Chapter Seven

Kyra meets some new people.. and finds something she is not sure about

 

The ride to Massachusetts was very long. It took us exactly twenty-three hours to get here. I am still longing for Shawn. I miss him so very much. I have to leave him behind now, even though it hurts me. I don’t want to leave him a memory.

        Massachusetts is a dirty place. The only reason why we moved here is because Teresa tries to help struggling parents. There looks like there is enough struggling people. We are living in a three story apartment building. The neighborhood is very unwelcoming, so far. I was actually pretty scared. Good thing I have my own room to run to.

        I settled in to my room and then went outside with Wayne. He lived in this neighborhood before.

There was a basketball hoop in the back, along with more apartment buildings across the street. There were definitely plenty of kids outside.       

        A girl and a little boy walked over to Wayne and I. They were dark skinned, like Puerto Rican.

“Hey. I am Joanna, and this is my little brother Juan,” said the girl.

“I am Kyra,” I said. I turned around and Wayne was gone.

“Nice to meet you Kyra.”

“You too Joanna.”

“I want to introduce you to some people. Is that okay?”

“Yeah sure.”

        Joanna walked over to the neighbor’s house and told me to follow. She  knocked on the door and waited for an answer. A young boy, about thirteen, answered the door.

“Hey Joanna, and friend.”

“Hey Bubbles. This is Kyra. Is your sister home?”

“Yeah, come in.”

        We walked in and sat down. A couple minutes later a girl came down the stairs. She was beautiful.

“Hey. I am Amy,” she said.

“Kyra. I am Kyra,” I said.

“Welcome. Lets go meet more people.”

        We all walked across the street. There was two girls and three guys. They were playing poker and basketball.

“Hey everyone, this is Kyra. Kyra this is Luis, Orlando, Marcus, Nicole, and Carlie,” she said

“Hey Kyra,” said Nicole.

“Hey,” I said, putting my head down.

        It was dinner time after I met everybody. They were all older than me, except Bubbles. They all were seventeen and eighteen. I am only fifteen but I am more mature.

        I wonder why they call him Bubbles. I wonder what his real name is. It can’t be any worse than the name Bubbles. 

        This was my first family dinner in two to three months. It felt so nice to sit down and talk. I told everyone how welcoming everyone was. They were actually happy for me. It was great.

        After dinner I went back outside. I met Nicole outside across the street. She introduced me to her brother Lance. He was cool. He likes to smoke though. Smoking is a bad habit.

        Nicole, Lance, Joanna, and everyone else, walked down the street to the park. We sat around and talked for a while. Then they pulled out some weed. I froze. I am hanging out with people who do drugs. I was scared for a minute.

“You want some Kyra?” asked Joanna.

“No thanks,” I said.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. Maybe next time.”

        They all sat around and smoked until it was gone. They were all very funny. I looked at my watch and seen it was one o’clock. I told everyone bye than I ran back home. I found Teresa and Brandon waiting for me. I was in so much trouble.

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