BETRAYED💔

CHAPTER 2:ANOTHER NEW MEMBER!

~~23 DECEMBER 2012~~

"Is this okay?" Mum asked holding a bag in her hands. December holidays will come to an end in a few days and I have to go back to school. I couldn't believe that I'll be turning eight next year. Unofficially, of course. I am a Standard 2 girl! I nodded to Mum in agreement that the school bag she chose was nice. We came shopping for school supplies for next year. I bought all the important things from school bags and stationeries to uniforms and school shoes.

       Dad paid for everything and we went out to eat. Dad stopped at the nearby chicken rice shop. We ordered our food and waited for it to arrive. I played with Nitaa while waiting. She is an adorable girl. Soon enough our food came and we started eating. Mum fed Nitaa before eating her meal. We went home after lunch and Mum helped me arrange my things in my bag that evening. After that, Mum sat with me and we talked about a lot of things. Mum told me a story about her childhood. She then kissed me goodnight and went to bed.

~~31 DECEMBER 2012~~

       Mum took a dress and gave it to me to wear. It was New Year's Eve and we were getting ready to go to the seafood restaurant to spend the day with some of our relatives. We reached the restaurant at 8 pm. Dad parked the car and we walked to our table. Uncle Sheroy was waiting for is there with his family. I actually loved the restaurant because it was near the beach. The view of the beach from the place was always amazing, especially at night.

      My cousins, Alex, Teresa and Alan played with me and Nitaa while waiting for our food to arrive. When I was little, I use to stay at Uncle Sheroy's house while Mum and Grandma Sally go to work. Alex is the eldest son in the family followed by Teresa then Alan. Alan is three years younger than me. Mum, Aunt Mary and Grandma Diana were sitting and watching us play while Dad and Uncle Sheroy were drinking. The food arrived and we all started eating. We were laughing and chatting happily when Mum signalled that we should go near the terrace. Dad had some fireworks with him. All of us waited patiently as the time flew by.

        Soon the grandfather clock at the restaurant struck twelve and the fireworks started indicating the start of New Year. We cheered and wished Happy New Year to each other. Half an hour later, at 12:30 am, Mum asked Dad to bring us home since we were tired. I slept for a long time. The next morning, I woke up and did my usual routine. I went through some of my textbooks to prepare for tomorrow as it was time for me to go to school again.

        The day finally came. The day to start a new school year. I was ecstatic. My classes start in the afternoon though. The rest of the year classes will be in the afternoon session. I packed my bag and waited for Mum. She soon came and we went to school. I kissed Mum goodbye and went inside. I was greeted by all my friends, Petunia, Denise, Daisy, Jane, Tina, Masey, Roxy, Vivian, Violet, Tess and Bessy. Yes, I know we are a lot. The twelve of us sat in a circle and started talking about which class we might end up in that year.

       Soon, a teacher whom we hardly know came and separated all the Standard 2 students according to their classes. My friends and I were obviously separated. Only Petunia and I managed to get into the first class. Daisy, Denise, Jane, Tina, Roxy, Violet and Marry were in the second class while Berry, Vivian and Tess ended up in the third class which was the last class. After the assembly, we all went to our classes. Petunia and I sat at the table which was in the second row in the centre.

        We actually love sitting in the second row in the centre because it helps us to concentrate more in class. As we took our seats, A female teacher entered the classroom. All of us stood up and greeted her. She introduced herself as our class teacher and also our English teacher. "My name's Amy Kudrow. You can call me Mrs Kudrow," she said then asked us all to introduce ourselves. All of the students who got top 10 in the last exam were still in the class.