Ordinary

1) Plain Jane

I'm no beautiful princess. I don't have the perfect body or the perfect looks. I don't come from a wealthy family, nor do I go to some fancy school. Even my name is plain. Plain Jane. Jane Thomas. That's me.

Every girl in the 21st century is full of herself. They all believe in happily ever afters and magical romances. They believe that make up and clothing solve every problem. I wish that everyone understood that life doesn't work like that. Life is full of ups and downs, but your life will never be like in those stories. Those stories always end happily. The guy always gets the girl. They all get the life they want. They get their lives handed to them, but life never works like that, and i know that I'm the only one who understands that.

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Every day the same thing happens. I wake up, go to school, go to bed. My life is a boring series of repetitive events. Everything is always the same. Call me a pessimist, but I don't believe in sudden change. Life is something you work towards. Today started no different.

I woke up and changed into a pair of skinny jeans and a band T-shirt, then went down stairs for breakfast. Breakfast was nothing special, only an apple during the car ride. It being the fourth Wednesday of the term, school was nothing special either. Homeroom, Biology, Extended Literature, Modern History, Lunch, Mathematics, Physical Education. That's it. Simple as that. Homeroom through Modern History, went as usual. At lunch, I sat with the same group as I have since second grade. Rather than it being a real friendship, it was more like a mutual agreement.

We sat with each other, to avoid the risk of bullying. It was as simple as that. I took a seat between Serena and Georgina. Serena was a huge reader, and always had a book in her hand. Georgina was a grade A student, with amazing marks and a perfect record. Next to Georgina sat the twins Carl and Carrie. The two of them only sat with us because they refused to sit anywhere else without the other, and considering they were very different, they found that very difficult. Across from them where Chase and Lily. Lily was an overly shy girl who barely spoke to anyone, not even my self. I'm not even to sure what her voice sounds like. Chase is really into Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes, and is always talking about how much he loves them.

In the other corner of the table, all alone, sat Rino. Rino was... different to say the least. He was into drama, yet hated performing in front of other people. He seemed emo, yet always seemed happy. He was quiet, yet always seemed like he wanted to say something. He sat in the corner, and just stared off into space without eating and without talking.

Today was the first time he ever talked to us. While Chase and Serena were arguing about an episode of Doctor who and whether or not the book or TV version was better, he asked them to stop, because he had a headache.

Although that may not seem like much, it was. He had everyone quiet for the rest of the break.

The rest of the day went along as per usual. Rino talking was the only exciting thing that happened all day. I walked home and spent the next hour doing my homework, and then spent the rest of the day on Netflix. My Mother wasn't home yet, and probably wouldn't be for the next week. From my Dads room i could see the smoke from under the door. I walked into my room and set my air freshener to high, to avoid the stench of alcohol and cigarettes from coming from my Dad's room.

My Brother, Dan, was in collage, and still had a year to go. His plan was to finish studying law, then travel with his girlfriend around Europe for 6 months, before hopefully getting a job in New York. I missed my perfect family life, but it made me realize the truth. There is no such thing as fairy tales, and there never will be.