Just Your Average 14 Year Old - Book 1 - New Life

Chapter 1: Welcome To My World

Hey there, I'm Alex. Your fourteen year old, totally average girl... Mostly... Well okay, that's a lie. I used to be totally average... But now not so much. I mean yeah I'm still human and have just as many fingers and toes as you do (as long as you have 20 total) but I probably have very different problems and hobbies then you. Because you see my hobby I trying to keep myself from getting killed... And we wont even start with my problems yet.

Before this all started I was 13. Just minding my own business in life living in a little town in Maine enjoying my nice life. I had friends, family, pets, you know the whole nine yards. I was pretty popular in the school system considering I was homeschooled except for some extra curricular stuff. But for the most part life was good. My best friend was James, he was 13 too at the time. We had been best friends for around a year. Even though I had only been close with him for a year I had known him since I was about seven. Ever since I met him I felt more comfortable with him then the friends I've known for ten or eleven years. I tell him everything and as far as I know, he does the same. We don't keep secrets from each other and we are always there for each other. I loved having someone to trust like that. He was always there, whether I need him or not, he was there. As friends goes he was my rock.

There were also other friends from theatre, Nolen, Ryan, Jake and Nick. I wasn't quiet a close to them but I still consider them good friends. Nolen, Ryan, Jake were close friends of James as well. Where Nick I had only done one show with. My family was huge but I lived with my Mum and Dad... and of course our cat Ariel. I also have grandparents and a bunch of other family that I'm not gonna' get into. Basically there's just a lot of people in my life and I like it that way. So now, about my self who else but myself! I'm 5'6'', I have really long brown hair that always stays in a side braid in which my side part falls. Hazel eyes and a spatial love for cats. I'm a theatre kid going on nine years on theatre. I sing, dance, act, play piano and ukulele, pretty much your average, quirky homeschooler.

So now I'm gonna' tell you what happened, how it start, how the world ended...

It was 2016, March, the 15th, on a Tuesday. I woke up around 8 o'clock. It was cloudy but quite warm and humid outside. As I woke I groaned softly and stared at the ceiling. Taking a deep breath in I sat up stretching. I got up and after going to the bathroom said Good Morning to my parents and took myself to the kitchen.

"Alex! The show is canceled!" My mum yelled from the other room.

"WHAT!?" I ran in

"Yeah there's a storm coming in... They are canceling the show for it" She explained.

"Ugh! I hate Mother Nature!" I sighed and took out my phone.

I texted Nick (who was in the show with me) 'I hate Mother Nature! I mean for real!?' 

I sighed as I walked in the kitchen Ariel (our cat) purred prancing around my legs. I slowly shuffled my way to the fridge, opening the door and Ariel let out a small hungered Meow. I glanced down at her as she weaved between and around my legs and then looked back up to the food in the fridge. I decided nothing sounded very good so I took the milk from the fridge and set it on the counter. Ariel fallowed still weaving around my legs purring and meowing softly, telling me she was ready for her "servant" to feed her. I walked to the cupboard and got out some "Instant Breakfast" (a chocolate powder to add to the milk). Ariel once again fallowed, now meowing louder. As she wove around my legs she caused me to trip. the "instant breakfast' container went up in the air. The only thing in my mind was: 'Darn if that hits the floor chocolate will be everywhere BUT my milk'. Right before it hit the ground I caught it. With a sigh of relief I stood up straight and took a spoon from the drawer. "Hush" I simply said looking down at Ariel as I spooned out some powder into my glass. After the powder was in my glass i poured milk in it and closed it. I put everything away and as i did so Ariel meowed loudly begging for food. She was probably saying "Comon you stupid human! Feed me!''. After putting things away I took a drink of my now chocolate milk and walked to the cat food bin. I fed her and got ready to leave.

About 45 minutes later I walked down stairs putting my bag over my shoulder. I wore my hair like always, in the side braid, my hair parted to the side. I wore Blue jeans, a black tank top with gray long sleeve shirt that went off my shoulders a little. My black leather, a black scarf with pink roses on it and matching pink rose earrings. As always I wore a black collar, I always wore a collar, everyday of my life. When I got down stairs I put my black leather combat boots on and sat down at the piano waiting for my mum. After a few minutes she walked down stairs and we go in the car. We drove to the Middle School, for I had chorus this morning. Once there i say goodbye and i love you and wen into the school.

As I walked down the long hallway a few students passed me. I thought about my morning, first all chorus (meaning 6th 7th and 8th grade all do chorus together), Then I have to stay for lunch and then go to 8th grade chorus.

 Suddenly I noticed someone walking in front of me, I didn't even need to catch up to them to know who it was. "Is that a James I see?'' I ask jokingly.

 He gasped sarcastically "is that a Alex I hear?" He said smirking his classic smirk. I caught up with him and walked next to him. He smirked "How are you?" he asked me. 

"Fine, Yourself?" I asked back. 

" Good, Thank you" He responded.

 We arrived at chorus, as we opened the door the noise of 60 kids yelling and talking got loud. We both looked at each other with a sigh and parted ways to our assigned seats. All through chorus i felt weird, like there was something wrong (little did i know there was something wrong).

After chorus James and I went to lunch, we always sat together. We sat with one of our friends Krista, she was freaking out and overreacting about that her friend told her crush that she liked him. But James and I just laughed and tried to calm her down, even through she didn't. Then the extremely intimidating lunch patrol lady yelled: "OUTSIDE!?" We raised our hands (saying we wanted to go) and she pointed to our table and we fallowed the crowed of kids outside. 

 Once out side James and I talked and joked. But suddenly the bell rang, "wow that was a fast 15 minutes" I said, furring my eyebrows.

 "That's because its only been 4" James said confused as he checked his watch. We exchanged confused looks and walked inside. 

We went to 8th grade chorus to see our teacher Mrs. William. "Oh, You two... Go call you parents class is canceled, in fact school is canceled " She said frazzled.

 "What?" I said confused.

"Why?'' James asked on top of my words. 

"Because, the school district is ordering us to shut down.. I don't know why either'' She said in a worried tone that made me nervous, "now go call your parents" She said leading us out. 

"Weird...'' James said.

 "Yeah...'' I replied and walked down the hall along with James and a group of twenty other kids.