The Gradient Of Life

Chapter 1

I wake up to the bright sunlight seeping through the windows onto my bare skin. I rise out of the bed, yawn and stretch my arms.

As I take a look at the nearest mirror, I find that on the corners of my mouth there is sticky dried up drool, and my hair is in such a mess, sprawled all over my head filled with sweat.

Yes I look beyond horrible. I turn to the wall clock and and it reads 7:30. My school bus arrives at 8:00 am sharp!

Well *hit, I'd better hurry then. I brush my teeth quickly then hop into the shower and turn on the streaming warm water.

I grab my Herbal Essence Shampoo and scrub my hair with with it, then I rub my body with the bubbly cherry blossom body wash from body shop. It smells like heaven. I would've taken longer time in the shower if it were on a weekend day, which was not today unfortunately.

After washing I dry myself with my towel. Then I went to my closet to choose what I'd wear for today. After ten minutes of drying, browsing, combing, and wearing, I was finally ready.

I look at myself in the mirror: I am Delilah Brooks, the second child to my family aged 15 years old. I have dirty blonde hair that is now curled at the ends cascading to the halfway of my back, a fair complexion with a bit of a tan that appears now and then, with my honey brown eyes and pink lips.

I am a 5'5 in height and weigh more than thin but still less to be called average. I am wearing a 3/4 sleeved light red top and a plaid black skirt that stops at my knees and red above the ankle converse shoes.

My make up for today is a strawberry scented lip balm and max factor's mascara for my eyelashes. I fling my Kipling bag onto my back and storm down the stairs. I greet my mother and father with a good morning and sip my morning coffee.

Just as I finish, Beep beep! My bus reaches. Ugh! I wave goodbyes to my parents and leave for school. My friends rush to greet me, there's Ciara, with auburn hair and blue eyes, And Jasmine with her black hair and dark brown eyes.

They were the people who only talked to me at this school. The rest were all ignoring me as if i never existed. The school bell rang and I hurried to my Mathematics class.

If I ever find out the man or the woman who invented this torture subject, I swear I'm going to strangle the hell out of them and throw them into a volcano. Yes that's how much I hate Maths.

As I sit on my chair, my gay table partner Max greets me. Max was a normal straight guy but he has a long history which lead him to be gay (You'll find out in the chapters ahead).

The faster this pathetic lesson finishes, the sooner I'll be able to enjoy school. But as always, when you really hate an activity that you're forced to do, time slows down, but when you're actually doing something you like, it goes fast as a whip.
Suddenly my phone vibrates in my pocket.

Phones were not allowed in my school, and anybody who bought it would lead to its confiscation FOREVER followed by detention!
Yeah I know what you're thinking, teachers here came from poor backgrounds so they wouldn't miss a chance like this. However, being the rebellious students that we were, we brought it anyways.

So whoever was using it had to be careful from the sneaky eyes of the teachers.
I had never used my Iphone during class although I always bought it with me. I wondered who would text me in the middle of the class like that. I carefully pulled it out of my pocket.

Max looked at me with a raised eyebrow indicating me getting into trouble for pulling out my phone amidst the class. I just shook my head at him meaning it's okay. Just as I unlocked my iPhone and was on the home screen, Mrs. Charlotte shouted "Delilah, Why Are You Using Your Phone In The Middle Of The Class?!" and my heart froze in its place. (Metaphor)

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*My very own first chapter! Did u people like it? Pls comment, as I would only be encouraged to write more then. Point out any spelling mistakes too and I'll fix them. I had to add "Metaphor", because some of you might think she died. I know you will say we are not that stupid, but as a matter of fact there are some people who kill the main character in the first chapters then resurrect them later on. Ciao.