Chapter 1: My Life Starts With A BANG!
If I had known what type of day I was going to have, I would have stayed in bed. One can get into so much trouble between 7:00 in the morning and 9:00 a.m.
It all started out normal enough, but it would soon be warped into abnormal. As usual, I woke up packing my bags. My room looked fairly lonely and deserted; most of my possessions were packed either in the attic or in my suitcase. I dressed in the University sweatsuit my school had sent me. Honestly, you could have those scouts eating out of the palm of your hands if you played your cards right.
My entire house was empty; Mom had gone to the hospital to work, my brother Souta had been dropped off at day camp, and Gramps was probably over a friends house. I yawned as I took my car keys off the table by the door and walked outside. The sky was a pale shade of gray, and it was drizzling very lightly. I paid it no heed and pulled out the driveway.
Like I said, my day started out like any other, but it was about to spin out of control. I pulled up to a large brick house and beeped the horn. My best friend, Sango Hitsamatasu emerged from the brick house a few moments later, dressed in a university t-shirt and jogging pants. "Morning, Kagome," she said. "Thanks for giving me a lift."
"Sure! Ready to make our final rounds?" I asked.
"Yeah," she answered. I nodded and pulled away form the curb. "This sucks, you know. Making the rounds," she complained. "Everyone's all scattered. Eri's even going to America. That's pretty wild. I'd never go out of the country, let alone the continent."
"Well, at least we'll be together." I reasoned. "We'll head to Yamazaki's first." I pulled up to the stop sign, prepared to turn the corner. And that's when it happened. We jolted forward in our seats. I heard a loud crunching sound that seemed like it had come from behind us.
"Whoa. What was that?" Sango asked. I shrugged and got out.
What I saw totally set me off. A blue SUV had lurched into the back of my truck. Its hood was all messed up, but I hadn't paid that any attention. I walked slowly to the back of my truck with disbelief written all over my face. The door to the SUV opened a guy hopped out. "Look what you did to my truck!" I yelled as soon as I was facing him.
He had black hair and a 'Nike' t-shirt on. He was actually kind of cute, but I was so mad that all I saw was red. "Whaddaya mean 'what did I do'?!" he yelled, his voice matching mine.
Sango had gotten out by now and was surveying the damage. The passenger door of the other car was opened and another man stepped out. "Hello," he said to Sango and shot her a strange grin.
Sango looked back at him blankly. "Um, hi."
I turned my attention back to our connected cars. "You messed up! You're gonna pay for this!" I shouted.
"WHAT?!" He stared at me in disbelief. "You're the one who stopped too fast!"
"What?! For Christ's SAKE! It's a STOP SIGN! What else was I supposed to do? Keep driving?!" I yelled back. He glared at me angrily.
"You slammed on the brakes and I didn't have time to stop. It's not MY fault you're a reckless driver!"
"What are you talking about? I never slammed on the brakes!!! When did I ever slam on the brakes?!?! And I am NOT in irresponsible driver! I'm much better at it than you, I know that much!" By now, I could notice that the other guy was hassling Sango about something.
"Look, wench. I don't have time for this! I have things to do!" The man called irately.
"What, and I don't?! I have better things to do than to argue with a twit like you!"
His face seemed to turn ten shades of red. "Don't insult me! This is coming out of your pocket."
"IT WASN'T MY FAULT!!!" I screamed. He turned to get back in his car and emerged from it again with a pen and paper.
"Write down your information and I'll make sure your insurance company covers it." He said, casually handing ME the paper.
I glared at it angrily before slamming it on the pavement and hopping up and down on it for several seconds. "If you want your car paid for, then you're gonna have to do it yourself because I'm not paying for it!" I said through clenched teeth.
Just then, we heard a violent slap. I turned to see the guy Sango had been talking to on the pavement rubbing at his red cheek. Sango was standing over him with a threatening scary look on her face. "Not again." I heard the guy mutter under his breath. "Look, I'm sorry about your truck. How about we both just pay for our own damage and forget each other exist." He held out his hand, his voice suddenly quieter.
I looked at it with uncertainty before shaking it. "Deal," I shook it firmly and turned to get back into my truck. Sango was already sitting in the first seat with a huge frown on her face. "What?" I asked as I started it.
"That guy tried to grope me!" she shouted. I thought it was funny, but she didn't, so I didn't say a word and turned the corner.
How was it? Love it? Hate it? I personally think it sucked, but if you like it, I'll keep writing! That means REVIEW, people!!
If I had known what type of day I was going to have, I would have stayed in bed. One can get into so much trouble between 7:00 in the morning and 9:00 a.m.
It all started out normal enough, but it would soon be warped into abnormal. As usual, I woke up packing my bags. My room looked fairly lonely and deserted; most of my possessions were packed either in the attic or in my suitcase. I dressed in the University sweatsuit my school had sent me. Honestly, you could have those scouts eating out of the palm of your hands if you played your cards right.
My entire house was empty; Mom had gone to the hospital to work, my brother Souta had been dropped off at day camp, and Gramps was probably over a friends house. I yawned as I took my car keys off the table by the door and walked outside. The sky was a pale shade of gray, and it was drizzling very lightly. I paid it no heed and pulled out the driveway.
Like I said, my day started out like any other, but it was about to spin out of control. I pulled up to a large brick house and beeped the horn. My best friend, Sango Hitsamatasu emerged from the brick house a few moments later, dressed in a university t-shirt and jogging pants. "Morning, Kagome," she said. "Thanks for giving me a lift."
"Sure! Ready to make our final rounds?" I asked.
"Yeah," she answered. I nodded and pulled away form the curb. "This sucks, you know. Making the rounds," she complained. "Everyone's all scattered. Eri's even going to America. That's pretty wild. I'd never go out of the country, let alone the continent."
"Well, at least we'll be together." I reasoned. "We'll head to Yamazaki's first." I pulled up to the stop sign, prepared to turn the corner. And that's when it happened. We jolted forward in our seats. I heard a loud crunching sound that seemed like it had come from behind us.
"Whoa. What was that?" Sango asked. I shrugged and got out.
What I saw totally set me off. A blue SUV had lurched into the back of my truck. Its hood was all messed up, but I hadn't paid that any attention. I walked slowly to the back of my truck with disbelief written all over my face. The door to the SUV opened a guy hopped out. "Look what you did to my truck!" I yelled as soon as I was facing him.
He had black hair and a 'Nike' t-shirt on. He was actually kind of cute, but I was so mad that all I saw was red. "Whaddaya mean 'what did I do'?!" he yelled, his voice matching mine.
Sango had gotten out by now and was surveying the damage. The passenger door of the other car was opened and another man stepped out. "Hello," he said to Sango and shot her a strange grin.
Sango looked back at him blankly. "Um, hi."
I turned my attention back to our connected cars. "You messed up! You're gonna pay for this!" I shouted.
"WHAT?!" He stared at me in disbelief. "You're the one who stopped too fast!"
"What?! For Christ's SAKE! It's a STOP SIGN! What else was I supposed to do? Keep driving?!" I yelled back. He glared at me angrily.
"You slammed on the brakes and I didn't have time to stop. It's not MY fault you're a reckless driver!"
"What are you talking about? I never slammed on the brakes!!! When did I ever slam on the brakes?!?! And I am NOT in irresponsible driver! I'm much better at it than you, I know that much!" By now, I could notice that the other guy was hassling Sango about something.
"Look, wench. I don't have time for this! I have things to do!" The man called irately.
"What, and I don't?! I have better things to do than to argue with a twit like you!"
His face seemed to turn ten shades of red. "Don't insult me! This is coming out of your pocket."
"IT WASN'T MY FAULT!!!" I screamed. He turned to get back in his car and emerged from it again with a pen and paper.
"Write down your information and I'll make sure your insurance company covers it." He said, casually handing ME the paper.
I glared at it angrily before slamming it on the pavement and hopping up and down on it for several seconds. "If you want your car paid for, then you're gonna have to do it yourself because I'm not paying for it!" I said through clenched teeth.
Just then, we heard a violent slap. I turned to see the guy Sango had been talking to on the pavement rubbing at his red cheek. Sango was standing over him with a threatening scary look on her face. "Not again." I heard the guy mutter under his breath. "Look, I'm sorry about your truck. How about we both just pay for our own damage and forget each other exist." He held out his hand, his voice suddenly quieter.
I looked at it with uncertainty before shaking it. "Deal," I shook it firmly and turned to get back into my truck. Sango was already sitting in the first seat with a huge frown on her face. "What?" I asked as I started it.
"That guy tried to grope me!" she shouted. I thought it was funny, but she didn't, so I didn't say a word and turned the corner.
How was it? Love it? Hate it? I personally think it sucked, but if you like it, I'll keep writing! That means REVIEW, people!!