Lacuna

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Hello Everyone! I'm Aria and this is my first story here on Wattpad and it'd mean the world if you read it! Thanks, and I hope you enjoy this first chapter!

Song of the chapter: Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 by Chopin (it's the song that Tara plays, if you want to listen to it)

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Tara's POV:

I woke up to the birds chirping outside, and I heard no yelling or shrieking, which meant that my brother Adam wasn't awake yet.

I slowly blinked the sleep from my eyes and got out of bed. Normally, I look forward to the first day of school, but today, I was starting grade 11, which meant that by the middle of the year, I needed to pick my career path. Ugh, I felt the need to roll my eyes about that. All the adults acted like it was such a big deal last year that I honestly dont even care. But alas, my mother wouldn't be very happy if her only sane child wound up studying something random.

Shaking my head, I grabbed my iPhone and checked the time. 6:30 AM. Not bad, considering that I normally slept in during the summer. I had about 2 hours till school started, and it took me half an hour to drive there so I had to leave in an hour and a half, which was plenty of time for me, but I doubted that it was enough time for Adam.

Smirking about his habits, I walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth, take a shower and do all that. Once I finished, I walked out with my warm, fluffy bath robe on to pick an outfit. I honestly didnt care as much as Adam about my appearance, but since this was the first day of school , I decided to put some thought into it. In the end, I decided with a pair of Nike tights, a maroon tank top, a cream coloured cardigan, and a pair of black booties. For the finishing touch, I wore the bracelet that my best friend Emma bought for me for my 8th birthday.

Grabbing my bag and my phone, I walked downstairs to eat breakfast before I left for school. Just as I was walking into the living room, my mother greeted me.

"Good morning, sweetie!" she exclaimed

"Hey, mom, good morning" I said, with a chuckle about how excited she was to get me and Adam out of the house. I walked towards the island, and sat down on the barstool, where a heap of pancakes waited for me. I took a bite out of them and moaned, they were so delicious, what is this sorcery!

"I'm glad you like em, Tara" my mom said with a laugh, walking away to get a plate ready for my brother. Speaking of Adam...

"Hey mom, do you know if Adam's ready yet?" I asked

She was just about to reply when a voice said;

"Wow, Tara, who knew you couldnt live without me for so long. Dont worry, babe, Mr. Handsome is right here"

I turned around to see my twin brother Adam walk down the stairs in 'all his glory'. I rolled my eyes as he came to sit down beside me on the island. My mom shook her head at his statement and slid him a plate of pancakes.

"Eat up, kiddo, you're gonna be late" she said, before walking away.

Adam and I ate quickly and hollered goodbye to our mom before walking out towards Adam's car.

Once we got into the car, we drove wordlessly towards Emma's house. You may be wondering who Emma is, and she is my best friend! We have known eachother since we were perhaps 5 and we've been fast friends ever since. We pulled up to Emma's house, and I saw her sitting on her front porch. She saw our car, waved, then walked towards us.

"Hey Tare-Bear! Hey Addie!" She exclaimed, using her nicknames for us. Adam and I both rolled our eyes, and replied;

"Hey Emmie-Whemmie" we both said simultaniously and broke out laughing. Emma rolled her eyes when getting into the car, muttering something about how she hated twins.