My Name Is Ann **Completed**

Fifteen

I stretched and rubbed the sleep from my eyes my stomach was gurgling and I was hungry I rolled over and saw it was 6 AM on the dot, it was time to wake for school now anyway might as well get up and start my breakfast. Yesterday was so much Susan bought us our frozen yogurt and we joked and laughed the whole time Lewis was goofy as usual and I laughed sincerely for the first time in months, and I laughed so hard I had to hold my sides and that hadn't happen in two months. I was grateful I had my best friend and a great step-mom.

“You're up early”. I rounded the corner jumping at the voice. “Didn't mean to startle you honey”.

“It's okay dad just wasn't expecting anyone to be up”. I chuckled and headed to the cupboard for my favorite cereal,

“I see you're bonding with Susan”. He smiled brightly at me, he was well dressed and he had a hot pocket cooking in the microwave looks like he has an early morning today. I smiled pouring the cereal into the bowl.

“She's very nice and very pretty and I'm starting to get used to it”, I paused to pour the milk in the bowl and return it to the fridge, “I mean at first I was mad at you and her both, who were you to go get a replacement for my mom and who was she to think she was worthy enough to be my mom”. I looked at my cereal taking a spoonful bite. “But now I see it's all about who you love”. I took another bite before finishing, “And I can tell you love her and I will gladly warm up to her in due time”. My dad beamed from ear to ear.

“You're just like your mother, she would be really proud to see the wonderful woman you are are becoming”. He stood and left me sitting there eating my cereal by myself, only sound was the beeping of the microwave. I know when he mentions my mom there is pain, I unfortunately am not my father's. He is my dad but not biologically, my dad has a problem and it's a one percent chance of him ever having kids. I don't know who my dad is all I know is my mom refused to get rid of me, and when I was 2 that's when he came into the picture. And I'm grateful for it I love my dad. I finish off my cereal walking back up the stairs to my room to get dressed, deciding on a pair of jeans and a dressy top I glance at the clock. OH NO. I jump down the steps two by two grabbing my bag that's by the door double checking my pockets for my phone and heading out the door after confirming I had my phone and all my things.

“I was just about to call you”. I laughed as I trip down the steps.

“I know I was running late me and my dad was having a heart to heart”. I laughed and we took off towards the bus stop, I thanked my lucky stars the bus stop wasn't far from my house and that it hadn't come yet.

“OMG that was close”, I laughed as the bus stopped in front of me and we all climbed on laughing and joking with each other.

“Almost missed the bus”, Tracey peered over the seat at me I laughed at her.

“I know right”, She giggled then got a serious look on her face.

“You wouldn't have a tampon or pad on you”? I shrugged and looked in my purse and couldn't find any.

“I haven't had my period since uhm....”. I paused and the words got caught in my throat and I felt like I was going to puke.