Lab Partners

Here goes nothing

Maggie woke up to the sun shining through her curtains right into her eyes and her phone alarm ringing. She turns over and grabs her phone turning her alarm off. Today was her first day at her new school in a completely new city. Her and her mom had moved her after her mom had been offered a better job. The move didn't affect Maggie in any negative way. At her old school no one knew she existed, she didn't have friends. She spent all her time in the library reading any book she could get her hands on.

As she climbed out of bed she scratched her dog Boris's ear. Boris was a big bulldog, her mom had got him for her on her 15th birthday. Now she was 17 and Boris had grown a lot, the two of them were inseparable. She walked into the bathroom to brush her teeth and do her business. After she walked downstairs to be greeted by her mother.

"Good morning honey. Ready for your first day?"

Maggie laughed shaking her head "to be honest mom, I am utterly terrified."

Her mom gave her a side hug while handing her a plate of eggs on toast, Maggie's favorite. Once she finished eating she put her plate in the sink and walked upstairs to her bedroom. She stared at herself in her full length mirror thinking about what she wanted to wear. She opted for a pair of mom jeans, a gray t-shirt with skateboarding skeletons, and black converse. She went to her bathroom and put on some light makeup, and brushed her dark brown mid length hair. It has a nice curl to it, which she absolutely loved. She walked back to her room grabbing her backpack, water bottle, phone, keys, and headphones. Looking at the time she realized if she didn't leave in the next five minutes she was going to be late. She jumped down the stairs causing a loud bang, scaring her mother.

"Oh my goodness, don't scare me like that Magnolia!"

Magnolia was Maggie's real name but she hated it. Made her feel like an old lady and a name where people would take her to serious. Her mother would only call her that when she was angry or meant business.

"Sorry, mom" Maggie said laughing as she walked to the kitchen to fill her water. Maggie saw a letter on the counter with a name she recognized but couldn't remember where from. But she didn't think too much about it and put her water into her backpack and walking back into the living room.

"Okay mom, I am going to head out!"

Standing up from the couch Maggie's mom walked over to her embracing her, "just be careful on the bus, and don't talk to strangers. Text me when you get there so you got there safely."

Maggie's mom had always been very protective of her. Maggie's dad had left when she was young and she didn't remember much of him, and her mom didn't really like talking about him. Maggie waved goodbye to her mom as she walked out the door, locking it behind her. She began her walk to the bus stop. The bus stop was about a five minute walk and the ride being about ten. She popped in her airpods and played her favorite playlist of the moment. She arrived at the bus stop and saw a lot of other students, she suddenly got very nervous. She walked onto the bus and went to the very back. About ten minutes later she got off the bus and stood outside the school staring at the front door.

"Here goes nothing"

published 1/5/2021