Learning To Love

First Day

Kali didn't like to get up in the morning just like any other student. At least it was summer, so the sun that shone through her window woke her up. Kali silently unlocked her phone to see the time.

6:49 am.

In eleven minutes her alarm would go off so she turned around and closed her eyes again. She liked these moments. Kali may be tired but she couldn't sleep so she enjoyed laying there and closing her eyes. After a few minutes she heard her mother leaving the house, the engine of the car and she was gone.

Two more minutes left.

...

"If you love somebody

Better tell them while they're here 'cause

They just may run away from you..."

"Okay."

"You'll never know quite when, well

Then again it just depends on

How long of time is left for you"

"OKAY," Kali exclaimed annoyed though she didn't turn off the song. Instead she connected her phone to the speakers and turned up the volume. Then she sighed.

"I can do that, let's go." She took a shower, brushed her hair and ate breakfast while listening to music. It helped her looking forward to the day. As it was half past seven Kali dressed in shorts and a blue top. With her school bag she left the door exactly as Maya pulled up in front of her house. The blue colour reflected the sun so much that it blended Kali.

"Good morning!" She greeted her best friend and got into the car.

"Arrrr you readey??" Maya imitated a moderator before a concert starts and Kali cheered.

"It is so warm, I shouldn't have chosen my running shoes. I am already sweating," she said groaning after she stopped. Maya looked at her sympathetic.

She told Kali, "My mum wouldn't let me wear anything else then sandals. She got a feeling for temperature."

"My mum is already gone when I get up," Kali explained. "And my dad gets up at eight so I am alone in the morning."

"Isn't that pretty relaxed?"

"It is," Kali agreed. "I wouldn't say I am not a morning person but if I would have to talk to people, that is a whole different story."

They arrived at their school, Cartney High School. A light yellow building with around 1000 students of every class. The red roof reflected the sun and almost all windows were closed.

"The ninth-graders come in a week, right?" Kali asked whereat Maya nodded.

She shrugged, "I heard though that some people were coming to us to finish their school here, I don't know if it's true or not." She pulled in a parking lot and the two friends got out.

"My first lesson is English so I gotta go, see you in the break," Maya said and rushed upstairs since English classrooms were on the 5th floor. Kali took her sweet time, Biology would be on the 1st floor so she didn't have to rush. She sat down in the last row and prepared her side of the two men desk.

Two minutes before the class started, the classroom was almost full now, a girl came up to Kali. Her name was Emma and she was in the same Arts class as Kali last year.

"Hi Kali," she greeted and Kali smiled.

"Hi Emma, AP Biology, too?"

"Yeah," she pointed on the seat next to her. "Will Maya come or may I sit next to you?" Kali shook her head and pulled the chair back.