To the Moon

New Kid

I woke up to the sound of birds chirping outside my condo's window. No, more like I woke up to tons of Washington traffic outside my window. Horns blaring, people yelling, sirens soaring. This was my home. My loud, non-peacful home. Suddenly, my mom rushed into my spacious bedroom.
"Whitney, Whitney. Look! Look at this!" She shouted as she ran to the side of my bed and handed me an opened letter. I sat up and every bone in my body cracked. I sighed as I grabbed the letter from her shaking hands and began to read.
'Whitney Ritchey, I have heard much about you from your mother. She has told me how you have decided not to follow in your family's footsteps and join NASA'S adventure to put a woman on the moon. But, I must disagree with you. You have great potential. If you change your mind, give me a call. I'd love to work with you.
Sincerely, Alex Star (NASA founder)'

My mom awaited my response eagerly. But, I just laid back down and pulled my fluffy covers over my head.
"Whitney! You ungrateful child. Do you realize how big this is?" She sounded so exasperated. I didn't feel like responding to her or joining in on her "epic plans for my life" especially not at seven in the morning. She finally got the hint and left my room, leaving the letter on my nightstand. Finally I could go back to sleep for a few minutes until I had to get ready for school.

Later in the morning I pulled a yellow striped crop top over my tangled hair, and buttoned my high waisted ripped Jean's. High waisted Jean's are the only reason I can wear crop tops and not look like a bloated duck. After running a brush through my blonde hair and pulling it into a tight ponytail, I went to my kitchen. Thankfully mom had left for work so I didnt have to deal with her. I grabbed my keys and a granola bar and headed out the door.

When I arrived at my high school there were a ton of kids blocking my parking spot. I was not in the mood so I honked until they moved. Parking my tiny Kia wasn't hard at all unless there were human speed bumps in the way! Exiting my car I saw my best friend, Nadia running towards me with a crazy look in her eye.
"Hey, what's up?" I asked as she hugged me quickly and then looked me in the eye. She sighed dramatically before answering,
"Theres a new kid! And you'll never guess who's kid he is!!"
"Let me guess is it Beyonce's kid?" I asked sarcastically. She laughed and pushed my shoulder slightly to tease me.
"No, it's better in your case."
"What do you mean in my case, Nadia?" I asked confused.
"Okay, okay I'll tell you..." she paused. I waited for what seemed like forever until she finally let it out.
"IT'S ALEX STAR'S SON!"

What will happen when Whitney meets NASA'S founder's son? You'll find out in the next chapter!

Thanks so much for reading, loves. I will try to post daily/weekly. Let me know what you think!
-The Author