At school Joyce sat with some people she met earlier in the day. She ate a sandwich while she noticed a girl sitting alone across the cafeteria writing in a notebook. The girl had her hair braided, wore a dark red and orange striped shirt, and seemed to hum a song out loud. One of the girls sitting next to Joyce got up and headed towards the braided hair girl. She said something to her, and then snatched her notebook. She took the book back to the table where Joyce and the others were sitting and read from the page where the girl was writing. She was half way reading through the page when she slammed her fist against the table. She threw the journal against the cafeteria wall and then left the table. None of this made any sense, so Joyce bent down and picked the book off of the ground. She read the page, and when the other girls left the table she got up and returned the book to the braided hair girl.
Shes your half sister? asked Joyce.
Yup, replied the girl.
You two seem to get along very well then, said Joyce.
I love her anyway.
Youre weird Rachel, but next time Ill accept your offer, said Joyce while she handed Rachel a five dollar bill.
Eventually Joyce did hang out with Rachel. Rachel told Joyce her about life growing up with a single momJoyce could relate. Joyce wanted to do something else with Rachel later in the week, but she said that she was busy, though she offered an invitation for Joyce to come to a bible study. Joyce saw it as a way to get away from Matthew so she accepted without hesitating.
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