Escaping Our Past

Chapter 1♥︎

"Tina...Tina...TINA!" I hear as I fall off my bed looking up to see it was my mother.

"Yes mom?" I say as I hear my alarm clock going off.

"Tina I know its monday; & we all dont like Mondays... but you still have to wake up & get the day done with!"

I look over to see the alarm clock beeping & flashing out the terrifying time... 8:25am. I quickly pick myself up off the floor.

"THERES FIVE MINUTES UNTIL SCHOOL STARTS WHY DIDNT YOU WAKE ME UP MOM?" I yell at her as I watch her make up my messy bed.

"I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BUT YOU OBVIOU-"

I quickly cut her off in my head with the thought of 'Oh yeah I'm a deep sleeper woops; sorry'.

As I finish wiggling my one-size-to-tight jeans on I check myself out in the mirror & realize I need foundation, mascara, & a hair brush. A.S.A.P!

Within 2 minutes of cleaning myself up to look half presentable to the people at my high school I realize that its already 8:37am. Great 7 minutes late...

"I shouldn't be the only one though" I say aloud to myself. "Its almost spring break & everyone is getting sick of school."

Thank goodness my school is only down the street; usually id walk but at a time like this I begged my mom to drive me. So she did; & I thanked her kissing her on the cheek & exciting the car sadly remembering that I left my lunch at home. She honked & drove away. As I was walking to my class I pass my a really cute guy. I fixed my self ever so slightly, but he didn't even notice me.

"Whatever" I whisper aloud.

I turn the corner of the hall & I'm about to walk in my class. As I open the door I see a substitute teacher; SCORE! The teacher doesn't notice my 10-Minute-Late-Arrival & I slip into the chair next to Aleah; my bestfriend since grade 7.

"You are beyond lucky" she mouths to me without trying to be loud

"I know!" I quietly chuckle. "So what have I missed?"

"Well maybe you missed your ex & his friends laughing at you" she points at them & I see them making faces & what not.

I look down at myself to see what was so funny. Aleah slowly passed me a mirror for me to come across a huge snot ball rubbed across my cheek! I quickly duck under my desk & rub it off.

"ALEAH!" I try to yell at her... but of course I'm whispering anyway. "Why didn't you tell me that when I first walked in?"

"Hey I'm pretty tired myself okay; sorry I didn't notice your boogers right away." She half-angrily replies. She really does look tired.

I check myself out one more time in the mirror to make sure I look fine. I sit up straight & give Jason; my ex the death stare. I cant believe what we've turned into; we cant even be nice to each other.

•3 Hours Later•

Its around lunch time & I'm nearly starving. I call my stay-at-home-mom to drop me off my forgotten lunch. As I waited outside for my mom I thought over me & Jason & what we used to be.We were so bad to each other; we would leave each other wondering about the other, we cheated on one another & never found out, & most of all we didn't see each other half as much as we wanted to. Some how we managed to keep our relationship going until our secrets got out & it was no longer love. I couldn't ever imagine going back to him... ever. Jason & I were through; but I've changed & if he ever changed id go back to him, because something in our messed up relationship I saw the good in him & I hope he saw some in me. My mom drops off my lunch. I eat outside alone not even thinking about going back to the cafeteria. I wanted to think on this a little more. After finishing my lunch I headed to my next class. I hope I can get through the rest of the day without these thoughts getting in the way if my focusing.