Toni

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By:**Toni Sharclane**

Main Characters

Alice (Mom) Age: 29 Alysha (Daughter) Age: 14 Fresh Men at TMHS Tommy (Best Friend of Alysha) Age: 15 Sophmore At JDHS

//(Alysha's Problem is people at school is starting too gossip aobut her, She has only one friend which is Tommy that's the only person she can trust , One thing is Tommy is going to a differnt school then Alysha)//

(Alysha Sits at the table with her head in her arms. Mom walks by and saw her and took a seat at the table with her)

Alysha: //(Sits Up)// Mom, some people at school are starting too gossip about me, They keep telling lots of people at school stupid lies about me.

Alice: Well Alysha, Back when I was your age the same excact same thing happend too me.

Alysha: How'd you deal with it mom ?

Alice: With -- What ?

Alysha: The Lies that people make about you ?

Alice:I tried too make new friends and ignore all the gossip but--

Alysha: But What mom?

Alice: But it didn't work all my mom made me do is, Just deal with it.

Alysha: I cant just deal with it mom. Mom So many people are laughing at me, making fun of me , And calling me names.

//(Alice Stands up to talk)//

Alice: But Alysha its a new Year at school ! And YOU ALREADY GOT PEOPLE NOT LIKING YOU ??

Alysha: Yes Mom, I cant just make people like me!! Why cant i just Transfer Schools?

Alice: Why do you think there would be a better chance at the other School ?

Alysha:Because I already have friends there!!!!!!!!! //(Alysha falls to the floor and begs her mom)// Pleasee Mom ?! Please ??

Alice: What do you mean friends ?? You mean that one boy named Tommy who is your only friend ?

Alysha: Well mom Tommy knows some people and they seem too want to get to know me !

Alice: Well how does those people want to get to know you when they know nothing about you??

Alysha:Tommy said he talks about me all the time to his friends Mom !

Alice: Well Honey, if you think its a better chance at JDHS then get the papers to me so I can sign them for you.

Alysha: oh THANK YOU MOM!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!! THANK YOU !

Alice: Your welcome, Alysha

(Alysha runs too the phone too call Tommy, At Tommys House, Ring Ring Ring, Picks Up Phone)

Alysha: Hello?

Tommy: Hey Whats up ? did you Ask your Mom yet ?

Alysha: Yes I did Tommy //(Says in a high pitched voice) (Happy Way)//

Tommy: So what did she say ?

Alysha: Oh she said if I bring her the papers too transfer schools She'll sign them.

Tommy: Really? Your not Lieing are you alysha??

Alysha: Nope Nope Nope !!! Im so happy I can scream to the world I cant Wait !!!

Tommy: Well neither can I !!! I really think my other friends will like you Alysha

Alysha: //(Says in a confused way)// You think or you Know ?

Tommy: Will I know they will. They seem to already like you.

Alysha: how do you know that Tommy?

Tommy: They talk about you all the time ALYSHA!!!

Alysha: Haha really ?? I cant wait too meet them.

Tommy: Oh You'll Like them I know for sure you will !!

(Alysha tells tommy to hold on a bit cause her mom is telling her something. So Tommy waits on the phone for Alysha)

Alice: Alysha you better get off that DAMN PHONE NOW !!! COME AND EAT DINNER !!!

Alysha: Okay Mom ! You didn't have too yell at me !!! 2 Minutes OKAY ?

Alice: Okay well sorry. Just come and eat dinner now !!!

//(Alysha Gets back on the phone)//

Alysha: Tommy My mom is in a cranky mood and she wants me too get off the phone so I gotta go ill call you back later okay ??!

Tommy: Okay Alysha Well ill see you at school tomorrow hopefully ..

Alysha: Okay Bye,

Tommy: Byeee !!!!

//(Alice And Alysha Eat Dinner and go to bed and Alysha wakes up and eats breakfest and goes too J.D.H.S And lives a Happy Life The End!!!)// __//**THE ENDDD !!!!**//__

Have You Ever Wondered what the real story about Christopher Columbus is ?
Well I do, In this digital post card im going to tell you what ive learned so far in 7th Grade, What I want to learn next semester, and what my goals are for 2010. So far in 7th grade ive learned about space, diffrent planets, how to divide, what LCD,GCF, and what LCM Means, I also learned how to write poems,memoirs,plays and this year I noticed that I started too like reading alot more than I used too. In L.A I learned alot about wars, Colonies, and the the truth about Columbus, Ms.Nelson also taught Me how to make Jerky, And what my Culture really is.

Next Semester I hope too learn more about poetry and learn more about Dividing fractions and decimal's

This New Coming year 2010 I got some new goals for myself and those goals are 1.) **Getting All My Home Work Turned in on Time !! 2.) Getting on the Honer Roll 3.) Making better choices 4.) Getting to class on time

Memoir !!! Celebrating Sassy !!**

So when is the baby gonna be born ? I heard that about a million times at my aunt's baby shower. All our friends and family went to the baby shower. The baby shower was for my auntie Sarah, for her baby that her and my uncle Tony is having. There to gonna name the baby "Sassy Alex Sharclane" My aunt named her baby's first name and my uncle named the baby's middle name and last name.

The way I feel about my aunt is she's a good friend. She always helped me understand things that go bad in life, I am very great full to have her in my life. I really enjoy playing with her daughter "Kylie" shes really funny and cool. My aunt is now having her third kid i'm really happy and can't wait too see my new cousin.

During the party we all played games with each other and ate food; we drank punch that my grandma Myrna made. By the way the punch she made was really really really Yummy. One of the games we played is a game where you get a pink plastic pin, you have to try and get as many pins as you can. The way you collect them is you can't say the word "Baby", if you say the word baby somebody who heard you gets to take you pin away, whoever had the most pins at the end of the round get's to win a prize.

I feel really proud for my auntie and uncle I also cant wait to meet my new cousin I think I would like to have a baby shower when I get older I think there really fun, cool , and awesome baby's are cute and small and very fun to play with I really think id like to have a kid when i'ma grown up. The baby shower was great -- I liked it we all enjoyed playing games with each other.

My baby cousin Sassy was born already I was happy to see her she was the cutest smallest thing you ever seen before she was Born January 9, 2010 She was 7 pounds & 10 oz , she was born at 1:53 Am. I was really happy that I got to see her and hope she and my aunt and uncle has a good time through her baby years !!!!


 * THE END !!!**

My name is Toni Sharclane and my sisters name is Myrna Sharclane we both have improved in school, were now on **__THE HONER ROLL!__** I was only on the Honer roll for 2nd Quarter, Myrna was on the Honer Roll for 1st and 2nd Quarter. I feel really proud for her;I now understand that school is really **__IMPORTANT__** for you. I really do enjoy it, actually its pretty fun, I like all my teachers their pretty funny and awesome to be around; missing one day of school kinda makes me mad now because you got to catch up on lots of notes and important things. My favorite class is “American History” And “Math” those classes seem to be the funniest and enjoyablest classes to me. Myrnas favorite classes is “Math And Language Arts”
 * Dear Judge,**

Were really sorry for not going to school for 2008-2009 school year and we PROMISE you that it will never happen again.

Myrna is now a much better person since she got back from “Alaska Crossings” she has improved in all her classes and everything good like that.

Ive been in foster care for about 4 months now, I really think I learned a lesson: now I am just really sorry for all this trouble I caused and I know for anything it will never ever happen again. I just want to be at home with my little sister and older brother and my loving mom again. I basically only get to see her when were at family counseling, we don’t get any visits with each other anymore I think its un-healthy for me and Myrna.

My life at home with my family, my mom, my brother , and sisters has always been safe no matter what! We always have been fed, bathed, and cared for. My mom is a loving/caring mom, she’s the bestest thing that ever happened to me, it just hurts to be away from her; not able to see her just hits that one spot in my heart. My mom is always supportive for me and my sisters. I love how she helps me out when ever I need it if I ever have a problem I always go to her. She listens to me and everything like that.

My family is a good family when were all together. I always tought that OCS was a person that’s sapost to help keep family’s together but now that I am away from my mom it doesn’t seem like that anymore.

This house that I am staying in now isn’t so good. I don’t like it one bit, me and my sister always gets yelled at for no reason , she’s really mean to us; when ever we tell our caseworker something or complain about our problems she yells at us or puts us on groundation for a couple of days. I do not think that’s fair one bit.

She’s not so good… I am just upset that I have to stay here this home does not seem as safe as my moms house hold. I feel that me and my sister are getting punished for my sister Darreins actions. Its not right.

I just want to go home please? i am begging you

Myrna Sharclane **Dear Judge,** Hi my name is Myrna Sharclane and I go to Dzantik’i Heeni Middle school and I’m in 8th grade. Ever since I got back from Alaska Crossings I have been a whole different person. I haven’t done anything bad since I been back. I’m really sorry for not going to school for the year 2008-2009. I promise that I will go to school everyday unless I’m sick or have a doctors appointment. I think going to school is **VERY IMPORTANT**. I believe it’s very IMPORTANT because I need education to get a good job that pays good money. I have learned a lot this year. I have been in the honor roll for 1st and 2nd quarter. I’m really proud of myself. My favorite class in school is Math and Language Arts. When I went to Alaska Crossing I thought is was going to be dumb and retarded. After I was there for about a week or so I realized it’s what’s best for me because I have to learn my lesson one way or another and I certainly have. What I did was wrong I skipped school and I stole things. I’m very sorry for all the trouble I caused. While I was in Alaska Crossings I made a goal. My goal was to stay out of trouble and stay in school. At the moment I feel that I have been achieving my goal. Me and my sister Toni Sharclane are in foster care at the moment. I feel that I should be in here because of my sisters actions because my mother Zona Vonda was told that right after I get out of crossings I get to go back home. When I got back from crossings I was planning on going home but I guess not. When I heard I was going to be in foster care I was really sad. I miss my family so much. Me an my family did all sorts of activities such as swimming, bowling, long cruises, BBQ’s, and camping. I really miss seeing my mom and dad. They both care for me and love me just as much as I do. I only get to see my mom when we have family counseling. I love her and my dad so much. I only get to see my dad like I don’t know its been a long time since I seen him. At least I get to talk to him on the phone. I really miss my younger sister Jacqalynn and my oldest brother Pato. I think it hurts Jacqalynn the most because she can’t see her sisters. She is the youngest in the family she is 7 years old. I think I should have made better decisions because now I realize how much this is put on me because it is the actions I made. My brother on the other hand really misses me and I really miss him too! I wish I could see them everyday. But I don’t think that’s going to happen because I’m in foster care. My family and me are the closest family we love to do everything together. When I see my family it brightens up my day. My cousins who are in the ages between 6-11. They all love me so much and the only way I know that is because every time I see them they always give me the longest hug. My family and I don’t have any more visits because we weren’t at my dads as scheduled and my dad and Lynda were fighting at the time. Lynda had the key to the house so we couldn’t get in. So we just went to my grandmothers house which is just down the street.

=PREFACE=

Did you know that some of the slaves tried to escape? In America **NON-COLORED** people held slaves. The historical fiction story your about to read will tell you about how it might be a slave who tries to escape. I've set my story in 1780 in South Carolina during slavery, My story begins in 'West Africa" then moves to "South Carolina". Most slaves come from "West Africa", and most slaves would do anything for freedom. They would do anything for freedom because when your in slavery you get treated bad, people don't respect you for who you are, you get called bad names and your also separated from your family. The slaves getting auctioned off was real. The slaves that were to be at the bottom of the ship was real, the fact that they had to wear shackles were also real. Waking up really early and going to bed really late was also real, getting whipped and sold away to a other plantation was real, some slaves actually stole things from there masters. //****What was fictional in this story?** Kayveisha, her dad, Georgerina, all the masters,sailors, and every character in this story is fictional. However, most of the slaves wouldn't know english right away.
 * What is the historical setting for this story?**
 * //What is true in this story?

In this story, you will read about a slave girl who is sold away from her father. I hope this story will make you think about what it was like to be a slave. I also hope this story will make you think about the fact that the United States once had slavery.

"Free the Slaves." 17 March 2010. http://www.freetheslaves.net/Page.aspx?pid=183. "South Carolina -- History." 17 March 2010. http://www.sciway.net/hist/. **
 * If you want to read MORE about these topics, I used these sources for my story:

**//"Sold Away"//** ====The light skinned men were shouting -- I could hear their voices from far away. It was getting louder and louder each time they march. I could hear that they were getting closer -- I was scared. I asked my father why they were here and all he said was "Don't ask just find a place to hide" I could not understand why he would want us to hide but I didn't want to ask so I just listened and tried to find a place to hide. As I was trying to find a place I ran into non colored men they were pulling one of my neighbors out of his home; they were yelling at him. I felt bad and really terrified, I ran to try to find my father but I bumped into a non colored man -- he grabbed me, I tried to pull away, but he was to strong. I was frightened I didn't know what to do so I started yell and cry for my dad but with all the Men yelling and marching my dad wouldn't hear me. That night February 4,1780 was the last time I saw my dad.====
 * //By: Toni Sharclane//**

====My name is Kayveisha, I am now a slave the ship that I and all the other people from my home were on finally stopped moving. So I guess that were all getting off. I have been on that ship for several weeks I hope that today is the day I get to get off. In the morning the sailors and all the guards started to grab us and push s off the boat to be sold. When I got off the boat I as all the others were sore, my ankles were bleeding from the iron cold shackles that were rubbing up against my legs.==== ====The pale faced men were yelling numbers, that’s all I really heard. Then one walked up to me and demanded me to tell them my age I told them I was 8 years old and they shouted back to other non colored people "One fine 8 year old girl, good for working around the house, good bones, so strong she could do about anything" lots of other white people yelled back more numbers, then right at that moment some man and women grabbed me, they dragged me to there wagon. The three of us were all bunched up and in pain, all I was thinking is I feel better now that I am off that ship.====

====I’m wondering how things are going to happen, my owners are very silent, they don't talk much unless they command me to do work. There is about 12 other slaves here in South Carolina. Some talk English then again most of us is just learning it. I know some English but only about a couple of sentences, I remember when my daddy tried teaching me, we were just getting started on learning it but some "white paled men" came, took me into the most worst place in the universe, I really do hate it here I feel really unworthy here. I hold that very last moment my daddy and me had close to my heart because who really knows if I am ever going to see him again.====

====One of the other slaves is going to help me learn a little more English, this other slave is a couple years older then I am. Her name is Georgerina, she’s 10 years old; she has been a slave since she was 7 years old. Georgerina says I should be getting used to doing a lot of work by next year. Me and Georgerina is the slaves who clean the house, since we are the slaves that are in the younger group we do very less work then the older, when we are done cleaning the entire house up and down, we move to the kitchen; the kitchen is the most dirtiest place in the house, so were in there most of the day. We work really hard, we start working before daylight and we get to sleep for at least 5 hours before we have to get up and start working again. Me and Georgerina sometimes stay up all day and work on our English together but most of the time we want to get as much sleep as we can, because doing work around here is difficult.====

====I cannot keep my mind off my father I really do miss him. I wonder if he thinks about me or if he even tries to find me. I believe that my daddy does love me and misses me just as much as I miss him, but one thing is I wonder about a lot is will I ever get to see my daddy ever again? Maybe if I talk to my mommy that's in heaven she'll talk to me about daddy and tell me if he’s all right, cause father told me that mommy's watching over me and him so she should know what happen to him.====

====As I start to get ready for a long day’s of work I cry because I fear I will never see my daddy again. I try to wipe away my tears so Georgerina wont see them but she does see some and she comes over too ask what’s wrong and I tell her my fear of not being able to see my daddy ever again, she says "Kayveisha, I promise you that someday we will escape from this bad place and we will try to find you father" Knowing that Georgerinas by my side makes me a little more happy, so we just ignore the fact that I am not by my father and get ready for this long tiring day.====

====Master? Ole massa? May we come in? Yes you stupid girls, you may come in!! what do you girls want? We only wanted to get your dirty laundry so we can wash it. Did you want your room cleaned today massa? "Yes get the entire room cleaned, have the floors scrubbed, also make it look nice!!! As we clean we sing songs that we both know. We sing songs from our home. Me and her both come from West Africa so there's many songs that we both know. Songs that we sing is songs that are very special to our heart. These songs that we sing are songs that remind us a lot of home the songs show who we are.====

====While me and Georgerina were cleaning I found one of the misses necklace, I liked it so much; It had shiny things on it, it was very beautiful, I showed Georgerina and all she said was " Kay put it back" I told her I wasn't going to so she said "Trust me you don't want to take it" I didn't want to listen to her so I just took it. She told me what the master doe's to slaves who steal from him and his misses. I had asked her what she means she said " Kay Kay, your going to get up to 50 lashes when the misses finds out her favorite necklace is gone" "Is that all Georgerina?" "NO that's not all you could maybe even get sold away to a other plantation" Suddenly, my heart started to beat really fast like our drums back home. I didn't know what to do; I was really confused. Was Georgerina serious about getting sold away? or was she just lying to me? I kept thinking about it while I was cleaning, I wanted to return the necklace but the master was watching us, every move we made he saw or heard about, well unless he was using the bathroom. I was thinking hard on when I should return the necklace, maybe sometime soon so he would not know that it is gone, well it cant be sometime soon because were going to be ordered to go to our cabin to get our five hours of rest, so maybe in the morning.====

====You pitiful girls!!! Get up, NOW!! The master came bashing in our room with two other white men, they was dressed all fancy. One of the white paled men grabbed me and searched me, the necklace fell to the floor as they were ripping my only clothes off. The master spots something on the floor and he sees that it is his wife's necklace, he bends down to grab it, he looks at me and slaps me. He shouted really loud telling the other two men that he wants me out of here. I tried to run back to Georgerina with my eyes full of tears but they were pulling me out of the door and into a wagon.====

====Then again I was in shackles, being transferred to a different plantation like Georgerina said. I knew I should have listened to her now I have to suffer more severe beatings and more bloody ankles. We arrived to the new plantation today, it was scary; there was a lot more slaves then there was at my old masters. They took my shackles off and told me to start working in the plantation area. As was walking I was thinking about how I was so scared, I didn't know anybody. I wanted to run far away, where nobody would demand me to do anything or beat me if I did something wrong. This is not right; I’m wondering if I should run away or if I should just stay here and suffer tell they let me go. I don't really know what I should do, I need to gather my thoughts and think of a good plan before I try to escape from here. Maybe rebelling right now and taking off would be a better idea, I've gone threw so much and made it to a different plantation so by now I should have the nerves to just take off and run as fast as I can. I have to get out of here, I need to get out of here and find my father. To many thoughts right now on what I should do. So I should just get back to hoeing.====

====He's watching me, its really bugging me. What should I do? Should I just ignore it? Its only his job so I should just get back to work. Wait no maybe I should go and attack him with my hoe and try to run, yeah that's my plan. I walk up to the over looker and hit him in the face with my hoe and run. I’m running as fast as I can hoping that I wont get caught, so many paled face men is running after me. There running is so much faster then me, I think they might catch me, I hope they don't. But if they do what will happen? Will they kill me? Will I get lashes? If so how many? I have to stop thinking of this its going to slow me down and I will get caught. I’m still running, I take a big deep breath and look behind me, searching for the paled face men -- they were gone. But where have they gone off to? Oh well as long as there gone I don't have to worry about them catching me. I keep running though to make sure I actually lost them. As I run further and further I accidentally trip over a rock and hit my head hard on the ground. I get up but then I am really dizzy and fall over again and just lay there knocked out.====

====I wake up to really loud noises; it’s making like boom noises. I start to look around and I see white men running towards me. I get up and start running as fast as I can hoping they don't hurt me with there boom sticks. I start looking behind me thinking I lost them but when I look forward I see them and he sticks his boom stick right to my head and all of a sudden I see a bright light and blood all over. I start to look around and I see my father.====

"Kayveisha", he murmurs.

I run to him.

Who’s your favorite music artist and WHY? **Toni Sharclane:** I say my __favorite__ music artist[s] is **__“Yung Jay”__** and **__“New Boyz.”__** Lets just say I like them because their songs are so legit and I have lots of their songs on my Ipod, so I have to get used to them. **Brandon Wheaton:** The only music artist that “Phases” me is **__“”__** **Michael Sharclane**: I say “**__Gorilla Zoe.”__** He’s so AWESOME! And I think his songs make sence and most of them really do relate to me. **Elijah Marks**: My favorite music artist is well its more of a group called **__“Young Money.”__** I like this group because their music seems like it speaks to me, it talks about my life to. **Myrna Sharclane:** T.I is the BEST!! No doubt I say he’s the best because his music is totally awesome and I just think his music is GREAT! **Peter Adams:**