Dedicated to anyone out there who has a nickname from their real name.

Once upon a time, there was a girl who was always called Ossie. Her parents originally named her Josephine, but her younger brother Joshua, couldn't pronounce it fully

Once upon a time, there was a girl who was always called Ossie. Her parents originally named her Josephine, but her younger brother Joshua, couldn't pronounce it fully

so it came out as "Ossie". On Ossie's first day of 4th grade she met a girl named Josephine. They started talking to each other and realised they had a lot in common.

And because they had a lot in common, they did exactly what every other student was doing-They became besties with a bestie signature, bestie phone covers and so much more things.

The next week at school, Ossie's teacher informed all the students that tomorrow would be "Secret Telling Day", everyone was expected to tell a secret they had to either their friends or the whole

class. "If they had said it'll be now-I'd obviously be ready." Ossie said. Josephine curiously asked Ossie, "What are you gonna say Ossie?" Ossie told her to wait and see.

I bet you already know what Ossie was planning to say. Ossie's school had a big auditorium where every class would get a place to gather round and share their secrets between themselves.

So a few people from different classes where asked to help the teachers prepare the auditorium for the next day. Ossie was one of them and so was Josephine! So they were

working and chatting about tomorrow at the same time. They both went home a bit late. Ossie's parents asked her why and she said, "Tomorrow at school, it's Secret Telling Day.

And everyone has to tell a secret they had kept-I came home late because I stayed to help the teachers prepare the auditorium." Ossie's mother asked her, "What are you going to say

darling?" Ossie told her mom she was gonna tell her classmates about her real name because everyone there knows her as Ossie. Her mom was proud because Ossie once said she 

didn't want anyone to know about her real name. Her dad said, "Ok, I see my little girl is growing out of her fear of her real name." he was also proud. The next day Ossie had a pop quiz in