Myra Sayla is a timid, insecure girl in grade six. Her and her brother, Jimmy, started attending a school two or three years ago. She likes to wear her best dresses at school and her best dress is an elegant, sapphire dress. In school, Myra enjoys Social Studies, Spelling, and Health. Jimmy is a little bit dependent of Myra at times, which embarrasses her in front of her peers. When you look at Myra, you see her weary, worn out eyes looking at you with her head bent slightly and a slight hunch. From afar, her dark, oily, gleaming hair looks like a turban since her hair is in heavy coils wrapped on top of her head. She has a long, brooding, smooth face that always looks discreet and melancholy. She resembles a child in a medieval painting, like a small figure carved of wood, for worship and magic, with faces smooth and aged, and meekly, cryptically uncommunicative. Myra is 4 foot 9 and tends to look up at most of her classmates since she is a bit shorter than the rest. The Sayla family owns a fruit store so you can smell the odd, distinct odour from Myra. Myra does not have a strong relationship with the popular kids a school so it is hard for her to fit in. She is constantly ignored by her peers and is unnoticed.

Helen is a sympathetic, caring grade six student who lives just outside of town. She walks to school in her muddy rubber boots, carrying her lunch pail along a rocky, dirt road. If you were to meet Helen, you instantly notice the plenty of freckles on her face, next to her auburn hair carefully braided pigtails that sit so delicately on her shoulders tied with tiny red ribbons. In comparison to her classmates, Helen is the not the tallest but is not also extremely short. Unlike most of her peers, Helen is not afraid to step out of the guidelines of society to help a friend. Her warm-hearted action change the lives of two siblings, Myra and Jimmy Sayla. Her actions set a standard for leadership and compassion for a friend in need. Not only does Helen’s initiatives help the lives of others, but also builds her character. As many others should see, Helen is the perfect role model for people of any age in this world. She’s shows everyone that to follow what you think is right and make choices that come from you, not from others.

Good Morning

class! Today, we will

start with spelling.

Johnson Mcpherson Elementary School

Who knows how to spell distinguish? Not you, Gladys. What about you, Myra? You spe--

Who's knocking? I will get the door.

Please may I take my

brother home, he has wet himself?

Alright Myra, but come back

before recess.

I need Myra to come

home with me.

You're late. It just

started, Myra. Go outside and play.

I'm back, Miss

Darling! Is it recess?

HAHA!

1 hour later...

DurinG Recess...

Girls in Grade Six, I want to talk

to you!

There is a girl in Grade Six called Myra Sayla. She is

in your grade, isn't she?

I think so...

Yeah... Yes, Miss Darling!

Well, why is she never playing with the rest of you? Every day I see

her sitting in the back porch, never playing. Do you think you would be very happy, if you were left back

there?

Myra can't come out with us, Miss Darling! Myra has to look after her little brother!

Just try to be nicer, Gladys.

Don't you think so? You will try to be nicer, won't you? I

know you will!

You will try to be nicer, won't you? I know you will! I don't care if it rains or freezes.

ARGH!

JOHNSON MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sure...

Let's be nice

to Myra!

What do you wash your hair in, it's so nice and shiny

My-ra!

Hel-lo My-ra!

She washes it in cod-liver oil,

don't you, My-ra? Can't you smell

it?

Bye Myyyyra!

The Next day On their way to school...

uh! I can't believe helen is hanging out with myra!

hey myra wait up! I got some

cracker jack we can share!

he's shy. He'll probably grow

out of it.

i always thought you were good in arithmetic.

but i am no good at spelling. i'll fail maybe

you won't fail.

thanks. I hope i won't.

…………..

Take some Cracker Jack. You

hardly had some.

Thanks!

Look! There's a prize in

there!

Do you like it?

I like them blue stones. Blue stones are sapphire.

Here you go.

No, you keep it. Finders Keepers.

It was your

Cracker Jack.

No!

You found

it.Fine, I will give it to you.

I can come early and walk with her other mornings, I can go and talk to her at recess. Why

not? Why not?

Thank you.

Your welcome

The Next Day...

Where is Myra?

Myra Sayla?

Absent.

The next week... Why isn't Myra here?

Myra Sayla? Absent.

Again.

One Month Later...

Something is wrong

with Myra...

as you all know myra has been

gone for a while. it turns out that she is sick in the

hospital.

it's true! my aunt is a nurse. i think she has akemia or something.

why don't we visit myra in the hospital for a birthday party? we could go on the twentieth of march because she's sick. is

anyone interested?

i'll go!

That's great! the cook will

bake a cake and maybe we can bring some presents.

isn't myra's birthday in july?

5 weeks later….

In the Hospital...

Myra Sayla

Hello, Myra!

Happy Birthday,

Myra!

My birthday is in July.

ELeven. In July.

Never mind when it really

is. How old are you, Myra?

We brought presents for you myra!

Thanks. oh i just remembered i

need to tell you that i'll be going to st. joseph's hospital soon.

oh. anyway, here open

your presents!

thank you all so

much for the gifts

I have to ask you all to leave

now. The buzzer has gone off.

Okay. we will be

right out.

Goodbye, Myra!

Time to go everyone!

Goodbye.

Helen!

I got too many things.

You take something.

What? It's for your

birthday. You always get a

lot at a birthday.

Well you take

something

You take that.

Don't you want

it?

You take it.

When I come back from London, you can come and play at my place after

school.

Okay.

excuse me, but visiting time is over. i'm going to have to ask you to leave.

oh i'm sorry. i'll leave

right away.

goodbye myra.