"Mom! I can't find my shirt!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.
"Have you checked everywhere?" My mom asked coming up the stairs.
"Yes, and I can't find it" I said.
Then my mom looked at me with one of her impatient looks, and then she checked her watch.
"Look, I'm hurrying. I just need this shirt" I said picking one shirt up after another throwing them frantically all over the room.
"Just fine another shirt." My mom said.
"But I want to wear that one." I said.
"Well," She said then continued "I don't know what to tell you sweetheart, except to be more organized next time."
"Whatever" I said as I reached for another shirt. "I guess this will have to do."
I left the room and went into the bathroom. Sometimes, I felt like she didn't understand me. As if, I was some odd person just living in her house and was a burdened to her.
Just then the doorbell rang. It was my friend Emilie. Like everyday, she picked me up and took me to school. She lived a few houses down. We have been best friends since the second grade when we played Frisbee together at recess. "Hello, well don't you look cute. Adam is so going to wish he we would have asked you out." She said when I got into the car.
"Hey, enough with that already, and I'm not cute. I couldn't find the shirt I wanted to wear. My mom was driving me crazy. She was saying Oh, Annie; you should be more organized next time." I said as I was mocking my mom.
"Well, maybe you should treat her better. The way you talk to her is pretty rude. My mom would ground me if I talked to her the way you talk to her. You should be lucky you're mom isn't a bitch."
"And" I said.
"And... I am just saying." Emilie said and then continued "So, guess what? I have big news to tell you, Kacy, and Danielle at school."
"What? Did you and David have sex?" I said laughing.
"No… Well… Not yet." Emilie said.
"Then what is it?" I said.
"You'll have to wait and see." She said smiling.
"Alright" I said.
We finally pulled into the school's parking lot. People were stepping into the school with tired and dreaded looks upon their faces.
"Ugh, this place blows." I said as I stepped out of the car.
"I know. Tell me about it. We need to go find Kacy and Danielle now." Emilie said as she was holding a lot of her books in her hands.
"What's with all of the books, geek?" I said smiling.
"I'm not a geek. I just really need to good on these semester exams coming up, to get into the college that I want." She said.
"Oh. College…" I said.
"Why aren't you going?" She asked then said "You're one of the smartest people I know. You can get a scholarship or some money for school easy and not have to work for it… like me."
"I don't know… I guess school isn't my thing, and with my brother having his cancer coming back and going back to the hospital, there is no way my family can afford college." I said.
"They're always ways." Emilie said as we reached our lockers. Just then Kacy and Danielle came up to us.
"Okay, guys, I have something to tell you." Emilie said.
"Well, tell us already." I said.
"My family is going on vacation to the Bahamas!!" She said.
"And this benefits us…. How?" Kacy said.
"Well…" Emilie said then continued "They told me that I am allowed to invite three friends." She said.
"Wow! Are you serious?" Danielle said.
"Yea" Emilie said.
"Okay, what's the catch?" I asked.
"There is none." Emilie said.
I could believe that. Emilie's parents are pretty much millionaires. What confuses me is why they would pick a little small city in New Jersey to live at and have Emilie attend this small school.