Monday
It was 6:26 in the morning and Kate lay in bed staring at her ceiling, she longed for the day to end as quickly as it started. She'd been up all night dreading today. Her first day in a new school. She hated new schools, having to make new friends, meet new neighbours and most of all she hated having to move again. Her dad had promised that this was the last time they would move, 'Yeah right!?' she thought, 'he said that last time.'
Her alarm buzzed her out of her thoughts, "6:30," she sighed.
"Kate, sweetie. Time to get up." Her mother shouted up to her.
She heaved a heavy sigh, climbed out if bed and leisurely strolled to the bathroom to get washed and dressed.
She walked into the kitchen and sat at the table, her mother placed a plate of freshly made pancakes in front of her along with a glass of O.J, she smiled as she did so, "Eat up sweetie, it's your big day today, starting school. Your father will take you there when he leaves for work. Your brothers will wait for you at the reception, I did ask your sister but she said she had something to do."
"Hmm, a boy no doubt!" Kate said with a little too much venom behind it.
"Caitlin!" He mother exclaimed.
"Sorry, Mom!" she said as she pushed the plate of untouched pancakes away from her.
"Morning pumpkin." her dad greeted her as he walked in and kissed the top of her head, "All ready for school?" he asked as he sipped at the coffee his wife placed in front if him.
"I can barely contain my excitement." she tried to sound enthusiastic.
"Okay, what's wrong?" he looked at her.
"Nothing, just nervous I guess." she lied. She knew she couldn't lie to her father he knew her too well. Instead of pursuing it further he chose to ignore his daughter's lack of enthusiasm and read the morning news paper.
Her brothers and sister had left long before she did as they didn't like to be seen with their parents publicly, so Kate had picked the short straw to put it another way. They had already been attending the school 3 weeks before she did, they came down with her father to get everything set up and ready.
She had stayed back in Indiana with her mother, packing the last few things into boxes and saying one last goodbye to everyone she had grown to love.