Eleanors destiny

Part 1

"El!"
I groan as I open my eyes. Dad is stood at my blinds opening them. I squint my eyes. "Dad!" He laughs at me.
"Time to wake up" I sit up in bed. Black dots blur my vision. I wince. "You okay sweetheart" I nod my head. "Okay be downstairs soon for breakfast okay?" "Okay."

I slowly get out of bed making sure to stand too fast, I'm pretty sure it's just low iron. I've been a vegetarian since I was 11. It wouldn't be surprising if it was. I walk over to my desk and take out a sticky not

Get iron pills
-el.

I grab the clothes I organised to wear today from my closet door and go into the bathroom. I look into the mirror. My light brown hair sits just above my collar bones, it's messy. My tan skin compliments my blue eyes, but shows my dark circles. I strip my clothes off and get into the shower

I look into my mirror, I'm satisfied with today's outfit, black jeans and a simple white crop top with long sleeves. I grab my converse, bag and phone, and head downstairs. My dad is pouring himself a cup of coffee already in his EMT uniform, and mum is sitting at the table grading work. "Morning!" They look towards me. "Morning el" Mum smiles at me. "Morning sweetheart." My dad comes and sits at the table. I join them.

"Are you ready for first day back?" Dad asks me, "Yeah, but I miss Christmas already." Mum laughs at me "you always miss Christmas, even on Christmas Day" I laugh at what my mum said, "what time do guys work till tonight?" "My shift ends at 7" I look at mum "my last lecture ends at 6:30." "Okay"

I grab my coat and put it on "Bye love you both!" I yell out before shutting the front door. I walk to my car. A Jeep. I know so basic, but I love it. I unlock it and dump my bags in the back before getting in the drivers seat.

Brad 🍏
Have you left yet?
Me
Just about to, be their in a minute.

I pull up outside brads place. He is already standing there, coffee in hand and looking tired. I laugh at him. He opens the door and gets in. "It's fucking freezing out their. Just be longer next time maybe?" I roll my eyes and smile at him. "Brad you have a car, you have a license, you could drive yourself." I laugh at him once more. "Yeah but I love hanging out with my best friend," "sure sure"

"He is such an ass, like you don't even understand." Brad hasn't stopped complaining about one of the guys on the football team with him since we got to school. "Then why talk to him?" He shrugs his shoulders. I shake my head. "You're an idiot somedays." "I know." I laugh at him and wave before walking to my class.

I walk into health class a couple minutes early. I walk to the back of the room and sit at one of the far desks. I hate being near the front. It's like everyone can see what you're doing. People start walking in shortly after me. The room gets loud and my head starts to pound. I haven't had any water, probably why. I keep doing it.

I walk into math. Brad is already at the back of the class talking to some guy I've never seen before. I walk up to him and sit beside him. "Long time no see." "Brad you saw me like 50 minutes ago." He rolls his eyes at me. "Oh also el this is Adam he is new, Adam this is Eleanor" I lean over to see past Brad and wave at him. He just looks the other way. Okay then.

"So who is this Adam kid?" I look at brad who is on the other side of the cafeteria table. "I don't know that much about him, I just know he is new. Apparently he got kicked out of his old school, he also smells like cigarettes." I scrunch my nose, "gross." "Oh well, he seems nice." "Seems nice, don't get to comfortable around him until you actually know the type of person he is." "Yes mum" we start laughing,

"Have you got training?" "Yeah coach said we had to train even if the storm does come." "Have fun with that, I'll be at home all nice and warm." He slaps my arm. I hit him back. "Mr. Boston and miss. Blackmore is their an issue back their?" The whole class look at us. "No sir." Brad and I answer at the same time. We stifle our laughs. "Okay good. Now back to work."

"I'll see you tomorrow morning?" "Yeah, I'll let you know when I leave. Have fun at training." I wave bye to brad and walk to my car. As I unlock my door I look over and see the new kid. He has a smoke between his lips. He is talking to josh. Who is a major asshole. Maybe them two will get along.

I get into my car and start driving home.

I take unlock the front door and walk in. It's freezing in here. I walk into the lounge and grab the AC remote. I turn the heat up. I go upstairs and go straight to my room. I dumb my bag on the floor and kick my shoes off. I'm exhausted. I go to my bean bag and cover myself with my blanket.

I open Instagram and search up Adam. Surly I'll find something about him.

Sure enough I do. I scroll down on his page. He doesn't have many photos. The ones he does have are of him at parties drinking and looking a mess. He looks different now, he looks more tired and sad. In these photos he is smiling and seems full of life. Poor guy, something happened to him, you can tell.

I find my myself drifting off to sleep.

"Hey darling, wake up." I open and my eyes and see my mum squatting beside me. "What time is it?" "7:30, dinners ready." "Okay thank you, I'll be down in a minute." I stretch and get up. I can't believe I fell asleep.

I walk into the dining room. "Morning sleepyhead," "hi dad." I sit at the table and start eating. "How was school?" Mum asks me. "It was okay, their is a new kid. He doesn't seem nice," "why do you say that?" Now dad is asking. "Well brad introduced me to him and I waved and he just ignored me." "Oh well, some people are just like that."

"How was work Hun?" Mum always asks us about our days. "It was okay. Had a kid who stuck Lego up his nose." I laugh. "And then around five we got a call out to an overdose, some kid probably around your age El called after he found his brother unresponsive, it's horrible." "That poor kid." My Mum wants to protect any kid she comes across. It's a mother thing I think.

"I'm going to go do some homework. I'll see you guys tomorrow morning. Love you." I get up from the couch and say my good nights, "goodnight, love you." They say at the same time. I smile at them.

Homework seems impossible right now, my head is pounding. I get up and walk to my bathroom. My phone rings in the process. It's brad.

"Hey whats up?"
"Nothing I'm just bored." I roll my eyes.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm about to take some pain pills. I've got a killer headache"
"Again."
"Yeah."
"You should see a doctor about it. You've had so many lately."
"I'll be fine. Look I'll see you tomorrow. I need to try and get the homework done."
"Okay bye,"
"Bye."

I hang up and grab the pills. I pop two out of the pack and swallow them then drink from the tap. I'll let them kick in then do the homework.

I lay in bed. I'll just rest my eyes till the headache goes away.

I ended up falling asleep instantly.