I pushed the hair on my right down against my cheek with my fingertips. I stared at the glass in front of me, straightening my crewneck, playing with my bracelets. It’s cold as shit. I transferred to the U.S. when I was in the fifth grade, I've been destroyed by my differences since. My bracelets cover the toxic words engraved in my wrist. I looked at my face, the concerned look no different than any other day. My eyes decided that they wanted to be a forest color today.

"Oil! Kylynn! Breakfast!" My mother calls.

I take one last look at myself. Good enough, I guess. I pushed the door open and walked down the hall to the steps and saw a wisp of Kylynn’s black hair trailing her as she trotted down the steps. When I got to the table, Alex was already sitting and eating across from my mum and Kylynn was serving herself in the kitchen.

“Hi, ladies,” Alex calls, taking a swig of orange juice.

“‘Scuse you,” I said picking up a plate. “I have a penial instrument.” Alex almost spits her juice and Kylynn starts giggling. “Mornin’, baby sis.” I poked her nose as she was serving her eggs.

“Oli!” My mum says, scolding.

“What? I live with three girls, and I’m not the fourth.”

Mum rolls her eyes at me behind a book. “Anyways, what’s on the agenda for today?”

“Well, I have dance at four,” Kylynn says, walking to the table.

“Guitar at four thirty,” I say, putting a piece of toast on my plate.

“Soccer, I have to be at the gym at four forty five,” Alex says, finishing the last bit of her breakfast.

“It must be Wednesday,” my mum says, knowing that Wednesdays are busy days. “Alright, I take Kylynn and you two go together.”

“Got it,” we all say in unison.

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“Finally, fucking school’s over.”

Vic laughs. “The F word sounds funny in your accent.”

“Fuck. Fuck. Fuckity. Fuck. Fuck.”

Vic giggles next to me as we walk out the door. I hit someone’s shoulder on accident. “Sorry ‘bout tha- Oh hey, Drew.”

“Hi,” she says quietly and walks away quickly.

“How exactly do you know her?” Vic asks.

“She’s one of my Alex’s friends. A junior, pretty smart I guess considering she’s in some of Alex’s classes.”

“Alex is a senior, right?”

I nod.

When we’ve reached the end of the hall, we say our goodbyes and I meet up with Alex who’s leaning against the side of her car. “Where’s your sister?” I look behind me and nod to where I see a hint of blue against thick black hair, easy to spot in the snow. “KYLYNN HURRY THE FUCK UP!” She turns, spots us and jogs over.

“Sorry guys.”

Alex looks at both of us. “Freshmen,” my sister says shaking her head and getting in the car.

“Hey, I’m a sophomore,” I say getting in the passenger seat.

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“What do you say we blow off our practices and go smoke?” Alex asks me.

“What you mean like cigarettes?”
Alex laughs. “No, dumbass.” She reaches across my lap to the glove compartment and pulls out a wooden box. “Open that up.” She plops it in my lap.

I can smell it without opening it. “No, Alex. Mum’s not stupid, she knows the smell.”

“Whatever, I’m gonna do it.”

Notes

I'M SORRY THIS IS A TOTAL SHIT CHAPTER BUT there's like some information, ya feel?

Idk lol sorry for this.. I just... I'M SORRY! I needed to get the information to you guys... so yeah..

ANYWAYS questions? feedback? leave them in the comments, I love to read them, y'all make me happy...

I just said y'all okay uhm well yeah, Ronnie out.

♡RonnieXX