Blue Umbrella Official Blue Umbrella December 2019 | Page 18

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By Trinity H. and Emily S.
This is it. Giselle?s heart raced as she collected
her bags from baggage claim. This was what she
and her best friend, Kayra, had been waiting for.
They?d met online last year and had talked
non-stop since. In less than five minutes, Giselle
was going to step out into the humid New York
City air to meet Kayra.
A squeal resounded in her ears, alerting
her of Kayra?s presence. The girls embraced
each other, ?OH MY WORD IT?S YOU!?
Kayra?s dad let out a booming laugh,
?Girls, let?s stop making a scene and do this in
the car.? Both looked around at the crowd of
people around them and quickly collected
themselves. He picked up Giselle?s bags and led
the way to the car. The girls linked arms and
followed him to the convertible.
?I can?t believe this!? Giselle squealed.
?I know! It?s...you?re here! We dreamed
about this for so long!?
?I like? are you real?!?
?Yes! No. I don?t know! Am I dreaming!??
?No! This is real! We?re going to have to
do so much! We?ll see the Statue of Liberty! The
French gave it to America! And I live in France!
And we have to go to Broadway and see a play,
and we?ll have New York Style Pi--?
?Wait...WAIT! We aren?t gonna be able to
see everything New York has.?
?Says who??
?The president of the United States.?
Giselle rolled her eyes, ?Well, I don?t listen
to him because I am an English-Frenchwoman.?
?Well ma?am, as long as you?re with me,
you?re stuck listening to him.?
?Big oof.?
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?What do you think, mademoiselle?? Kayra
asked in a fake French accent as they watched
the sun paint an array of colors behind the Statue
of Liberty.
'I think France could have done better.?
Giselle said matter-of-factly.
?Oh??
?They just could have done better! Like?
seriously? A statue of a woman with a crown and
a candle thing? France has the Notre Dame!?
Kayra laughed, ?Alright, Missy.?
?I guess America just can?t accept any
better.? Giselle winked.
?Excuuuuse me? Shall we go see more of
the ?better? things that don?t come from France??
?Um? I never said that--?
"You need some ice for that burn??
?Yeah, a whole bag of it.? Giselle playfully
smacked Kayra.
?What should we do now?? Kayra asked
after paying their fare for the ferry to get them off
Staten Island.
?Let?s go to the movies! Pleaseeee!?
?Okay...what should we watch? Frostbite
2, Trucks, or Space Battles??
?Frostbite 2!?
?You really are a child.?
?It?s better than Trucks!?
The two girls settled down into their seats
with Milk Duds, Skittles, Nerds, AirHeads, icees,
and popcorn. The overture started through the
speakers, making Giselle squeal.
?That. Was. Amazing!? Giselle squealed.
?You were right. It really was!? Kayra
admitted.
?Like when she--.?
"No! Don?t spoil it for people going into the
movie!? Kayra reprimanded.
Giselle sheepishly looked at the in-going
movie-goers, ?But the songs are so catchy! Can
I just scream them? please!?
?INTO THE UNKNOWN!!? They
scream-sang together as they walked
arm-in-arm down the street.