SUNLIGHT

the start of the beginning

  I sat watching my father swimming in his own pity.

  Ever since my mother was murdered he was never the same. I cooked him dinner every night ,and tried to get him to eat breakfast.

I made him eggs, bacon and toast, he just stared at them.

"Did you know your mom made eggs bacon and toast sandwich Nikki?"

"No dad I didn't"

"I never understood why" he picked at his food

I sighed "just eat Dad, get something in your stomach. I need to get to school"

"It's almost the end of the school year, why can't you just stay with me at home"

I got up and put my plate in the sink "l still have finals" plus I feel something's going to happen today.

I traveled my way through the living room to the downstairs bathroom.

I looked myself in the eye and started preparing for the pain of school. I looked at my blond hair light brown eyed self.

Nothing can stand in my way I thought. My morning saying.

I fixed myself up. My blond hair fell just pasted my shoulders. Framing my cheeks.

My straight hair ran in the family but only in the female side.

I was trying to get the collar of my jean jacket to stay down when I spotted a sun tattoo on my neck. It had a symbol in middle. I remember where I saw it when a car horn was heard from. Pearl was here.

Pearl is my bestfriend since fourth grade, when she fought off some bully for me. Since I was only fifteen and Pearl had her permit and a car she said she'll drive me to and from school.

I returned to the kitchen.  My father had left a egg bacon & toast sandwich on the table and went back to his room. 

I threw away his sandwich and put the at in the sink.

Pearl honked her horn again.

Grabbing my backbag and keys I ran out of the door.

She had the radio so load that the fillings in my mouth raddled.

"How are you not deaf yet?" I said shutting the door behind me.

"Its not so load" she turned it down anyways. She started the car "by the way what's on your neck?" She waved at my neck

I coasted my eyes down. "nothing"

Pearl looked at me out of the corner of her eye "did you get your first tattoo?"

"Maybe" I don't remember was what I didn't add

Pearl almost swerved off the road "what did your father say?"

Anger started building in my chest "why would he care "

Pearl sighed turning down the street "your becoming to be just like me "

I wasn't listening anymore because Pearl and the houses flying by were disappearing and turning into my mom and the night shy.

Mom and six year old me were sitting on the stairs of our deck at our old house

"Your going to grow up just like me " she said lifting little me onto her lap.

I was looking at the moon "Mommy that's pretty "

"Yes ,and you're going to meet him, when you're older. When you're older, and when I'm not there"

"But I'll never leave you"

"I know honey , but you have to "

"No" little me gave her mom a hug "never leave "

My mom patted me on the head "can't promise anything bit I'll try" her voice broke.

Little me felt tear drops on my my head. I pulled away "mommy, why are you crying?"

She sniffed "I just love you so much" she pulled me to another hug "

"Keep the ones I love safe sun"

"Nikki , Nikki, hello-o-o" something pulled me back to the present

Pearl had pulled over and was waving her hand in my face

I blinked "what?"

"Hello, welcome to earth"

"What just happened ?"I said rubbing my eyes

"I don't know , you tell me "she started the car "you were quiet for a while. When I looked at you your eyes were closed and you weren't breathing "

"Hadn't slept much I guess "

Pearl shrugged

The whole ride I was thinking about my trip into the past. It has something to do with the tattoo , but why today.

Pearl parked in the school parked lot kids swarming the lot.

I heard whispered throughout the halls about a new student. Guys are going to have fun with whoever that may.

Pearl and I always skip breakfast to get to our lockers early.

I walked into homeroom and dropped the books I needed off at my desk and went to my locker to put everything else away.

By the time I got back the bell had rung.

Pearl leaned towards me "so I hear we have a new student and he's hot "

"Yep " said not really paying attention

All of a sudden my tattoo started burning. I hissed.

"Here he is. I know its him because  he's hot and I've never seen him before. Like I'm talking touch him and you'll burn "

My stupidself had to look up.