Food Land teaser(Chapter 1)

1. The new girl. (Rachel’s story)

   I sat at my desk and wondered who the new classmate would be. Our teacher, Mrs. Bun said that there would be a new girl coming to New York from LA. I was excited to see the new girl because the seat next to me was free. I was so excited that I didn’t realize I was making hot peppers pop out of the ground.

OK, backup. I’m one of the Foodland people. We call ourselves ‘Foody’. We become a Foody when we eat a magical food and get power from it. I ate a magical pepper and got the power of hot pepper. And, yeah, I was hoping a Foody would come in to our class.

At last, the girl came in. She was pretty, with long brown hair and green eyes. Foodies can feel power from each other, but I couldn’t feel anything from her.     

Mrs. Bun said “This is Ivy Emerald. She will be studying in our class.” Then she turned to me and said “Rachel, will you show Ivy around the school in break time please? Ivy, your seat is just next to Rachel.”

The girl, Ivy, quietly sat down next to me and began to take out her books. I studied her carefully during class, and figured that she was just an ordinary, calm and quiet girl. At break time, I walked over to Ivy and said “Hey, um, nice to meet you. I’m Rachel Sunset. Um, do you want a tour?”

Ivy shrugged and answered “Well, I’d appreciate it if you’re okay with it.”

We walked around the school and I showed her the garden, the classrooms, and the play ground. The play ground was filled with garbage that the kids threw away as they played. Ivy frowned at the garbage with disgust and pulled out a little plastic bag from her pocket. She also pulled out a little pair of tongs and used it to pick up trash and put it in the bag.

A Foody’s job is to protect nature, so I was moved by Ivy’s action. She looked like she had done it for a long time. I wanted to be a good friend with Ivy because she looked like a good nature protector. I wondered how to get close to Ivy, and got an idea.

I leaned over Ivy, who was still picking up trash and said “Hey, ‘you have time after school? If you do, how about coming to our house?”

Ivy smiled. She said “Sure I do! I’d love to go to your house!”