It was a sunny September day. Aria was at her mothers place and she was sent into her moms room to get her mother her sewing kit. Instead Aria had found a picture of girl with red hair and green eyes. She flipped the picture over and read: Keyara Montgomery 16. She's a year younger than me Aria thought then ran out of the room to her mother.
" Mom who's Keyara?" Aria asks holding the picture up for her mother to see.
" This is going to be hard to explain. Your father and I have been keeping a huge secret from you and Mike. Aria, Keyara is your younger sister and Mikes other older sister. She is a year younger than you." Ella says.
" Where is she?" Aria asks cautiously.
" From the age of one she has been living in the hospital. But she is getting kicked out the hostpital can't do anything else for her and they need her room for a new patient."
" Why has she lived her whole life in the hospital?"
" Your sister was born with a heart defect. TGA, Transposition of the greater arteries. Basicly her pulmonary artery and the aorta switched in positions. You see normally, blood returning to the heart from the body is pumped from the right side of the heart through the pulmonary artery to the lungs. From there, it receives oxygen and returns to the left side of the heart. So then, the oxygen-rich blood is pumped from the left side of the heart through the aorta to the body. But with your sisters heart, blood returning from the body bypasses the lungs and is pumped back out to the body. This occurs because the main connections are reversed. So she has trouble getting enough oxygen amongst other things." Ella states.
" And the doctors can't fix it?" Aria asks.
" No, your sister needs a heart transplant but there are people higher up on the list and her body will only accept blood from a person with the same blood type as your sister." " When do I meet her?"
" I'm picking her up from the hospital in an and Mike can come, all Keyara does when I go to see her is ask about you guys."
"Okay I'll pick Mike up from dad now and then you can explain this all to Mike then we can go pickup my sister. I love being able to say that my sister."
" Sounds like a plan. See you in a bit hun."
Soon they pulled into the hospital parking lot and Ella shuit the car off. The three of them then got out of the car, Aria and Mike followed Ella who knew exactly where she was going. Taking the elevator the the third floor then turning a few corners and they were standing infront of a room with a whiteboard that still had Keyara written in purple on it. Aria knocked on the door and they waited but there was no answer. So Ella opened the door and saw most of Keyara's things packed up but not a Keyara in sight.
" You know it's not polite to snoop in peoples rooms, especially hospital rooms." A girsl voice says behind them " Keyara!" Ella says then gives her a hug.
" I know my name. But thanks, sorry I'm running a little behind on packing. Well I was on time but I kept getting interupted by nurses and patients because apparently somebody dubbed me the hopital runner. Almost every five minutes someone knew asks me for directions to some place or the nurses will ask me where different supplies are found. One kid keeps asking me how to sneak out of the hospital. But I promise I'll be done soon." Keyara replies.
" It's fine, do you want some help I'm sure Aria and Mike would love to help and catch up." Ella says.
" Sure, I want to hear all about their lives." " Keyara I really like your outifit." Aria says to her sister.
" Really? Well if it fits you, you can have it after I wash it." Keyara says.
" Are you sure?" Aria asks.
" Ya I am sure, I have plenty of clothes and these are getting kind of old. I might even have some other things for you." Keyara replies.
" Thanks sis." Aria says smiling.
" Hey Mike?"
" Hey Keyara?"
" Do you like basketball?"
" Yeah I love it why?"
" I have a basketball signed by Michael Jordan somewhere in that closet if you want it you can have it I don't like basketball that much."
" Are you serious? You met Michael Jordan?" Mike asks.
" Yeah I did, if there's anything else in that closet you or Aria or Mom want you guys can take it. Everything I want for sure is already packed."
" Mom, Keyara's my favourite!" Mike says.
" Mike! You shouldn't have favourites!" Keyara says appauled.
" It's fine your my favourite too." Aria replies.
" I've just met you guys and already both of your favourites just for giving you guys junk?" Keyara asks.
" It's not junk!" Aria says.
" Well you guys are off to a good start, but what about your mother?" Ella asks.
" Hey I said yuo could take whatever you wanted to. I love you, all three of you. Hey Aria I'm going to change and you can just take these. I just grabbed the first things I saw this morning. They're not really my style. I think I bought them two months ago after I had this surgery and I was higher than the eiffel tower after it and I snuck out and drove to the mall and had a shopping spree." Keyara says rumaging through a box marked shorts. " Is that box full of shorts?" Aria asked.
" Um yeah it is some are too big for me now so you canhave them if you want. Their all short shorts accept for my soccer shorts." Keyara replies.
" The hospital let you play soccer?" Ella asks.
" No they didn't I just snuck out for the towns soccer." Keyara replied pulling out a pait of white short shorts.
" Keyara!" Ellas says shocked.
" Hey what the hospital doesn't know can't hurt them!" Keyara says pulling out a tan coloured belt from her belt box.
" I guess.." Ella replies unsure.
" Hey mom can you bring that box on the arm chair over here, I think that's the shirts box with the shirt I want to wear." " Yeah, here."
" Thanks." .. " Yeah here it is, well I will go change."
Keyara then walks to the washroom and within five minutes she was out and rumaging through her summer shoes box. There were alot of flip flops a few pairs of flats a couple different pairs of gladiators then finally she found the shoes she was looking for. A pair of light pink t-strap sandles that matched her baby pink tank top tucked into her white shots with the belt through the shorts belt loops.
" You look good." Mike says.
" Thanks Mike, you look like a heartbreaker." Keyara says. " Thanks, I think..." Mike replies.
Loud music begins blaring and Keyara walks out of the room Aria Ella and Mike hot on her trail. She turns into a patients room and turns the music player off and tells the kid that he can't play the music that loud in the hospital. The little boy apologizes to Keyara, who then picks him up and sits him on his bed. Kissed his forehead and walks out the room only to hear the baby girl in room 308 crying.
" Shh... Ava honey it's okay." Keyara says picking up the baby and swaying her back and a minute the baby girl was asleep and Keyara put her back,
" You're good with the kids." Ella whispers.
" I guess I am. I have a few more things to pack but could you guys start taking some of my boxes to the car?"
" Aria and Mike will take the boxes to the car and I'll help you pack." Ella replies.
" Thank you." Keyara says walking into her room. " Um you can take any of these boxes. Oh Aria in the basement where the ambulances are stored there will be a deep purple Audi TT Roadster it's mine I'll just give youk the keys and you can put some boxes in there as well." Keyara says then tosses the keys to Aria.
" Okay, I'll do that and Mike can put some in moms car." Aria and Mike each pick up a box and leave the room.
" So what can I do to help?" Ella asks.
" Um My desk over there could out pull it about three feet away from the wall them push it out of the way and take verything out of my mini fridge and put it in my cooler on top of the desk?" Keyara asks folding some clothes and ptting them into a box.
" Uh sure, but aren't you suppose to just eat the hospital food?" Ella asks concerned.
" Yeah I'm suppose to and I do but honestly that shit shouldn't even be called food. I sware it's radioactive so when I sneak out I buy actual food." " You shouldn't be doing that! You're suppose to listen to your doctors and nurses!" " Mom it's fine, eating actual food won't hurt me. I'm not supposed to play soccer or even run that much for the matter but I've said it before and I will say it again. What my doctors and nurses don't know won't hurt them. I'm 16 and I don't want to be locked up between four walls. Sure I sneak out of the hospital and play soccer amungst other sports and activities that the doctors say are bad for me to be doing but I do it anyway and I'm going to continue to do them." " Why do things when you know they could hurt you?"
" Because until the time I was twelve I was scared that anything I and everything I do could kill me, but then I realized that hiding in my hospital room and doing nothing is just letting my heart win. This is a fight to the death and I don't want to loose, but if I do I want to die knowing that I lived my life as best as I could and not die trapped in the same four walls. So I break the rules and I have to admit I've done some pretty stupid things but everyone only has one chance to live and I don't want to spend mine sitting around waiting to die."
" What stupid things have you done?"
" Alot of things I'm not going to tell you."
" Well you're goign to school with Aria and Mike tomorrow they'll introduce you to people and you can hang ot twith Aria and her friends."
" No, I'm driving myself to school in my car and I don't need Aria and Mike to introduce me to people. On my many adventures out of the hospital I have met people I have real friends I text them everyday, they come visit me, and many times they help sneak me out and we go have fun."
" Okay well I have everything from the fridge in the cooler."
" And all the rest of my stuff is packed up. It looks like Mike and Aria came in and gathered the rest of the boxes so lets take these down." Keyara says.
" Hey mom Keyara. Key you're car is full so this will have to go to moms." Mike says.
" Okay well lead the way." Keyara replies.
~ The next day ~
Keyara had most of her stuff still in boxes. She was go ing to unpack the rest after her first day at school. The only thing she really had unpack was her food, and her alarm clock. It was six in the morning when Keyara's alarm clock woke her up. School didn't start until nine but Keyara needed those extra hours to get ready. She got out of bed then headed to the bathroom where she brushed her hair and teeth. Soon after Keyara decided to have a shower. Keyara then blow dried her hair, looking at the clock it was already seven thirty and Ella had just woken up. Keyara then began making bacon, toast, sunny side up eggs for breakfast. Her mother came down from her shower to Keyara sitting the plates on the island.
" You made us breakfast?" Ella asks.
" There's enough bacon for you on the plate but you will have to toast the bread and make your self an egg if you want them." Keyara says.
" Okay and just so you know it's already quater to eight."
" I know I can read the time."
" I never implied that you couldn't I was just letting you know."
" I know, I was just joking. Well Iu have to go domy hair and get dressed then head to school see you later." Keyara says putting her dish in the sink.
" I work at the school." Ella yells to Keyara who is already in her bedroom.
" I know that too!" Keyara hollars back to her mom.
Keyara shut her bedrrom door then turned the light back on and began rumaging through her box that read skirts. Finally she found her tight black layla mini skirt that ended an inch below her butt. Then she went to her underwear and bras box and got out her hot pink thong and the matching bra. Keyara proceded to one of her many shirts boxes and after a few minutes of searching found the shirt she wanted to wear. It was a cream colour with a big read kiss mark across it. Then she went to her shoe box and got out a pair of Dune black-suede hideout diamante embellished strappy heel sandals. Keyara then curled her hair, did her make-up, and sprayed on her perfume.
" Keyara I got an email of your classes and I printed them out for you and they're on the fridge. I have to go now becauseI have a meeting. It's eight thirty!"
" Okay thanks mom!" Keyara yells back down the hall.
Soon after her mother left Keyara grabbed her iPhone and texted all her friends that went to RoseWood high that she'd be leaving soon. Keyara went down stairs to the kitchen and took her classes of the fridge. She was glad she didn't have her mother teaching any of her classes. She was a year ahead in all of her classes because in the hospital she had so much time on her hadns she decided to go ahead a bit. Keyara texted Aria telling her that she was a year ahead in school, just for the heads up. Keyara grabbed her bag, got dressed, grabbed her car keys, grabed some notebooks, and drove to school.
Keyara pulled into a parking spot and everybody was looking at her wonder who the new chick with the nice car was. Keyara made her retractable roof come up, rolled up her windows, grabbed her bag, and locked her car. She then ignored everyone staring at her in awe and walked into the school and to the principals office.
" Come in." The prinicpal says to Keyara. " Ah you must be Keyara Montgomery."
" I am."
" Well you have class in fifteen minutes so I'm going to make this quick. You have locker 417 the biggest locker in the school apparently. The combination is written on this sticky note, and this is a list of your classes and here are your books. Have a good day." The prinicpal says then hands her everything.
" Thanks." Keyara replies grabbing all of her stuff and leaving.
Keyara walks to locker 417 eners the combination she had already memorized looked at what class she had first then put the books she didn't need right away into her locker. She had history first, she put her history textbook and notebook in her bag along with a few pens a pencil and and eraser. Keyara then went to her class and was introduced by the teacher. She was in the same history class as Spencer Hastings. After class ended Keyara packed up her stuff and was heading out when some one began talking to her.
" Hey Keyara I'm Spencer, I'm friends with Aria." Spencer says holding her hand out.
" Oh hi, I guess you already know I'm Keyara."
" Yeah I was just wondering why you're a year younger than me but in the same history class as me."
" Well, I'm ahead in every class. I'll be graduating with you and Aria."
" So you're super smart?"
" I wouldn't say that I was lets call it homeschooled and I didn't have exact school hours so I got two school years finished in one year."
" I see, what class do you have next. Uh gym."
" Okay you're with me, Aria, Hanna, and Emily." Spencer says.
" Cool I'll see you in a bit then I have to drop my stuff off in my locker and grab a few things out." Keyara replies.
" I'll come with you." Spencer replies.
" Um, okay." Keyara says then turns to her locker and opens it.
" you have locker 417?" Spencer asks.
" Yeah, I do." Keyara says putting her history text book and notebook away then grabbed a pair of shorts and a tank top.
" We have Rosewood high gym shirts. But you can wear whatever shorts you want." Spencer says.
" I know I'm wearing this tank top under my RWH shirt. I ordered it a while back I just have to pick it up at the gym office."
" Nice what does your look like?"
" It's grey, it has a v neck and it says rosewood high." Keyara says.
" Lucky! Everyone elses are blue and don't have v necks." Spencer says as they walk into the change rooms. " Suckers. I just paid a little extra money for it to be like this." Keyara says seeing it sitting on the bench and holds it up to Spencer.
" Hey Key, I didn'tknow you were in my gym class." Aria says walking in.
" Well I'm a year younger than you but in the same grade. I had a lot of extra time and finishd two grades last year." Keyara replies taking off her shirt.
" So I might have you in some other classes?"Aria asks.
" Yeah, I'm already in Spencers History." Keyara says pulling on the electric blue tight tank top and then the grey RWH gym shirt.
" Well these are our other friends Hanna and Emily." Aria says.
" Nice to meet you. Aria has told us so much about you since she found out she had a sister." Emily states.
" Thanks, nice to meet you too." Keyara says pulling her tight pink lululemon shorts on and then her gym shoes.
" I love your shorts and tank top!" Hanna tells Keyara.
" Thanks." Keyara replies.
The five of them then walk into the gym and the gym coach introduces Keyara to everyone. The coach then tell them that this week they're playing soccer. So next class if anyone has some at home they should bring their soccer gear. Coach then told them to head outside and run five laps around the feild, do fifty push-ups, then grab a soccerball and practice. They all head out and star doing laps. Keyara was surprised she was a head of everybody. She didn't think she was that fit. She finished all five laps of the feild while everybody else was on their third. It wasn't even like she was sprinting, she was just jogging. She then went to more of the center feild to do her push-ups so nobody would run her over. She did all of her fifty push-ups just as everybody else were walking over to start theirs. Keyara grabbed a ball and began to hacky sack it basicly. After a minute of doing that Keyara dropped the ball and began working on her dribbling. The coach had already set up some cones for the class to weave through. After weaving through the cones a few times the coach pulled her aside to talk to her.
" Keyara can I talk to you for a minute?" " Sure coach whats up?"
" I want to see you working on your kicks. I'm going to line them up and you're going to shoot on the net. I want to see how good you are then I want you to try out the RWH soccer team. You habe a good shot at becoming captain of the team if you join. There's no doubt you'll make it on the team."
" Sure coach, I'd love to." Keyara says then walks toward the net with the coach.
Coach lined up eight balls in a row and told Keyara to take a running shot at each of them. Keyara went back a few steps ran and kicked the first ball into the top right hand corner of the net. The coach then told her to aim for the left hand top corner thinging there was no way Keyara could make it but she had. She got every ball right where coach told her too. The two of them then walked to the rest of the class who had just finished doing their push-ups and partnered Keyara up with Spencer.
" Spencer you're the best at headbuts in this class let's partner you and Keyara up and see how many you guys can pass back and forth."
Keyara threw the ball perfectly to Spencer who butted it over to Keyara who butted it right back to Spencer. Specner was the one who broke the chain and twenty seven buts back and forth. After a few different drills class was dismissed and the coach told Keyara he wasnted to see her try out for the soccer team the following monday. Keyara got into the girsl change room and all eyes were on her.
" You kicked butt out there Key!" Emily says.
" Thanks Em. It's nothing really though." Keyara says taking her shirt of and wincing while doing it.
" Key , you okay?" Aria asks her voice oozing with concern.
" Yeah i'm fine. I just over worked my heart. Don't worry I do it all the time."
" Well You shouldn't." Aria says.
" I know I shouldn't but that is exactly why I do it. I'm not going to let my messed up heart stop me from doing anything." " Even if it kills you?" Hanna asks.
" Even if it kills me." Keyara replies pulling her skirt over the end of her shirt then putting her high heels back on. " I love you're outfit by the way." Hanna says.
" Thanks." Keyara replies then hears her phone beep.
Keyara pulls out her phone and looks at the text message, it was from one of her best friends Chelsea wanting to know if she was going to eat lunch with her, Aubrey, and Bridget. Keyara replies: hell to the yes Aria's friends think that just because I'm in their classes and is sisters with Aria I'm there friend. Where are you guys eating?
Chelsea: We're eating in the caf, the table right in the center of the room. What did you say to Aria's friends?"
Keyara: I didn't want to be too mean right away so I was just making small talk with them. I love Aria don't get me wrong but I don't need to be friends with her friends you know? I have my own. :P Chelsea: I know what you mean. Now come join us.
" Ohh let me give yo my number." Spencer says " Mine too!" Emily and Hanna say.
" Just get my number from Aria." Keyara says then walks to the caf and sits with her friends.
" Look who finally joined us." Bridget says.
" Sorry, Aria's friends kept talking to me and asking for my number so I just told them to ask Aria then walked away." Keyara says.
" It's okay, you're here now." Aubrey says.
" Good, I'm starving but I don't want to eat gross caf food. Do you want to go get something from the cafe on main street down town?" Keyara asks.
" Yes, I was waiting for someone to ask. This school food is shit." Chelsea replies.
" I'm in how about you Bridge?" Aubrey asks.
" Yeah let's go." Bridget says.
" Okay lets take my car. It'll be my treat." Keyara says as they get up.
" Sound good to me. Can we play your sterio loud again?" Aubrey asks.
" Yeah you can plug in your phone and play what ever you want." Keyara says.
" Shot gun!" aubrey says as they get to Keyara's car.
Keyara unlocks the car rolls down the windows and retracts to roof. The the four of them are out of the parking lot and heading down town with Scream and Shout by will. and Britney Spears blasting through the speakers. Pulling to the curb Keyara shuts off her car and they four of them hop out and grab lunch and head back to school. They pull into the school with Va Va Voom by Nicki Minaj the car is off, and the roof and windows are all up. The girls eat their lunch at their caf table and then they head to the library where Keyara hooked her laptop up to the printer and printed off a few picture to pin up in her locker.
There was a picture of the four girls at the beach Aubrey had her golden blonde hair down and in her natural HOT waves was wearing a Daley Ranch Bandeau Swim Top with matching bottoms, Bridget had the exact same two peice swim suit as Aubrey but in white and her natural bleach blonde hair pulled back in a messy bun, Chelsea had her gorgeous natural dark brown curly hair and was wearing her green and pink Bay Street Swim top and matching bottoms. Keyara had her Long red hair straightend and was wearing her purple Pour Moi Azure Bikini top with matching bottoms. The four of them were standing in the ocean hand in hand laughing
The next picture was of Keyara wearing hotpink badeau type dress that ended just above her knees she was laying the the grass with her red hair in curls. To her right was Aubrey wearing a blue summer dress with a black belt under her boobs. Above Keyara was Chelsea wearing a strapless yellow flowy dress that ended just below her knees her gold hair was straightened. Last but not least to the left to Keyara was Bridget, she was wearing a half off white half green chiffon dress andher hair was in waves.
The last picture was of the four of them wearing matching tight black mini skirts with tight hot pink long sleeve crop tops like the one Katy Perry wore in last friday night music video. The four girls all had their hair straightened and were all striking different sexy poses against an old brick building. Keyara got the girsl to help her tape them to the door of her locker.