It was Friday again! I was going to spend the night at Sammie’s house and I was so excited. As I walked to the bathroom, I discovered I was the first one awake. I decided to go down stairs and make eggs for everyone. I made toast, sausage, and orange juice, as well. I was just putting everything on the table, when Mom came down the stairs. Her first words were, “Are you feeling alright?” I told her I was great. Then, she asked why I happened to be up earlier than the rest of the family. Joy answered Mom before I could say anything for my mouth was full. She reminded Mom that I was going to Sammie’s house after school. We finished breakfast and Mom washed the dishes as I went back up stairs to get dressed. I was so thrilled; I put my shirt on backwards. I did not notice until I was leaving my room. I happened to glance at myself in the mirror. I was thankful I caught my mistake before Chandler pointed it out to the entire class in first period.  

I met Sammie in the cafeteria and we made plans for our evening together. I was hoping to get to know her better. Since, I had met her, she had not said much about herself. We always talked about school, books or my medical condition. I knew she liked the computer and the same video games I did. She shared my love of music and singing. The bell for class to start stopped my thoughts. Sammie and I started walking to science class.  

When we sat in our seats, I looked at the board and saw we were going to have a pop quiz. I put my binder on the floor under my desk and waited to fail. After grading the quizzes in class, I was delighted to see I had scored a 90! Sammie showed me her quiz. She also had made a good grade. When the bell rang for us to leave science, Sammie said she would see me third period. I quickly told her to have fun in math, her next period, as I raced out the door toward the bathroom. My next class was English. My good luck continued for we watched a movie, “Because of Winn Dixie”. What are the odds that I would get to see it twice in a seven day period?  

As the bell rang signaling the end of second period, a feeling of dread came over me. While I headed down the hallway to gym, I started to feel butterflies in my stomach. I wish I did not have to endure gym class with Chandler. I tried to not think about him and his hurtful words. I focused on the morning events that had already taken place and smiled as I thought about this evening and the fun I would have with Sammie.