A young teenage girl Alex is born to be a writer just like her mother, but lately so much has gone wrong for Alex in a short amount of time. How will she escape it all?
BEEP BEEP BEEP... I wake up to the sound of my alarm. Ugh! Just 5 more minutes, I look at the clock, it's 6am. It's Monday! Which means I've got school. Yay (insert sarcasm here) I hate Mondays they are the worst. Not to mention it's my first day back from summer break also known as the start of grade 11.
I reluctantly climb out of bed and start to get ready, I decide on this outfit
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(If you can't see the picture it's brown/beige cardigan, with a striped cropped halter top, with white pants and white runners) I curl my hair and head downstairs to see my mom making pancakes! Yummy! My favourite!
"Morning mum!" I say as I come down the stairs and hug her. As she is about to start talking I grab some pancakes and sit down and listen to her
"Morning Hun, are you ready for school today? It's your first day back! Awe my baby girl is growing up" she fake cries while coming up to me squeezing my cheeks.
"Mooooommmm I'm not 4" I whine as I swat her hand away.
"Ok ok ok, listen I need you to drive Julian to school today and could you also pick him up? I have a meeting with the head of the magazine company." My mom asks
"Sure, a meeting? Why?" I ask curiously
"Because.." she paused for dramatic effect "I've been selected by my boss to do an article in Paris! " She exclaims
"Omg mom that's amazing I'm so happy for you! When do you leave?" I ask she looks at me and says
"Tomorrow morning! " I stare at her in shock
"tomorrow? But for how long?" She looks down and before she slowly speaks
"For 3 months" "3 MONTHS?!?" I yell unable to hide my emotions so I get up ready to walk away just as Julian comes down the stairs,
"What's with all the yelling?" He asks curiously
"Mom is leaving for Paris and she won't be back for three months" you say to him
"Really mom? But Your going to miss Alex's birthday" He says in shock as he walks to the door, oh that's right how can I forget my own birthday,
"Yeah mom your going to miss my birthday it's my 17th birthday! I'm almost an adult" I say in disbelief she looks so sad as she looks at me
"honey you and Julian and your father are going to be here and I have your present for you to open on your birthday, I really need to do this honey you know how much journalism means to me" she says handing me a thin box I take a deep breath thinking before saying
"Your right mom, you should go, follow your dreams but stay safe" I say as I hug her "Come on Julian let's get you to school or we will be late" I say taking his hand and bringing him to hug mom "But first let's say see you later to mom" we don't like saying goodbye because it won't be a goodbye, goodbyes are for when you won't see the person again.
Julian runs to mom giving her a big hug both of them saying see you later, I love you, stuff like that. Then it was my turn, I'm going to miss her a lot
"See you mom I love you, stay safe" I say hugging her and crying
"I love you too I will, see you later sweetie" that's the last time I saw my mom for three months, I walk out the door with Julian and we get in the car heading to school. I arrive at Julian's school first it's his first day of grade 5 I'm so excited for him! I walk him to the front door and crouch down beside him before he walks in
"Have fun at school today buddy, learn lots and don't worry about mom she is going to be okay." He smiles at me and gives me a hug
"Thank you sis, I love you"
"I love you too bye!!" I wave bye to him and see him walk through the doors, well, time to get to my school.
**At School**
I walk into the front doors and the crowded halls are already giving me anxiety, I see people looking at me as I was walking down the hall it felt like I was in a dramatic slow motion scene in a movie or something, some people gave me smiles other dirty looks and some just didn't even notice I existed. I walk to the front desk, tell the lady my name and get my schedule. I'm happy to inform you that I have photography first every day! Then followed by social, lunch, biology, and LA. I also got my locker number and combination with my schedule, on my way to find locker 231 I bump into a person and I drop all my books
"I'm sorry I'm so sorry! I didn't even see you I should watch where I'm goi.." I get cut off by him laughing
"it's alright don't worry about it, what locker?" I hand him my paper and he leads me right to my locker, once we get there he asks "so I'm guessing your new here" I shyly nod "well I can show you around if you want my name is Brandon" he reaches his hand out to shake it, you gladly take his hand and shake it while you tell him
"well thank you Brandon it's very nice to meet you, my name is Alexandra but you can call me Alex" I smile
"oooo so we are already doing nicknames? alright you can call me Brad" he laughs and I giggle we start showing each other our schedules and turns out we have all the same classes other than photography, when I have photography he has gym, typical. He walks me to my first class, what a gentleman, he is a fine looking guy he has blond hair and blue eyes and my head only reaches his chest he is super tall
"Alright well I will see you in social! Talk to you later Brad" I say waving at him as he leaves me at the door of the photography room. Here goes nothing I think to myself as I turn the door handle and walk inside.
Authors note! Sorry if this chapter sucks, this is my first chapter I've ever written but enjoy!! By the way her dad is on his way to work in the mornings even before Alex and Julian get up for school so that's why he wasn't in this one. Love you! Pce!
