Strictly speaking Demi isn’t my mum but she’s the closest thing I have to one. She adopted me when I was seven and now being fifteen I’ve pretty much spent my life with her. Like loads of people would love to be in my position... They would think its the most amazing thing ever… but it's not. Why? well, it's complicated.
She's great, I love her to pieces I know that she's always going to be there for me; but I can't help wishing I had a mum that would be oblivious to everything around her.
Demi. Unfortunately isn't like that, she knows everything about being a teenager. She knows all the lies in the book. She's actually banned certain words that the two of us can't say. The two of us being me (Sky) and my slightly younger sister River. For instance the word 'fat' is not allowed under any conditions neither is ‘ugly’ and also 'fine' like when you go to say 'I'm fine' I have realized even saying 'I'm just tired' makes Demi suspicious. Luckily for me she hasn't noticed much off with me yet, probably has something to do with her sold out shows and her ninth album being still in the process. Yes ninth. She’s still amazing at all that singing shit even at the age of thirty five. Luckily she hasn't noticed all the problems I'm facing at the moment, that would just stress her out more.
I woke to the sounds of screaming. Great an argument at 7:10 in the morning. Thank you very much for that one Demi and River. I ignored the loud.. Too loud noises coming from my thirty five year old mother and twelve year old sister and tried to get some sleep.
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“Sky Hayley Grace Lovato I swear if you don’t get up in the next two minutes world war three will start.” I rolled over and planted the pillow over my head in the hope to drain out Demi’s voice as she rushed into my room. “You have to be in school in like twenty minutes and you have been late almost every day this week.”
“but I’m dying mummy, feel my head! It’s burning up! I have a tummy ache, my ear hurts and my back.”
She came over to me impatiently placing her hand on my head “bullshit Sky and you know it. Get up!” She walked out turning the light on as she left.
Bitch.
I thought the mummy card would work. She melts for it almost every time.
Worth a shot.
I hate that, when parents turn the lights on when you’re trying to sleep. It’s kinda like the wake up winning argument and they all seem to know it.
Finally five minutes later and admitting defeat I got out of bed and walked to the mirror. Ugh. What I would give to look like her. My dark hair never lay where I wanted it to and my body is nowhere near as thin as what I feel it should be. Still, I brushed and straightened my hair in the hope to tame it at least a little bit, applied makeup to both my face and my arms. Don’t ask I’m seriously messed up. No one even knows about it, even I’m surprised Demi hasn’t worked it out given her history but nope, she hasn’t even noticed. I’ve been hiding it pretty well for about four years now so I guess I’ve got pretty skilled at hiding it.
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I ran down the stairs in a rush fifteen minutes later as I had exactly three minutes to get the bus before it left. Normally Demi gives us a lift but she’s working in the complete other direction to the school today so we have to get the bus.
Fun.
Not.
“Sky” I turned quickly as I opened the front door and looked at Demi
“Eat these on the way please” Demi shouted tossing me an apple and a cereal bar. It wasn’t much but she knew I wasn’t much of a morning eater.
Bull shit.
I was a close to nothing eater.
But she didn’t know that so its all good.
River had already left. I ran to the stop and tossed the food in the bin as soon as I was out of sight.
Believe it or not but I actually quite like school. Its just a shame its for totally the wrong reason. I’m crap at following instructions. I get bored.
Distracted.
Confused
and then rude.
I don’t mean to I just don’t seem to be able to control what I say it just sort of pops out. I’m not popular at school, nope. Not at all but at the same time a lot of people seem to know who I am. Sadly though I don’t thinks that’s my doing, more the fact that Demi Lovato adopted me.
I have my group of friends. Two of which I’ve known since I was like four, so we are pretty close.
“Sky!” Jade said running up to me and embracing me in a hug. Jade’s my favourite out of all of them. She’s honest and will just say it how it is. I’ve known her the longest out of everyone and we are pretty much inseparable. I took one look at the classroom, grunted and didn’t even bother openening the door. Jade laughed as I turned round and headed straight to the fields. “fuck it Jade I’m seriously not in the mood for Miss Greg’s shit today, want to go to space for a bit” I said Jade smiled at me. She knew exactly what I meant. I lit the joint that I had hidden and inhaled. Immediately feeling a lot better. I did this a couple more times before handing it to Jade. She copied my actions and handing it back. This was kinda like a regular thing except normally we would smoke at lunch rather than first thing in the morning.
“Fuck- me” Jade stuttered as she stood up gripping onto the wall “what is this shit?”
“white widow” I replied laughing as she fell.
“you complete bitch” she giggled lightly. “How the fuck are we supposed to go to our lesson like this? I can’t even walk right. Like shit... You’re eyes are so fucking red”
“chill. Just wear your sunglasses or something. Pretend you’re asleep. I don’t fucking know but It will be fine okay. Just relax.” I said as I turned to go into maths.
Hiya so this is chapter one :) remember to vote or whatever if you like it. Thank you so much for reading :) x
