Take a Bow

Hey,

My name is Ella. I'm seventeen and I've only had two real friend's in my whole life, until now. My mum and step dad say it's because everyone else finally "grew up and saw how great I am". Barf .

My sister said it was just because I finally grew boobs. Yeah, right.

And my dad, well, he's my dad. What else is there to say.

I do however have my little brother, Thomas. He's my rock. Seriously, even though he's only 12, he's super smart. Like freaky smart. When he was 9, he won the 7th grade science fair. Yeah. I know.

Do you want to know why my little brother was my only friend? Of course you don't. But what if I told you I ended up being more popular than my cheerleading sister overnight? Thought that'd get your attention.

I wasn't always the outcast, I'm actually pretty normal. When I was 8, my parents discovered I could sing. They encouraged me -forced me- to audition for my school talent show. Needless to say, I was from then on, known by everyone - I mean EVERYONE- as "la-blah". Yep. That's right. I choked. Threw up then tripped off the stage as I was running off. That's me. La-blah - that clumsy girl who choked her only chance at being normal.