The Secrets of a Chicago Girl

Chapter 1: Anthony

Every part of life is supposed to be a lesson learned or a question that needed to be answered. Well life is only easy if u make it easy. But with no doubt life can be difficult. Well for me Amy Roberts, life is full of secrets. I live in Chicago with my mom Rebecca. There are many things I have told my mom but these past years have been very difficult to tell her certain things. Like my new boyfriend.

My boyfriend's name is Anthony Ramirez and he isn't really like a normal person he is something more and I didn't find out until a little later. I woke up the next morning with a feeling of hatred and… bad breath thinking that I had to go to school in a few minutes. When I went to the bathroom to get ready for my shower I heard my mom clanking a spatula against a frying pan and I knew that she was making breakfast.

When I was done getting dressed and finished brushing my teeth, I took my notebooks and folders and walked downstairs. When I got downstairs my older brother Richard was eating breakfast and was trying to talk to me with his mouth full. "Hey little sis, What's your problem"? he said in a stuffy kind of voice.

" How about I give you some tips on how to eat food"

1. Chew with your mouth closed

2. don't try to talk with your mouth full

3. Chew your food before you swallow

4. Put less food in your mouth

I said in a sarcastic type of voice. Mom turned around and started yelling at both of us. " Now guys it is way too early in the morning for any arguing or yelling" she said in a stern voice.

" now mom I believe we truly weren't the ones yelling now were we" I started giggling.

" gosh Amy I know how to eat" right after he finished his sentence he started coughing loudly.

" Doesn't look like it to me" I said giggling. My mom stared at me like Amy don't start.

" well gotta go if I want to catch the bus" I took my stuff and shoved a small piece of bacon in my mouth and ran out the door.

I liked going to school because Anthony was always waiting for me. I finally arrived at the bus stop and the bus roared in front of me. The doors swiftly opened and I walked on the bus and sat down in my usual seat. Then suddenly a kid started yelling from a few seats away until I found out he was trying to talk to me.

" Dude your hot" he said in a dreamy voice.

" excuse me but I already have a boyfriend" I said a little annoyed because I got this a lot even around Anthony. He didn't like it much but he got used to it and of course he knew that I would say "no" to every single one.

" will you hang out with me this weekend" he said in a hopeful voice.

" I already told you I have a boyfriend"

He then eventually gave up and by the time he did we were almost at school. Then the bus halted in front of Barry View High School aka jail. I walked off the bus and started looking around for Anthony.

I couldn't find him then I started to walk to homeroom and I decided to look around one more time just in case. I turned around and there he was staring straight at me with his pearl blue eyes. He kept staring at my as if I was a precious jewel. " hi " Anthony said confused " are you ok"

" yeah im fine, it is just you came out of now where" I said laughing.

" sorry if I scared you" he laughed and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

" where were you I was looking for you when I got off the bus"

" sorry I was talking to Ben about something" he said in an unfamiliar voice. Ben is Anthony's brother. Ben could pass for Anthony if he ever wanted to because they look the same as if they were twins. But the weird part is that they aren't even related.

" it's ok, hey are you doing anything tonight" I asked as we were walking to homeroom.

" No, I will be at your house at seven" he said with a smile on his face.

I smiled as we slowly walked into homeroom. Anthony and I sit next to each other. If there was one part of the school day that I hated the most was homeroom. When we had homeroom in the morning we had to read while we wait for morning classes to start. I hated reading because that meant that I would get a headache. It was quiet for a few minutes and all I could hear was paper folding and the clock ticking.

Anthony suddenly passed me a note in his beautiful handwriting.

Darling meet me in the hallway during 6th period.

I read it over and over again in my head trying to think of a good reason why he wanted to meet me in the hallway during 6th period. I slowly and nicely wrote back asking "why". I passed him the note and he opened the note so fast that I didn't even have time to blink. He stared at it for about five minutes then started writing softly and passed it to me. I opened it up slowly so the teacher wouldn't hear the paper crumble.

I want to tell you something really important and I think you need to know.

I looked at it like I had no clue what he was going to tell me. But a part of me knew what it might be.

K I need to talk to you to!

I passed the note to him and he didn't look happy he looked like he didn't want to say something, like he was going to tell me a really big secret. He passed it back and I opened it to expect a "ok" but was surprised about the almost to be paragraph.

I hope you already know so that I don't have to say it. It is really hard to say and I think you are finally ready. But even though I have only know you for a few weeks Im still deciding if your ready. If I cant tell you in the hallway then I will tell you tonight at seven.

I looked at him and was getting ready to pass the note to him when he slowly waved his hand rejecting it. I got up and tore it in half and walked back to my seat.

" why didn't you take the note" I whispered.

" Because the bell is going to ring" he whispered back.

" No its not we still hav- before I finished the bell rang and he smiled and kissed me then ran out of the classroom.

" see you during 6th period" I whispered to myself.