Daisy (youngsters:other, 989 words)
Author: Pitter Pat	Added: Jan 28 2004	Views/Reads: 4932/2785	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Julie and Crystal make a new friend.

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“How could you have gone on all those rides?” she asked. 

“It's ok to ask,” she began.  “My grandpa lifted me out of the wheel
chair and sat me in the chair of the rides.” 

“Where were your mom and dad?” asked Crystal. 

Daisy sadly looked down, “My dad was killed last winter in a car
accident. I was in the car too, that's why I can't walk. Grandma and 
Grandpa came to Texas to help mom while I was in the hospital. They 
decided it would be best for us to move here with them.” 

“I'm sorry,” said Julie. 

“Me too,” said Crystal. 

The bell rang for lunch.  “Can I help you go to lunch?” asked Crystal. 

Daisy smiled.  “I don't need help. Look.”  She pointed to some buttons
on the arm of her wheel chair.  She pushed a button and went in 
reverse.  Her fingers worked the other buttons and quickly she was 
turned around and ready to go to lunch. 

“Neat!” said Jimmy as he walked beside her.  “Can that thing go fast?”
Daisy smiled.  “I'll show you how fast when we go out to the 
playground.” 

After lunch Miss Ellison wrote some math problems on the board. She told
the class they had fifteen minutes to work in their group and complete 
the problems. When the time was up, she would ask one person from each 
group to write their group's work and the answer on the board. 

“Do you want to work them together or each take one of the problems?”
asked Daisy. 

Julie and Crystal frowned.  “We're not good at long division,” said
Julie. 

“That's ok,” smiled Daisy.  “I was math champion in my class last year.
I can teach you how to do them.” 

Julie and Crystal looked at each other and smiled.  Daisy worked the
problems explaining each step to her study partners. When it was time 
for them to put a problem on the board, Crystal carefully copied 
Daisy's work and was told it was correct. 

Next came spelling class.  Daisy looked at the words and frowned. “I'll
never learn to spell these words.” 

“We're good at spelling. You help us with math and we will help you will
spelling,” Julie smiled. 

Soon the school day came to an end.  “What are you doing after school?”
asked Daisy. 

Crystal hesitated.  “Julie and I planned to ride bikes on the bike trail
at the park.” 

“Is it ok if I meet you there? If you don't go too fast I can keep up
with you on the trail.” 

Julie and Crystal nodded.  “Sure,” said Julie. “The three of us can have
lots of fun.” 


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