My Pipe Diary

Chapter Three: No New things, For Now

No New Things, For Now

I walked with Danny down the quite paved road. He went on about his day. Honor classes, homework on the first day, who was in his class. I kept quite. Thinking to myself how I'd become friends with Danny. He was outgoing and friendly, while I was like death.

"Ani!" I jumped at his volume.

"What?!" My own volume was louder than normal.

"You were daydreaming. I asked how your day was." He said with his half smile.

"Oh, nothing really exciting happened. Just the same like always. Except we got a new girl in first block. She was strange, not in a bad way. She talked to me." I said.

"Hey, maybe she can become a good friend." I scrunched my nose at him. He smiled.

"What? I'm just saying maybe it'd be nice to have more than one friend. You have to get bored of me sometimes."he said, defending hisself.

"I'm fine with having one friend thank you sir." I retorted back. He laughed and threw his arm around me.

"Don't get all worked up. It was just a suggestion." His accent was stronger as he said this.

I made it into my house. I could hear voices from the kitchen so I followed them in there. My mom stood at the stove. I could smell a type of Mexican food in the air. I took a seat at the table. My mother was the opposite of me. Bubbly and energetic. Her choppy blonde hair attempted to sway with her tall body as she hummed a song. Her skin was always kissed by the Louisiana sun. She turn to me and flashed her bright smile. Her warm brown eyes were big and trusting. It was hard to believe I was related to her. From our looks to our personality we were different. I got up from my perch and walked to the back of the house and opened the door to the basement. It served as my room. I liked my space so it was no problem inhabiting the big room. I went to what was the laundry room that was now my bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror. I was a pretty plain girl. No make up touched my pale skin. No black around my doe eyes. My eye color that was never noticed behind my glasses were the most exciting thing about me. Bright aqua beacons hidden and made duller by thick frames. My dark brown hair was a straight waterfall to my waist. My face was full and round. I was plain in most ways. I had my features that some would consider pretty. My frame and build for one. I had curves in the right places with a small waist. No one really noticed this when my wardrobe was practically made up of stuff that would cover it up.

I walked into the big red abyss that was my room. It was plain. Just blank red walks, dressers, and a sound system to hook up to my phone. It was simple like myself. My mom had tried many times to get me to do something to liven it up, but I'm not for change.

I laid out on the sheets of my bed, looking up at the ceiling of nothingness above me. Sometimes I questioned things. Like what was I doing with my life? Where was I going? What was my purpose? I didn't yet know about the things that would happen. If I did, I wouldn't be this calm.

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I walked through the hallway with Danny that morning. While he was bouncing and ready to take on the day, I was trudging along, ready to be back in my bed. I jumped when I felt two hands around me.

"Antigone!" I hyper voice rang throughout my head. I turned quicker than I ever had to see who was on me. My face met with a pixie like one. I took in the hues of purple, blue, and green before realizing it was Alex.

"Oh, hey." I said, still a little stocked. Danny looked at me strangely. I opened my mouth to introduce them but, she beat me to it.

"I'm Alex. Me and Antigone met yesterday." She held out her hand as she smiled at him. He looked surprised, but took her hand and shook it.

"I'm Danny." He said with almost as much energy as her. Her eyes widened.

"You're British?" She asked making him chuckled.

"Yeah, somewhat." She nodded and turned back to me.

"So I know we don't know each other all that much but, I was wondering If you'd like to come to my house Friday?" She had a hopeful look in her eyes.

"Well I guess. I don't know where you love or anything." I said. She giggled.

"I'm getting checked out at lunch an that's when you leave school so it can work." I nodded.

"Yeah. Sounds good to me."

This was going to jumped start what would jump start my climb to change. At the time I had no idea. No idea that my name would be known. No idea that I would be seen in a different way. No idea that I wouldn't be invisible.