Hurry mi ja Abuela said or you will not get any breakfast You know how your brothers like to eat Daisy knew it was true so she hurriedly pulled on a tan jumper Then she put on hot pink socks and black high top tennis shoes with the tops rolled down She finished by putting a hot pink daisy at the top of her braid and a hot pink band at the bottom of it Then she looked in the mirror Daisy saw a ten year old girl who was not short but not too tall either Her eyes were light brown her hair was black and her skin was the color of warm caramel Daisy knew her face was round In fact she was a little round all over She knew she was not a skinny stick like some of the girls at school but that was okay with her She thought she looked very beautiful and that everyone at school would wish they had hot pink socks too
After Daisy was ready she ran downstairs and quickly ate breakfast Then it was time to leave for school Daisy stepped outside into a blast of hot air Even early in the morning it was hot like an oven in Townsend Arizona Her brothers were already walking far ahead of her Paola lagged behind them all Paola followed Daisy a lot and wanted to be just like her big sister If Daisy said that she loved watermelon bubble gum which she did then Paola said she loved it too Every time Daisy snuggled up with her little dog Noche then Paola wanted to hold Noche Daisy called Hurry Paola or you will be late on your first day Sometimes it was hard to be the big sister but Daisy knew it was important for her to look after her siblings Daisy began walking as slow as a snail so Paola could catch up with her
As she walked Daisy noticed the neat rows of houses where her neighbors lived Her tia Louisa lived two houses down Her other tia Maria lived two streets over She turned the corner and stood in front of her school The new building gleamed in the early morning sun The sign in front of the school said Welcome back Townsend Elementary Tigers Daisy tossed her new black book bag with silver hearts over her shoulder and stepped inside The hall was cool Kids were crammed inside all pushing to get to class Some kids were standing in front of their lockers Across the hall a girl was waving at Daisy Daisy rushed through the kids in the hall until she was in front of her best friend in the whole wide world I have some watermelon bubble gum Want some Daisy asked
