Chapter 1*: Chapter 1 - New York
Melody's POV:
I've been in this stinky cab for 6 hours… help! Anyway, I can't wait to see Jessie again; it's been two years or something!
But even if it was 2 years, it felt like forever! I have red hair like Jessie but my eyes are green like my mother – who
passed away. Jessie and I say we are an only child just to keep my identity safe even though we aren't meant to use it
outside of Texas. My identity isn't important, it's just when my dad goes off to war, I stay home alone – which isn't
allowed- or with Aunt Maria. The cab ride is nearly over, hope I don't trip off like Jessie did on her first day. As I paid the
cab driver, I took my bag, and both my luggage into a lobby.
"Hi, you're Tony right?" I asked the doorman.
"Yea how'd you know that?" He replied
"Jessie's my sis. Oh, and if you ever hurt her then you should already know that my Dad's in the Army and my Aunt is a
Police and you don't know what I can do." I said.
"Uh, right this way!" He said leading me in the elevator.
"Thanks!" I said and smiled.
When I got up there, I saw a pretty blonde girl fighting with a boy my age. I stood there watching, trying not to laugh.
"LUKE! GIVE IT BACK!" The blonde screamed at him. I assumed his name was Luke.
"NO!" He screamed and breathed in the blonde girls face. Ew!
"OMG! YOU DID NOT JUST DO THAT!" The girl said.
"Guys! Quit it! Luke give it back!" Jessie told them. Looking back, Jessie saw me standing there laughing.
"Melody!" Jessie said and hugged me. Her hugs are so strong eek!
"Hey!" I said.
"RAVI! ZURI! COME DOWN!" Jessie shouted.
"See the shouting has improved" I said as I unblocked my ears.
"Live more than a year with these kids, you'll definitely get better!"
A young boy with a giant lizard came down with an African girl in a sparkly tutu. They all seemed to form a line.
"This is my little sister Melody, she'll be staying her for 5 months or until our dad's back from war, so I hope you guys take
good care of her" She said, "Ravi is the one with the Lizard, Zuri is the little cute one, Emma is the blonde one, who loves
fashion, and Luke is – well I don't know what he is."
The kids seem interesting. I hope I fit in here seeing as it's going to be really hard…
