"Rachael! Psst!! Wake up! Mum wants you down stairs!" Eric said while he was sitting on top of me.
"Don't you know not to wake a woman from her sleep?" I asked him groggily.
"Unmmm... No.." He said in a confused voice,"she says breakfast is ready and that you need to hurry so we can get to school on time," he said.
"Well I would if I could. But there is a nine year old boy sitting on my stomach so I can't get up, can I??" I said to him. He stuck out his tongue out at me playfully and got off.
"There you go!" He said happily.
"yeah thanks! Did you already eat?" I asked him as we made our way out of the room.
"No, mum told me we had to wait till everyone's at the table before we eat," he said
"That's a stupid rule!" I said scoffing
"Yeah it is," he said in agreement. It was seldom that Eric and me agree,so I was in a tad bit of shock that we were actually on the same page for once.
"Well, if it isn't Sleeping Beauty!" My mother said sarcastically as she walked over and kissed both Eric and me on the forehead, "Did you sleep well??" She asked
"Of course I did..... Not!" I said while yawning, "I came down here at like one thirty to have a cup of tea. And Eric was up too so we talked for a while and then he slept with me," I said
"Hmm.. " she said. "And what are you doing up at one thirty, young man?" She asked turning to him
"I couldn't sleep either," he said nervously.
"Mmhmm... " she said in a very unbelieving tone, "Eat your breakfast. Both if you. I made your favourite!! Pancakes!!" She said excitedly as she brought us our plates.
We ate them quickly and went to get cleaned up before we got dressed. I went and showered, put on my make up and then got dressed. I wore black skinny jeans, a white button up shirt (which I tucked into my skinny jeans) some black suspenders, a black bow tie, a black and white bomber jacket, and last my black high top Converses.
When I finished lacing up my Converses I grabbed my back pack and ran down stairs. Mum was already ready,so now we were just waiting for Eric. I was for sure he was gonna make us late
"Hurry up,Eric!!" Mum called up to him
"I'm coming I'm coming!!" He yelled back. Scurried down the stairs and into the kitchen where we were waiting.
"Took you long enough," I said impatiently.
"Sorry," he said "I had to make sure I looked good,"
"You look absolutely the same," I said with a sigh.
"Whatever," he said sounding very irritated
"We probably need to leave now," I said changing the subject.
"You're right," mum said in agreement.
We all walked out to the car. I sat in the front and Eric sat in the back (mum liked to keep us separated as much as possible).
She pulled out of the drive way and we were on our way to the Alabama Senior High School where she would drop me off. After that she would take Eric to the Alabama Elementary School.
"Are you nervous?" Mum asked us
"Well,yeah," Eric and I both said "we're gonna be weirdo's again and we aren't gonna know anyone!" Eric said
"I know. But I am sure both of you are very capable of making friends," she said confidentiality.
"He may be but I certainly am not," I said. I really hated trying to make friends. I am not exactly what you would call a people person.
"And why aren't you gonna try to make friends?" Mum asked me in a challenging tone
"People hate me!! They take one look at me and run away. And I don't understand why. So I have given up on trying to make friends," she said angrily
"How you dress can help," Eric added
"Oi!! How I dress is my decision! And if people don't like it's their problem not mine!" I said, " I think that if people really would like you as a friend they will come to you and talk to you. End of discussion! Good bye! The end!" I said quickly. Everyone was quiet until mum broke the silence.
"Just try to be kind to the other kids, speak when you are spoken to, and smile every once and a while," she said
"
We will try our best!" Eric said optimistically, "won't we???" He said putting his hand on my shoulder. He gave me a rather mean look.
"Ha!" I said slightly scared of the look he was giving me, "of course we will,"
Mum was now dropping me off at school.
"Bye mum! I love you!! See you later!"
I said as I was getting out of the car
"Love you, sweet heart, be safe!!"
"I will. Love you too, little brother!" I said while rubbing my hand over his curly hair.
"Love you too, big sis," he said. And I walked towards the school.
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