Two Little Actions Equal Inseparable Friends

Two Little Actions = Inseparable Friends

    “Cherry! Monica Cherish Woods! Hello? Earth to Cherry!”

    Looking up from her worn-out, five-star notebook, Cherry sees her goth twin sister Violet. She quickly pulls her ear bud out of her ear. “Hey sis'! What's up?”

    Said twin sister gives her clueless but sweet sister the look. “Cherry! It's 7:45! We've gotta catch the bus! Not only that but today's our first day of school! Let's go!” And with that, Violet drags her sister out the door with Cherry grabbing her book bag and precious notebook.

    Just a couple of weeks ago, did the two sisters, Monica Cherish (or 'Cherry' as she was called by her family and family only) Woods and Violet Rose Woods, move to Shield, California with their two brothers – Arthur Scott (preferably 'Scott') and Bonaventure Boyce (preferably 'Boyce'). Within a week of moving to Shield, the twins were enrolled into the local high school while Boyce was enrolled in the local grammar school. Scott, as he was too old for high school, started going on the prowl for a job once he was settled. That just left the Mr. and Mrs.! Mr. Clay Alfred Woods, once moved in and settled, got a job at the Shield police force. His wife, Mrs. China Coy Woods, joined her family practice as a hard-working lawyer. In fact, she was just on her way home from work now!

    Leaving the courthouse, Mrs. Woods checked her watch. It was three in the afternoon. “The kids are probably getting out of school right about now,” she thought. On that note, she went to her silver BMW X5. Hopping into the car, buckling her seat-belt, and starting the engine, she drove off to Boyce's school since it was closer and then to Shield High School.

    Meanwhile, with Violet and Cherry.........

    Brrrrrriiiiinnnnggggg!!!!!!!!!! As the final bell rang, students of all skin-tones, hair colors, heights, cliques, and stereotypes flooded the halls whipping out their iPhones, iPods, iPads, etc. You could almost hear the sighs of relief being uttered throughout the school! Amongst the beanies, football helmets, baseball caps, and punk hair two girls stood by a locker with one of them struggling with her lock and the other standing by with a slip of paper in her hand reciting numbers to the other.

    “.... 49.....7....36..... 5..... 10......”

    “Wait! Wait! Wait! Hold on, Cherry! You're going too fast! Slow down! Also, speak up! In case you haven't noticed, it's gotten louder out here! I can't hear your soft-spoken voice here at school like I do at home, girl!”

    “Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You girls need some help?”

    Violet and Cherry turn to see a girl a little taller than Cherry but a little shorter than Violet. The first two things they notice are her dark green, mischief-filled eyes and her dyed reddish-brown hair pulled into a side ponytail draped over her right shoulder. As the girl stared at the two through carefully side-swept bangs and twirled three stubby bangs between two fingers, she asked her question again.

    “Are you guys all right? Do you need some help? You look new. Here let me help you. I'm Savannah Chase by the way!”

    Snapping out of her trance, Violet steps up to Savannah and offers her hand. “Pleasure to meet you, Savannah! I'm Violet and this is my twin sister, Monica.”

    “Please to meet you Monica.”

    “Please to meet you to, Savannah.” Cherry shyly smiles while Savannah smiles big and bright.

    “So, who's locker is this?” Savannah asks.

    Violet looks down with a deep red blush on her face. “That would be mine.”

    Savannah laughs. “Oh don't sweat it Violet! This locker always gets stuck! I'm sure you got it a while ago!” Savannah grabs the handle and yanks it open. With a bang and a puff of dust, locker 223 has finally opened! Violet and Cherry just stand there in shock, mouths hanging open.

    “Savannah! Coach sent me to get you! Everyone's waiting! Get dressed and meet us in the driveway. 'Kay?”

    All three girls turn to see a pretty, petite blond dressed in the school's field hockey uniform. Violet and Cherry didn't seem to know the girl but it was apparent that Savannah did.

    “Alright, Cecelia. Tell her I'm coming. I'm just helping some of the new students with their locker.” Cecelia nodded her head and turned the corner but not before smiling and waving at Violet and Cherry.

    “Well, I gotta go change for our game but I'll see ya guys tomorrow right?”

    Cherry nodded and said, “Yeah, sure! See ya! Oh and you can call me 'Cherry' if ya want. It's a nickname for my middle name which is 'Cherish'.” And with a quick, shy smile, she picks up her book bag and heads toward the front exit telling Violet to meet her out there.

    “Alright. Cool middle name and nickname! I like 'em both! See ya, Cherry! See ya Violet!” Savannah grabs her book bag and gym bag and races off to the girls locker room to change for her game.

    “Wow! That was interesting!”

    A honking-noise is heard outside and Violet hears her sister calling her name.

    “ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! I'M COMING! I'M COMING ALL READY!” She stuffs her stuff in her locker, grabs what she does need from it, stuffs it in her book bag, and races to the exit.

    Little did Cherry, Violet, Savannah, and Cecelia know that their lives would be intertwined again and again, getting into more adventures than they could have ever known, making them inseparable friends for life.