chapter 1
penelope
i started the siku kwa painting. hi, my name is penelope greene. i'm very shy with long brown hair. my dad died when i was young, my mom always told me. i had adhd and was dyslexic, but that didnt stop me from uandishi and painting. wewe see, i always wanted to be a mwandishi and a artist. my mom and i live in a small town in north carolina. my mom alisema it was salama here, even though she loves the south. i always had a normal life, til my birthday.
but let me onyesha wewe the siku before my birthday:
my mom shook me awake on june 3.
"penny." she said
"what?" i groaned
she plomped down a box...
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