Too late?

1. the start of year 11

Isn't time a funny thing? One moment you were just a kid, running around with your friends and siblings, then suddenly you're moving somewhere entirely different, have different friends and have a family of your own.

I'm scared of that day. I don't want to leave these memories behind. A lot has happened during these past few years and I'm already an entirely different person.

You're probably asking "what happened?"

Well...let me recall some major events.

First of all I am now a 11th grader, with lots of friends. I'm still close with Jules ( Juliana) and I'm close friends with Rebecca.

And now you're going to ask me "Rikki, how are you close with-"

"RIKKI!"

"ARE YOU AWAKE?!" Yelled Juliana.

I closed my journal and sigh.
"Yes, I am." I replied.

"What were you doing?" Juliana asked as she opened the door to my room.

"No way, is that your 7th grade journal? The one you abandoned halfway?" She asked with an amused smile.

"It's the first day of school, I'm excited." I answered with a shrug.

"I'm sure you're really really excited about school." She replied with a sarcastic smile.

"Oh shut up, I haven't even said anything about your boyfriend today." I replied.

Oh yeah, Juliana has a boyfriend now, and I will never stop teasing her about him, never.

" Yeah yeah, speaking of this topic. When are you going to ask Rebecca out?" Juliana asked.

"How many times have I told you this, she has a boyfriend!" I replied with a scoff.

Oh yeah, Rebecca also has one.

"Well sis, good luck with that. Now come on let's get to school." She said, as she gets up and pulls me along with her.

We made our way downstairs as the rest of the family are having breakfast.

"Girls, aren't you going to have some breakfast with us?" Our mom asked.

"No, sorry mama. We have to hurry today, we'll eat breakfast with you guys tomorrow." I replied as Juliana nodded.

"Okay Rik, drive safe okay?" Mom said with an understanding tone.

"I know mom." I said to her with a smile.

Juliana and I made our way to the garage to where my motorbike is.

Yeah, I forgot to tell you, I drive a motorbike now. Very very cliché I know.

We made it to schools two hours earlier, which is what we wanted.

"Let's go get some baked goods first, I'm hungry." Juliana said as soon as she gets of the motorbike.

"Yeah, sure." I replied as I took off my helmet. We started to eat the breads and other baked goods from our school bakery since last year, Rebecca introduced me to it and ever since then, Juliana and I would eat it as often as we could.

As we walked to the bakery, we bumped into Rebecca, Literally.

"Shit!" Juliana exclaimed as she and Rebecca fell down.

"Sorry." I said as I helped Rebecca up, she looks so lovely today as well. Man I'm whipped.

"Hi." I said to her with a smile, I can't help it, it's been a few days since we last saw each other.