by the sea

1- first day back

Lexis POV

FIRST DAY BACK! I'm so exited you don't even know. There was a lot of work to do over the holidays and I didn't do most-....some-...any of it... But that's okay in sure Adelaide will let me copy; we share most classes

Up until this point I have been laying in my bed staring at the celing and waiting till the last minute to get up. As I rolled onto my side, the digital alarm on my bedside table started beeping signalling I needed to get up, NOW.

I turned and shifted up my double bed just enough to tap the button on the top and silence the dreadful beep beep that hurt my head every morning.

My room was pretty large, so was the rest of my house; my parent always said they weren't rich but managed their money well for long enough for their time to shine.

Sitting up, I dared to put one foot out of bed and was greeted by the cold morning air of outside my fluffy duvet.

My mum, Harper, was the Secretary for some fancy company I never bothered to learn the name of. She was smart and pretty, hired the instant the interviewer saw her.

My dad, Stephen, was the owner of some new, famous, growing company. Something to do with cars... I think. He had worked his way up from nothing but an idea I again had no use in knowing

The window whistled and I shivered hiding under my covers again, comforted by the soft fuzzy bed set I had.

I had been pretty lucky in life, I got what I asked for but it hadn't made me ungrateful, I don't think, I often brought things in to people so at least I'm generous!

I think..

My mind drifted back to Adelaide, my best friend. She told me that her uncle snapped her phone when a letter came home saying she missed too much school. To me that's nothing I can get another phone, but for her, I know she's not as well off like me.

We hadn't been in contact all holiday and I was bummed about it, she's the person im closest too in the whole world! I missed her so much.

My mum knocked on my door and told me in a sweet voice that she was leaving. This was my cue to go eat breakfast. Unfortunately id spent so long thinking of school, my parents, and Adelaide that I wasn't dressed.

I got up and dressed in a few minutes influenced by the smell of expensive maple bacon. I looked a little scruffy from the glimpse I caught of myself in the mirror, but I still looked good.

To give a description of myself would feel quite vain, but after spending a lot of time learning to feel comfortable in myself, I know exactly what I look like from memory.

I have long chestnut waves that reach my hips while arms are down my my side. I'm quite thin from all the running, surfing and netball I play; but I have some muscle. I'm not exactly the thickest girl in our year but not the flatest either, I get that from my mum. I have legs just a bit longer than my torso and feet a little wider than most (helpful when you need to keep your balance). My nose is thin and slightly pointed, it complements my thin chizeled face shape. Each of my eyes are different, my left being a pale blue and the right a vivid green. My top lip is average, bottom fairly plump. I don't often get spots, probably due to the huge collection of expensive face products my mum buys in hopes of keeping me as her picture perfect daughter.

"Lexi honey, foods ready"my dad calls from the kitchen.

Suddenly I was knocked out of the account of myself and I realised my hand was already on the handle as if my body was screaming for the delicious cooked pig.

There was a faint hum as I walked out the room, the house had its temperature monitored so it stayed perfect; but it only made you feel worse when you stepped outside because of the sudden change.

I passed the upstairs bathroom and the spare room; my parents room and 2 guest rooms on the other side of the staircase as I ran through the corridor and downstairs. Once down, I backtracked a little and gazed into the office on my left and on my right; workers for my dad in one and my mother's colleague in the other. I then walked back past the bottom of the staircase not wanting to bother then.  Left was the lounging room, used when anyone came over and the right was my games room/lounge room/whatever I wanted it to be. I walked last all that till eventually thekitchen.

It had one long stand in the centre with the sink space to chop/prepare things and seats on the other side . The fridge, cooker and such were at the back, my dad was hovering around there.

I smiled brightly at him as the beautiful scent of bacon filled my nostrils. I quickly made my way over to him and took the plate, breifly kissing my dad on the cheek before running off to the dining room to the left of the kitchen. The other side of the kitchen was a room I used when I was little to watch the beach from, a fancy sceneric sort of roo. The dining room itself had a lot of large glass windows, it had one of the front doors in (the other in the conservatory) and you could see the water on the horizon.

I ate up my breakfast as I watched the water and planned what I would do after school. Probably some netball practice and go surfing if I had time. Maybe even take Adelaide with me.

"Lexi? I'm leaving for work, the drivers waiting in the car for you as usual" my dad always had a soft caring aura about him, but he didn't care for me anymore than he thought was necessary, same with my mum. Its fine though, I'm still very much loved and Im close with others from school.

I call out an okay to my dad and take my plate to the sink before rushing up the stairs to my room. My bag is already sorted and I smile at Kathy the cleaner on my way out my room as she dusts the banisters.

"Good morning Miss , have a lovely first day" Kath words politely. She's just a maid but we're close and she really is ever so kind.

After some speedy makeup application I ran down the stairs and out the door. The car was like a giant and I had to lift my leg to get it, it was intimidating but I liked being tall.

I had a quick catch up with the driver before we set off. My head was gently wobbling with the cars movement as we made our way to the school. There was music playing, but I was too busy thinking to actually concentrate. My mind buzzed with endless things. My schoolwork, home, what to do later, what to eat, what to say, who to talk to and about Adelaide...  I wonder how she's been.

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This is kinda just to give some insight on the world of Lexi. She's obviously rich and if you can picture it from the description her house is biig. I don't want this to put you off her though. She's very kind and although she doesn't understand others emotions well she's very understanding once she's told.
This was a bit of setting the scene and I think I'll either do Adelaides POV next or Lexi again.
Thanks for actually being here, I'm trying my best to start writing again! If you do stick around, see you in the next chapter!!

-Mel