I never really knew about life before this girl who was supposed to be my sister came into my life and dragged me outside.
It was just a normal day. I was lying on my bed listening to Taylor Swift song "Back to December", when my parents came into my room and told me that they had a surprise for me. I never really liked surprises but , I was excited anyway. My mom and dad were smiling, so I figured that they were just excited to see my reaction.
My parents counted down to 3 and when they got to one...
A girl who looked like to be around my age ran into my room. The girl had white skin like mine. Her hair was blonde, like mine used to be, before I dyed it red. The girl was around my height, and she had clear blue eyes like mine. It was weird.
" Is this my surprise?" I asked confusedly.
My parents laughed.
" Is this a joke?" I asked my parents.
" Maya, this is your new sister. Her name is Mia," said mom.
" Wait-- what?" I asked.
" We went by the orphanage, and we saw that this very cute girl needed a home, so we decided to adopt her."
I was really confused and didn't know if my parents were joking or not.
"Maya, please say hello to your sister," said my mom.
" Hi, I am Mia," said the girl.
" Maya, please say hello to your sister," my mom asked again.
Sometimes I wondered whether I was dreaming or not, and that moment was one of them. I closed my blue eyes hoping that I was dreaming, but when I opened my eyes, the girl was still there, mom and dad were still there, and worse, they were all staring at me.
" You know, I think it would be better if we leave them alone for a while," my mom told my dad.
That was when my parents left the room. What was I supposed to do with this girl that I had never seen before? By now, the girl began to talk, she went on and on about how glad she was that my parents found her.
" It was a miracle you know?"- she said.
" So this is true?" – I asked.
" What do you mean?"
" Are we really going to live together?"
" Of course, sister!"- Said the girl in a loud voice.
Mia tried to hug me, but I backed making it clear that I did not want us to touch each other.
I was so confused .
On the very next day, mom and dad told me to show Mia around school. I said yes right away and waited for them to leave us alone. I made an excuse to Mia, saying that I had to go to the bathroom, but that didn't work out because she just decided to follow me.
How do I get rid of her?
That was what I kept asking myself over and over because I didn't need a new sister. My life was fine. I had parents all to myself. I had a room all to myself. I even had a bathroom all to myself. My life was fine.
The school bell rang and I stepped out of the bathroom, making my way to Mrs. Kapish class, leaving Mia in one of the stalls.
Mrs. Kapish was my least favorite teacher. She was really mean to all of her students, nobody liked her, her face was always cracked because of the thick layer of makeup that the old lady had on, and not to mention, her smile reminded me of the Grinch. So, that is what I call her.
