It would be fun!

Our Meeting!

By Jacynne Collver

To Kate my Pen Pal Forever!

Copyright 2009

Amber:

I clicked it and it was done. I had officially booked my flight to Michigan. I felt so happy, I was actually going to meet her, Sophia, my pen pal, my best friend, a girl I knew but didn’t. I was finally going to meet her, hear her voice, and see her in person.

Sophia:

“Mail for you Sophia!”

“Coming!”

“Here you go.”

“Thanks mom.”

I went to my room which I share with my little sister, crossed her side, sat down on my bed and opened my letter.

“Dear Sophia, 10/ 19/ 09

I am doing well. I was a little worn out yesterday after dance practice but am my normal self today. How is dance and karate going for you? So when do you tech your next ‘So you wantna Rabbit’ class?

I have a surprise for you… I am sending you a large package that will arrive November sixteenth, it is a wonderful surprise and I am sure you’ll love it. It’s alright if your still at dance practice, I have e-mailed your mom telling her to bring it to you for it can’t wait.

Your P.P.F + B.F.F

Amber”

“Anything of interest?” asked my sister.

“Ya! Amber says she’s sending me a package.”

“Cool, did she say what it is or is it a surprise?”

“Surprise.”

Amber:

November 14^th…

I fingered the necklace Sophia had given me. I stared across my mom’s lap, out the window of the plane. I was so excited! “Drinks miss?”

“Huh, oh. Yes, sprite please.”

“There you are. Would you like me to leave a drink for your mother when she wakes up?”

“Oh, no. That’s ok.”

“Alright than. Anything else I can get you?”

“How long tell we land?”

“About an hour.”

“OK, thanks.” The flit attendant moved on. One hour I thought. One hour and I’ll be in Michigan!

*****

“Here Amber watch the bags I have to run after your sister…. Oh and watch for Grammie.”

Tomorrow I’ll meet her, tomorrow, tomorrow! “Oh, there’s Gram. Gideon go tell mom.”

Sophia:

2 days latter…

Mom seems really happy today, every time she sees me she smiles reel big. Hummm… Well I am happy too, today I’ll get my surprise from Amber!

“Mom you won’t forget to bring my package from Amber to dance right!?”

“Of course not.”

Amber:

“Mrs. Troxell?”

“Yes? Oh you must be Amber! How was your trip?”

“Good, thanks.”

“Well Sophia is at dance so would you like to drive over?”

“Yes!”

Sophia:

Shanae, Eshapei… Oh that’s my mom… Oh she brought the surprise! But where is it? She probably left it in the car. Humm….

Amber:

She looks confused, of course she probably is.

“Their almost done, remember the plan.”

“OK”

Oh here she comes! I heard someone (It must have been Sophia) say, “Hi Mom, did you bring the surprise?”

“Sure did! Close your eyes!”

I peeked through the door there she stood just like in her picture, her eyes were closed and her hands out stretched. Mrs. Troxell signaled to me, I walked through the door and stopped in front of Sophia.

“Hi Sophia!”

She opened her eyes, looked at me and a smile as big as the sun spread across her face!

Sophia:

I couldn’t believe it!

“Amber! Oh my goodness! Is it really you! I can’t believe it!” I said giving her a big hug.

“Yes it’s me! I watched you dance you were wonderful! I am so glad I finally met you!”

“You too! This is so sweet! When you wrote that you were sending a surprise I didn’t think it was going to be you! Oh here let me introduce you. Girls this is my Alaskan pen pal, Amber! Amber these are my friends and this is my teacher.”

Amber:

“Nice to meet you.” I said as Sophia named the girls gathered ‘round. But I could barley hear her words because I was so happy. All I could hear was her voice. I took it all in, her voice the way she moved how tall she was compared to me, everything! She must have been happy too for when she was done saying everyone’s name she just looked at me over and over.

After we had got to her house I met the rest of her family, dad, brothers, and her sister. I saw all of her many pets and finally we started planning our trip to American Girl Place. We would take the train and have all the fun we could, we had both been saving for this trip sense mom and Grammie had said that we would be going. We would spend the night in a hotel and go back the next morning. I didn’t care what we did as long as I could be with Sophia for as long as it lasts.

Sophia:

I was so happy. At the end of our visit when Amber went home I sated up long after I had climbed in bed just thinking about Amber, I didn’t think about tomorrow I just thought of today and what a great gift it was to meet her.

The End