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SARA: Is it OK if I put my books over here? How about my computer?
AMBER: That’s fine.
SARA: [A little startled] Look! There’s someone outside with a big toy bear! I mean, it’s really big. I can’t believe it!
AMBER: Where?
SARA: Outside. She’s getting out of the car with her parents. She’s coming this way!
AMBER: I see her now. I think the bear is cute! Here let me help you with that computer … [Sound of a knock. A door opens, and Lauren enters. Her muffled voice speaks. “Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad. I’ll be OK. I’ll call you . ..”)
LAUREN: Hello? Anybody here?
SARA: [Calling] Come in.
LAUREN: [Confidently] Hi. I’m Lauren.
SARA: I’m Sara, and this is Amber. [Amber greets Lauren.]
AMBER: Wow, that’s a big bear. And now he’s in college with you!
LAUREN: [Proudly] She’s in college with me. This is Lucy- my special bear. She goes everywhere with me.
AMBER: That’s cool
LAUREN: Yeah. Lucy has a lot of sentimental value. She was my grandmother’s bear for a long time. Then my grandmother gave her to my mom, and my mom passed her down to me!
SARA: [Casually] I guess that’s pretty cool-for a toy.
LAUREN: [A bit defensively] Lucy isn’t just a toy. She’s a part of my life-and part of my family, too. What about you? Don’t you have any special possessions?
AMBER: Not really. I’m not a pack rat. I never keep old things. Old things really aren’t that important to me. How about you, Sara?
SARA: I don’t know. I don’t think about it much. But I do have something special. See this dream catcher? I’m going to hang it right over my bed to help me catch good dreams.
LAUREN: [Impressed] Really? It catches good dreams?
SARA: Yes-it’s a Native American tradition. It stops the bad dreams. It only lets the good dreams come into your mind. Isn’t it beautiful?
LAUREN: Yes, it is. Is it a good luck charm? Does it help you pass tests?
SARA: [Laughing] No, I use my lucky pen for that. When I take notes with my lucky pen, I usually get As! What about you-do you ask the big bear for help with your tests?
LAUREN: No. I just use my big brain for that . . . no help from Lucy on tests!
