I'm Different Too

Chapter Three

"Oh, hi there Harley!!!" a women popped out from where she was, making me in which, jump a little. Her brown hair was tangled into a messy bun, and her grey eyes just leaped with joy. "Oh! Sorry for scaring you dear!"

"It's all right Mrs. Garcetti." I smiled, as she roamed around the kitchen, rummaging through the drawers. Mrs. Garcetti was our neighbor, who would eventually, every once a month, stop by our house and help us tidy things up a bit. She lived directly across from us in a big, bright yellow house where there she would always be gardening in her front lawn. She was happily married to a highly medical doctor, and she owned three beautiful children; Mary, Hallie, and Seth, Hallie and Seth both adopted from Hawaii. I've only seen Mary, Hallie, and Seth once before at Mrs. Garcetti's Fourth of July party last year. Mrs. Garcetti, thought it would be really nice to invite the whole neighborhood over to the special event, so before the day of the big celebration, Mrs. Garcetti had sent tiny little cards that read;

Dear neighbors,

I would like to inform you that the Garcetti family will be having a Fourth of July party, and that we would love for you to come and enjoy this historical event with us!!!!

There would be fun games for the kids, drinks, food, and plenty more fun things to do under the sun!

If you are interested with spending the afternoon with us please contact Mr. and Mrs. Garcetti at:

(871)***-***

Or if you would like to email us, please contact us at:

Garcettihousehold@ruggento.com

We are looking forward to your arrival!!

~ The Garcetti Family

When my mother had opened her invitation she was completely pleased, and dragged the whole family into coming to the celebration. I most certainly did not want to go, neither did Kye, but our mother told us that we needed to, and that maybe we would even make some friends. The whole afternoon was quite irritating, mainly because there were kids all over the place, and the grown ups were mostly inside the house, drinking alcoholic beverages. The whole time we were in the big house, I was mostly inside, staring at the yellow walls that were decorated with paintings and photos of exotic places. The only time I stopped staring at the organised walls, was when Mrs. Garcetti had introduced her family to my parents. She first introduced her oldest daughter, Mary. Mary was a tall, skinny girl with long, fine, black hair that looked like it had been straightened for the event. Mary also had brown eyes, and freckles that were scattered along her face. Mary wore an American flagged crop top, and skinny jeans that had ripped holes near her knees, she also wore red Toms. The next person Mrs. Garcetti introduced was her second daughter, Hallie, who had been adopted from Hawaii when she was only seven. Hallie reminded me of Kye, for Hallie had olive oil skin, dirty blonde hair, and brown eyes. The only thing that made Hallie different than Kye, was that Hallie' s hair was aumbred in a light blonde at the ends of her hair. It made Hallie stand out a lot with her hair like that. Hallie wore an American flagged snapback, a denim crop top, and some red shorts with some black Jordans to match it all up. It looked perfect on her. The last person she introduced was her youngest, Seth. Seth was also adopted from Hawaii, like Hallie was ,except Seth was adopted when he was eleven. Seth was tan, like Hallie, he had platinum hair, and had the lightest blue eyes I had ever seen. Seth, beyond the other two, was quite shy and when my parents offered to shake his hand, he flinched and denied the greeting. Seth wore a simple, plain shirt and some denim shorts. He finished the whole outfit off with some black sandals. I don't know why but, I found something quite interesting about the boy, even though he was younger than me, I still found him quite... adorable.

"So, what are you looking for Mrs. Garcetti?" I asked politely as she kept rummaging through the kitchen supplies.

"Do you perhaps know where the oven mits are??" Mrs. Garcetti asked politely.

I pointed to the two pairs of oven mits above the stove. Mrs. Garcetti laughed and threw her hands into the air.

"Well I must be blind as a bat!" She remarked as she grabbed the oven mits. She looked at the mess than back at me. "Would you mind?"

"Of course Mrs. Garcetti!!" I happily responded back to her as I started to clean up the kitchen.

"Thank you darling, it means a lot. I am very sorry for this mess by the way." Mrs. Garcetti responded back to me as she opened the oven door, letting the smell of freshly baked cinnamon buns roam around the house.

"It's no big deal. Does my mother know your here??" I asked, putting away some pots.

"No, actually, your sister let me in. Said you guys were all in bed, so I thought; Why not make you guys some breakfast?" Mrs. Garcetti replied in glee. I smiled as I shoved some more pots into a cupboard. "By the way, what was that loud noise coming from upstairs? I heard a loud clang against the wall... it sounded like someone broke something. So, I went upstairs to see what was all the ruckus was about, and I called your name but you did not answer back." I gulped.

'Oh no....um what should I say?! What should I say?!' My heart was racing.

"Do you know what it was perhaps?" Mrs. Garcetti questioned me.

'This is what you get for not listening to me!' My conscience laughed at me.

"Oh, shut up." I whispered to myself.

"What did you say honey?" Mrs. Garcetti spoke to me, gracefully.

"Sorry... I have no clue what it was... I was sound asleep." I lied, hoping that Mrs. Garcetti would buy it.

"Ok." She smiled and turned around facing me, holding out a hot tray of warm cinnamon buns.

"Those look delightful." I licked my lips as Mrs. Garcetti placed the hot tray on the kitchen counter, right next to the stove. She chuckled at my remark.

"Thank you so much for making these!" I thanked politely. I looked at the pastries, and grabbed one. I winced as the hot cinnamon bun jumped out of my hand and back onto the pan.

"Be careful, they're hot." She laughed.

I laughed along.

~·~

Hi guys!!! I hope you guys like this chapter, and I do hope you guys like the new characters!!! (Please tell me which one you guys find the most interesting!!!) Also, thank you guys so much for reading this book! I hope you guys all like it!!! Please comment below if you guys have any questions and or suggestions (they are all very helpful!!!) !!! Also, please don't forget to vote!!!! Thanks guys!!! :)