It was a radiant Thursday evening. My sister had welcomed her
dearest companion over and she was playing with her in the nursery while I sat
in a seat close by and read my book.
My sister was the specific inverse of Anna thus it was a secret
how the two turned out to be dearest companions. Presently Anna plunked down on
the grass with my sister, Pearl, adjacent to her. Anna was tall for her age and
Pearl short for hers, which made Anna overshadow Pearl like a goliath.
Presently Anna started one of her accounts in her typical boisterous and joyful
voice.
"You know our class educator Miss Jenkins? All things
considered, she has a girl who is around six years of age and is called
'Jewel'. Miss Jenkins hit her once for getting unfortunate grades in school and
she fell against the wall on the opposite side of the room. From that point
forward unfortunately Diamond has been bound to her wheelchair. She goes to
class in her wheelchair and her cohorts ridicule her and insult her. She couldn't
want anything more than to have somebody to play with yet, sadly, she is in
isolation and has nobody to play with," described Anna in a sensational
voice.
I grinned at Anna and shook my head at her, however, my sister
looked stunned. Her hair band which she wore to hold back her short, dark hair,
had tumbled off and her hair was flying out of control. Her dazzling green eyes
that sparkled like emeralds enlarged with sickening dread.
I shook my head at her, accepting that she was faking it, and
returned to perusing my book. The following day in number-related class, when
Miss Jenkins gave Pearl her book back after revising it, Pearl brought up the
entirety of her fortitude and stammered "M-Miss Jenkins, I am heartbroken
about your girl. Maybe, I could come and play with her at some point."
Miss Jenkins looked befuddled and grimaced at Pearl. Then she
said, "I don't have a girl Pearl. Where did you get such a senseless idea
in your mind? I'm a Miss and not Mrs. if you haven't taken note."
"B-But Anna said you had a six-year-old little girl who is in
a wheelchair and …” Miss Jenkins was a thoughtful lady with excellent humor and
she laughed out loud.
"Gracious, Pearl! Anna was presumably making up one of her
senseless stories."
For a long time later, Anna prodded Pearl about that episode, yet
Pearl had taken in her example and at no point ever fell for one of Anna's
accounts in the future.