Ulavia Dilworth

The NC machine

In the backyard beyond the gate there’s an empty Bayou and dry grass with sleet sticking to it like clear wet glue. In the background, the sound of the train and the crunching of the grass as the children take step after step. Into the grass steps Jeremy, a tall, lanky and handsome 12 year old boy, DeDe a tall slim pretty 9 year old girl and Jody, a fair height, handsome 13 year old boy. The kids are headed to school, they have on mesh back packs and large bubble coats to keep warm. Everyday the kids take the same route to school, they leave out of their back gate, which is located on the bayou. They have 2 friends tall husky geeky 10 year old kid named Zayver and small slim 12 year old kid named Nikki, that join them everyday as they walk to school together.