Truth be told

10

"You are so stupid.You are like the worst thing to ever be born. EVER!"

"Stop! Your hurting my feelings. Please stop."

" No. You should just go die in a hole you good for nothin idiot."

I jolt awake sweating and panting with my hands in the air. It takes me a moment before remembering where I am. I look around and I am lying on the floor. I fell asleep at the computer last night I guess. I pull myself off the floor, put the chair back where it belongs and head downstairs. I waddle down the stairs and to the kitchen, but as I am about to go in, I stop as if I ran int a wall. There are people here other than me and Ma. I'm in my pajamas.

"Hello! You must be Angelica!" A short stalky woman said in a chipper voice.

"Um." I say lost for words.

"Well you go upstairs and get dressed than come back down here to meet us all okay!" The woman says in that chipper tone.

"Um." I say again.

"Go now dear!" Chipper woman chirps.

I run up the stairs two at a time and slam my door. How could Ma not have told me last night that we would have people here.

" Stupid Ma!" I yell into my pillow. "Wait." I say lifting my head." Not stupid Ma stupid England. If I wasn't here this embarrassing thing never would have happened."

I jump off my bed grab a pair of jeggings out of my bag and throw them on with a black t-shirt. When I get the shirt on I slip out of my room leaving the door cracked. Slowly I slide down the stairs and back into the kitchen.

"Took you long enough! Did you have to make those clothes!" Chipper woman said in that chipper tone of hers.

"No. I just had to find them." I say getting defensive.

" I'm joking hon. Relax! My name is Charleen, this is Lauren and over there is Tasha." Charleen or chipper woman said.

"Hi. I'm Angelica." I say not yet comfortable.

" Ya I know who you are you don't have to tell me." The girl Tasha snapped.

" Tash shut up. Hi. Nice to meet you!" The tall this blond girl named Lauren said.

"Sorry to ask but what exactly are you doing here?" I ask.

"Oh. Your mom in my best friend from a few years back." Charleen answered.

"ANGELICA REMIND ME TO BUY A PLUNGER WHEN WE GO TO THE STORE TOMORROW!" Ma screamed from upstairs.

" MA COME DOWN HERE!" I yell back.

"I'm coming down now." She said back in her normal voice."Sweetie how did you..."

"Sara darling how you doing." Charleen said in an accent that sounded so natural.

"CHARLEEN!" Ma screeched." it's been forever. Come here."

As Ma and Charleen pull each other into a hug, and start talking I make my way towards Tasha and Lauren. When I got over there I stood watching for awhile. Tasha really liked her phone. She was texting, face booking, emailing and all sorts of other things. Lauren was just off in her own personal lala land.

" Um. Hi again." I say shyly.

"Hi. I'm Lauren, I'm 12 years old, I go to lake short middle school, I was born November 18th 2002 and I like pigs." Lauren said proudly.

" Wow. That's a lot of things about yourself." I say.

" Ya. Lauren loves to talk about herself. Non stop actually." Tasha spat glaring at Lauren.

"Shut up Tash." Lauren spat back.

" I'm 12 and I was born October 26th 2002. I like zebras." I say mockingly.

"Haha. Nice." Lauren commented.

" Let's go up to my room." I say giggling.

"Okay." Lauren said running out of the kitchen.

The two of us ran upstairs giggling and laughing. When we got to my room we ran in closing the door and collapsing on my bed. When we finally got control of ourselves we where telling the other about ourselves more. Lauren told me what she wanted to be, why school is cool and who she likes. When it was my turn to talk I froze because I had nothing to say. I had no idea what school I was going to, I had never thought about what I wanted to be when I got older and, I didn't know any boys.

"So why do you want to be a vet when you are older?" I say trying to turn the conversation back on Lauren.

"Well I love animals so much." She said back.

"Why do you like school so much and why is this William dude so wonderful?"I ask.

"School is where you learn. It is where you might figure out what to be. Oh and William is smart, funny, cute, strong, tall, has beautiful hair and he has a nickname. I love boys with names that can be shortened. I also love all the other qualities about him, plus his last name reminds me of pancakes. Pancason."Lauren ranted.

"Lauren honey come we need to go now." Charleen called from downstairs.

"Okay mom."Lauren called back." Bye I guess."

Just as I am about to say goodbye, Lauren sprints out of the room and out to her car. I walk down just in time to say bye to Charleen. I look at the clock on the wall and my eyes almost pop out of my face.

"What! It's 5:25pm already!"I scream.

"Ya. You got up at like 12 angel." Ma said laughing.

"Don't call me angle Ma. It's An-gel-i-ca."I say sounding everything out.

"Okay okay. Go up and shower while I cook dinner." Ma said.

I walk out of the kitchen but stop in the
Living room. I couldn't remember where the bathroom was upstairs.

"The bathroom is in the corner by my room." Ma yelled from the kitchen.

I ran upstairs, into the bathroom closed the door, and slowly and gently slipped my clothes off. I jumped into the water quickly washing my long golden hair. When I Finnish washing everything I jump out and grab the fluffy blue towel. I wrap it around myself shivering and dry off. Quickly I throw my clothes back on and head back downstairs.

"Wow. What smells so good Ma?" I ask sniffing the air.

"You got down just in time. I just finished the pizzas." Ma said smiling.

I walked up to the table grabbing a pice of pizza and biting into it. After I had three pieces I helped Ma clean up the kitchen, brushed my teeth and went to say goodnight to Ma.

"Goodnight Ma." I say.

"Goodnight Angelica. Sleep well you have school tomorrow." Ma said hugging me.

I pull away from Ma looking at her.

"School. Tomorrow. Really. Why?" I say hesitantly.

"School. Tomorrow. Yes. Because." Ma says mocking me. "Go get to bed. Sleep well you need to get up at 6:30 tomorrow."

I walk slowly up to my room slowly sliding the door shut behind me. I pull my clothes off and pull my pjs back on. I slide into bed laying still.

"Why do I have to go to school? This is so lame." I whisper to myself.

I reach over and set an alarm for 6:20 on the alarm clock on the bed side table. I stretch my arms then slowly click the bedside lamp off. I lay back down closing eyes. I lay there until silence surrounds me and I drift into a deep sleep.