The World Behind Reality

Chapter 1

I woke up to my alarm blaring in my ears, I opened my groggy eyes and wearily lifted my arm and shut the alarm clock off. I sat up, and rubbed my eyes open. I let out a loud sigh and said" Finally it's Friday." I dragged myself out of bed and stumbled as I went to my closet. I grabbed a random T-shirt and a pair of jeans and walked to the bathroom to take a shower. I was in the middle of getting through my tangles with conditioner when I heard a scream fill the kitchen, I immediately froze. I thought to myself"MOM!" I rinsed and got out of the shower got dressed and ran downstairs.

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I ran into the kitchen to see my mom picking up strawberries off of the floor. She is a major cook, she looked up at me and smiled, the smile reached all the way up to her florecent grey-ish blue-ish eyes, the smile was warm like a nice bowl of soup on a cold night. She had brown hair and strands of grey hair, only just enough grey though. I had her brown hair and hazel eyes like my father. "Good morning sunshine," my mom said.

" Good morning mom," I said back with a smile. She handed me my breakfast and I sat down at the table and started eating my toast with brown sugar and butter. I also had scrambled eggs, the eggs were plain so as I reached out for the salt on the table I asked"Hey mom what was that scream all about?"

"Oh it was nothing I just dropped the strawberries for the twentieth time," she said with a huff.

"Oh, ok thanks for breakfast," I said as I put my plate in the sink and headed up stairs to do my hair and brush my teeth. When I got to my bathroom I grabbed a pony tail and put my hair up, then I grabbed my toothbrush and got it wet then put some toothpaste on it, all the while shoving it into my mouth and brushing my teeth that were now starting to turn yellow. I finally spit and rinsed my mouth, I smiled in the mirror and decided my teeth were clean enough so I rushed downstairs. When I got downstairs I put my shoes on and grabbed my backpack and put it on my shoulders and said" Bye mom see you after school," as I headed out the door. I walked up the big hill to my bus stop and just waited. Finally the bus came, I was the last one on out of the ten kids waiting for the bus. When we finally got to school I made a bee line for the main gym. As I walked in the double doors to the gym everybody got quiet and started snickering and pointing in my direction. When I finally sat down everyone minded their own business. My friend Mira found me and waved to me I gave a sly smile in return. She ran up the bleachers and sat next to me. She had long dirty blonde hair and freckles across her nose and cheeks. She had blue eyes and most of all no acne. She was popular but didn't acknowledge it, she was nice and everyone looked up to her. She had a funny and gossipy personality, I love to be around her she just talks and talks. When they finally let us out of the gym I was on my own walking to my advisory. I kept my head down and my hood up and walked fast to get out of the crowd. Then the next thing I know I am bumping into Henry, -the most popular guy in school- my books and paper plopped on the floor. Henry bent down and started to pick up my things, I joined him." I am so sorry," Henry said with sorrow in his eyes." No don't be I wasn't watching where I was going I am the one who should be sorry," I said dumbfounded. We both reached for a paper and our hands touched, I can tell I was blushing because I could feel the heat rising up my neck. I quickly pulled my hand back and he grabbed the paper. We both stood up and held my hand out for my papers nicely." Here let me have your book," he said nicely.

" Why?" I said in a ' what the heck ' tone. All he did was smile and take it from me," Come on I bumped into you the least I can do is walk you to where you want to go," he said with a big goofy grin that reached his beautiful blue eyes." Fine but can I at least carry my journal," I said with a little irritation. He looked at the journal that was on all the other stuff and read the cover out loud" Song Journal huh." Then he looked at me with a mischievous grin, I rolled my eyes and grabbed my journal from him. We walked a little more and I said" Ok here it is," I said pointing to my advisory. He handed me my stuff" Uh, Megan isn't it? I was wondering if you wanted to eat lunch with me today," he said with nervousness in his voice." Uh, Henry I... I don't know," I got cut off by a fidgety Henry" Megan please?"