Better Together

Chapter five

I woke up to the steady beeping of the timer I had set last night.

 Rubbing my eyes with one of my hands, I used my other to prop myself up. 

I'm not really a morning person.

 7am. Some girls would wake far earlier but I'm not interested in painting my face with products.

 I put on some faded blue jeans and a long shirt.

 Brushing my hair carefully, I wandered over to open the curtains. 

A view of roads and cars greeted me. 

How did I not wake up to this noise I asked myself. 

I shoved my phone in my pocket and headed downstairs. 

Everyone was already up, Mathew and Joshua were noisily eating cereal, while Amelia was being careful and delicate.

 It felt nice feeling like an older sister, maybe I'll learn to care for them like a sister too.

 "Morning! Feel free to grab some food from the kitchen" Mrs Benson chattered. 

The kitchen was cluttered and the tiles on the floor made my feet feel chilly. 

I investigated the cupboards and made myself some cheerios.

 It's been a long time since I have had breakfast, the kitchen at home has a negative aura. 

"Thank you for the food" I tried to speak up "I'm going to try and find my way to college now." 

"Okay Dear, call me if you get lost" Mrs Benson replied as she motioned me to hand over my phone.

 She slowly tapped away at it to add her as a contact. 

"Alright off you go" she smiled.

I shouldn't get lost I thought to myself, walking along the pavement.

 I had spent a few hours last night to google where i had to walk. 

The sky felt more cheerful today like it was full of promise.

 I hope so, I cannot mess this up. 

I arrived at the college with no problems and gave myself a silent congratulations. 

I thought of an imaginary checklist ticking of that task.

 All that was left was for me to survive today.

 Standing outside the gate, the bell rang and I steered myself through the gate with all my courage. 

I was determined to make the best of this fresh start.

A/N: my cat is snoring right now and she's so cute <\3 aw she has her paw covering her face too aaaa why she gotta be adorable and then violently attack all my belongingssss when she wakes uppp. Hope you enjoyed the chapters so far!