Playlist for this chapter: Beautiful–Anne Marie

We write down made-up stories to tell the truths, we wish we could say out loud...
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" Beep, Beep, Beep," My alarm went off, God, I hate the sound of that alarm, and sometimes I wish I could just slam the hell out of that alarm, but I can't do anything cause it has the upper hand and if I want to maintain straight A's then the alarm has got to stay.

"Drea! Don't make me come up there," Mom yelled.

Could she be any less of a mom, always all up in my business regardless I still love her.

"I already turned it off," I yelled back, as I lazily got off the bed, said my prayers then made my bed neatly, that was my morning routine.

I wasn't your typical teenager, teens my age –party, do drugs (N.B: drugs are bad, don't do drugs!🙄), and skirmishes over who gets the limelight but as for 'мне' which is by the way 'me' in Russian, I don't see why I would waste my delicate time to do such nonsense which by the way are all vanity, I just prefer channeling all my energy to my books.

"Drea, the bus will be here any minute are you ready? Cause I ain't taken your sorry butt to school." She blurted out, as she rushed downstairs,

It has always been my mom and me against the world after dad left us for a younger woman, I hated him for doing that but at least I got mom and that's more than enough, even though sometimes she can be a handful but other days she can be cool, and I hope to be like her one day. My mom is an eminent Attorney.

I rubbed my bleary eyes and walked towards the window, there was a pearly glow in the atmosphere, with the sun pouring through my window. Another day had dawned, bringing with it new hopes and aspirations, I was busy admiring the scene placed in front of me to notice my mom right behind me,

" Isn't it beautiful?" She asked in a gloomy tone, as she hugged me from behind,

I nodded in agreement, this was my dad's favorite of the morning, but...

Sigh,

A single teardrop rolled down her face, She loved my dad and I used to think their love was something rare I secretly wished for my partner to love me the way he loved her but I guess his love was all a facade. At the beginning of the divorce, he called from time to time to check up on me but as time went on the calls stopped coming. She cried every single night but tried to pretend everything was alright for my sake.

"Honk, Honk" The sound of the bus brought me back to reality and my mom's angry face, I tried to reach out for a hug but she just pushed me away,

Rude!

"Mom, I am–"

" Not another word from you young lady, Freshen up, get dressed, and meet me down at the garage, I am giving you nothing less than 5 minutes, Here we go again," She said in a very serious tone as she made her way to the garage,

I hate taking the school bus because well, I am not that active in socializing with my peers, but that doesn't make me a complete loner, I had Marilyn Monroe (Mar ) who happens to be my childhood best friend and the complete opposite of me like they always say, opposite attracts. My life would have been screaming bore if Mar wasn't in the picture.

"Drea! Don't make me come up there, if I do, things are gonna get ugly,"  She shouted once again, and I knew this time she was serious, not like she isn't serious all the time, scratch that she is always serious.

I grabbed my towel and headed for the toilet, but one thing was certain– Today is going to change my life forever.

"Drea, hurry up!" She yelled once more, I always wondered if she ever gets a sore throat, cause of the rate at which she yells at me, oh! Boy, She is definitely gonna get more than a sore throat.

" I'm here mom, can we go now?"  I asked as I tried getting into the car trying to avoid her murderous stares, If looks could kill I would have been a goner by now.

"Took you long enough, did you say your morning motivational quotes?"  She asked with her eyes still on the road,

"No," I mumbled and She didn't seem thrilled by my reply, I don't see the big deal on why I should look at myself in the mirror every freaking morning and say these words, "You don't have to be great to start but you have to start to be great" (NB: Zig Ziglar Quotes).

Even the quote itself does not make any sense and I could do better than that but mom wasn't having it, I feel she is out to get me but not really out to get me, if you know what I mean,

She put the car to a halt and then turned to face me, and the look on her face wasn't a good one,

" Drea Juana Ivanov! Are you out to get me?" She asked with folded arms across her chest, it's funny how I was thinking the same thing but the other way around,

" Mom, I don't need those things, how is it impacting my life?" I pointed out, that I don't need them, they are just mere words without meaning.

(NB: Please the quote mentioned in this book is very meaningful 😅)

"Drea, Drea, Drea, so what you trying to infer is the quote I, your Madre (mother) gave you to recite every morning as to motivate your spirit is ludicrous? Is that what you are saying," She asked, in an awfully calm tone, I should have known better than to fall easily into her snag.

"Exactly, you see quotes are not my thing if you know what I mean?" I replied with a big smile spread across my face,

She gasped in horror. "Young lady, you are grounded for two weeks with no phones or television," She said, turning on the car.

I froze immediately. I couldn't find the right words to get me out of the havoc that I created.

Too stunned to speak, I looked away from her just for a second, and the next minute we got involved in an accident but it wasn't a big deal at that moment, only if I had paid attention to the signs, I wouldn't be in this mess today.

" Mom! Are you okay?" I turned to check if she had any lacerations but luckily there were none,

" You have got to be kidding me?" A deep husky voice yelled from behind as he paced back and forth checking if there was any damage on his car before approaching our vehicle,

He tapped on the front door glass and signaled for her to roll it down, which she did.

"Good day ma'am, I am so sorry about all this mess, Here is my business card, you can give me a call on how much the cost of the damage is, I have got to run cause I have a very important business meeting that needs my presence, have a nice day and once again, I am so sorry," The Blue-eyed man said apologetically, his features were on point and I could tell this didn't go unnoticed by me only, mom blushed hard as she looked at his card. I think I could manipulate this situation and get myself off her hook.

" So, isn't he a catch?" I asked nudging Mom on her arm, but she was still busy daydreaming about God knows what,

"Earth to Gabriella!" I said, trying to hold back my laughter,

"Yes! Hmmm, no... I mean- Yeah but no anyway, so school right? Yeah," She started her engine and then drove me to school,

She pulls up at the school and parks in the driveway.

"Bye Mom!" I said as I pulled her in for a hug, which she reciprocated,

"Not so fast, young lady! You still have to say it" She said firmly with a grin across her face,

"Really, marde?" I said with a frown, why does she have to be a mom?

"Go on, pequeño say it," She said with pleading eyes, God, I hate when she does that to get her way, typically moms, am I right?

"Fine! You don't have to be great to start but you have to start to be great, happy." I shrug in reply

She nodded her head softly, She was about to say something but said nothing but a sigh escaped her lips.

"Can I go now, Madre?" I asked reaching out for the door handle,

"Si," She smiled, waving goodbye as I got out and gently closed the door,

I waved goodbye as she drove out of the school building, then turned to the enormous building of Bromsgrove High, a sad sigh escaped my lips,

The first day of a new semester was always aggravating, with rumors and gossip, flying here and there,

"I heard from Clare Thompson that Macy Sage is P-R-E-G-N-A-N-T" I heard Janice say from behind, she was known for knowing the latest gossip but I just saw her as a quidnunc,

Smiling faintly, I watched them walk past me without sparing me a glance all attention was on Janice, who was telling cock and bull story, and funny enough everyone seems to believe it.

"Earth to Drea!" A blonde-haired girl called from behind, as she locked hands with me,

"Marilyn!" I yelled and pulled her in for a hug, I have missed her so much,

" Did you miss me that much?" She questioned pulling out of the hug,

"Heck, yeah! I have missed you, gurl, and I can't wait to hear all the juicy stories you have to tell me," I grinned brightly,

She chuckled. "Can't wait to fill you in, but before that let's head to class, I heard Mrs.Gary is taking us this semester and I don't get on her bad side on the first day of school."

We walked into the school building and made our way into the school hallway which was very busy at this time of the day, new lockers were administered, friends turned foes and lastly, foes turned friends, we both found our lockers and luckily for us, it was next each other. We beamed in delight as we collected the books we would need for class from our bags and then locked the bags in the new locker before heading to class, Luckily Mrs. Gary wasn't present yet, and I guess things are looking up for Drea who happens to be me.

"Class up, Greet!" Cher commanded, and the class obliged her commands, Mrs. Gary seemed impressed by her leadership skill and appointed her as the Class representative without votes.

Arggh, that is so typical of Cher, I guess old habits die hard.

"Good morning, Students of Grade 11, as some of you may know me and some don't, I am Mrs. Bailey Gary, and I will be teaching Mathematics. I don't tolerate nonchalant behaviors in my class so do well  to behave yourself, do I make myself clear?" Mrs. Gray said firmly, as she walked back and forth while addressing the class,

"Sit! Get your textbooks and open to page 23," Mrs. Gray instructed, she wrote some questions and solved them on the board.

This went on for about 1 hour before the bell went off, Mar let out a sigh of relief,

"I guess our time is up, Your assignment is on pages 28 and 29 make sure to submit it by tomorrow, failure to do so will attract punishment," She cleared her throat then signaled for Cher to follow her,

"Finally, l thought she would never stop," Mar sighed as she put her notes under her desk,

"She is not that bad, you just don't like math period!" I chuckled,

"Yeah, right? You are just saying this cause you are a mathematician and speaking of maths, could you let me copy off your work?" She pleaded, then gave me puppy dog eyes,

"Argh, N- yes," I answered in defeat, then she pulled me in for a hug,

We hurried to the cafeteria to get our meals, normally the first day of school is usually buzzing with gossip and all kinds of shit. But not today, guess everyone is learning how to mind their business.

I was still busy with my thoughts when a tiny voice from the other end of the cafeteria jolted me, She was about 6 feet tall with red hair, looked like a clown puked on her face, and also wore a short cheerleader's uniform.

"Isa is not available at the moment so no gossip must be spilled till she arrives tomorrow," Jane announced,

"No wonder, the queen bee isn't available," Mar mumbled under her breath,

"Guess we all know why now,"  I chuckled while nudging Mar on her left hand,

"Drea Juana Ivanov!" She said sternly, I couldn't hold it anymore I laughed out loud, while she rolled her eyes but joined later on.

After the break was over, we attended the remaining classes and some were quite okay while others were well, Mar can relate.

"Ding, Ding, Ding," The bell chimed once more but this time it signaled closing time, I could tell from Mar's face that she couldn't wait to go home.

"I think we will stop here for today, Have a great day class" Mr. Omar smiled as he turned to leave but Cher being Cher had to display her high level of fatuity,

"Excuse me, sir, as the class representative need I remind you that assignment has not been assigned to us by you?" Cher asked in a calm tone, but this question angered the students,

I think Mr.Omar got the message the students were trying to pass from their facial expressions then he let out a sigh,

"I can see you all have a lot on your plate so no assignment today," Mr.Omar replied with a smile which made some students jump for joy,

"But–" Cher tried to protest but a student nearby covered her mouth with his hands and then chimed in,

"No buts sir, you may take your leave,"  Ethan replied, forcing out a smile as Mr.Omar smiled back and left,

Students turned to Cher and gave a dirty look but Cher didn't care one bit, she stomped on Ethan's foot which caused him to yelp in pain, and then released herself from his grip,

"I am so relieved Mr.Omar was kind enough to let us off the hook even if it's just for today," Mar said heartily as we walked down the halls

"Yeah, yeah, but I still see Cher's point of view though assignments help even if the grades are not that high," I replied but Mar just rolled her eyes,

"Exactly!" A voice says from behind, we immediately turned to see Cher eavesdropping on our conversation,

" Do you know you are a very sick person?" Mar said angrily but Cher didn't show any remorse, she smirked and then walked past us like her actions weren't wrong,

"Sometimes, I just feel like argghhhhh," Mar angrily said, as we continued walking

"Easy now tiger, don't let those beautiful claws out she isn't worth it," I replied sarcastically,

"Hahaha, very fun–" Mar was interrupted by a loud noise which was coming from outside the school building,

We quickly rushed out to check what was transpiring but we were faced with a crowd and an angry Isa in the middle of the commotion,

"Hold up, didn't she? Isn't she? I don't want to know let's go wait for the public bus, I have had a long day, and I really don't need drama for now," Mar said firmly, but I stopped her.

"But my mom will be here soon just exercise some patience," I said pulling her back, but Mar wasn't ready to wait, you could tell from the death stares she shot at me,

" I'm so worn out, hungry, and sleepy, I can't wait any longer. You can wait but I am taking the public bus, Ciao!" Marilyn said as she made her way toward the gates. I really didn't want to be left behind so I followed.

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