On A Mission

This Again

          It was about 6:30 AM. Lana was just waking up. She rubbed her tired eyes, searched for her glasses, and slithered out of bed. She slowly walked to the bathroom with her towel, about to get ready to get in the shower. Her mom was walking out of the bathroom as Lana was walking in. "Good morning, beautiful," her mother said as she walked past her. Lana attempted to smile, but it ended up looking like a tired grin. She walked into the bathroom and sat her towel on top of the closed lid of the toilet. Lana walked over to the mirror and looked at her exhausted face. After a few seconds of doing that, she walked over to the bathtub and started the shower. After her shower, she brushed her teeth, ran a pick through her hair, and put on an over-sized T-shirt and pajama pants. Usually after her shower, she would feel a little more awake, but she was still tired. She walked downstairs to see her parents drinking their morning coffee, almost ready to go to work. "Well, hey there," Lana's dad said as she walked past the table that her parents were sitting at. "Hey," Lana said, sounding like she had just gotten out of bed. "What's wrong Lana? Looks like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed." "Yeah, I'm just a little tired," Lana said with a yawn at the end. "Well, maybe you should get some rest today sweetie. I'm sure you're pretty tired from your 'exploring'," her dad said with a chuckle. "Yeah," Lana said with a fake smile. She walked into the kitchen and walked over to the counter where she saw that there was a box of Poptarts. She opened the box and grabbed one of the silver packages with two Poptarts in them. She walked back out of the kitchen and almost walked past her parents until she remembered that she had something to tell them. "Oh, and I have plans today. At about 5:30. I'm going to the movies with a friend," Lana said before walking back upstairs to her room. She didn't see that she had stunned her parents. While she was walking upstairs, her parents looked at each other, astonished. There was a pause. "She has plans," her dad said to her mom with a chuckle.

          Lana was in her room, sitting on her bed. Her legs were tucked into her blanket. She was trying to open the package of Poptarts, but was struggling because she kept dozing off. After her attempt to stay awake to try to open the package, she had finally just fell asleep.

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          It was about 1:00 PM when Lana woke up from her nap. She fixed her crooked glasses, since she fell asleep with them on. She stretched her arms and legs underneath her blanket before grabbing her phone off of her nightstand. She pressed the Home button to see what time it was. When she saw the time, she got a surprised look on her face. She didn't know she asleep for that long. But, she was more refreshed now. She thought that she should start picking out her outfit and getting ready for later. She got out of bed and walked over to her dresser. She rummaged through the drawer that was full of shirts and picked out a striped, tight crop top that was cropped about an inch above her bellybutton. Next, she opened the drawer full of jeans. She searched through the drawer until she found another pair of black jeans that were ripped at the knees, just like the ones from yesterday. She set both the shirt and the jeans on her bed, then began to walk over to her closet to pick out some shoes. She looked down at all of the pairs of shoes that were on the floor of the closet. She ended up picking her checkered slip-on Vans. She picked up the shoes, walked back over to the spot where she had set her jeans and T-shirt, and sat the shoes on the floor underneath them. She grabbed her towel hanging from her doorknob and walked into the bathroom.

          Lana walked over to the toilet, put the lid down, and set her towel down. She walked over to the shower, turning it on so the water had time to warm up. She took off her pajamas and hopped in the shower. After being in the shower for about 25 minutes, she gets out, grabs her towel, and dries off before she walks over to the mirror. She didn't wet her hair this time, so it could be in it's natural form as an afro. She looks in the mirror for a few seconds. She decided that she wouldn't wear any makeup or her contact lenses. She just moisturized her face with her face moisturizer, put her glasses that were on the toilet lid on, moisturizes her hair, runs her pick through it, and walks back into her bedroom. She moisturizes her body with Vaseline, puts on her deodorant and undergarments, and puts on her clothes. It's about 2:30 PM when Lana finishes getting ready for her day. She thought leaving at about 5:00 PM would be a good idea, so she grabbed her headphones, went downstairs into the living room, and sat down on the couch. She turned on the TV and played a recording of Steven Universe. Then, she plugged in her headphones, opened Spotify, and started playing "Distraction" by Kehlani.