Noise

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I opened my drawer and put on a sweater before going down to the kitchen. I opened a new box of cereal and served myself a bowl with milk. The sun was rising and it was a cold day here in Bradford. I threw my hair out of my face and finished the cereal before grabbing my guitar case and leaving. I love getting up at sunrise. The snow on the floor was fresh and it was a really cold morning. My fingers were numb and barely protected by my fingerless gloves. I sat down on the park bench and took out my guitar. I strummed away. The park was completely empty for a while and then a lady with a dog passed by and smiled at me.

"good morning" I responded. She nodded and kept walking. A cold breeze hit my face and I decided I should go back home. I closed my case and went the long way. I stopped at Starbucks and bought a hot chocolate. By the time I was home, the cup was empty. I threw out the paper cup and took off my heavy coat. I sat in the living room and turned on my phone. Ed Sheeran began to sound as I focused on the music. I heard my alarm go off in my room and went up to turn it off and grab my backpack.

"Hey!" said my best friends Sofie, Charlotte and Holly.

"Hi" I said. They walked next to me and talked about their weekends but I stayed silent. I am a very quiet girl. I don't know how to be like them. It's hard for me. I doodled in my notebook until the teacher came.

"I will hand back your reports." I kept doing random swirls until he got to me.

"great job Holly" he said to my friend who beamed.

"Raquel... I want to talk to you after class" he said. I groaned and sat lower in my chair. Sofie looked at me.

"it's ok Raquel, maybe it's not that bad." she said.

"take out hamlet and read please."

"can you help me" I said softly to Charlotte. she nodded. I put my headphones behind me and the put them up my shirt through my back then to my ear. This way it was less noticeable.

"Standing in the Hall of fame, and the world's gonna know your name" I listened to one of my favorite songs.

"ok period's over!" said Holly taping on me. I walked over to the teacher.

"we'll be by the fountain" said Sofie.

"Did I do something wrong?" I asked.

"no, I want to talk about your report, take a seat." he said. I sat in front of his desk.

"what did you write about?" he asked.

"a girl trapped" I said.

"yeah your poem is about a girl trapped in a box" he said.

"interpretation?" he asked.

"um high school" I said.

"nice, well I really like your poem and wanted you to read it in the"

"omg no" I said quickly.

"what's wrong?" he asked.

"I have really bad stage fright" I said.

"oh that sucks, are you sure?"

"yes" I nodded furiously.

"well I guess that's all, you got an A" he said passing me the paper.

"thank you" I ran out of the room. Sitting on the edge of the fountain were the girls.

"what happened?"

"he wanted me to read at the poetry thing" I said.

"but you have stage fight" said Holly.

"that's what I told him"

"that's too bad, you could sing with us at the talent show, your really good" said Charlotte.

"no thank you" I said. They shrugged and kept talking about something else.

"I'm home I said yelling in to the empty house. I threw my things and took my guitar back out.

"give a little time to me, I promise I will play hide and seek, to turn this around, all I want is the taste that your lips allow" I played.

"Raquel?" I heard. Mom was home?

"mom?" I asked.

"yes?"

"why are you home so early?"

"I came for some lunch!" she said.

"oh..." I said.

"can you please stop that noise" she said taking an aspirin.

"sorry" I said putting my guitar down.

"I'm leaving" she said closing the door.

"bye" I said softly.

"Maybe tonight I'll call ya after my blood is drowning in alcohol" I sang.

I laid on my bed alone in the dark. No one would be home until late. My phone rang.

"Raquel?" I heard Holly's voice.

"what's wrong hol?" I asked.

"don't forget we need your birth certificate to get you the passport!" she said.

"oh..."

"what?"

"I don't know where that is" I said.

"don't your parents have it?"

"um I don't know" I said.

"oh well maybe look around where they keep the papers and important documents" she said.

"yeah maybe" I said.

"see you tomorrow ok babs?"

"bye holly"

I crawled down the stairs and to the living room. I never really seen important documents. I looked through the library. I didn't find anything I hadn't already seen. I looked in my mums room.

"I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE WHEN YOU WALKED IN" I shouted along with the radio. No wonder the neighbors never talk to me. After checking the whole house I found myself outside my fathers study. I had never been in there because I wasn't allowed. I thought it over and slowly opened the door. I took a step in and decided it was too late to go back now. I went to the desk and looked through architectural designs for what seemed hours until I found doctor forms and paper work. I saw my birth certificate. I couldn't believe what happened next.

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