Kora

243 Mulberry Dr

After getting off the bus, Kora rushes upstairs to the apartment. Her phone had died, so she quickly found the charger and plugged it in. She impatiently waits for the battery to charge enough for her to turn on her iPhone. The phone finally lights up and all of her notifications pop up. Bethany has been texting her for the past 30 minutes. What happened? What did he want? All of her questions popped up one by one. Kora didn't know where to begin, so she told her as much as possible. She told Bethany that Kenneth was worried about his sister and wanted to ensure that a rumor didn't spread about her. What rumor? What happened with his sister? Bethany texted. Kora explains that she can't say anything more about it. So, Bethany didn't press further, she decided it was best to talk about it tomorrow. 

That night, Kora struggled to put the events of that day out of her mind. She tossed and turned trying not to think about how weird the day was. Kenneth's remarks bothered her the most, but was she overreacting? What he said made sense; he should have been nicer about it, but it made sense. How was she to face tomorrow? Things won't be the same when she goes back. It felt like she was wrapped up in exactly the kind of drama she desperately tried to avoid. She wanted to talk to her father about this, but he's working late tonight. She won't see him until tomorrow morning and that always worries her.

In the morning, Kora wakes up to find her father reading a book on his Kindle. Just like his daughter, Daniel loved to read. Just last week, they had a passionate discussion about one of the most overlooked literary works in existence, "The Picture of Dorian Gray". A tragic story about a man who goes too far to retain his youth and beauty.

"How was your day yesterday?" Daniel asked his daughter.

"It was a really weird day, but it doesn't matter anymore" Kora responded. 

She hesitated to tell her father what really happened, and just like Bethany he left well enough alone. They both eat their breakfast in silence as they usually do. Kora and her father has a connection very few have with their parents. They can go days without speaking and somehow still be on the same page. He comes home tired and reads his book, and his daughter joins him or does her homework. That's enough for them to be perfectly content. He tells her that he'll be home earlier today and will be cooking dinner, she nods and kisses him goodbye.

It's a beautiful morning, so Kora decides to enjoy the fresh air as she make her way to the bus stop. She has to take the public bus when her father can't drop her off, which happens more often than she'd like. When she got to school, everything was as it always was. Kora thinks to herself how ridiculous it was to make such a big deal about yesterday's events.