Alejandra+(2)

** My best friend is called Marina; she is tall with long curly hair, and blue eyes. She is very opposite from me, instead I am a petite girl with short, brown hair, and honey colored eyes. Marina has many problems at her house. Her dad is never there, and her mom works a lot. They live in a house along the beach, close to the sea. To me, this seems a little weird, because our school is located in the north of Florida, and her house is in the south. At school, Marina and I are just fun, normal girls; we are not the popular girls at school. I love going to the beach with her, and stay at her house. The only problem is that she doesn’t like the pool or the ocean, so I have to get in alone.
 * Sophie's Life

I am so excited that school ended today for summer break. On Wednesday morning, I was of to Italy at 4:00 in the morning. I was tired and excited to go. When we arrived at ­­­Italy it was 2:00 p.m. We went to the hotel, and checked in. About and hour later, I was starving. My mom, my dad, and I went to the best restaurant in Italy. It was delicious. The worst thing is that I only get to stay in Italy for one day. When we got back to hotel, I ordered a big nutella ice cream. It was the best ice cream I’ve ever tried. When I finished, I went back to my hotel room, and fell asleep immediately.

The next day, my parents told me we were going to Paris! It has always been my dream. I get to go to the Eiffel Tower! We left to Paris about 10:00 a.m. We arrived at Paris, and we drove to our hotel in front of the biggest shopping mall in France. We quickly left our luggage, and headed to the Eiffel Tower. When we arrived in the Tower, the first thing I did is stand in front of it. When I was standing in front of it, I was surprised by the size; the Tower was HUGE! I asked my parents if we could go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower and have lunch up there. My parents agreed. My dad paid the entrance, and we went up in a big elevator. I was so nervous because I am afraid of heights. When we were almost arriving to the top, I accidently looked down, I got really scared, and started screaming. It was very embarrassing. When we finally arrived to the top, I was starving, and I was glad I had a restaurant close. I ordered the best tomato ravioli. When we were done eating, my family and I just stayed there and talked while I ate ice cream.

When we were done eating, we came down and it was night already. The Tower was lit up with beautiful colored lights. It looked very pretty. I took some pictures to show to Marina. We went back to the hotel after that exhausting day. I put on my pajamas on, listen to some music in my i-pod, and then I fell asleep. “Sweetie” my mom burped out.

I woke up; it was 9:30 a.m. I took a bath, put on my turquoise shirt, skinny jeans, and black boots. When I was done I rushed down and had breakfast with my parents.

When we were done, I persuaded my mom and dad to go to the shopping mall. My mom agreed and told me that she had to get my money so I could by many things. I had $400 saved, and use them to buy stuff.

We went to the mall. The first shop I went to was one were they sold many clothes, shoes, and accessories. I stayed there for about 30 minutes choosing all of my clothes and shoes. I was so excited!! Finally when I was at the cashier, I got a big surprise. The cashier told me that I had to pay $150. The next store I went to was a big perfume shop. I loved that store because I love perfumes. After, I went to one of the best stores I have ever been to. It was a store were they sold beach stuff. For example: shell necklaces, swimming suits, towels, sunglasses, bags, towels, and flip-flops. I went in the store. The first thing I saw was a big yellow wall with painted shells all over it. I started walking around until I found this wonderful green bag, which had many beach accessories. It included a swimming suit of my choice, a towel, flip-flops, and sunglasses. I really wanted it, so I took it to the cashier. While I was at the cashier, I saw these wonderful shell necklaces that one had written “best” and the in the other one-said “friends.” I thought of Marina. I really wanted the necklaces, but I also wanted the bag. I just had one big problem, if I bought the bag, then I wouldn’t have enough money to buy the necklaces. I thought. I instead bought the necklaces because I wanted to give Marina a present.

The rest of the days in Paris were really fun, but I sadly we had to go back to Florida. The rest of the days in Paris, I visited new places.

We arrived at my house in Florida, and I hurried to call Marina, and tell her all the exciting adventures I had in Italy and Paris. I waited anxiously while she picked up the phone. “Hello” she said “Hey Marina it’s me!” “Oh hey, I’m so glad I can talk to you. We haven’t talked in ages.” She explained. “Yes it’s been ages I wanted to tell you all the things I did.” “Yes tell me, why don’t you come over and tell me EVERYTHING.” “Ok I will just tell my mom to drive me to your house.” “Ok, bye! See you soon” Before she hung up, I happily shouted, “Ok, bye! I have a surprise for you!”

After talking to Marina, I quickly packed a bag with the friendship necklaces and the camera. I yelled at my mom, and told her if she could drive me to Marina’s house. She agreed, and took the car keys out of her drawer.

I hopped in my mom’s silver car, and turned on the radio. When I turned on the radio, I realized that my favorite song was on; I turned the volume higher, and started singing without noticing anything. I was so into the song that I didn’t realize we were already at Marina’s. I turned the volume down, and then realized that instead of singing, I was shouting. was so excited about being in Marina’s house; I turned off the radio quickly, and then jumped out of the car. Marina was waiting for me in the front entrance. I ran up to her, and gave her a really big bear hug. I loved giving Marina bear hugs.

We went to Marina’s room. We sat there and talked for a while. Then I told her that I was starving. We went down stairs to the kitchen, and ate nutella crêpes. When we were done eating we headed slowly to her room.

Marina’s room is really nice. It has a really pretty big blue lamp next to her bed. In wall of her room, there are a lot of pictures and memories, and photos all around the wall of her room. Marina’s bed is big, with blue dotted covers. Her wall is white, and it has blue paint splashed all around the wall. The floor is wooden. She has a big, blue cushion in a corner of her room. She has this really nice wooden shelf with lots of books and games. Next to the shelf, there is a big desk, and a big, comfy chair.

We sat down in her big blue bed, and I immediately started telling her all the adventures in Italy and Paris. We had a lot of fun. We laughed until we cried. It was so fun. I love hanging out with Marina, it feels as if time passes faster. When I was done telling her, she had a big smile on her face. I guessed she was really excited about the surprise I had for her. Before giving her the necklace, I decided I wanted to show her the photos I took. First, I showed her the airplane photos in the sunset. Then I showed her all the pictures I took at Italy. Next, I showed her all of the pictures of Paris in the Eiffel Tower, the mall, in the Arc of Triumph, and in the Museum of Art.

After showing her the entire photos, I told her I had I surprise for her. She was jumping up and down, and screaming all around her room. I opened my bag slowly, so I would make Marina more anxious. I pulled the necklaces out, and Marina suddenly became quiet. I would never have expected that from her. I gave the necklace to Marina. She sweetly said, “Thank you” I gently responded: “You’re welcome.” She smiled and put the necklace around her neck.

It was already 8:00 p.m. and I called my mom to pick me up. While my mom came to pick me up, Marina and I were watching some videos of our favorite songs. When we were about to watch a very funny video, the doorbell rang. We headed to the front door. I didn’t want to leave Marina’s house, so I sadly said: “Bye, Marina” “Bye, thanks for the necklace.” She responded. “You are welcome.” I responded after her. “See you in two weeks, when school starts.” “Ok yes, see you soon.” I finally responded. I walked slowly to my car, and said hi to my mom.

Two weeks passed rushing by and when I noticed I already had my school uniform on. I am going to 7th grade. I am so exited to see all of my friends. It was seven and I left my house for school in my mom’s silver car. I had butterflies floating all around my stomach. When we were arriving at school I was so nervous, I didn’t want to go to school.

When we finally arrived at school, I saw Marina waiting for me in a big, green bench close to the door. The school has a really big field. Middle School is a big brown building with a lot of windows. It has a really big green and white sign that sais “Green Shore School”. There are a lot of stairs. Besides the entrance stairs there is a big fountain.

I kissed my mom goodbye, and shut the car door. I ran up to the green bench where Marina was sitting, and gave Marina a really big bear hug, as usual. Marina and I rushed to our classroom, and realized that we had the same schedule. When the bell rang, Marina and I headed quickly to our first class, English. In English we had a lot if fun. As usual for the first day of school, we never do anything. During English, I realized that there was a really cute boy sitting in front of me. This cute boy had blue eyes, and dark brown hair. He is taller than me, and has perfect white teeth. I was really curious about his name so I approached him, and carefully said: “Hey I’m Sophie.” “Hey.” He shyly said “What is your name?” I asked “I’m Christopher.” He responded

We talked for about three more minutes, and then the bell rung. When school ended, I was really sad, I didn’t want to leave, and I wanted to stay with my friends.

I was waiting for my mom at the gate, and then I suddenly felt a tap in my shoulder. I turned around, and I saw Christopher sitting next to me. I blushed a little, and said “hi.” We talked for about ten minutes, and just when he was about to tell me something, my mom came to the gate. I said goodbye, and ran to my car. When I was at my car, he waved.

Every school day, when I woke up, I put my uniform on quickly, had breakfast, packed all of my stuff, and headed to the front door. There I waited for my mom, while I listened to my i-pod.

After five minutes, my mom came running down the stairs with a coffee cup and her hair was soaking behind her back. My mom quickly grabbed the car keys, opened the garage, and turned on the car engine. She drove quickly, because the bell was about to ring. My mom rushed until we finally got there. I slammed the car door, and rushed up the stairs to my class. I entered the classroom, and the bell rung. I was just saved by the bell. When I entered the class, I saw that there was a bunch of people in a group in Christopher’s desk. I approached there, and Christopher handed me something. I opened it, and I saw that it was an invitation to his pool party on Saturday. I was so excited; I really wanted to go!

Today is Friday, so I have one day to prepare. I saw Marina in a corner, staring very closely at the invitation. I went close to her and worried asked her: “What’s wrong?" “Oh, its just I don’t have anyone that can take me and I really want to go.” She responded “I will take you, I will pass to your house at 10:30, so we can get there at 11:00.” I responded back “Ok, thank you J .” When school was over, I waited in the gate as usual for my mom. This time, my mom didn’t come late, and I was happy about that. In the way to my house, I was telling my mom about Christopher’s party. I also asked her if we could pass to Marina’s house. She agreed. I was very excited!

When we arrived at my house, I rushed quickly to my room, and packed I bag with a towel, flip-flops, and a change of clothes. I left it on top of my desk. When I was done, I told my mom if we could go to the mall to buy Christopher’s present.

We arrived at the mall, and I told my mom I wanted to give him turquoise shirt. We went to one of my favorite stores, Abercrombie. I entered there and I went to look in the boys’ section. I found I really nice polo turquoise shirt. I took the shirt, and went to look for my mom so we could buy it. I looked for my mom in the girls’ section, and I found her with a lot of shirts and stuff for me. I was very excited. My mom told me that she would buy me the clothes, and I had to by Christopher’s shirt. When I was at the cashier, I saw the Abercrombie cologne. I took it, and I decided to buy the shirt and the cologne. I bought it, while my mom was at another cashier paying for the clothes. The cashier packed the present in a birthday bag.

When we were done buying, I told my mom I wanted to eat something. We went to Subway. Then we went to Dippin Dots, and I had an ice cream there. When we were done it was already nighttime, so my mom and I headed home.

I was in my room with my pj’s on. It was 11:00 pm, and I was watching a movie in my laptop. When the movie was over, I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was 9:30 a.m. I quickly got ready for the party. I took a bath, and put on my bathing suit under a pair of shorts, and one of my new t-shirts. I had breakfast and by then it was 10:30. I waited for about five more minutes, and then my mom told me that we had to go for Marina, as I had promised her. I went to my room to get Christopher’s present, and my bag, and then I headed to the car where my mom was waiting for me.

My mom and I made it to Marina’s house, and she was already waiting for us outside the front door, she got in the car, and my mom drove to the party. Meanwhile, Marina and I were talking and laughing, as usual. We were very excited for the party, just one big problem, we got lost. Marina and I were really upset because we thought we were not going to make it to the party. My mom saw the directions Christopher’s mom had given, and we finally made it to his house. When we arrived at his house, we were the first girls to arrive; I felt butterflies all over my stomach. I kissed my mom goodbye, and we headed to the front door. In the front door had a big sign that read: “Are you ready to party?” And then it said, “Welcome to Christopher’s 14th birthday party. “Marina pressed the doorbell, and suddenly Chris (that’s how we call him) opened the door.

We entered to his house, and he guided us to the back yard where the pool was. Marina and I joined the boys that were sitting down, just cooling and talking. Ten minutes passed and a lot of people started arriving. By 12:00 p.m. Chris’s backyard was full of people. Chris put on some music, and the party had definitely started. All of us were dancing and singing. Some people were in the pool, others were just talking outside, but Marina and I were dancing to the music. Marina and I stopped dancing, and we went for something to drink. We refreshed a little with the drinks. When we finished our drinks, I realized that everyone was in the pool except Marina and I. I asked Marina if she wanted to get in the pool. She told me that she rather not. I said “ok” without dealing with her, because I knew she didn’t like the pool. I went in the pool.

Marina was sitting looking at us. She had her bathing suit on; it was a very sunny day. We were all in the pool until Chris’s brother from ninth grade, came and grabbed Marina, and threw her into the pool. Marina was shouting and screaming and panting all around. She was really scared to go to in the pool. When Marina landed in the pool something really strange started to happen. The sky started to turn gray and lightning started to crash. All of us went out of the pool; we were all really scared, except Marina. The pool began to turn black, and it started to do a swirly shape. Then, something really strange began to happen, Marina’s hair turned light blue, her legs disappeared, and she had a mermaid tail. Everybody started screaming, except me. I started to cry, I was very scared, and disappointed at her for not telling me her BIG secret. Everybody was shouting: “She’s a mermaid, she’s a mermaid ahhh!”

Chris came to my side, and gave me a big hug; this calmed me down a little bit. Marina was looking at me and I guessed she was very sad, also. I thought in my mind for a while, I thought that Marina lives close to the beach because her mom, dad, and, her are all mermaids, and her dad is a merman. To me, this was a really strange, because I did want to continue being friends with Marina, but I didn’t know how it would be being friends with a mermaid. Marina came out of the water. I was sitting in a bench looking really sad. Marina approached close to me, and we started talking, well, I was crying. Marina and I were talking and I found out many new things about her. I found out that her real name was not Marina; it was Aquamarine. We kept on talking, and I realized I did want to keep Aquamarine as a friend. Aquamarine told me to know call her Aqua, so I did.

When we finished talking, I heard the song “Friends Forever” I told Aqua that we had to dance to that song. Aqua agreed. We went to the dance floor, and started singing the song and dancing as if nothing had ever happened.

When the party ended, my mom was already there to pick us up. I was so excited about everything, that I invited Aqua to a sleepover at my house. At my sleepover, we had a great and fun time. We played lots of fun games and talked for I while. My life is very happy now that I know that I can trust my friends. I am very happy and I enjoy my life with my friends and my family.

Aqua and I had I great time in seventh grade. We had a camping trip it was very fun. We had many adventures, and sad moments at school. We are now in eighth, and we are still best friends. I love my life and my friends. I started going to dance classes, and I got to do a solo. I competed, and I got a scholarship to the New York Dance Academy! I made new friends. This was the story of my life. I really enjoy it, and I love it.