The Mission

Seven

Izzy POV
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I woke up the next day to my alarm going off. Something smelt good. Like waffles maybe. I was also in bed, but I swore that I fell asleep on the couch eating mashed potatoes. Then I remembered that Jane was here.

I put on my fuzzy robe and headed downstairs. Jane was making waffles, from a box but those are still my favorite especially with lots of butter. Butter and waffles go together like two peas in a pod.

"Morning," I said to her. 

"Good morning," she smiled.

"I'm just finishing waffles. I mean it's not homemade, but they are still good," she said.

"Well considering I have one whole freezer drawer full of waffles I think it's safe to say I love them," I said.

She smiled and handed me a plate. I moved over to the table and opened the butter container and slapped on a hefty load of butter one.

"Thats like half the stick," she looked at it.

"Yeah okay... but butter is great," I said. "Do you want anything to eat?"

"Uh no I'm not really hungry," she said.

I nodded at it and sat and ate.

"You should get ready to go to school," she said.

"I'm not going," I told her

"Get to your room an get dressed before I drag you up there," she said. 

"Okay you sound like my mom, I'm going, I'm going. If I beat the living shit out of Becca, I'm blaming you," I said.

"Remember what I said last night, don't give her the satisfaction of her winning," she said.

"I won't," I sighed and went upstairs to put on some clothes. I put on a long sleeve shirt, it was plain black, and I also put on a pair of sweatpants that had butterflies on it. I quickly brushed through my hair and put it up in a bun. Then I went into the bathroom, and I saw my face. I look... bad. My eyes were puffy, and I had dark circles under my eyes. I put on some foundation a light pink plush. I grabbed my school bag and headed down. "You could've warned me that I looked like shit,"

"You just looked tired,"

"With saggy, poofy, dark eyes?"

She smiled and shook her head. "Are you ready?" She asked.

I nodded, "as I'll ever be."

She nodded and led me out to the car.

I got into mine and she got into mine as well. "You're not going to take your own car?"

"No, I can pick it up tonight... remember no reacting,"

"No reacting," I said.

I drove to school and parked in the student parking lot. I got out with Jane and followed close beside her.

Ugh everything is so loud. All their minds.

"I'm going to sit in the hall," I said.

"Izzy it's not going to help to isolate yourself," she said.

"I'm not trying. It's so loud there. So much talking. In the hall I can make it go away for a little," I looked down.

"I'm going to sit by my family and chat there until class starts. if you want to Join us, please do, " she smiled. 

I nodded and closed my eyes. I stood up immediately when I was able to get into the classroom. It is just so loud out there.

"You weren't here yesterday. Is everything okay?"