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In the mornings

Jowy (POV)

Every morning is typically the same for me. Wake up, go back to sleep till my mom wakes me up again, tell her I'm up when I'm really not, then actually wake up 30 minutes before I'm supposed to be at school and start looking up at my ceiling wondering what I'm supposed to do with my life.....It really is an endless cycle.

This particular morning is a little bit different though. It's the first day of my second last year of school and I'm pretty excited.

I'm Jowy, 16 and a Sagittarius if that matters. No I'm not into signs but I think their pretty cool and always check my friends signs on their snap accounts. I know it's a weird habit but I can't seem to shake it off. I'm basically what most people would call perfect, because in their eyes I have everything going for me. I have an older brother, Eli (3 year difference) and both my parents are together so I'm happy about that. I am multi-talented and an A student, I have an amazing work ethic and when looking at my exterior I pretty much am perfect. But I'm literally a mess almost 24/7 although only my family knows this.

I wake up without mom waking me up for once and I literally jump out of bed and get ready. I personally don't put on makeup while going to school but that's just because I can't be bothered. When I'm ready and in my uniform ( which is just khaki like pants and a blue T-shirt), I look at myself in the mirror and smile admiring how I look. I wouldn't say I'm a model to be honest. I have more of an average body shape. I get out of the room and make my way to the sitting room where everyone is.

Everyone in my family is an early riser except for me and for me to wake up on my own is as much of a miracle as the seas being parted. And my family didn't disappoint in that area because the shock in their faces as I made my way down for breakfast was actually quite offending.

"Please tell me I am high because I know for sure that's not Jo I see coming to get breakfast this early in the morning" Eli says as I make my way to the sitting room.
"And on a Monday?!" He looks down at his watch in disbelief then comes to poke my face as I sit on the dining table.  "Is that you Jo? Because if you got abducted I could always take your room" He says before he starts laughing because I smack him with the table cloth.

"Settle down everyone, I have to leave soon so we have to get this breakfast rolling" says my Mom as she sets up the table with cereal and milk and other breakfast snacks. She sits down and we all hold hands and say a prayer before Eli grabs the cereal and makes a run for it. This is something that Eli and I have done since we were kids. He would always grab the cereal and I would always chase after it because I wanted to eat and go to school. It's pretty sad though that after all this time I have never been able to catch him or grab the cereal first but I know that day will come....just not today.

So I sigh and start running after him. He runs outside and Ofcourse being the dumbass I am I run after him not knowing that Jewel and a mysterious new boy are already out there waiting for me on the sidewalk. Not seeing them yet, I jump on Eli's back feeling victorious and start grabbing the cereal when I hear Jewel clear her throat.
Looking up I freeze because that is when I realize she has company, hot company because this guy is tall and has an amazing build. He has straight blonde hair pulled back in a short pony tail and his eyes are a striking blue-grey color.

Eli decides to take his chance and drops me on my ass, he says hi to Jewel and the new guy and walks back inside looking at me right before he gets in and smiles knowing that he won this time. I sigh again and really try to comprehend how that guy is three years older than me. I get up, dust myself off and turn my attention to Jewel and the new guy.

I can see that Jewel is about to lose her shit laughing and that makes me just start laughing about this whole situation. Then Jewel joins me and we start laughing like maniacs and by the time we are done and wiping our tears of laughter I see the guy smile.

I smile back and introduce myself, "hey I'm Jowy and since you came with her I'm assuming you know this tomato". I've called Jewel a tomato for the longest time because she is mixed so whenever we laugh or something she turns red unlike me.

"Hey, I'm Charles and yeah that tomato is my cousin" he replies and I stay frozen in place for two seconds because there was no way his voice is that hot. His voice is velvety and deep and a strong British accent can be heard with every word he says. He looks at me and I struggle to say something back while I can see Jewel from the corner of my eyes smirking because she knows the exact effect he has on me.

Jewel clears her throat again "Okay if we don't go to school now we will probably get in trouble so if we could start moving that would be nice."

I snap out of the trance I was in and start walking next to J knowing this year will definitely change my life. I just don't know if it's for the best or worst.

This chapter is pretty short because it's the start to a really long story...I hope.
Do leave constructive comments so that I can be able to improve my writing. But apart from that,
HAPPY READING!