Sarah+D

Nicki's Chapter
====Me and Grandpa, we never really spent the time to get to know each other. Even though we lived 5 steps away from each other, it felt like we were 5 decades apart. My mom always used to tell me to treat grandpa better, spend decent time with him. She'd tell me how kind, sweet, and loving he was, everything you ever would want in a grandpa. I never found that out until the day that he died. He died suddenly, I think because of old age.====

====All I really know about him is that he loved it here in Cleveland, I have no clue why though. Its full of immigrants, dirty and gross, and to make it even worse, my best friend Alison moved away because her family didn't want to be around all of these immigrants. My white parents don't seem to mind them, whatever is going on in my parents heads. I wish I could of gone with her, they moved to St. Joseph, Michigan, where ever that is. But dont get me wrong, I'd definetly rather be there than here.====

====I was walking home from school, and I decided to take a new route home. I wouldn't say that I'm into cars or anything like that, but this Ford F161 turns the corner into my view. Bright purple, top down, amazing!!!! I had to keep walking because if I got home late my mom and dad would kill me, not exaggerated! I needed to get home, but I haven't seen anything like that in my life, so I decided to walk home backwards. Suddenely, I bumped into someone. I turned around and started to exam the person I bumped into. She looked about my age, maybe a little younger, and she had dark brown hair. I told her that I was sorry and that my name was Nicki. I found out that she was 12. I guess she was heading the same way as me, because we started walking off together. For some wierd reason, we started telling eachother tons of things about ourselves, like we were two best friends. Lillin told me that her mom passed away from breast cancer, and how she found this garden and she started growing plants there. Of course I told her about how my grandpa had also died, and Lillin suggested to me that tomorrow morning I should go to the garden to look around, maybe even start planting there. I thought it was a good idea, and she said that it really helped her open up after her mom passed away.====

====The next day I told my mom that I was going out, but I never told her about Lillin, I think I should of though. I headed off to where Lillin told me to go. Muskateen Road,go down to the apartments and look for crowds of people. On my way to the garden I saw this small, but cute shop. There was a sign that said "All Seed Packages 50% Off!" so I decided to go and check it out. I saw strawberry seeds and deciede to get those, I paid the cashier, and headed to the garden again.====

====When I finally found the garden I froze in time. So much nature, people of different races all coming together, I couldnt believe my eyes. On the side, but close to the midlle I saw Lillin bending over, I think she was watering her plants. I headed torwards her and when she saw me, she gave me a hug. Ive never been hugged by a friend in such a long time, so suprisingly I hugged back.====

====She started chating away about where I could start planting and what I was going to grow. When she finally stopped talking I pulled out the strawberry seeds I bought at the store. Then, Lillin, so kindly enough gave me half her garden space, she said she was never going to use it. I thanked her and got to work. I was ready to feel hard, crisp soil, but instead I felt wet, nice dirt, perfect for growing strawberries. I started by making 10 holes in 4 straight, orginized lines. When I finished planting and watering, I turned around to find Lillin, and she ended up being right behind me. She told me that she was talking to some of the other gardeners and she started to wonder why I choose strawberries in the first place. I told her that strwberries were always my grandpas favorite. For dinners, there would always be a big bowl of strawberries in the middle of the table, and grandpa would eat most of them. After I finished my story she walked over to this guy who was growing tomatoes.====

Lillin came back with a big, muscular africian american. He introduces himself. Hi, Im Curtis, he says.
Written By: **Sarah Dubbert!!! :)**