Red Pencils

New Term

BEEP BEEP BEEP

My eyes fly open at that retched sound. I feel around my side table till I find that horrid alarm clock,  I whack it so hard it turns off and I think i my have broke it too. I roll out of my fluffy warm bed and hit the floor with a thud.

"You alright Jordz?"
"Yes mum, just startled." I reply back.
"Okay sweetie get ready for school"
"Mum I'm not 7 anymore."
"Okay okay" she's says with a grin.

I walk out of my room and down into the kitchen, where I find my brother Noah making some sort of chocolate shake.
I grab a handful of almonds from the pantry.

"Could you be any grosser." He states.
"Look at your chocolate shit." I reply
"It's nice unlike you!" He fires back.
"Ughhhhh" I say as I walk out.

Yes! Me and my brother have such a loving relationship!    (Hence the sarcasm)            I head back down to my bedroom, shoveling the almonds down my throat as I walk. I pull up the covers on my bed so it looks okay. My Dad's a bed freak. Just as I suspected he walks into my room and stares at my bed.

"Make it better please." He says and leaves my room.

"Oh and Good morning Dad." I say with as much sarcasm as I can manage.

"Good morning sweetie" he shouts over his shoulder as he walks out.

I have a shower and get dressed into a white crop top and classic jeans.
I put on some eyeliner, foundation, and fix up my eyebrows.
I grab my bag and head towards the door, Just because I'm still peckish, I grab another handful of almonds just as I'm leaving. Did i mention that I really like almonds?

"See you after school Mum." I yell from the kitchen. 

"Okay Hun, be good." She yells back from the other end of the house.          

 "Of coarse I will." I say with a smirk, good thing she can't see me.

I grab my phone from the study, 'because I'm not allowed to charge it near where I sleep cause it is bad for me' or that's what my Dad says anyway. Then I finally leave. I grab my keys off the counter, and walk down to my car. I sit in there and apply some peach coloured lipstick, then drive to my best friends Lauren's house.  

We live in a city called Asbury Park, New Jersey. Just south of New York City. We live a couple blocks away from each other and a ten minute drive away from our school. When we were younger we used to walk together, but now that we're 17 and I just got my full drivers licence, I like to drive us there and back.

I pull up outside Lauren's house, and beep the horn. 

BEEP BEEP

Her house is quite flash. It overlooks Sunset Lake and has a good sized front yard. My house is two blocks away on 7th avenue. She comes out and closes the front door behind her. She's lucky, she has a younger sister, Adalynn. Her sister is only ten, and is very sweet. Noah is thirteen and a horrid troublemaker. 

Well I can't say much, I help him cause some of the trouble.

She walks out wearing a green jumpsuit, and some superstar sneakers. Her dirty blonde hair is in a high ponytail swishing down her back. She has a backpack on and phone in hand. 

"You texting your boyfriend Hippie?" I ask smugly. 

"Pffft, yep I am, and what about your array of oh-so-many boyfriends Missy?"

"Well I left Greg a week ago, and Wilson was just a quick fling, oh and James, is well he was just a friend."        wink wink

"You player." Shes says sarcastically.

Lauren is like my other half, when I need to study, gossip, or do anything at all, she's there. Ready to take on the world with me. We made plans that when we are older, we're gonna go to good colleges and travel the world, side by side, together. I plan to get out of Asbury, get a good job and live a fun, wealthy life. Where Lauren wants to go to the school of arts and live her days as an actor or a dancer, anything to do with showbiz really. 

We pull into the school parking lot and park the car. It's the beginning of term three, that means half a year till we graduate and leave this hellhole.    Whoops!     I mean the oh-so-wonderful Asbury Park High.