The Girl With Train Tracks on Her Teeth
"There's Ms. Train Tracks!" shouted Kylah Jade Olivieri at Bella White as she was walking home from school. Her "sidekick," Annalee Parker laughed.
Bella had been teased by Kylah Jade and Annalee for years but they had done it even more since she had got her braces.
"Braces are already bad enough without Kylah Jade and Annalee teasing me," thought Bella. She felt like her mouth hurt more when she was being teased.
"Wait up, Bella!" Bella turned and saw her friends Nikki McDonald and Emileigh Carson running up.
"What’s up?" asked Emileigh.
"We saw Kylah Jade and Annalee. Were they teasing you again?" asked Nikki.
Nikki had perfect teeth. Period. Nikki had a perfect bit and her teeth were pure white and as straight as a pole. Emileigh's teeth were as bad as Bella's but she didn't have braces. Whenever anyone asked whether she would get braces she would say that she didn't know. Bella knew the two of them tried to help her but they couldn't relate to her. This gave her a feeling of loneliness.
"Yeah," said Bella glumly.
"I hope she doesn't tease you about them till they come off," said Nikki.
"She probably will," said Bella.
"Come on Bella! I know you have a lot on your plate what with your braces, being teased, and your civics project but-"
"What civics project?" asked Bella, interrupting Emileigh.
"We are all supposed to come up with a fund raiser for a good cause . Weren't you paying attention to Ms. Kelli?" replied Nikki.
"I must have zoned out or something. What am I going to do about that?" asked Bella.
"I'm not sure. I'm having enough trouble coming up with my own idea," answered Emileigh.
"I plan on doing mine to benefit starving kids in Africa," said Nikki.
"I wish I could have thought of that. I have no creativity in me right now," said Bella.
"Hey, it's a Friday! Do you two want to have a sleepover at my house? Maybe I could help you both," asked Nikki. "
"Sure!" replied Bella and Emileigh. Bella went home to get permission and get her stuff together.
"I think I've finally figured out mine. I will do a stuffed animal drive for kids in orphanages in China," said Emileigh at the sleepover.
"I still can't come up with one that millions of other people won't be doing," said Bella.
"How about you raise money to help kids whose families can't afford braces," said Emileigh.
"I don't want to five people a reason to b teased. How did you come up with that idea?" asked Bella.
"From my own life," said Emileigh slowly.
"What do you mean?" asked Nikki.
"I was supposed to get braces but my parents couldn't afford it. I've always thought you to be very lucky, Bella," said Emileigh.
"I'm not sure you would if you were teased all the time," said Bella.
"I would take the teasing if I could have braces. You don't have to use my idea but please think about it."
A week later Bella was standing in her front yard selling different crafts she made. Above her was a sign that said "Ms. Train Tracks' Crafts- proceeds go to helping unfortunate kids get braces."
"You actually used my idea!" said Emileigh as she and Nikki walked up.
"Yep! After talking with you at the sleepover I realized how fortunate I really am," said Bella.
"Aren't you afraid that people will be teased?" asked Nikki jokingly.
"They might be teased but once their braces are off they can give the people who teased them a beautiful smile."
Bella had been teased by Kylah Jade and Annalee for years but they had done it even more since she had got her braces.
"Braces are already bad enough without Kylah Jade and Annalee teasing me," thought Bella. She felt like her mouth hurt more when she was being teased.
"Wait up, Bella!" Bella turned and saw her friends Nikki McDonald and Emileigh Carson running up.
"What’s up?" asked Emileigh.
"We saw Kylah Jade and Annalee. Were they teasing you again?" asked Nikki.
Nikki had perfect teeth. Period. Nikki had a perfect bit and her teeth were pure white and as straight as a pole. Emileigh's teeth were as bad as Bella's but she didn't have braces. Whenever anyone asked whether she would get braces she would say that she didn't know. Bella knew the two of them tried to help her but they couldn't relate to her. This gave her a feeling of loneliness.
"Yeah," said Bella glumly.
"I hope she doesn't tease you about them till they come off," said Nikki.
"She probably will," said Bella.
"Come on Bella! I know you have a lot on your plate what with your braces, being teased, and your civics project but-"
"What civics project?" asked Bella, interrupting Emileigh.
"We are all supposed to come up with a fund raiser for a good cause . Weren't you paying attention to Ms. Kelli?" replied Nikki.
"I must have zoned out or something. What am I going to do about that?" asked Bella.
"I'm not sure. I'm having enough trouble coming up with my own idea," answered Emileigh.
"I plan on doing mine to benefit starving kids in Africa," said Nikki.
"I wish I could have thought of that. I have no creativity in me right now," said Bella.
"Hey, it's a Friday! Do you two want to have a sleepover at my house? Maybe I could help you both," asked Nikki. "
"Sure!" replied Bella and Emileigh. Bella went home to get permission and get her stuff together.
"I think I've finally figured out mine. I will do a stuffed animal drive for kids in orphanages in China," said Emileigh at the sleepover.
"I still can't come up with one that millions of other people won't be doing," said Bella.
"How about you raise money to help kids whose families can't afford braces," said Emileigh.
"I don't want to five people a reason to b teased. How did you come up with that idea?" asked Bella.
"From my own life," said Emileigh slowly.
"What do you mean?" asked Nikki.
"I was supposed to get braces but my parents couldn't afford it. I've always thought you to be very lucky, Bella," said Emileigh.
"I'm not sure you would if you were teased all the time," said Bella.
"I would take the teasing if I could have braces. You don't have to use my idea but please think about it."
A week later Bella was standing in her front yard selling different crafts she made. Above her was a sign that said "Ms. Train Tracks' Crafts- proceeds go to helping unfortunate kids get braces."
"You actually used my idea!" said Emileigh as she and Nikki walked up.
"Yep! After talking with you at the sleepover I realized how fortunate I really am," said Bella.
"Aren't you afraid that people will be teased?" asked Nikki jokingly.
"They might be teased but once their braces are off they can give the people who teased them a beautiful smile."