MY SECRET

Chapter 1

(Main Character)

[Daniella Jones]

Dani's POV

'Secrets'. What you keep from your loved ones in fear that if they know about it, it may or most likely hurt them....My name is Daniella Jones. I'm was in yr11 and I attend Eleanor Roosevelt High in New York City a.k.a NYC (I also leave in New York).... 'My life' is a crazy roller coaster, keeps going up and down... I thought about it...About what happened on 'the day' .....Too much detail... Too much to explain... I broke it; my oath, my promise, all because of him. 'My weakness.'  Everytime this happens, I feel happy most times overjoyed...but it has NEVER gone this far... but this time, I don't know what to feel. They've gone. My feelings. My emotions. All gone done the drain. I  never knew that allowing him would be this scary and exciting at the same time. I want 'it' . No, Daniella you mustn't think that way! I feel scared when I think remember it and  happy when  I imagine it or think about it. As I walk down the halls of my school, my friends seeing me, all asking me the same question 'Are you okay?' after they see my troubled face, but it's the same replies I give them; either between 'I'm fine, just tired' or 'Just period'.  But little do they know that both of those replies are lies. It's NOT ANY of those things.

This morning before leaving for school, my mum (she didn't come back home drunk so she actually acted like a normal person) saw my perplexed face 'Are you okay?' she asked me obviously worrying. 'I'm fine, just tired.'  I lied. She then asked me again obviously not believing my first reply. 'I'm fine mom.'  I whined. 'It's just period. Trust me mum , I'm fine. If there was anything wrong, you know I'd tell you.' I said finishing with a smile I try to put on. She dropped the matter. I gave her a short quick hug and leaned in to peck her but I barely let my lips touch her cheek before immediately backing out. I picked up my bag and headed to the car where I found my younger sister who is in yr 10 and also attends the same school as me ), my cousin (whose attends Fordham University also in New York) waiting from me. I raced to the car and immediately I jumped in the passenger's seat and from there we headed to the university campus first to drop my cousin, then went to school. 

I got to school still feeling the way I was, the way I have been since 'that day'. My first three periods of the day are English, Art and my favorite subject DRAMA. I stroll to locker, getting my books for my English class until I get engulfed with a hug from the back, which clearly startles me. I let out a small shriek. I look back to see who that annoying person was, the person who scared me, only to find out it was my best friend Alexander. 'ALEXANDER ANDREWS!' I scream at him "Why did you scare me like that?!' I shot him a stern look. He just laughs at my reaction. After what seems like forever, he finally stops laughing and says "Relax!' He then lets out a little chuckle visibly thinking that I'm joking with him. 'Why are so uptight this morning? It's just a surprise hug. Ugh Dani! Live a little'. He says, while trying to tickle my tummy which only gets me more irritated. 'Can we just get to class?' I ask. He nods in response and we head to class. As we get there we take our sits beside each other at the back of the class and wait for our teacher to appear. We then start to talk as we're waiting but like most times we're just saying silly stuff, making comments about people and what their wearing and just bantering away, but this time it was mainly him talking, I barely said a word or laughed at his jokes not because they weren't funny which most of them were, but because I wasn't really in the mood. After a while, our teacher Mr Grayson shows up, he is literally the youngest teacher in our school, he's like 23 and to be honest he is fine and almost all the girls in my school have a crush on him. He looks up after trying to put his things together, his baby blue eyes slowly inspecting the class. His eyes locking with mine and he then shoots me a little wink before  turning his back to write on the board and start the lesson. At least I think he did.