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which An had secretly remembered seeing the red-haired girl eating for lunch more than once. An and her mother brought little chocolate cupcakes, and An wanted to make something with her own hands so she had made lemonade herself, from scratch, and stored it in a thermos which her mother had bought her specifically for the occasion. An had always seen the other kids at school drinking from thermoses but she had never had one. So there they were: An and her mother eagerly awaiting the arrival of the red-haired girl. They began to put out the food on a. | Stars and Turtles by Michael McLaughlin Smashwords Edition Published by Michael McLaughlin on Smashwords Author page on Smashwords Michael McLaughlin Stars and Turtles Copyright 2011 by Michael McLaughlin This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not Stars and Turtles The little girl with the yellow hat went to the park accompanied by her mother. The girl s name was An. It had been her decision to spell it with one N. There originally was a second N making her name Ann but one day she had the idea of omitting the second N so that the name would be uniquely hers. Her parents discussed it together and thought it was a bit odd especially for a 9 year old but decided to acquiesce happily knowing that at one point she would want to switch it back. An and her mother stood in the middle of the park on this cool summer day. An appeared happy and expectant. Last week at school she had finally gotten the courage up and asked the red-haired girl who sat in front of her in the same row if she would like to come on a picnic the following Saturday. An was thrilled when the red-haired girl said yes. An had been asking her to do things with her for weeks but the red-haired girl seemed to always be doing something or other and was always too busy to spend any time with An. So finally An could boast to herself and to the rest of the world that she had a real honest to goodness friend. After Saturday at night time she would be able to remember the time they would have together and she would not have such a sad time falling asleep. She would have someone to whisper her secrets to at school on the sly and then giggle while others wondered what they were saying. She would spend the weekends and holidays with someone other than her mother or her dolls or her lonely bed. On .