Patience and Love

Chapter 2: Family Tree

--------------Margarett Point of View------------------

           

I groaned and rolled burying my face into the pillow. I reached up and hit the off button on my alarm. In bright blue letters it was sure to let me know it was 6:15. After laying there for a few more minutes I sat up and looked around my room. I still had boxes all over. We just moved here a few days ago from Cebu. My dad is a doctor. He got transferred here to the hospital. My mom was a stay at home mom. She took care of me and my two sisters.

My older sister, Anne (18), and my younger sister, Alice (15). My older brothers Jack and Gab had already moved out of the house. I stood and yawned, grabbing my towel. I had my own bathroom here. Thankfully. It wasn't over troubled with Alice's makeup and hairbrushes.

I took a shower and after 20 minutes I felt cleaner, refreshed, and somewhat ready to start my day. Getting out I wrapped the towel around my waist and put on a quick swipe of makeup. I didn't take to long in the bathroom. I just brushed my teeth and put on eyeliner.

It was 6:40 as I walked to my room and pulled out the box labeled clothes. I slid on a pair of tighter jeans with a small hole in the thigh. I put on my black hoodie that said haters hate on the back. I grabbed my bad and phone. I walked out of my room and stopped outside Anne's room, I knocked. She opened it and walked out with me. She wore a pair of jeans and a plain blue hoodie. It was September and cold out.

'I hate getting up early..' she mumbled. I nodded and smiled kinda as we walked downstairs. Alice sat with mom talking, both looking earlier awake for it being 6:50. I looked at dad, he was sitting at the table, looking as tired as I felt. Alice looked up.

'Ready?' She asked, I nodded and looked at Anne. She would be driving us all. Since she was the oldest, and carpooling was better on gas. We all walked out and got into the truck. She started it and we drove.

School doesn't start till 7:40. Why are we leaving so early? Alice asked. Curious.

Because I want to get there. So we can get our schedules and maybe someone in the office can give us a tour so we don't get lost on the first day, I said, she nodded.

We got to the school at 7:00. It was pretty empty in the parking lot, then again I suppose most kids were still asleep and would roll out of bed and here ten minutes till. We parked and walked inside. The lady at the office was nice. She gave us all folders, with a map of the school, our class schedules, and the school code of conduct.

We walked down the empty hall looking through them. I looked at my Schedule, I had

Art, Math, Gym and my fave "Lunch", then English and Critical Thinking.

I looked at my sisters and sighed as kids started walking in.

Please tell me we have classes together, Anne said, Alice jogged off instantly, seeing people she could get to know. She was friendly. She made friends easily. I would say Anne was the second easiest to be friends with. I was shy.

We have art and English together. And lunch. Alice has our lunch but no classes. That should be fun.. ok..we got art, I said.

We walked until we found the art room. It was colorful, but not brightly lit. We walked in and sat down closer to the back. A few kids walked in. Then a loud noise came from the front of the room.

I glanced up in time to see a girl walk in. She had darker straightened hair. Little bit of brown and a lighter brown or blonde in it. She had tanner skin and brown eyes. She was with a few other girls and a few guys, laughing, being loud and uncontrollably.

She had a positive energy about her. She was hot...I'm not gay. I'm bi. But I didn't date girls, only one guy a while back. I glanced back up from under my hair. She seemed happy. She laughed right then. She had a cute laugh. It made me smile. I was for sure I looked like a fool, smiling like a fool at some random person I don't know. I looked over at Anne. She was writing her name on her notebook.

A few of the guys and girls walked out. Leaving her and a guy. The girl in the black jeans and the white shirt walked to the back by me, her guy friend too. She slid in the chair by mine and turned to face me.

'Hey, I'm Dianna.' She said. I looked up to meet her eyes and almost melted. They were beautiful. The teacher walked in at right that second and started talking, pulling her attention from me.

I looked down and shook my head mentally slapping myself. What the hell was wrong with me..