"Jenna wake up, wake up," a voice says. I open my eyes and see Kim standing over me. Travis is not here anymore and I realize I must have slept through dinner and all the way to morning.
"School starts in 40 minutes, you should get dressed and grab breakfast on the way," Kim says.
"School? Kim please don't make me go to school today please I just can't handle it," I plead.
She shakes her head sorrowfully.
"Jenna I've decided that it is best for you to try and go back to your normal routine because that will help take the load of your fathers passing off you," Kim tells me.
I don't have the energy to argue so I just slump out of bed and tell her I will be down in 10 minutes. As I walk over to the bathroom a picture on my shelf catches my eye. It is of when my dad
took me to Florida to see a space shuttle launch. He has his arm around me and is smiling like he is the happiest man in the world.
I walk away slowly and head into the bathroom. Then I go to the bathroom, brush my teeth, and start to apply my makeup. I go with a light brown eyeliner, mascara, and a pale pink lip gloss.
"Jenna hurry up," Kim yells.
"Normal, pfft," I think to myself. "My dad just freakin died and you want me to act normal, god."
"I'm coming," I yell back realizing I might as well just go along with the normal act for Kim.
I walk over to my closet and ponder on what to wear. Finally I decide on blue skinny jeans, a pink and grey sweater, a black jacket, and grey boots.
"Well," I think as I walk down the stairs. "Day one of pretending to be normal,"
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Falling Off Cloud 9
RomanceJenna Krakowski has always had life go her way, she has the perfect boyfriend, everyone likes her, and she has the best BFF on the planet. She thinks nothing can go wrong until one chilly fall day when her father has an untimely passing. Now Jenna i...
