Miss America or Miss Australia // Ashton Irwin Fanfiction

Chapter 5 - My Birthday And School From Hell (Part 1)

A/N: I know that Calum, Luke and Michael went to a different school from Ashton, but I'm going to put those 3 in the same school as Ashton, which makes it more exciting! Hope you enjoy it :)

Flashback to a week later.

7:30 am // Grace's POV:

I woke up with the alarm going off. I groaned in frustration. These morning things are pretty stressful, getting up every morning, having breakfast, getting ready and then go in the car to go to school. Ugh wish I could roll over and go back to sleep.

Apart from the fact that I am officially 16 now. I wasn't interested in a "Sweet 16th" because it sounds plain boring. People getting drunk, huge fights, having sex, as if I actually want one. Mum and dad thought it was fair, they didn't want to see me get hurt and neither did I. 

I'm going to a completely new school today. Not seeing my old friends, not seeing the teachers that I used to love. Just probably me being alone, eating my lunch in the girls toilet cubicle. I got up, still half asleep, nearly fell down the stairs because I was so tired, I saw mum and dad. They ran up to me and wished me a happy birthday. I said thank you, I felt loved, apart from Brad, who said to me "Happy Birthday faggot" in a really happy voice, I know it was sarcastic, so I used the language back.

"Since you won't have enough time to open your presents now, you might as well open them after school" Mum suggested.

"If I'm ever going to get out of that horrible place" I looked down, looking miserable.

"Look, I know it's hard, moving into a new country, moving into a new house, moving into a new school, but hey, sometimes we just have to do it. You'll do great honey, especially on your birthday" Mum encouraged me.

"Thanks mum, you're the best" I smiled and gave her a huge hug.

I ate breakfast really quickly, causing me to get the hiccups, which I didn't care. I went upstairs to go to get ready. I took my uniform with me and put it on the basker. The water in the shower was cold, which made me shiver. I got out of the shower which made it more cold. Immediately, I wrapped my towel over me, I went and brushed my teeth. This was a weird thing for me, I brush my teeth after I've had a shower. I've always done this, especially when I was little. I did this because I thought that if you brush your teeth before you have a shower, your teeth wouldn't be clean and white.

I brushed my teeth and went to put my uniform on. Every breath I take every second, more butterflies will burst into my stomach. I put my black shoes on, made my hair into a ponytail, which failed a couple times. I knew that in the student handbook that students were not allowed to wear make up, but I put a little bit of bronzer on my face and some lip balm. Mum would probably notice, but I don't care. I looked at the time, it was 8:25 am. School didn't start until 9:00 am, so I had plenty of time. I decided to post a tweet:

@Grace_Stromberg:

My birthday's today! Also starting a new school! Wish me luck :/ :)

I went downstairs to pack my lunch in my bag. I saw mum and she reminded me that Brad and I need to go to the front office to collect our own timetable to go to the first lesson, which goes for an hour and a half. Seeing the time from the kitchen, it was 8:35 am. Shit, I better hurry. I ziped up my bag, put my bag on, went in the car, which Brad was already in. Mum walked out with me. I put my bag in the trunk and got in the car. As soon as mum started the ignition, I felt like I wanted to puke. It's the worst sensation. Everytime when she drove, I wanted her to stop, but everytime she stopped, I wanted her to keep on driving. I don't know what to feel right at this moment. Probably will be even worse when I even get there.