Chapter 1 [Pilot]
"Desiree Sabrina Carter!! Get your butt over here!"
"What mom?!"
"What the heck do you think you're doing?"
"Doing what?"
"See this? Another D?!, When are you going to care?!"
"NEVER MOM, school is boring!"
"that's it, grounded. For two weeks. No iPod, no cell phone, and no going out, got that?"
Ugh. There they go again. This is what usually happens every week. The smell of disappointment and hatred in the air. I watched them as my mom yanked the Blackberry from my sister, Desiree. She wasn't so happy about it, in fact, it was the total opposite. You could see the hatred in her eyes as she gave my mother a death glare as she walked up the stairs passed me. I looked at her as she goes her way to our room and I looked back, I see my mom shaking her head with disappointment. I was disappointed too. This isn't what my sister used to be. She used to be your typical good girl, your straight A student. Key phrase: used to be.
I started upstairs like I always would and I would usually find my little sister sobbing, screaming her head out, shooting out profanities so hard that if it were a bullet, it would pierce through your heart. Fridays were supposed to be fun, since school's out for the weekends but, this isn't what I'd call fun. I climbed up the ladder, to her bed and she leaned her head on my shoulder. "Why is mom so hard on me, Phoebe? She expects so much from me." she said through her tears
"Of course she expects something from you," I said, trying to put emphasis on the word something. But she didn't get it.
"High School's so different, you know? Like all you want to do was fit in and not be the geek." she said as she slumped her shoulders.
I could understand what she meant but what I don't get was that she gave up everything. I DO mean everything. Her brain, her style, her wackiness and her friends. Friends. The ones who've been there by her side since day one. She gave them up for popularity, but is she popular now? no. Not even close. Believe me, I see her everyday. All she did was fix her hair, look in the mirror and hang out with that fake blond Kylie and that psycho not to mention annoying girl Rodney. Together they try to be one of the people who rule the school. Get it? Anyways, all I could do now was stare at her and try to figure out what went wrong. Number one, her hair, she had beautiful light brown hair and what did she do? Dye it black. With blond highlights. Number two, the clothes she was wearing, tank top, fishnet stockings and shorts. It just screams slut! you know what I mean? Its just all over the place. Anyways, number three, she developed the attitude. I remember when she talked back to me. She never talks back to anyone. Well, until now. The thought of it makes me want wish I could've brought back time and change everything. Before the hair. Before the attitude. Before this mask.