Finding Kiera

Chapter five

There's flashing lights. Every few seconds I see a face. A familiar face. But I can't make out who it is. The face comes closer to me and for some reason becomes blurrier. The blurry face leans in and says , " 9." And keeps repeating it. I wake up in a pool of sweat. What was that about?

I turn to my bed-side table and check my alarm clock which says it's 9:00. Late. Again.
I jump out of bed and put on the outfit I had laid out yesterday just nin case I overslept.
I run to the bathroom and brush my hair and teeth at the same time. I take a ponytail that's lying around and throw my hair up into a ponytail.
I run downstairs and go to the kitchen to grab my breakfast. Normally I would have time to make eggs or something but not today. Mini Muffins it is.
I grab my keys and run to the car.

I finally get to my schools around 9:30 and still have half of my history class left. When I walk into the room, written on the board is " Retake History Exam Today!"

CRAP! If I don't get a passing grade I might not be able to go home. No joke.

I run into the room and make up some big excuse to why I wasn't there. I told her that my grandma had died in her sleep last night. That was definitely a lie, especially since my grandma died before I was born. Oops. My teacher says she is so sorry for my lose and that I can take the quiz after school. Thank God.

I ran out of the room before anyone asked anymore questions. Because then I would have to make up more.

I finally reach my locker and look behind me to make sure there would be no further discussion about my "recently" dead grandma.

I open my locker and find a note from Danielle. Ugh. I don't want to open it but I have to since she's most likely staring at me from a far.

The note reads :

"Dear Best Friend,
Hey Kei! Can I call you that still? I don't know . All I know is that I miss you. Please forgive me and your brother. We love you .
Love,
Your best friend Danielle"

Wow. So cheesy. But to be perfectly honest, I missed her too. I do a 360 and see Danielle on the right side of me.

"Hey." I say hesitantly.

"I see you got my note. "

"Yeah." I say awkwardly.

"What else do you want me to do, Kiera! Can't you see that I actually like your brother?" She says like it was something she's wanted to say forever.

" I know. And I miss you too."

"So are we good?" She asks with the most saddest eyes I've ever seen.

"Of course." I say wrapping her in a big hug.