The Flower Of Pain

Mornings, Am I right? | Episode 1

     Yeah, this is weird, isn't it? Yeah most likely. Me, reading back on this. Talking about my thoughts. How sad, how happy, how mad I am? It's more confusing and harder to process than when you steal others and read their thoughts!  Diaries are the weirdest...! This book is decorated with sparkles and flowers. Honestly, not my taste!  I got this book from my Aunt Helen. She loves pink and sparkles...

        She sent it to me from the wonderful beaches in Cancun. I can just imagine the white sand and beautiful sunsets! She's been everywhere! Her job makes sure she's been everywhere. I know she has mentioned somewhere in one of her letters her Job, but I totally forgot. Her job is kinda her top priority, she has no kids, so I have no cousins. She has no husband or a boyfriend, so I have no Uncle! But I do have 2 aunts! She's, in fact, gay! I fully support her and it's cool that I have 2 aunts but my mom had only one sister, so no other aunts or uncles. Since she travels so much because of her job she wasn't allowed to take me when I was 8. 

     I live with my gran, grandma Lue, and my pop, Grandpa Joe. They were my dad's parents! My pop is a grouchy old man. He thinks men are superior so he likes to give orders to my gran. She does as she's told. That's where I got my obedience trait.  My gran isn't all, "Heres some cookies, sweetie!" but she sums up to that... kinda. Ah, I totally forgot to introduce myself!

      I'm Ashley Green! I'm 16 years old and I'm the "popular girl" in school. My best friend is Kendall Love and my boyfriend, aka the most popular guy, Lucus Kin! Ah, he so dreamy... My life's everything that anyone ever wanted... right? 

     Anyway, I'm gonna be late for school! Got to go! 

    I close my diary, "TTYL diary!" I blurt out. 

     I hear my grandfather yell from the living room, "Are you talking to yourself again, Ashley?!" His voice is raspy and overpowers the news on the T.V, "You know, it makes you look like a witch! Get me some more damn tea, Lue!"

     I roll my eyes and open my closet, I pull out a white dress with a pattern of yellow sunflowers. I pull it up to my chin and twirl, then fastly stopping, as I get dizzy. I walk into my bathroom and start brushing my teeth, I grab my phone and look at the time, It's 7:00! School starts in an hour! I haven't even done my hair or makeup yet!

     I speed up on my teeth, spit, and start brushing my hair. I plug in my curling iron and open a drawer. I pull out my makeup kit. I quickly start on it. 

"What's a black man doing on my screen!? GET THAT LITTLE SHIT OFF!" I hear my Gran scramble to him in her high heels clicking to the wooden floor. The T.V changes from a news reporter to fans screaming at a baseball game, man does he love his sports. I sigh. School... I set down my blush brush, halfway done. I still have to do highlighter and my lips... I scurry to do such.

    When I finish I rush to do my hair, then realizing it's better to be late than to go to school ugly and get made fun of. I slow down and do my hair correctly. 

    I finish my hair with hair spray. I look at my phone that then said, 7:50. Time, okay I have time to touch up my makeup. I fix some of my eyeliner then rush back to my closet. I grab my purse, instead of my backpack, and throw on a pair of black heeled boots. I set down my bag and scurry through my closet once more. I pull out a black cropped leather jacket. 

I rush down the stairs trying not to trip on the steps. I run from the dining room to the kitchen to see my gran make scones, 

"Have a nice day, honey, " My gran says to me as I run past. I slow down, turn around and give my gran a kiss on the cheek. 

"Thanks, gran!" I tell her as she slips a scone into my purse. I run past my pops, "See you later Pops." He completely ignores me, he's very rude. 

"NO!" I stop, thinking he's talking to me. "THEY LOST NOT AGAIN!" I sigh, gratefully. He stands up and throughs his tea onto the floor breaking the teacup.  He sits back down calming down. My gran hurries over with a small broom and starts to sweep. I reach for the door handle, missing a few times until I turn around and open it.  I race over to my black jeep. I open the door with my key, I sit down hook up my phone to my car and try to get out my keys. 

    I check the time, 7:59. 7:59! NOW IM REALLY GONNA BE LATE! I rush to get my keys from my purse, I find them within that hurricane and stick it into the slot. "GRRRRR-ump" 

   "No, no, no, no! I'm gonna be late! Start, stupid car, start!" I smack the wheel, it honks but it starts, "YES!" 

I start to pull out looking back. I hear a noise on the window and I look to see my pops pounding on the window with an angry look. I back up faster, not wanting to hear, "You can't drive!" or "SHUT UP!" He's the worst. For real. I start to head onto the road. 

"Here I come, the First day of scho-" "RING, RING" I check my phone to see Kendall calling me, my BFF! I pick up the phone and put it onto speaker. 

"OMG, hey girl!" Blurts Kendall. 

"Heyyyyy!" 

"Oh my, like, why aren't you at, like, school, bitch?" 

"Sorry, I was doing my hair and makeup, and you know, my grandparents and their drama!"

"Yeah, I do know, Its annoying, you like, for real need new grandparents."

"I know, right..." I laugh nervously. 

"Anyway, so um... Lucus is uh... looking for you.." Kendall giggles. I start to blush, thinking of our night 2 nights ago. It's been awkward since then.

"Tell him I'm on my way!" I start to speed up. Kendall hangs up. "Here I come... Lucus!" 

Update next Sunday, stay tuned!