The alarm goes off signaling that it was time to wake up.
Andrew walks in his room with a toothbrush in his mouth and hits the snooze button. He continues to brush his teeth and smiles down at his hamster and bunny. Andrew returns to the bathroom and spits in the sink.
He gurgles some water in his mouth and spits that out as well.
After grabbing his bookbag from his bedroom and saying bye to Ricky and Deliah, he went downstairs and entered the kitchen.
"I think I'll make myself toast and drink a glass of orange juice," he puts two pieces of bread in the toaster.
When he was done with his quick breakfast, he left the house and got on his bike.
Royale was waiting outside the school for him, "Andrew, how's your morning?" Andrew hops off his bike and puts it under lock and key.
"Good! Where's Asher and Evan?"
Royale shrugs, "Asher's with his other friends and Evan might be hiding in the bathroom." Andrew looked behind him and tries not to smirk, Royale notices, "What?"
"Why would I be hiding in the bathroom, Roy?"
Royale jumped from being startled. "Evan, hi." He smiled.
Evan raised an eyebrow, "Hi, now are you going to answer my question or-"
Royale grinned, "I just told Andrew that because that's where you usually are." Andrew laughed and Evan rolled his eyes walking beside them.
"Only because I like my privacy, I'm not hiding."
The boys continued their conversation all the way to class.
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Asher and Evan were talking about the new video game that released while Andrew ate his lunch. Royale sat across from him and he decides to speak up, "My mind is still processing the fact that Norah's your cousin."
Asher looked at him and then at his best friend, "Wait, Norah's in New York?"
Royale nodded looking up at him, "Her and Aunt Samantha moved here some time before school started."
Evan was confused staring at them before asking, "Who's Norah?"
"She's Royale's older cousin... by two months." Asher exclaims.
Evan nodded and turned to Andrew, "You met her?" He was a bit surprised since he's known Royale and Asher for a year and Andrew had recently joined the group.
"Norah and I attend Praise Dance Worship together and are teammates. Yesterday she came by MD Rest Stop to help out," he smiled at the memory of the curly haired girl shocked face before she composed herself.
Royale and Asher glanced at each other with a knowing smirk.
"Where did she used to live?"
"California. My uncle and aunt there years ago to pursue their careers of becoming a dancer and actor before having Norah." Royale explains.
Evan eyes widened, "Oh... what happened to your uncle? Did he move here too?"
Royale sighed and shook his head. "He was found in his dressing room and died at the hospital." This information made Andrew frown. He doesn't know much about Norah, but he didn't expect that she lost a parent.
"H-" The blonde boy starts but saw Asher shake his head, "Nevermind. I'm going to throw away my trash."
"I'll come with you," Asher says standing up with his tray.
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The Stage Is Set
General FictionNorah has been dancing for as long as she can remember, the first time she started dancing was beside her mother on the big stage. She was three years old and Samantha saw potential in her daughter. Norah first took interest in dancing at the age of...
