A Simple Story

Chapter 1

A few kernels and bits of popcorn fell from Meghan's mouth as she stuffed a handful of popcorn in her mouth.

She stared longingly at the dimly lit tv as it played a classic Disney movie on it. Sleeping Beauty. It was an old movie she knew that but she loved it. Meghan put her hand back in the bowl grabbing another handful of butter popcorn.

She didn't take her eyes away from the screen for a second. Almost hypnotized by the way the characters looked and moved. She always loved this movie for as long as she can remember.

Sometimes she pretends to be Aura, she'd lightly prick her finger on a pencil and pretend to pass out. Her momma would always laugh and tickle her until she escaped from her grasp. She was a little more adventurous back then but now she just likes to stay home and binge-watch Disney.

*ring ring*

Meghan first ignores the ringing on her phone still just eating popcorn and watching the rest of the movie. Until it ringed again and again and—

"Hello..?" She answered the phone slightly annoyed that she had to pause her movie.

"Hey boo," her friend, Oriana greeted on the other line. Meghan's annoyance died down and she slightly smiled.

"Hey, Ana, what's up?"

"Nothing much just catching up on Mr. Król's homework assignment," Oriana sighed before she continued "anyway how's about you?"

Meghan looked down at her nails chipped with nail polish and shrugged. "Nothing just watching Sleeping beauty,"

Her friend snickered, "you still watch that childish stuff?"

Meghan rolled her eyes and huffed "yes, yes I do Ana."

Her friend giggled a little before moving on to a new subject.

"Girl I forgot to tell you what happened with Jaclyn the other day," her gapped toothed friend grinned while placing her phone down and putting it on the speaker.

Meghan got up and grabbed her empty bowl of popcorn. Walking to the kitchen to get more whilst rolling her eyes at her boy crazy friend.

"What'd he do this time?" She asked, a hint of sarcasm laced in her voice. Her friend was too excited to notice it.

"Well, girl, he came up to me while I was walking out of the hair shop—I was going there to get some hair supplies so I could make this product I found online. Anyway,..."

Meghan sat her phone down, putting it on speaker and digging in her cabinet for another pack of popcorn. Listening to her friend babble on about her crush.

"...he offered to walk me home and of course I  didn't stop him. Girl well don't you know on the corner of my block he stopped me in my tracks and kissed me? Hah! Girl, I was blushing 50 shades of red!" Her friend squealed loudly into the phone.

Meghan laughed and started the microwave. "What'd you do after?" She asked eager to hear what her friend did.

"Well—uhm.." Oriana stammered something she did when nervous.

Meghan smirked, "lemme guess you were too dumbstruck by the action you just sat there and looked stupid?" She asked jokingly. Taking her popcorn and putting it in the glass bowl from before.

"No! I asked him if he wanted to go out later in the week..right after he suggested it" she mumbled the last part. Meghan laughed and looked at the time reading '11:40 PM' and sighed.

"I gotta go I have to wake up early tomorrow for school," she said.

"..why what for?" Her friend asked curiosity clear as day in her voice.

"I volunteered to show the new student around the school. Ya know since you and my mom are always teasing and telling me I needa meet more people." She said boringly placing some popcorn in her mouth before stirring some away in a plastic bag.

Her friend laughed, "Alright well, at least you finally listened to me for once. Mkay Meg, I'll see you tomorrow, night."

"Night love you," she said and her friend said it back before hanging up.

Meghan sighed, she was nervous about meeting the new student. She didn't know why she listened to her mom and Oriana. Maybe to prove to them that she could get outside her comfort zone. Maybe to do it for herself so she could have someone else to talk to outside of Oriana.

She turned off her TV before walking up the steps and tying up her twists with a cheetah print scarf. Plugging her phone in, she checked to see if all her timers were on. Once satisfied she fell in her bed full of stuffed animals and pillows and got comfortable.

She thought for some time about what the student would be like. Was it a boy? was it a girl? Someone who identified as neither? Were they nice? Mean or just shy? Her mind ran wild until she soon found herself falling into a deep sleep.
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This is actually my first story ever. I don't mind getting constructive criticism to help me better my writing. I hope you enjoyed this first chapter.