This is one of the stories, I'll put the first chapter on first and then go from there.
(side note: there will be derisive and playful commentary here, so play along)
Chapter 1: Fourth Grade (which I was in when I wrote this, I'm writing it as is too, so this should be fun)
It was September 1. The first day of school. Susie Bridgeport woke up. She got up, got her clothes off and put some new ones on. Then she got her shoes on and tied them. She was wearing her light blue shorts and her bright yellow shirt with green and pink polka dots on. (Sounds bloody awful, but my sis and I used to dress like this before we realized how bad off we were) And she had a pony tail in her hair. It was a white bow that was holding her light brown hair back. She looked in the mirror and thought she looked very pretty. And she did. Anybody could see that. (in case they can't, a drawing tells them. A big dresser with huge mirror, bed with purple blanket and red frame that looks like it's floating, funky throw rug with purple and yellow stripes, door that says...something I can't read, other door, and aforementioned girl. She looks completely psychotic btw) A new school was being built over the summer. Susie saw it in the newspaper. She wondered where it was, though. She was very, very curious about it. She could not stop wondering about it. That's all she thought about. (obsessive much?) Then her mother called, "Susie! Come down and eat!" (thank god for that. btw I need to split this into paragraphs, as original writing is not, and it's assaulting my eyes)
"I'm coming!" she replied. Then she ran down the stairs. She ran as fast as she could. Then she sat down and ate. She had scrambled eggs, a piece of toast with grape jam on and a glass of milk. "You're looking pretty fancy today, aren't you?" said Susie's mom. "Yes, I know," replied Susie. "I wanted to dress up on the first day of school," said Susie again. Then Susie ate all her breakfast. Then she brushed her hair, 'til it looked all nice and shiny. Then she grabbed her coat and said, "Good-bye" to her mom.(The drawing on this page is of Susie's mom, looking somewhat normal, while Susie still appears dazed and confused. That ponytail just sticks out like the dickens, and they have an aqua blue kitchen table. There was a circle drawn to the side but it was scribbled out...who knows, maybe it was gonna be a pool or something.)
She walked up to the bus stop. Then soon the bus came. Susie got inside it. She sat in the fifth seat on the right side. Jennifer Etvanston was sitting right across from her. Jennifer was Susie's best friend. She said to Jennifer, "Who's class are you in, Jen?" "Ms. Mulen," she replied. "So am I," said Susie. "I hope I sit by you, Susie," said Jennifer. "I do, too," muttered Susie. "I got a new jacket," said Jennifer. "Did you notice?" "No," replied Susie. "I got a new pet, Susie," said Jennifer. "Oh," sighed Susie. "What is it?" "A dog," replied Jennifer. "I named him Sparky," (The drawing is..well..laughable. The interior of the bus is way off, including the row of seats. The driver appears to be an infant with a completely bald and blank head, except he had something that resembles a bowl on top of his head. I think that's supposed to be hair or something. Susie is perched on the edge of her seat, and Jennifer is standing up. That doesn't seem safe for some reason. At least Jen looks cute in her fuchsia sweater, skirt, and shoes, with her bracelet and long blonde hair and blue eyes.)
"That's a cute name for a dog," replied Susie. "It is, isn't it?" said Jennifer. "Yes," muttered Susie under her breath. She sighed. She just couldn't wait to get to school. She sighed again. She really, really wanted to find out where the school was. But she would very, very soon. (Susie seems really unstable for some reason) Then Michelle Samoa got on the bus. Then Michael Trendy. Then Shelley Thompson. Then Ann Plllomentoson. (Good god, none of these names seem contrived at all. I still give characters weird names, but maybe not quite this weird.) Then they kept riding for a very, very, very long time. Then they rode down Blade Road and picked up Pamela Milkton. She lived on a farm. (no way! never would have guessed that one.) "I'm bringing my chicken to school," she said. "His name's Clucky." "Because he clucks a lot?" said Susie. "No," said Pamela. "I just named him that." "Oh," sighed Susie. "My mom's bringing him," Pamela finished. "Who's class are you in, Pamela?" asked Susie, her eyes glowing with wonder. (Guess she's an alien after all) "Ms. Mulen." "You too?" asked Jennifer. "Yeah," said Pamela. Then they must've went up something very, very steep because they could feel it. (Pamela seems to have neon blonde hair and black eyes. She has a pretty purple dress and purple shoes, but seems overly cheerful. Jennifer and Susie have scary looks on their faces.)
Then they all got off. (I refuse to make cheap jokes on some of the obvious ones :P) Susie lugged (first I said carried, then crossed that off for some reason. Just wanted to give people the illusion that it was heavy) her backpack like it was very heavy, but it wasn't. Susie couldn't wait to see the new school. But she didn't know what she was going to see.