In Real Life

Chapter 2

The alarm clock wakes me up at 7:00 in the morning.
I get up and get ready for school. Today 1st September is the first day of my junior year. I was nervous and terrified.

Although Simon, My best friend was going to be there, I felt nervous and scared.

Today, I will be going to school for the first time since Tyler's death. Even though many people came to his funeral, I didn't talk to anyone except Simon and Isabelle, my two best friends. So I was nervous as to what others would say and how they will react.

Dad has already left for work. He leaves me a note wishing me good luck. I smile. Ever since my mother left us, it's just been me and my dad.

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I reach school 5 minutes before the bell. I quickly head towards Simon who is waiting for me at my locker.

"Maya! How are you? It's been forever since I last saw you!", Simon says.

"I'm fine. You?", I ask.

"Fine. Belle should be here soon".

Suddenly I hear a voice calling my name. I turn around and see Ryan, the captain of the basketball team and Tyler's beat friend, heading towards me.

"Hi Maya".

"Hi".

"Listen, I know this is hard for you but you should know that if you need anything all of us are here for you."

I now. That's all I can do. Then I see Isabelle with her brown hair coming towards me.

"Hi girl. So listen the top you are wearing is soooo last season. Wear this one", she says handing me a tip from her locker.

Isabelle is the carefree one. I love her. She Dosent treat me now different like the others do.

I head to the restrooms to change.

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The day passes by fast.

In my classes, the teachers say how sorry they are for my loss blah blah blah.
At lunch, I sat with Simon and Isabelle alone at a table. I didn't want a huge crowd.

Then it's time to go home.

I head home  to see that dad isn't home yet. Ever since Mum left us, dad had been working late. I know he misses her. It has been very hard for him, to deal with my brothers death and the divorce.

I make myself a sandwich and sit down in my room with my laptop. I downloaded this app last night to talk to people anonymously as someone else. My name is downeydown.  After Tyler's death, I needed to talk to someone. So decided to make an account on this website.

I have two new messages.

They are from an account named twoface33.

He/she says: Lets talk. I read your bio and you seem depressed.

Another:  we can keep our identities to ourselfs.

I talk to him. I tell him my sister died in a car crash and that my mum left us. I don't tell him the truth tho because I am afraid he/she will recognise me.

At 11:00 pm just when I am about to sleep, I hear a car pull up in the driveway. I go down to see my dad coming in. He looks exhausted and tired.

"Hi dad", I say.

"Hi kiddo".

"You're tired. Why do you work so much?"

"I know. You must be feeling so neglected. I'm sorry. Tell you what. let's do something this weekend."

"Okay dad"

And then I go to sleep.