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Chapter one: What's happening!

"You can come out". Giggle, " I won't hurt you I promise.....I just want to play".
"Ok" [children laughter]
*Bang*
"Run"
"Wait I-.....Alex wait".
*beep beep*

*Whispers* "Alex?". My sleepy eyes slowly flutter open as my alarm ring fills my semi empty room. "Who's Alex?", I had the same dream again,I kept dreaming about calling out for this Alex person....I don't even know an Alex.
I shrugged it off as my still ringing alarm pulled me out of my thoughts.

I quickly stopped the sound from annoying me any further and proceeded the roll out of bed. I pulled the covers off exposing my warm half naked body to the a/c filled room.
I felt a little shiver creep down my spine as I stood and adjusted to my surroundings, still half asleep.
While stretching like there was no tomorrow, I headed to the bathroom to begin my morning routine.
After relieving that small ache in my bladder signaling me that it was full, i started the shower then headed over to the sink.

While brushing my teeth, I would always put a towel over my mirror. I don't like looking at myself.

[ minutes later ]
I went downstairs to greet my parents and my adoptive sister.
"Good morning big brother stitch" she said with the warmest smile on her pale little face. "Good morning lilo" I said while widening my arms for my incoming bear hug.
She tried pulling away but I held her tighter, "just a bit more I'm not fully charged yet". I finally let her go and received a soft peck on my cheek, "big brother will be late for school" she said. "She's right Jess, now hurry up and eat or you'll miss the bus" mom said while placing our breakfast on the dining table.

"The bus?" I asked "yes the bus, your dad had to leave early this morning" she answered.
"He could have woken me up!....can't you take us?" "If I take you I'll be late."
"But" "no buts Jess, I don't know why you don't like taking that bus....I mean....your sister is fine with it"
"Ayla doesn't have to deal with Austin" I whispered. "What?" she asked.
"I said Ayla has friends there, I don't" I lied, she looked at me with her brows furrowed " yes you do, you have Sam and I'm sure there's plenty more" "no it's just Sam....but she's always busy with her new boyfriend" I whined.
Listen Jess, you are taking the bus and that's final" she snapped and stormed off the her room.
"But mom!" I yelled "NO BUTS!" She yelled back. I sighed heavily and angrily jammed my fork in the soggy waffle that sat beside the eggs and bacon on my plate.

I felt a little tug on my uniform vest. I looked down at my younger sister "big brother stitch, I'll sit beside you"
"It's ok lilo, you can go sit beside your little boyfriend nick" I teased while wiggling my thin eyebrows.

Her little face became as red as her lady bug sippy cup when she yelled "he's not my boyfriend!" "If you say so" I smirked
"Jess,honey the bus is almost here,take Ayla and go" mom yelled from her room "what about the dishes" I asked "just do them when you come back" "ok,later mom" I yelled while grabbing both my bag and Ayla's.

I was very fast and it was weird to me how fast I was because my body was not the most fit. Ayla on the other hand, her little legs could only go so fast, I had no choice but to throw her over my shoulder and began sprinting to the bus stop.

Almost missing the bus, we quickly hopped on. I set Ayla down on the first seat I saw while I paid the driver.
After paying I realized Ayla had found her friends in the middle row and went on without me. I slowly walked down to the back where I spotted Sam and her boyfriend, something's wrong, they were sitting miles away from each other.
I quickly sat beside her before the bus started moving without her noticing "sooooo, what happened" I asked as the bus engine roared. Sam quickly spun around to find me sitting beside her with a questioned look on my face. Her dark skinned features lit up as she harshly ruffled my thick raven hair "Sam c'mon it was already ugly before,now it's worse" I whined as I tried to fix my wild curly hair. "I have my contacts in so I know I'm seeing straight, Jess!?" She shouted in excitement "yes Sam I'm on the bus" "this is rare, did something happen to your dads car?" She questioned.
"Hey hey wait, answer me first" I said.