The wind is strong tonight. I wrapped my arms around myself as I looked down. There are so many lights. Sone people may say it looks pretty. To me though each one of those lights represents a person or family. And in each of their homes someone is suffering in some way. Suffering. That's part of the reason for me being here tonight. But before I continue you may want to here this from the beginning.
"What's for dinner tonight?" I asked my mother over the phone. "I don't know. You'll have to figure something out." I sighed and hung up. Mom was at work. That meant I had to take of my siblings even though they aren't much younger than me and are perfectly capable of caring for themselves. "I'm hungry!" My brother yelled at me from upstairs. "And I'm getting there! Shut it!" Was my response. I quickly threw something together and ate then got ready for bed. I have a lot to do tomorrow.
Today is awful. I almost missed the bus because I was having trouble finding my volleyball uniform. Then I was too late to eat and my locker wouldn't open. On top of all that I was in such a rush to get back to my locker for lunch I almost fell on my face. Luckily I have volleyball today. Otherwise I'd rip my hair out. Just gotta get through 3 more periods. Gym, history, and math. I can do this.
Finally! After the last bell rang I hurried to my locker and then the gym. My friend was already there waiting for me. "What took you so long!?" I smiled a bit. "Sorry, Alex. Today has been awful." They nodded in agreement. "You can say that again." Today the team is holding tryouts for the freshmen. Alex and I made the team last year. This year we get to help host tryouts. I'm really excited. Of course it's not all freshmen. Most of them are however. We have to replace the seniors that graduated. "We're about to start. Come on!" Alex said excitedly pulling me towards the group.
We got through the tryouts. It's a pretty close call. "That Jason kid is pretty good." Alex stated to the team. I nodded. "He really is. He definitely is getting a spot." The team captain told us. I took a look at his name on the board. Jason Grace. That's an interesting name. I looked over at him. Blonde hair and blue eyes. Not bad looking. He was talking to a girl with choppy hair and dark skin and a boy with really curly hair. Kinda latino looking. "Hey, Alex? Who's are the two he's talking with?" Alex glanced at the board. "Piper McLean and Leo Valdez."