Alone

I hear a ringing in my ear. There is also yelling. The yelling sounds like,

"Get dressed; you're going to be late for school!!"

Wait!! I recognize that voice. I think it's my dad.... Someone or something is licking me on my cheek. Yuck!! All at once I wake up groggy eyed. Peep (my cat) goes scrambling out the door. My dad never did understand why I named him peep.

If you look the word Peep up on the internet, you'll find a book and then you'll understand. I quickly get dressed so I'm not late for my first day of school. I grab a water bottle filled with a red liquid and start drinking. My dad barges in and gets a puzzled look on his face.

"Why are you drinking cool aid this early in the morning?"

"Dad, you know that I go crazy when I don't have cool aid in the morning. That's why we had to move, remember?" My dad rubs his forehead and sighs.

"Katerin-." I don't even let my dad finish.

"Dad, what did we talk about with my name being Katerina? Remember that was the name mom gave me and that I hate the name? Didn't we agree on my name being Paloria?" I yell at him.

"Yes, we did agree on that and I'm sorry that I forgot. Do you forgive me?" My dad started pleading with his eyes.

"I don't know dad, I'll have to think about it later because I'm going to be late for school."