Flaky's alarm clock went off, it's high-pitched beeping waking her from her sleep. Her pale hand shot out from under the covers as she shut off the machine's annoying beeping. Sunlight flooded her room from her bedroom windows and she squinted in slight annoyance as the rays hit her face.

"Five more minutes. . ."

But she knew that "five more minutes" would most likely turn into ten minutes, then ten minutes would turn into half an hour. Then she would miss the bus and be late for school. That couldn't happen so with a small sigh, Flaky threw the blankets off of her and got out of bed. Stripping out of her night clothes, she grabbed her normal attire for the day: a red sweater, black leggings, and sneakers. After getting dressed she headed downstairs to the kitchen where she made herself a bowl of cereal and toast for breakfast. As Flaky was eating, she heard a noise outside and her heart stopped as she realized what it was.

It was the bus that was supposed to take her to school.

And she missed it.

Cursing, she ran out of the house, grabbing her backpack on the way out as she tried to chase after the bus that was gaining speed and leaving her behind. She groaned in defeat as the bus sped away and now she was stranded without a ride to school, so she was going to end up being late

Flaky sighed, feeling like this was already beginning to be a long day.

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Flaky made it to school with barely a minute left until the late bell rang, so she dashed through the hallways, bumping into a couple of students, muttering a "Sorry!" as she accidentally knocked someone over as she ran past them. She ran into her classroom, just as the bell rang out.

BBRRIINNGG! ! !

Flaky smiled and gave a sigh of relief as she realized that she made it on time. Other students started to trickle into the classroom as she took her seat and the other chairs were soon filled with her classmates. A pink-haired girl and a blue haired girl were chatting as they entered the room. The pink haired girl went over and sat next to her across from her. The girl was Giggles, Flaky's best friend and one of the "popular" girls, although she wasn't mean or rude like most "popular kids". She smiled at her redheaded friend.

"Hey, Flakes! How was your weekend?"

"I-It was good. I didn't d-do much though. . ."

"That's good!"

"Y-Yea. . ."

Flaky was notorious in school for one thing: Her nervousness. She had a fear of pretty much everything, even her own shadow. She also disliked talking to people, as she stuttered and talk in a quiet, soft voice. She could also never stay still while talking or sitting, she always had to move her hands as she talked, whether it was to pick at her sweater or rub her hands together.

Other kids soon came into the classroom. A blonde boy in a yellow hoodie was laughing overly loud with a purple-hair kid with buck teeth. That was Cuddles and Toothy, the school's troublemaking duo. They sat in the back of the class where they could talk and play table football in peace without the teacher interrupting them. Soon the classroom was filled with students, all talking loud and laughing.

Flaky sighed, hating the loud noises. She laid her head down on the desk and closed her eyes.

"I was right. This is going to be a long day. . ."