Black=Merylaa

Purple=Grace 

(Merylaa playing with a ball.Kicks over neighbors fence.) “Hey, I’m sorry,” Said Merylaa politely. 

“It’s ok,nice ball,” Grace replied, “Are you by any chance in the church down the road?” Grace asked the new girl.

“No I’m not but I am trying to be a journalist,” Merylaa replied, trying to make some small talk. “By the way It’s Merylaa,” Merylaa told Grace quietly.

“Nice Merylaa, I love the name, sorry It’s Grace. Hey, can I tell you something?” Grace asked cautiously.

“Yeah sure, why?” Merylaa was wondering why Grace was tearing up. “Are you okay Grace, you look upset?” Merylaa asked. 

“I’m okay but my church is really strict and my dad got expelled from his job. It's all my fault, I need your help even though you’re not in the religion you’re my only hope,” Grace continued.

As Grace was talking, Merylaa was thinking. She was wondering if she should ask to help or write it in her journal. She didn’t know what to do. The only thing she did know was that she had to get this news into the daily paper for everybody to know. Also partly so then Grace can get her dad back. “ Mission accepted,” Merylaa muttered under her breath.

“ -So please can you help me. Please, please, please!” Grace pleaded.

“Certainly but first I need you to come with me,” Merylaa said walking back to her house with Grace .

“Why?”Grace asked curiously.

“ I’ll tell you in a minute,” Merylaa said, beckoning Grace to come with her.                               Chapter 2

Here is a snippet of Grace for some context. https://www.morrisgleitzman.com/grace.htm 

I clear my throat and think of fighting back but I don’t. “Well you see we are the daughter and son of Frank, one of the nazis, see,” I say, sounding more confident than I am.  As the boys stare carefully at Zelda’s locket. I’m starting to worry that my lie isn’t going to work. My heart is racing. I hold my breath until I hear an answer from the two boys from the youth. As one of them starts to talk, the other overtakes.“ Where are you in this photo, we only see the dumb girl but where might you be in this image,” In Zelda’s locket I realize that only her mum, her dad and her are in the photo. “Well I was taking care of our chickens, keeping their water clean  and their food scraps fresh,” I said shyly, my hands trembling. The boys are even closer and the safety locks on their rifles are 100% off. I can feel that the boys don’t believe me , staring into my soul all of a sudden Zelda then bursts out and explodes with anger. “Calling me dumb you stupid boys call me dumb again see what happens, lets go Felix,” Zelda started screaming at the boys. “Not so fast, freeze dirtbags you're not going anywhere,” The boys said pointing their rifles at us. “Don't move or we’re dead, calm down or they’ll shoot us,”I extremely quietly whispered to Zelda. ‘BANG BANG’ we’re in a cold dark room.

Here is a snippet of Once for some context.

https://morrisgleitzman.com/once.htm