𝒓𝒉𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒎 ➙ 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒔

twelve

natalie atkins
7:16AM
los angeles, california

i wake up to a soft knock on my bedroom door, "honey? it's time to wake up." mom, i asked her to wake me up so that i'm not late for my photo shoot, i was going to set an alarm but they always wake me up in the worst mood, and i'd prefer not to wake up in a bad mood for a photo shoot since those are always fun.

"i'm up, thank you mom." i groan quietly, but making sure i spoke loud enough for her to hear, i quickly wipe the sleep from my eyes, "what would you like for breakfast hon?" she asks through the door.

"uhm can i just have a coffee and some fruit slices, i can't each too much before a photo shoot." i tell her, leaving out the part where i wasn't too hungry either, i just didn't feel like eating.

"of course baby, when you're ready just come down." she says, i hear her walking away and i get out of bed, quickly throwing my hair into a messy bun, since it's going to get styled there anyways i don't bother too much, they stylists normally prefer if i don't do anything because it gives them a blank canvas to work with, i don't do any makeup either, just my usual skincare routine.

then, i walk over to my closet and decide on what to wear, i pick out a sage green crop top and trouser set, because i thought that was quite cute and trendy, i know i'm not going to wear this for the photo shoot but i still want to look good, you know? my initial instinct was to just get an oversized sweater and wear that but i decided against it, wanting to look more put together.

i rush downstairs, handbag in my hand with everything i need inside of it, thankfully, i prepared it the night before so i wasn't rushing, "hey mommy." i say breathlessly, as i place a kiss to her temple, damn rushing down those stairs is tiring, it's like a whole workout.

"hey darling, here you go." she says, handing me my coffee and fruit slices, she kisses my forehead, "i'll be going now, your dads taking me to work so i'll see you later, alright?" she tells me.

"yeah, see you later mom." i say in between some bites, she touches my shoulder gently as she reaches for her bag before leaving the kitchen and making her way to my dad's car.

as soon as i'm done eating, drew messages me to tell me he's outside waiting for me, i throw my stuff into the dishwasher and walk out, shutting the front door and hopping into the car. "morning drew."

"morning natalie, ready to go?" he asks and i nod, putting my seatbelt on.

"off we go, another busy day."

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"beautiful natalie, pose just like that!" the photographer, eddie i think his name was, shouts at me. i've been in this exact same pose for about an hour, but at least we're almost done.

"just a couple more pictures, i promise" he says again, and well he was right, he took about ten more photos, all in different poses and then he put his camera down, "perfect, perfect, perfect!" i smile at his compliments.