The Whispers Of A Perfect Life

First Day

Elora Croteau:

17 years old

Junior at Briar Glenn High

First Day:

* Beautiful just the way you are*

I wake up abruptly to the sound of Alessia Cara. I rub  my tired eyes ridding them of sleep and check my phone. August 25th first day of school great...

 I get out of bed and open my window looking out onto the field of flowers my mom planted earlier in spring. 

I got to my bathroom and turn on the shower water waiting for it to get warm i step in and scrub my body with pomegranate body wash. 

I wash my hair and step out drying myself with my fluffy blue towel.

I look in the mirror and smile i see my blue hair.

This period of time is blue.

Depending on how i feel i change the color of my hair and other various items such as my towels and sometimes my wardrobe color coding.

I brush my teeth and hair deciding to leave the short hair the way it is.

Deciding the first day should call for me looking at least slightly presentable.

I put on some foundation along with light blush, eye shadow . and some mascara. 

Deciding a little pink lip gloss won't hurt i put that on as well then heading to my closet.

I look through my closet seeing the perfect first-day outfit

I look in my full body mirror happily and go grab my galaxy book bag.

Adjusting my various buttons including panic at the disco and twenty-one pilots i walk downstairs grabbing the money left on the kitchen table for my lunch.

Taking the five-minute trek to school i look at my phone seeing a few texts from my friend Mariah. 

Instead of responding i decide to see her at school .

I walk into the building watching everyone turn to look at me. 

No, I'm not popular but people tend to love seeing the color I've chosen for my hair.

Waving at the various classmates from previous years  i walk to my locker.

Running to Mariah I smile and jump into her arms. 

"Mariahhhhh all summer you leave me and then you come back looking hot as fuck"

"How else am i supposed to come back?" she says giggling and rolling her eyes.

I smile at her as we walk hand in hand to our first period Mrs. Randolph.

"English 3 time to metaphorically kill myself"

" I have string in my book bag we can do it for real"

We both laugh as we enter the class we go to sit next to one another begin talking about our summer.

Next thing you know i see a shadow above me and i look to see Reese.

"So it's blue this year?"

"What do you want Reese?"

" I could go for some sleep but you're in my seat."

" I know you have a thing for my best friends but Mariah and i stick together." I say snarkily.

" I would  be flattered but Mariah is in the wrong seat as well there's a seating chart on the board but of course with your newly dyed hair and her to tan skin seeping into your blood streams you missed it."

"I would take offense to that if i didn't already know that your IQ is lower than my middle nail." says Mariah flipping him off. Then she giggles " But that's not even real"

I look to the board seeing i am supposed to be in front of Reese and Mariah is supposed to be three seats to my left.

Watching him stay and her go is just the best way to start my junior year. 

I sigh and get out my materials waiting for this day to be over.