mahriy

= MIA﻿ = It was awful being the new kid. Everybody stares at you just because you look different and because I get better grades than anyone. I moved here a year ago from South Korea. My Father was offered a job here in Cleveland from the same company that he worked at in Korea. My mom stays at home with my little sister Karen, who is only 3 but next year she will be going to pre-school. My other little sister, Jin-yo is in fifth and I am in eighth Our Grandparents live down the street but it is only a five minute walk.

One day when I was walking down the street to go see my grandparents I stumbled along this garden. It was so beautiful because the there were so many plants and none of them were the same. When I went to walk in, there were lots of people, but over in the corner i saw a young Korean girl. So I went over to introduce myself and ask her what her name was. Her name was Sae Young. She told me that she grew hot peppers because she used to grow them back in Korea. I told her that I was from Korea too. Her husband died from a heart attack. I told Sae Young that I had 2 younger sisters.

The next day I came back to the garden but Sae Young was not there. So I went back home and told my mother about the garden and Sae Young. She was so pleased that I met someone who was from Korea too.For the next couple weeks Sae Young and I learned a lot about each other and our interests.

One evening when i was getting ready to go back to the garden to plant my green peppers, because they were mine and my grandmas favorite, my mom told me to invite sae Young to dinner. I went down to the garden to invite Sase Young to dinner and she said Yes and looked very surprised. When we got to my house we went inside and I introduced Sae Young to everyone and she said that it felt like home when she walked in. My mom also made Sae Young's favorite dinner. Which is fried Salmon with white rice and a side of shrimp. After we were all done Sae Young thanked us for dinner and said she would try and keep in touch with all of us. Then she left.

By: Mahri Younger