Chapter 1: friendship bracelet
Sta“ When life throws you lemons make lemonade, who said lemonade is easy to make, what if life throws you too many lemons “ Noah, a seven-year-old girl who wears braces and glasses says as she paces around her room listening to her mom from her room, they live on Thompson Street in the sixth house. They moved there a few days ago, Noah isn’t pleased . One day, she goes to her garden and notices a gloomy boy staring at her. She equally meets his gaze with a sharp gaze. They stare at each other for a minute before she goes back inside. She soon starts going to his school, and the teacher asks him to show her around during recess.
Noah: hi, I am
Boy: Noah, I know, your name sounds like a boy’s name
Noah: says a boy who I don’t even know his name
Boy: call me Z
Noah: what’s your full name
Boy: Jeremiah
Noah: so why the Z, then
Jeremiah: that’s none of your business
Noah walked away from him, not even looking back, when Noah’s mom came to pick her up, she crossed paths with Jeremiah’s mum and Jeremiah.
Noah’s mum: Hey Caroline, I am Casandra.
Caroline, hi Casandra, how are you
Casandra: I am good
Caroline: This is Jeremiah
Casandra: that is Noah
Caroline: Why Noah?
Casandra: cause I like the name
Caroline : ok , Casandra
Casandra: tomorrow is Vals Day get ready
Caroline: Definitely
The following day was Vals Day, and Casandra sent Noah over, Noah knocked on the door, and Xavier opened it.
Xavier: hi
Noah: hi, my mum said I should drop these over
Xavier: ooh you must be Noah
Noah: yeah, bye
Xavierp: see you during lunch
Noah: que
Xavier: our moms have known each other since high school, so yeah
Noah: I am out
And with that, Noah left that afternoon Noah accompanied her parents to Jeremiah’s house.
She wore a black tank top and cargo jeans; she didn’t speak throughout the meal, and Jeremiah didn’t speak either. At one point, Noah’s mom did something that sparked a fuse in Noah’s head. She was angry, and her dad led her outside and calmed her down Cassandra turned to Caroline.
Casandra: that’s why her name is Noah
Caroline: I understand
The parents planned a trip together, and they decided to leave Noah and Jeremiah together with Xavier at home to form a bond between them Noah had no other choice, but to agree Noah went back home with her parents and noticed her brother River’s car was there she should have been happy, but she knew he didn’t like talking to her so she went into her room as soon as she entered the house she heard a knock on her door.
Noah: who is it
River: it’s me open up
Noah: I didn’t enter your room, river don’t worry
River: I don’t care about the room open up. Noah
Noah got up and opened the door for him. She went back to her bed and continued staring out the window.
River: you okay, Noah
Noah: yes
River: how are u coping with the school thing
Noah: ok
River: Noah, Noah, Noah
Noah: what
River: when was the last time u had a three-square meal
Noah: since u left
River: so mum didn’t feed you
Noah: leftovers every morning, but I am fine
River: you aren’t Noah
( River stormed out of Noah’s room and stormed outside where Casandra was standing with Caroline)
River: Cassandra
Casandra: excuse me
River: You excused you have no right to treat Noah like that
Casandra: river, can we talk about this inside
River: no, we talk about this!! Is work more important than your 7-year-old, you don’t even feed her three times a day.
Casandra : river i am busy
River: You do not get to treat Noah the way you treated me, that is so not cool. Noah is already quiet as a person, and you don’t even engage her. I was happy thinking you wouldn’t treat Noah the way you treated me, but you are
Caroline: hi, you must be a river
( river stormed back into the house and slammed the door behind him he hugged Noah and kept apologizing to her and begged for forgiveness)
Even with rivers outburst, she still went on the trip one day, Noah and Jeremiah went on a playdate, and Noah had a lot of fun, the next day, they went to Disneyland, and she loved it river was happy that Noah was happy he longed for that sight when the moms came back Cassandra dropped a bombshell on them they were moving, Noah didn’t go out again and Jeremiah was worried he climbed up her room window and entered it.
Jeremiah: what’s wrong, Noah didn’t see you today
Noah: I am moving
Jeremiah : ( jumped out of her window and left; he came back a few minutes later came back with friendship bracelets ) I will never forget you, stranger
Noah : ( took one ) Neither would I (and with that, she hugged him)
The next day, she left.
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