The Call

Before the Disaster

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

I groan tiredly as I try to spot my alarm with failing hands and closed eyes.

"Ughhhhhh... seriously" I sit up on my bed and turn off my alarm with one hand while I rub the sleepiness out my my eyes with my palm.

"LUCIANA MONCESTER, WAKE UP RIGHT THIS MOMENT!" I hear my mom shout from the kitchen downstairs. I sigh, I shout back a 'I'm up', I get up from the bed, and I head to the bathroom attached to my room.

I do my business, brush my teeth, and have a quick shower. I apply some lotion before wrapping myself in a pearly white towel before heading out of the bathroom and enter my walking in closet before I start my search for something suitable to wear based on the school's dress code. I end up trashing my room with clothes everywhere while trying to find something to wear on my first day of school which happens to be in 15 minutes.

"Shit shit shit!" I mutter hurriedly as I throw on some olive green thick hoodie with a pair of light blue jeans to stay warm in this cold Canadian winter. I leave my natural wavy brown hair to air-dry and look at my mirror to do a last checkup really quickly .

"LUCIANA COME ON YOU WILL BE LATE!?" My mom's yell goes throughout the house.

"COMING MOM!"

I quickly take a look at my reflection of deep emotionless blue eyes that match my father's and freckles that match my mom's before heading downstairs.

"Finally. Come on, you're already late."my mom says as I grab a toast she hands me and head to the door while placing the toast in my mouth so I can wear my black n' white Jordan's and pick up my backpack.

"Morning honey." My dad greets with way too much energy for someone awake this early.

I mumble a 'Morning' back grumpily which comes out more like a 'Mhang' with the toast still in my mouth. My dad chuckles and wishes me a good luck on my first day of school.

"Have fun Lucy and don't forget to call us if anything happens darling, ok?" My mom says once I've finished tying my shoe laces. I straighten my back and hold the toast in my hand after taking a bite from it.

"Sure thing mom." I give her and dad a quick
hug before I rush out of the house and head to my black bike. I quickly snatch it out of its stand, hop onto it and start cycling to school as I gobble down my buttery toast.

I finish the toast just in time as I reach my new school that has a large banner at the entrance which read 'Welcome!'. I notice no one's in the hallways which could only be mean one thing.

I'm freaking late... on my freaking first day.

I quickly rush into the principal's office and retrieve my locker number with its keys and schedule. My first hour is English, room 312, so that is where I quickly make my way to.

I rush into the class and pause for a second to catch my breath after all the running I just did.

I think I just burned all the calories from the toast I just had.

"Glad to see you finally decided to join us... if I'm guessing right you must be the new student, Luciana right?" The teacher with round glasses and curly hair asks.

"Yea... sorry about being late." I look down at my feet nervously.

"Very well then, you're forgiven since it's your first time, but make sure to not repeat this again. Anyways I'm Kylie, can you introduce yourself?"

"Uhh sure," I turn towards my new classmates, "Hi I'm Luciana Moncester and I'm 14."

"Thank you Luciana, you can take a seat right over there." Miss Kylie pointed to a seat at the back next to a cheery looking redheaded girl.