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estrella
the next morning i woke to the sound of an alarm that i don't recall seeing. it was probably a gesture from Pattie since i have school today. i sat up from my bed & everything that had happened last night came to me faster than the speed of light.

"i m-miss you m-mom" i choked out as a tear slipped down my right eye. after having a moment to regain myself i checked the time. 6:30 its said printed in red. it took a while but i eventually made it to the restroom. once i looked up in the mirror i saw someone. someone who was broken. she had bags under her eyes. her eyes were blood red due to all the crying. & looked so empty & fragile that by one touched could be scattered in pieces. that someone was me. in other words i practically looked like shit.

quickly turning on the faucet i splashed cold water on my face, brushed my teeth, and parted my hair in two to do myself some French braids since I wasn't in the mood to do anything fancy. after that i took out my makeup bag & applied concealer to cover up the dark circles underneath my eyes & used some mascara to make my self look less shitty. & topped it of with some chapstick.

i then changed into some ripped black jeans, a plain white shirt with a blue cardigan on top & my white converse.

grabbing my backpack i jogged downstairs. it was silent which probably meant no one was home. as i went to the kitchen i shouted "hello? anybody here? Pattie?" no response. i then saw a paper folded on the kitchen counter. it read;

heey sweetie ,
you're probably awake now since you're obviously reading this but i just wanted to let you know that im not home because of work & also i left you toast & bacon on the dining table to eat. i know you're still vulnerable due to the situation yesterday & i get it okay. it's a lot to take in trust me but just know that im here for always & ever. anyways i love you & don't forget to get to school. take care love, i love you.
yours truly,
                                            Pattie
                         (P.S i left some change & the a spare house key for you inside the cookie jar)

i couldn't help but genuinely smile & appreciate how Pattie could just take me in & treat me as if i were one of her own. i then sat and ate my breakfast & got the money she left for me. i doubled checked to make sure the doors were locked & headed to school.

by the time i arrived to school it was 7:50. late yeah i know but it was cause i had to walk & Pattie's house was 40 minutes away from school which isn't that great. it was 8:09 when i entered the class since its at the back of the school & the school is huge.

"Miss. Greyson you're late" Mrs. Kasdorf said clearly annoyed that i interrupted her session. i took my seat & saw abby grinning at me. i gave her a heey smile then turned my attention to what Mrs. Kasdorf was saying.

"so as i was saying before i was interrupted" she began as she took a glance toward me directing to me & i could feel my checks burn up as everyone turned to look at me as well "today we have a special guest so i expect you on your best behavior"

omg ! i forgot all about it. i didn't even have a song prepared.

"also you will not be choosing the song. you will choose out of my this hat" she stated as if she had read my mind & pointed to the baseball cap with the icon LA Dodgers. "that contains strips of paper with a name of a song that you will perform in front of the classroom one by one." everybody began to groan & that included me because it's a random pick. "have i made myself clear?" Mrs. Kasdorf said obvious to the whining. a unison of yeses were heard.