Tragedy girl

VII

On the plane, i was thinking of so many different things i wasnt really thinking at all. If you understand what I mean. i sat in-between Ryley and Dad in silence. They were both watching different movies, i sat in the middle with a book. But my mind kept wandering away, i was reading the words but i wasnt taking anything in. This doesn't happen to me often. Usually i read for hours and am fully engulfed in the book; but today... not so much.

The flight was long and boring. We stopped once and got to walk around the airport for a few hours and then we got to sit on the plane for hours. When we get to America we'll be started school as soon as possible. Since its the summer holidays in New Zealand, its winter in New York. I am excited but very nervous. Will people make fun of my accent? Will i fit in nicely or not? Will I even make friends there?

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We walk out of the airport and its freezing cold! But its beautiful. Snow covers every inch of everything. My breath is very visible in the cool air and i pull my scarf up tighter. There are no clouds and the sun is high in the sky. I dont even know what time it is.

As we drive into the city, i see the buildings rise ahead of us. In all directions, buildings all as tall as the Skytower in New Zealand. And people everywhere!! Lots and lots of people bustling about on there daily business. And I thought Auckland was busy!! It took us nearly two hours to get to the other side if New York where dad lives. I didnt mind though; there was so much to look at.

We finally arrived at dads apartment building. He dropped us at the front and went to park his car somewhere. Ryley and I are in awe of the city! Its amazing!

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Dads apartment is on the top floor. Its nice and cosy. When you open the front door you enter the living room and to the left is the kitchen and dining table. Next to the kitchen is a hallway that leads to two bedrooms. There's another hallway on the right which goes to the bathroom and master bedroom.
"I thought the apartments were small." Ryley said.
"Most are. But some apartment buildings have a floor with family sized apartments."
"Oh"
I felt like an alien in this house. Its a whole new world.
I here a kids laugh and a woman's laugh. Is that just my imagination?
"Rachel?" dad calls. He gives us a dont-do-or-say-anything-stupid-or-I'll-whip-yo-ass look.

My mind runs at 100kph. Do we have a step mum? and a half sibling? a woman with long curly brown hair comes from the hallway. She's quite curvy and tall. Her eyes are a stunning blue and her smile bright. A girl with choppy, short black hair and dark brown eyes stands next to the woman. She's very pale and is wearing all black. She looks about 16.

"Girls, this is my wife, Rachel and our adopted daughter Cassidy. And other girls, these are my daughters, Jessica and Ryley. Jess is 17 and Ryley is 14, 15 on Sunday!" dad introduces us.
Cassidy comes up to us holding out her hand.
"Call me Cass. Im 16 They adopted me last year in November." Ryley shook her hand happily.
"I guess that make you our adopted step sister. Or something like that." Ryley says. I laugh and shake Cass's hand as well.

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I wake up the next day to the sound of clanging and banging in the kitchen. I trudge out if my bedroom and find my dad rummaging through draws in the kitchen.
"Hey what are you doing?" i ask rubbing my eyes from the light.
"Trying to find the spatchelor thing. Im making poached eggs for breakfast."
"Oh shit we have school!"
"Ahem"
"Sorry, i meant ahh shnitzel!"

I rush back to my room and start looking through my suitcase. I still haven't really unpacked properly. I pull out some light blue jeans, my white converse, my black long sleeve top, and a puffa jacket. Its quite cold at the moment. I quickly get changed and sit in front if the mirror. Hair, hair, hair. I need to look nice on my first day. First impressions are important. I heat up my curler and start curling my blonde shoulder length hair. I put i tiny bit of BB cream on and mascara before finishing with my favourite red lipstick. Good, now breakfast.

Ryley and I wolf down our eggs so quickly! We are both nervous and excited about started school. By the time we finish, its 7:56 and school starts at 8:30. As quickly as we can the whole family piles into the car and we head if to school.

Some people feel butterflies in their stomachs when they are nervous but right now, i feel frickin bullets pounding on my insides. God im nervous. Im never this nervous. I just really hope today goes well!!

SO THATS CHAPTER 7!! THIS CHAPTER WAS KIND OF A 'FILLER' BUT TRUST ME THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE MORE INTERESTING. YOU SHOULD WISH JESSICA GOOD LUCK FOR HER FIRST DAY! SHES GONNA NEED IT! ANYWAY THANKS FOR READING AND HANG IN THERE FOR CHAPTER 8!!
-LEXIE XOX