Blake

Dimitri

====If you are from a foreign place then just about everyone thinks you dont speak english and you move to America. Thats how I think it works at least. I think this because I moved here from Moscow about a year ago and I hate it so far. All the people are like stone walls. They're still and they dont pay you any mind if your not exactly the same. Cleveland Heights could possibly be the most boring place ever. I tend to not go outside much and for good reason. I tried making friends when I first moved her but every time I said hi they looked down at their toes and kept walking like as I was bad luck. At first I thought it might just be those people but then it hit me. They were ignoring me! I dont even remeber doing anything besides walking around without a coat in the winter. In Russia its 10 times colder so this is like summer to me. But thats no good reason to ignore somebody so I decided that I just wasnt going outside often. Well it was a nice day out so I was walking outside when I stumbled upon the Gibb Street Garden and sure enough I wanted a patch. At first i thought this used to be some lot filled with junk like a mini junkyard but it turns out it's not. I saw all kinds of cool plants and fruits and vegetables. I saw a bright sign saying Lateeshas Tomatoes and I said to myself HMMMHMMM those tomatoes or whatever they're called look delicious! So I bought some tomato seeds and I got my garden up and running in about 30 minutes with help from a man who didnt speek english but was very helpful. I was as happy as I was with just about anything else. I started getting fresh air witch was definitely good for me. In the morning I was just waiting until I could walk outside and see my plants. I went outside after I had breakfast at about 8:00 AM. It was about the first time I actually wanted to wake up and look forward to something in Cleveland Heights.====

====Even though Cleveland Heights is just about the worst place in America this garden is starting to change that pretty quickly. Also I get to see a different thing from each race growing every spring. And this is the best spring I had ever had my tomatoes were ripe and and juicy I put one in my pocket to wash and eat at the end of the day. Like Chinese Melons or Tomatoes or Lima beans and even Baby lettuce. Everything is different. And thats the problem that I had at about 11:25 AM. Curtis started yelling saying that Lateesha is never going to like me and saying I cant copy his tomatoes. If he thinks I was copying him then this is a big mix up. So I decide I will leave my tomatoes take a break eat some lunch and give my ears and head a rest from that lecture from what? A teenager! Ughhh. So I took a break came back at about 7:00 PM and of course just about the worst possible thing could ever happen. My tomatoes were smashed to pieces that were smaller than the tiny little seeds they started as. And the stakes were crushed and had splinters all over and my plot was just completely demolished. luckily I got a tomato in my pocket that I totally forgot about so I ran over to my water bucket rinsed it off the took one big bite. It was nice juicy and ripe. That is my new favorite food. That got me mad and when I say mad I mean really mad. So I told all the people I met and we waited for Curtis to show up. We came to a conlcusion that we will explain to him what really happened and we will make him give me some of his tomatoes and of course he showed up as soon as we finished.====

====Luckily he understood but he was very reluctant to hand over the tomatoes afraid Lateesha would be mad. Honestly at this point I don't know who Lateesha is and I don't care. All I wanted was to get my plot back to normal and my tomatoes up and running again. And of course by about 15 minutes with help it was back up again. And im happy and the only person that isn't happy is most definitely Curtis. So it turns out Cleveland Heights isn't so bad. And you can make just about everything work.====