This school isn't made for ordinary people. Legendary Iconic High School looks for diamonds, people with star potential. Tag along on this journey and watch these young adults navigate their way to stardom.
"Michael, come downstairs! You're gonna be late on your first day of school!" Ma exclaims.
"Coming! Just grabbing my supplies ma!" I yell back.
It's my first day of school going to LIHS, Legendary Iconic High School. I woke up feeling anxious, but I'm going to let my anxiety get the best of me.
I really look forward to making new friends and hanging around with people without having to worry about what they think of me.
I know the legendary James Brown and Diana Ross are teaching there. There's no way in HELL I can embarrass myself. I have to impress them.
My father packed up our stuff and made my family move to Cali. When he heard LIHS turned nobodies into stars, he had to get my siblings to study there. He's never satisfied with what he has, but to be honest, I'm glad he made us leave. This is a big shot, and I'm going to take it.
I jog down the stairs holding on to my purple backpack.
"Morning ma! Morning guys!" "Morning." "Hey!" "Good morning." "Good morning, Michael. Did you sleep well last night?" Ma inquires.
"Yeah, I did." I respond with a half smile. I was bullshitting.
I never get any sleep. My eyes can't close, my brain won't shut off. I don't want to concern her, so I just tell her what she wants to hear.
"Kids, remember what I always tell you — safety comes first. Don't do anything that will hurt you," Ma reminded us while mainly staring at me.
I knew exactly why she was looking at me. A few years ago, I can admit that I was very naive. I let people take advantage of my kindness because I genuinely trusted people who put me in very unsafe situations.
I don't want to think about that right now though. I'm gonna be a student at LIHS, and I gotta be there soon.
"Where the pizza at?" Janet, my younger sister, skips to the living room and hops onto the couch. I swear, my sister is never not hungry.
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"Honey, you know that pizza is for lunch right?" My ma laughs.
"Tuh, she wouldn't know that. She wouldn't know anything about restraint cause she's a fucking pig." Jermaine, my bitter older brother, blurts out of the blue.
Jermaine, a very self-centred insecure person who never shows humanity to anyone but Ma and Joseph, has bullied Janet and I since the beginning of time.
