Perri and I- The sequel to romantic 'Perri and me' about Perri Kiely

Chapter 1 Part 10

I wake up the next morning feeling even more tired and frustrated. Luckily, Mum has said that I don't have any plans for today, apart for the performance I have to do. It's at 10am, so I have to be up early. I just lie in my bed for a few minutes, thinking about all the things that happened yesterday. Umm...why was Lucy so angry at me? I was only trying to help. I didn't tell Freddie to kill himself! Anyway...she'll have to get over it. She can't stay mad at me forever.

I'm about to drift off to sleep again when Gina comes into my room. She's still in her pyjamas, and she looks extremly tired. She collapses on my bed.

"Mum says you have to get up..." Gina says.

"I'm already up..." I say.

"Good..." Gina says.

She looks at me.

"You look stressed..." She says.

"I'm fine, G." I say to her.

It's not like Freddie almost killed himself yesterday, Mitch is spreading lies about me and Lucy and Kim totally hate me.

"Well...I guess I have to get up." I say picking myself up and grabbing the remote to my cupboard.

"I'm so tired! I'm off school today though- I have an auditon." Gina says.

I look through my cupboard. I choose something simple since I'm going to be at home for most of the day.

"Mum says you should study your lines, at least. Even if you're taking a break." Gina says.

Of course I'm still working!

I get showered and changed and actually try and do my hair. I stare at myself in the mirror. It's not that I look bad, but all the stress is really not good for my body. Sleepless nights. Endless days. I mean, when was the last time I actually had this funny thing called 'rest?'

I juggle down the stairs to see Mum making pancakes.

"Want some?" She asks.

I nod, before sitting down on the couch and grabbing my script. I try and focus but the words keep getting jumbled up in my head.

"Mum is that a W?" I ask her.

"No it's an N. Can't you read?" Mum says.

I look at it closer.

"Oh. Sorry just had a blind moment there..." I say.

"Your new glasses are on the table." She says, as she hands me a plate of pancakes.

"Three?" I say, sliding two of them off my plate. "I only need one.."

"Sorry for making you eat healthily. Now I think it's become a habit. I swear you lost weight.." Mum says.

No kidding. That's what I wanted, right? That's what we all wanted.

I shrug before biting into my pancake. It brings back memories of Dad when he used to make pancakes.

Oh- he's getting married on Saturday.

Mum smiles at me weirdly.

"What?" I laugh.

Suddelny the flashbacks of yesterday come back and my face dimmens.

"Oh nothing. It's just...it seems like only yesterday you were eleven and Gina was only five and running all over the place." Mum says.

Oh- you mean when everyday was happy? That's not my fault.

I nod again. I don't even finish my pancake and Mum sighs. I sit down on the couch and reach for my new glasses before putting them on. There- that's better.