project101: The Star

Luhan

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I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock. I lay half-awake, starring at the ceiling.
"Xiao Lu! Get you lazy butt down here and eat your breakfast! You're late!
The Grinch called.
"What is it?", clucked my throat.
"Cheese Potatoes for you!"
I struggled to get up my bed and struggled to get dressed.
"Hey, we have a presentation Lu, hurry up!"
I walked hurriedly out of my room and down to the kitchen.
"Aiya, Xiao Lu, hurry up or you'll be late today. Don't forget we have a presentation today at school! Hurry up or I'll stuff these in your mouth alltogether!"
I rolled my eyes at Som, my schoolmate-slash-childhood friend.
I hurried and ate my breakfast and knocked at my sister's room.
"Noona, i'll be off now."
She opened the door with sleepy eyes.
"Yes, yes. Take care, Xiao Lu. I won't go to school today. I feel kind of sick. Oh I was told Mama will be home a little late today. Bye!"

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The school bell rang as we were parking our bicycles.
"Jeez, we're late now. C'mon Lu, let's sprint for it."
We ran as fast as we can and reached our classroom on the 3rd floor.
"Not bad Som, but still not as fast as me."
I told her as she caught up with me huffing.
"Yeah, right." She grinned.
"Let's get ready for the presentation."

After we had our presentation to the school principal, we both headed back to each of our classrooms.

"So Lu, how was the presentation?" My class adviser asked me. I approached his table and told him that the principal wanted to have a few chages to our proposal.
"Well, sir, the principal wanted to have this kind of concept for the school festivel. I think it is all good."
"Nice work, Lu. To think that after all this time, I could still count on you."
Our adviser tapped by back and smiled.

After all this time... His words echoed in my head.

It was the year 2005 when my parents decided to get a divorce.
I was in the fifth grade at that time, all happy and assured that I got the best family on the planet.
It was all of a sudden, really.
A decision that has changed my life.
My parents have divorced, and I, not knowing the reason why was swallowed along with the current, not knowing what else to do.
I was in the custody of my mother, and my big sister on my father.
Fan jiejie often come back home though, she misses Ma.

I snapped off my thoughts and opened my notebook.
Lessons began.

"Okay class, time for Homeroom. I would like to announce that tomorrow, you guys will have a new classmate. Of course, I would like to keep it a mystery if she's a girl of he's a boy. Be ready to greet him or her tomorrow."
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The school bell rang and I went home.