The New Girl, Sharon [read out loud books txt] 📗

I wake up sweating, trying to catch my breath again. I just had a nightmare.Catching my breath I debate whether or not to wake up it’s already 6:00, might as well get ready. Trying to resist the temptation to hop back into bed I jump off and head to the bathroom. Unlike other bathrooms in my friends’ houses ,mine has two shower cubicles because my mother believes in washing with your sister because it “creates a close connection”. I don’t really understand how showering with your twin-sister create any close connection other than fighting for the shampoo. As I walk into the bathroom I hear someone stir in the next room, probably Mia my “twin-sister”, I sometimes wonder whether we’re actually “twins” because the things she does are way unlike me. Oh no! There I go again, I always have a habit of not introducing myself. Sorry excuse me, my name is Melanie and I live in a family of four with my fabulous father, my maintaining family peace mother, annoying twerp-like twin sister. Lots of people get fooled into thinking that my family is a wild bunch by the names that I give them but really they’re pretty boring.

I go into the bathroom and brush my teeth, my sister suddenly appears out of nowhere “stop hogging the bathroom Mel!”,fumed Mia. I continue brushing my teeth then head to the kitchen, in the kitchen I take a cereal box and start pouring cereal into my bowl then add milk and start munching down before it gets soggy. Dad should be up by now“Morning dad”, yawned Mia “morning “answered dad. I quickly ate my cereal and ran to my room,i got changed into my school uniform, as I did so my leadership badge fell out my pocket, the Moray High leadership badge from the leadership committee or MHLC for short. With this badge I am recognised as one of the school leaders and every student envy us, wishing they could be on the leader committee but let me just say its lots of hard work although it is totally worth working for. When I finished changing I ran and got my backpack to put my recess in, just chucking in any random stuff. Mum woke up ”Mia, Mel get in the car!”, bellowed mum. Before I hop into the car I yell”Mia come down here we are going to be late!”, I run into the car and hear Mia coming after me. We arrive at school and Mia rushes off to her friends I stay behind because I’m a good daughter “okay, have a good day sweetie “mum says “um yeah ok”,I mumble.

Another typical school day…or not as I run to my friends I find that there is a hot pink limousine parked in the school car park a girl in the Moray High school uniform with her dress put up high and make-up steps out the car with a satchel over her shoulder walk into the classroom, i try to see what is happening she is talking to people and as she walks there is a line on both sides like there is a red carpet she is walking on.
She sure likes the attention,”Hey move guys, member of the Leadership Committee coming through!!”, declared Ruby.Argh! hate it when she does that Ruby just has to say that just because I’m in the Leadership Committee she goes around telling people and boasting that I’m her friend and Harriet is the opposite she doesn’t like saying I’m part of the committee, she thinks that everyone will steal me from her.People give way to me. “Would you stop please Ruby?”,I beg “aww come on Mel, you don’t like your spot but I do”, persisted Ruby offended “but she’s right, you keep doing that it’s starting to get annoying” defended Harriet “come on guys ,lets go to class”I urged. My friends and I huffed along with Ruby and Harriet glaring at each other behind my back. As we walk into the classroom we see the girl from before, as we sit down the teacher, Mr. Pakasting tells us that there is a new student,the girl from before stands up and introduces herself as Namine she then sits down next to me and gives me the once-over then smirks “did you buy that so that you could wear that until you’re 50?”Jeered Namine I ignore her and focus on what the teacher is saying. Great, one whole year with her.

The whole day was really bad for me at every chance Namine would try to make fun of me and everyone around us would laugh and add to her torments, by the end of the day I was bummed out. “Ignore her”, comforted Ruby “yeah she’s just jealous of you because you’re on the committee”, Harriet added “then why me and not other people?!!”, I exploded. We walk to our lockers to find Namine sitting under her locker crying.”I think we should help her”, whispered Harriet “what? You have got to be kidding, after all that stuff?!”, hissed Ruby “no, I agree with Harriet although she wasn’t nice to me but I want to help her”,i agreed.”Um hey Namine, whats wrong?”I asked “nothing, go away!”Sobbed Namine “but I want to help”i pleaded “fine, although people follow me everywhere and do that servant stuff I don’t really have friends”, confessed Namine “What?! You should have told me, i would be your friend!”, I insisted. “You would?”, answered Namine “yes I would”,i grinned Namine grinned back. From then on Namine and I were best friends and you know what? Sitting next to her is not so bad now....

Text: ©kawaiidomo
Publication Date: 05-01-2012

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Dedication:
To my friends.