Here I Am

CHAPTER ONE – JUST  THE WAY I LIKE IT

*She’s not afraid of all the attention,

She’s not afraid of running wild,

How come she’s so afraid of falling in looove ,

She’s not afraid of scary movies,

She likes the way we kiss in the dark*

“She’s not afraid blasted in my room as I lazily threw my hand over the bed side table to search for my phone. Yup ! that was my alarm tone and I loved it . Who wouldn’t like to wake up to the voices of five hot  guys? Well, there were people like that and I personally feel that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Maybe, that’s why I fit right in at school, I was never a victim to bullying nor was I one of the snobbish lot.

I have a nice hot shower before changing into a pair of black jeans and a violet t-shirt and put one coat of lip gloss.

I picked my bag up and rushed downstairs. The smell of yummy waffles filled my nostrils and I sighed as I knew that I wasn’t getting any. You see, my mother died four years ago and my father got married to Tasha. She was a divorcee and I am sure that she only married my father for his money. Along with my step-mother , I had a step-sister, Janine. She was so cute but we barely spoke to each other. Whenever I would start a conversation with her ,she would either reply with a nod or just ignore me, sometimes she even walked away. I knew she wanted to know me better but “cruella” would yell at her if she tried.

I walked into the kitchen and grabbed a nutrition bar with a sigh. I heard a car honking and I knew immediately who that was. My father came out of his room to wish me goodbye.

“Bye Gwen, have a nice day in school”

“Bye dad, love you”

Before I left I heard them talking.

“How did Gwen like the waffles? They smell delicious”

“Oh! I had asked her if she wanted some but she refused”

I scoffed and opened the front door and there he was in his jaguar , all my irritation was now forgotten.

Trent Mackenzie was the captain of the basketball team and was my best friend since we were 8 years old.

He was picking me up whole of this week as my own BMW had gone for servicing.

Today was Thursday and I had swimming practice after school. I was on the school’s swimming team and I loved anything to do with the water.

So, I slipped into the seat beside him and I put on the radio. His blue eyes were so beautiful that I could just sink in them , his six pack, tall frame , handsome face and well built muscles got girls swooning and throwing themselves at him.

In the past, he had a girlfriend… I think her name was Brooke but she had left the country as her father had found a new job somewhere in South America.

I too have had a boyfriend but he cheated on me with some other girl.

“Good morning” he said with his 1000 watt smile.

“Morning”

“So how is swimming practice going?”he asked, genuinely interested.

”Its been good , swimming season will be starting soon. How is your basketball getting along?”

“Coach is pushing us extra hard this year, we can’t afford to lose against the eagles again”

He was right, we –the tigers, had lost against the Eagles since the past three years.