BEEP BEEP BEEP
I grumpily threw a pillow at the annoying clock in an attempt of silence, and thankfully it stopped making noise. I blinked a few times, and then finally dragged myself out of bed. I woke myself up by having a quick shower and then putting my disgusting uniform on (a stiff white shirt, green and navy striped tie always to be worn, not too short, a knee length pleated navy skirt, always at the knee and never above) and afterwards I dried my hair and put it up into a simple ponytail. I brushed my teeth and put make up on-our school gave up telling us off for that a long time ago because noone ever listened-and then I proceeded down the stairs.
Mum was in the kitchen making pancakes, and they smelt delicious. I was supposed to be on a diet, not that I was overweight but I hated my figure so much so I decided to quit complaning and do something about it, though I could never breathe a word of it to mum. If she started crash dieting again I couldn't cope with it. No-one ever even mentions dieting to mum, we'rescared she'll go over the edge again.
"I haven't made these in ages, do you want one honey?" I debated the calorie content, and mostly the fact that 10 minutes ago I had brushed my teeth. But then she flipped one onto a plate cheerily and set it in front of me, I hadn't seen her this happy in a while and I couldn't let her down.
"Thanks mum." I dug straight in, careful not to get crumbs on the revolting clothing. The pancakes tasted as good as they smelt. Mum has always been into cooking, she won a major cooking show when she was just a teenager and then she got a job cooking at a restaurant. But then she had kids and stopped working to look after us, whilst our dad worked. After me and Craig were old enough to stay home for a few hours after school, she went back to University and got a Psychology degree and was now a Psychologist, she just did cooking as a hobby or to raise money for Charity for the moment.
"By the way your brother has the dentists this morning so he won't be getting to school until after second period. But he's lending Daniel his car so that you two can get a lift to school together." I choked on my pancake, spluttering crumbs everywhere in a desperate effort to try and get some air to my lungs. Mum frantically poured me a glass of water and I gulped it down appreciatively.
"Are you okay sweetie? You don't have a problem with the arrangements for school do you?" She looked down at me concerned, but then I remembered the long nights where she'd be up crying herself to sleep and I had to hold myself together for her. I couldn't stand to see her even the slightest bit upset now; it destroyed me.
"No that's fine with me," I said begrudgingly. I finished my pancake, though it now tasted of cardboard. Mum shouted Daniel down for breakfast, and as soon as I heard a creak on the stairs I sped out of the room. I went into the lounge and collected my school bag, and then once I heard that Daniel was in the kitchen, I took the stairs two at a time..
I went to my desk to get my school notepad, and there was a page sticking out at the top. I pulled at it, seeing if it was important or not.
I had a great time with you
I really doubted that he was serious, and with hands shaking I ripped the paper into a million tiny shreds and put it in my blue wastepaper basket, and then closed my notepad and put it into my bag.
"Skyla sweetheart, Daniel wants you to leave in a minute. You need to come down and grab your lunch as well honey." Mum shouted up. She always worried that I'd be late, but I'd never had a late mark. Even after I missed all of that school months ago, I managed to catch up the work I needed and was never late when I got back. I sighed and took one look at the shreds of paper and then left.
I creaked down the stairs as slowly as possible.
"Come on Skyla, you're never normally this slow." Mum called through irritably. I didn't mean to upset her. I went into the kitchen, trying to ignore the fact that Daniel was stood next to the counter near me. I could feel his gaze burning a hole in my back as I got my lunch money out of the cupboard and put it in my pocket. I then turned to mum and apologized for being slow and kissed her cheek.
"Have a good day honey." She said breezily and said goodbye to Daniel. We then both shuffled to the door, me behind him. None of us said a word. I stopped to put my shoes on and he carried on ahead. Goodness he annoyed me so much. I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if I would have lost my virginity to that moron.
I quickly tied my shoes and headed out of the door. He sat in Craig's car, impatiently tapping on the steering wheel. I opened the door and he immediately flung abuse at me. Shutting the door, I pulled my seat-belt on and turned on the radio.
"Oh no, you don't get to take that long getting ready and choose the radio station." He turned it off, pulling out of the driveway.
"I'm a girl; it's inevitable that we tale that long getting ready. You should know that. Besides, it's my brothers car so therefore, I'm having the radio on." I switched the radio back on. He was clutching the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles were going white. He wore a look of frustration and annoyance. I almost regretted basically calling him a player, but the look was kind of cute.
"Well your brother lent me the car, so I am having the radio off." He turned the switch off.
"Daniel you're so annoying." I switched it back on. His fingers flicked it off. Mine flicked it back on. On and off, on and off. I looked up. An elderly woman was shuffling slowly across the road, and we wouldn't be able to brake in time.
"DANIEL!!!" I screamed. He swerved wildly, and I could see a shop window approaching. I felt my body lurch forward painfully as there was an explosive bang of splintering glass and the earsplitting sound of car parts smashing against the wall and my head was spinning and pounding, I couldn't see anything and I heard 4 faint words before the blackness completely enveloped me.
"Skyla I'm so sorry.."
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*A/N* Hi guys! Thanks for all the reads, though it's really not that good haha. Sorry for the cliffhanger, but I'll try and update again maybe tonight or probably tomorrow. Any suggestions on what I could improve? Or any theories on what could happen next? Do you think Skyla and Daniel should get together or are they just bad for each other? How will Craig react to what's happened? Love you xx
Abigail ♥
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RomanceSkyla is a girl who's been through a lot, but noone knows it. She is the girl who doesn't expect anything. She never expected she'd fall for her brother's best friend....
