend because I have secrets also.

" Okay, now that your all partnered up I'll tell you the assignment. This is a writing assignment." Mrs. Hunters tells the class. I hear lots of yays, groans, and see lots of eye rolls. " This is going to be fun though. Your going to make a story with your partner with both of you in it. It must include good things about you and your partner. Next week you'll present them to the class. Then we'll vote to see who wins. The winner gets their story featured in the school paper." Mrs. Hunter states. " Oh, wow this is going to be fun!" Echo cheers. " Yea it will!" I say ecstatically. "One more thing class. No one will know who wrote the story since I won't tell you names till after voting to make it fair." Mrs. Hunter states. Now we actually have a chance at winning. " You ready to write the best story anyone ever read?" I ask Echo. " You bet I am!" Echo replies. We write and write and talk and talk till my fingers fill tired. The story looks really good so far. It's based off 2 teenage spy's who have to balance their friendship and spy life. " Okay class the bell will ring soon, so pack your bags." Mrs. Hunter yells over all the talking students.

We start to pack our things up. " Wow that was fun." Echo says. "Yea it was." The day really has been fun. I mean I don't care to hear about how Christopher Columbus thought he was the first to find America. Also I didn't care for the soggy breakfast muffins, but I made a friend, by myself. Wow did I really just say that! Me Zoe Alice Christian made a friend on my own. Without anyone's help! " Well friend where are we off to?" I reply. I see the amount of shock on her face before she replies. I'm shocked that I even said that. " Off to computer class of course friend." Echo replies. Relived she didn't scurry away from me , like I'm a big cat and she's a mouse. We walk out of the class. Two friends off to computer class. Like friends do.