The Bet (Just The Way You Are)

The Bet *Situation

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Chapter 12 *Situation*

~Sophia

"Good morning! Rise and shine!"

Is it six o'clock already?

"Good morning! Rise and shine!"

I put my pillow above my head to distort the sound.

"Good morning! Rise and shine!"

A groan escapes from my lips as I turn my alarm clock off. I still need more sleep but I'll be late if I will not get ready now.

I walk to the bathroom and take a bath. I wonder if Draky's already done or if he's just being a gentleman, waiting for me to finish.

Monday - - the start of school week. Even though I like studying, there comes a time when I want to rest. It's just the third week of school but I already can't wait for the vacation. I don't know where this laziness comes from.

Putting some comfortable clothes, I blow dry my hair in my room. Going anywhere with a wet hair isn't my specialty. When I'm satisfied, I grab my things and walk downstairs. Will I eat breakfast? I think so. Aunt V said that I should be comfortable here and make this my home. I should eat because I don't know what the day will bring.

Walking to the dining room, I see Andre eating hotcake and sipping a coffee.

"Come and join us," Aunt V says, who's reading a newspaper.

I take the chair across from Andre.

"Good morning," he says.

"Morning," I mumble, taking a bite of omelet.

Draky's not here yet. Perhaps he's still taking a bath or getting dressed. Why am I wondering with what he's doing? I should just focus on eating my food.

"Andre will give you a ride when you go to school," Aunt V says.

"No," I decline. "I'll just uh, ride a bus."

Andre rolls his eyes. "We're going to the same place," he states. "Or maybe you'd rather sit with a bunch of strangers in a bus than me?"

"It's not that," I mutter. I don't know where he got that thought. "I'm just uh . ."

"Shy?" He finishes for me.

"Yes," I whisper.

Aunt V laughs, splattering some coffee on the table. She stops then, and looks sheepishly at us. "Don't be shy," she says amusedly.

Andre says, "We're already living in the same house."

"Okay," I murmur.

Does that mean that while living here with Andre, I have to ride with him to and from school? It's not a bad idea but. Yes, there's a but. People will start to notice then. There will soon be questions ask. But I don't have to explain. I don't owe them anything. Maybe not having a lot of friends has its advantages. Even if Driana is my only friend, I can manage. And she already knows my situation so it'll be just like a normal day for us.

"Are you ready to go to school?" Andre asks suddenly.

"Where's Drake?" I ask curiously. Are we going without him?

"I forgot to tell you," Andre says sheepishly. "He already left a few hours ago."

Oh.

"He wanted to say goodbye to you, but he saw you're still sleeping. He didn't want to wake you."