Duet with myself

The sunlight shone through the window, and the rays of light glistened off of the picture frames on my wall. My eyes flicked open and I glanced at my clock, it was 6:30 Am. (wasn't my alarm supposed to go off?) I thought. (oh well, it's not like it makes a difference anyhow. I did wake up at the same time as usual.) It was going to be my first day of high school, I wasn't really sure how this day was going to go. This was a whole new school that I had never been to before, I got a chance to go inside it once before, but only for a short time.

I slowly sat up from my soft bed, my feet touched the fluffy rug that sat next to my bed. I rose to my feet and looked around my small room wondering what I would wear today. Most of my clothes were scattered around my room. (I really should have cleaned my room yesterday... Oh well) I shrugged then I walked over to a clean pile of clothes on the ground that I had meant to fold, but never got around to doing it. I dug through the pile and found my favorite pair of jeans and my purple tank top. The school had not yet given the students their uniforms, but that would probably happen today. I quickly put on some makeup and got ready for school.

I walked out of the bathroom and grabbed a chocolate bar to eat on the bus. Before I left, I took one last look in the mirror to make sure I looked alright. My short blond hair was straightened and had a couple of pins in it to pull back my bangs. My golden brown eyes shone in the morning light, and I had my backpack all ready to go! I couldn't think of anything that I was missing.

I stood outside next to the bus stop, I looked at my phone to check the time, it was now 7:08 Am. The bus wouldn't be here until 7:15 so it was going to be a little bit of a wait. Just as I ticked my phone into my pocked it started to ring, my ring tone was my favorite song that was called 'Pon Pon'. I pulled my phone back out of my pocket and answered the call.

"Hi honey how are you doing?"

chimed my mom

"I'm doing ok." I replied.

"How are you doing living on your own?"

"Im doing good, the house that I'm living in is wonderful!"

"Are you sure? You could always move back in with me."

"haha yeah, that's not going to happen!"

"alright, well is the money that I'm sending you going to be enough for food?"

"yes mom don't worry."

"I just want to make sur-"

"I'm fine mom!" I could see the bus coming down the road a ways away. "I gotta go mom the bus is here, I'll talk to you later"

"oh alright sweety I love you and good luck on your first day."

"thanks, love you too bye."

"bye!"

The bus slowed to a stop in front of me, and the door opened. A large man was sitting in the drivers seat, he waved his hand at me motioning that I could get on. I stepped on and flashed him my student I.D. card, he gave a small nod, and I walked to the back of the bus. Almost all of the seats on the bus were occupied except for a couple in the back. I sat in the seat farthest away from everyone, most of the people on the bus looked like they were my age 15, but several looked older maybe about 17 or 18. At the next bus stop a girl got on followed by a boy that was probably her brother. The girl sat in the seat across from me, and the boy sat in the seat in front of her. She took off her backpack, and turned towards me.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"I'm Jade." I replied.

"You must be new here, I've never seen you before."

"Yeah, I just moved here from Mississippi."

"Oh wow, you came all the way from Mississippi!?"

"Yeah, it was one hell of a flight!"

"Well I'm sure that you will find that living in Minnesota is cold."

"haha yeah that's what my mom told me!"

"Oh, I'm Abby by the way, and that's my cousin jake." Jake turned and looked over the seat.

"Hi" he said glumly and then turned back aground to playing on his Nintendo.

"he is constantly glued to his Nintendo, he doesn't give it a break!" Abby exclaimed.

"I haven't played mine in a long time" I said with a frown.

"Oh, were at school already." Abby said as she pulled on her backpack.

The bus stopped in front of the school and everyone got off.