Crystal Reed ~ Ch.1

          I rolled over in my bed thinking Ugh do i actually have to go to school...? But I already knew the ansewr to that unfortunate question. I hadn't even opened my eyes yet when I could tell that I was late, and boy oh boy was I late!! Try an hour late! Usually when I was late a got up and would race to beat time, but something about today just kept me in bed. I knew I would have to get up edventually but I just wanted to savor the moment, or maybe it was that I didn't want to face school, or my family yet again. But what ever it was I just had to ignore it and get my ass up anyways.

          Oh i'm sorry I forgot to introduce myself! My name is Crystal Reed! And this is my current life. I mean you're probably thinking wow whats so wrong with her school life, can't find the right lipgloss to match her shoes? oh and family problems huh? like what? Daddy won't buy you that new $300 shirt you wanted?. Okay well i may be rich and have a group of freinds I love that love me back but life isn't as good for me as it is for you! Unless you have a good life... then yours is better... What ever! Anyways the point i'm trying to make is that I may apeer to be happy but... i'm not. 

          I managed to fit a quick shower in my sqedual but while i was getting dressed/ brushing my teeth ( yeah multitasking! ) I felt a swift furry brush against my leg, then a slight whine comming from bellow me. As I looked down I began to realize it was my beautiflul german shepherd Taz who was left unfead, and I knew from the sound of that whine that was exactly what he wanted. I rushed to finish getting dressed and ran downstairs, knowing my parents wouldn't be home in the mornings as usual. It was up to me to feed Taz, I still remember them telling me on my 6th birthday

"Now Crystal if we get you a dog you HAVE to take care of it and take it out for walks, feed it daily, care for it, and clean up its wastings (my mother never liked the words poop, crap, or even feces) Also you cannot rely on the employers of the house to help yo---" 

"But most of all Crystal," my dad bent down and held my sholders looking me in the eye pretending that mom wasn't giving him the "death look" for cutting him off. " We want you to love him with all your heart!" He hugged me and whispered in my ear " Are you up for that kiddo?" I nodded back knowing he could tell I was. 

          Later that day Mom and Dad took me to the animal shelter and I saw the cuttest little bichon frise pup that had just come in. The front dest strongly suggested her to me and so did my parents but I still wanted to take a look at the others although I had my mind set on that little girly. We looked around at all the other dogs but none really amused me until i seen a little puppy being dragged by one of the pet control men and I may have been only 6 but I was smart enough to know what they do to dogs back there where he was dragging him and it wasn't pleasent! I yanked and yanked at my distracted parents and told them I wanted that one and pointed right at the dog. They tried to argue saying there was plenty of better ones but I disagreed and so we took him home! He had a habit of tearing up moms favourit pillows and best shoes (thats why we named him Taz, like the Tasmanian Devil.) but once he got a little older he started to get the rules of the house.

          I snapped out of my daydream and realized that I was now 2 hours late for school, at this point I had decided just to skip the morning. By the time I even got there it would have been 20 minutes to lunch and i would have missed most of my third period. So instead I thought to take Taz out on a walk. 

          It was a big city but a close neighborhood. I could practically name most the people that lived on the block. As I walked Taz I seen some moving trucks where old Ms. Fergison lived.. or used to live..? She was a nice old lady and the moving trucks made me worry, I knew she wouldn't have been around much longer but I didn't expect her to pass so soon! I jogged over to the trucks and BAM! All I heard was a voice say "Oh my god! Are you okay? I'm so sorry!!" Slowly i opened my eyes and saw the most beutiful boy standing infront of me, holding his hand out to help me up. As I slowly got up words just came from my mouth

"Its fine really, i'm just always so cumsy. It's my fault not yours. i'm truly sorry.. so i see you're moving in, or at least I asume you're moving in cause your face doesn't look familiar and it looks like you're unpacking and... i'm rambaling.. sorry." 

He giggled a bit then said " It's fine, really. And uh yeah i'm moving in. I feel sorry though, I heard that the, uh, old lady that lived here, she uh---"

"Passed away..." I finished his sentence with a bit of sad in my voice. I think he could tell I was a little sad, he looked at me with really sympathatic eyes. He was about to say something that looked like an apology of sympathy when all of a sudden a german shepherd came from the house and started barking with a wagging tail, as well did Taz. 

"Oh uh, this is Sasha, she's my main lady." he said with a little laugh 

"Hello Sasha," I said as I waved. Wow waving at a dog! A real turn on Crystal! I thought. " and um, this is Taz, he's my only man." I finished saying 

"So wait, you're telling me that you don't.. have a boyfreind..?" he asked me hesitantly 

"No i don't have a boyfriend. Single as a Prigle!" I blurted out the last bit with a wave of my arm like a captain OMG SINGLE AS A PRINGLE?? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!! But that was the thing, I wasn't thinking. I looked down at my watch and saw that I had about an hour to get to school so I decided to leave now before I get even more late. I was so caught up in my own thoughts I didn't even relize how awkward that silence had gotten.

" I uh gotta go, get to school."

"Oh, yeah thats cool aha. It was nice meeting you...."

"Crystal, Crystal Reed. And it was nice meeting you too..."

"Drake Machado. I hope to see you again Ms. Crystal Reed"

"aha And I hope to see you again as well Mr. Drake Machado."

          I was walking away, going back home and though. Drake Machado huh? Well Drake you're deffinately a cutie, but will you ever go for a girl like me? probably not! You'll probably become one of the jocks in the school and fall for the head cheerleader. Thats what usually happens when a cute guy comes to the neighborhood. Although he seemed sweet and something told me he was different I wasn't about jump at him, heck I wasn't planning on jumping at him at all. I'll just leave him a cheerleader meat. And with that thought I brushed him off my mind. I had gotten home about 20 minutes ago and was about to leave when one of the house employers stoped me.

"Miss Reed! Don't leave so soon! I wanted to wish you a happy 16th birthday" Marie had blurted out and pinched my cheek. She hugged me close and gave me a kiss on the other cheek that wasn't in pain from her brittle fingers. I felt her slip something into my back pocket which I knew would be money and I had also known she couldn't afford to give me money. But she did it every year and I knew trying to give it back to her would have been practically imposible. 

"Thank you Marie" I replied hugging her close "But I have to get going. I'll see you later! Bye" I gave her a quick hug and with that I was out the door and on my way to school.