One day, I woke up thinking it was a Saturday. I went back to sleep, but my aunt woke me up. She said, "Erin, it's time to get up." I asked, "Why do I need to get up so early on a Saturday?" She said, "You're a दिन off. It's Friday, dear." I groaned. She said, "Come on, Erin. It's not that bad." I said, "I don't have any friends. It's not worth it." She said, "Maybe today will be your lucky day." That gave me the strength to get out of bed. Later in gym class, I was bullied again. I pretended that I needed to use the restroom so that I could cry. I hid in the stall and cried. A few moments later, I heard a voice asking, "Why are आप crying?" I said, "It's nothing." The voice said, "Oh, आप can come on out and tell me." I came out, and there was a girl standing there. She appeared to be around my age, thirteen या so. She was slightly taller than I was, and she had dark hair and dark eyes. She had a friendly gaze about her and an expression of concern. She seemed trustworthy enough. I told her everything. She said, "Oh, no. I'm sorry." I said, "I don't deserve sympathy." She said, "Yes, आप do." She hugged me. I said, "Thanks. I needed that." She said, "You're welcome, kid." I said, "No one's ever called me kid before." She said, "I'm sorry. I just don't know your name." I said, "My name's Erin." She said, "Okay, then, Erin. I'm Allie." After a pause, she said, "Come on, Erin. Let me introduce आप to some of my friends." I said, "Okay, Allie." She led me to a group of kids and said, "Hey, guys! This is Erin." They all said, "Hi, Erin!" I said, "Hi!" Allie said, "Erin, these are my friends, Benny, Paul, Kelly, and Stacy." I said, "It's nice to meet आप all." They said, "It's nice to meet you, too!" Things were looking up for me. I had फ्रेंड्स again. We all became good friends, and my friendships with them were the longest-lasting of my life. I became especially close to Allie and Paul. They had the exact same attitudes toward religion that I did. They were also good shoulders to cry on. I started to become happy again.
The अगला day, Leila and Greeley took Paul for a walk on the समुद्र तट while Leila's aunt and uncle relaxed on the beach. Greeley said, "I can't believe today is our last दिन here." Leila said, "I know. Vacations always go द्वारा so quickly." He said, "Let's make the most of the time we have." She said, "Yes." That evening, they had a seafood meal. They then began packing for their things so that they would be ready for their trip back home. Greeley कहा to Leila, "Thank आप for inviting me to go on vacation with you, Leila." She said, "You're welcome, Greeley." He said, "We'll have to do some और fun things this summer." She said, "Yeah. That would be great." They settled into their beds to rest for the trip the अगला morning.
The अगला day, Greeley accompanied Leila and her aunt and uncle on a ride to the nearest beach. Leila's uncle drove. Leila's dog, Paul, enjoyed looking out the window at the sights. When they stopped for lunch, Leila took Paul out on a leash to "do his business". A few people stopped Leila and asked her, "What kind of dog is that?" Most people didn't believe her when she told them that Paul is a purebred German Shepherd Dog. Leila didn't mind, though. She was aware that most people don't know that Shepherds can be blue, especially solid blue like Paul. Around 6:00 that evening, Leila, Greeley, Leila's aunt and uncle, and Paul arrived at the property. It was a nice समुद्र तट house, and it was very pet friendly. They were all tired from their trip. After unpacking, they got रात का खाना and relaxed for the rest of the evening. A few hours later, they called it a night.
Leila and Greeley had just finished their first साल of college. They were looking आगे to the summer. Greeley asked, "What are आप going to do this summer, Leila?" She said, "I'm mostly going to relax and take it easy. What are आप going to do?" He said, "I think I'll do the same, but we should do some fun things this summer. After all, summer doesn't last forever." She said, "You're right. We should do some fun things together." He said, "I'd like that." Later, Leila texted Greeley and said, "My aunt and uncle and I are going to the समुद्र तट this weekend. They कहा that I can bring one friend with me. I first asked Rita, but she can't come, because she's taking summer classes as well as taking on a summer job. Would आप like to come with us, Greeley?" He said, "I'd प्यार to, Leila." She said, "Great!" He asked, "Is your dog, Paul, going too?" She said, "Of course he is." The two फ्रेंड्स were looking आगे to their weekend getaway.
