Scovia's POV.
Beep! Beep! Was the awful sound my alarm made when it was time to go to school. Today was the last day and I just wanted to sleep the day away. I knew that was Impossible no matter what I did. I reached a lazy hand towards the disturber of sleep and hit it hard enough to throw it off the nightstand and onto the floor where future me would pick it up. I had tanned olive skin with short ebony hair that I used a yellow pin to hold my front hair to my left side and I had chocolate brown eyes. I got out of bed and took a shower. I put on a purple shirt with a red rose on it and black jeans. I was thirteen and already six feet, seven inches.
My mom, Anne Hannah Johnson, owned a bakery entitled Sweet Tooth, the number one bakery in my hometown, Hope's Well-being. Kinda a lame name for a town but the place was rich in nature and wild life. The bakery was next door to our house and was connected to it by a small door, therefore there was no space between the two. Our house was divided into two; 1) The top 2) the ground floor. The top floor is where the five small bedrooms and two bathrooms were.
I walked down the stairs to the dining/kitchen. "Mornin' sweetie, how'd you sleep?" My mom greeted as I sat down next to Michael Henry Johnson or Mike as we nicknamed him.
Kevin Andre Johnson or Ken and Andre Wesley Johnson or dad, woke up earlier to go to the candy factory my dad owned called CrunchCrunch Ken's school ends earlier than mine. Lucky.
"Good." I said before eating a spoon full of the chocolate cereal I ate every morning before going to school. "Hey, mom, here's an idea, how about I don't go to school today?" I asked after swallowing what was in my mouth. "And ruin your perfect attendance?" She gasped to add drama, "No." I groaned which made Mike giggle.
He had lighter tanned skin and was one and a half years old. His hair was a bit curly and light brown. Ken's skin was also light and he styled a Mohawk with his ebony hair and was sixteen years old. My father had olive tanned skin like me and his hair wasn't curly like Mikes but ebony like Ken's. My mom was light like Ken and Mike and her hair was curly and brown.
After breakfast, I grabbed my grey and yellow school bag and started my short journey to school. I was later joined by Julius Steven James. He died his hair green this year because it is his favorite color. He had blueish grey eyes and freckles. We had been friends since Grade one. "Sup, Scov." He greeted, "You won't believe the crazy dream I had. I was standing..." He went on and on about his dream until we got to school.
Time Skip
"Yeah! School's over!" Julius exclaimed putting his bag down in order to do a cartwheel. I rolled my eyes and picked up his bag and gave it to him, "And don't forget, we have an adventure tomorrow in the Evergreen forest."
"How could I forget that?" Julius exclaimed. "See ya tomorrow." I said as I waved to my best friend. I decided to take a more scenic route home. After walking ten minutes more down the street I saw an old lady with a rice hat on, which in my opinion was a tad bit odd. She looked a bit upset so, as much as I knew I shouldn't talk to strangers, decided to ask her what was up. "Excuse me ma'am, are you okay?" I asked. "A boy stole my purse and ran into that alley." She sighed sadly in a raspy tone. "I could get it back for you." I blurted. "No, it's okay." She said but I said something I never got to think over, "No, I insist, I'll get it."
I walked down the slightly long alley and found an abandoned orange purse on the ground. I looked around and then picked it up and went back to her. "Is this your purse?" I asked her handing it over. "Thank you, young lady." "You're welcome, um?" "Mystake." She said, "And a good deed doesn't go unrewarded." She said removing a bag of tea leaves from a pocket and handed it to me. "Thanks but I can't take this." I said looking at the leaves. When I directed my attention back to her, she was gone. I looked left and right but there was no trace of her.
I entered the bakery that my mom owned and was greeted by Mike who crawled to me even though he could walk. "Scwov." He said hugging my right leg. "Sup Mike." I said picking him up. "Welcome back Scov." Mom said giving a box full of doughnuts to a customer. I put Mike in his play pen then went to the back of the counter to help my mom. Ken and dad weren't going to be home until dinner.
"How was the last day of school?" She asked. "Okay. I helped an old lady and she gave me this." I said giving her the bag of tea leaves. She studied them before saying, "Christina, what did I tell you about accepting gifts from strangers?" "I know, I know but she disappeared before I could give them back." I said pinching the bridge of my nose and squeezing my eyes shut. She sighed then said, "Don't drink them, okay?" I nodded.
Once the shop closed, I was tired. I went up stairs and flopped onto my bed, face first into my pillow. Ten minutes later, I heard a knock on my door. "Come in." My muffled voice sounded. I sat up on my bed and saw Ken standing next to me holding a cup of tea. "Would you like some tea?" He asked way too kindly than normal. "What do you want?" I asked in a monotone voice while crossing my arms over my chest.
He put the cup on my bedstand table and started rambling on about a cute girl at work he wanted to ask out, "What should I do?" He concluded. "Ask her on a date, duh." I said with a tone that said it was obvious. I picked up the cup of tea and took a sip. It had a hint of mint and was sweet as honey. It had a purplish color and a calming aroma. I felt something warm tingle from my scalp then to my chest and stomach. "You're the best sis." He said kissing my cheek then merrily skipped away.
When I finished the tea I felt oddly sleepy. I put the cup on the small table then decided to take a quick powernap.
DREAM TRAVEL
I woke up, not in my bed. I felt panick rush through me, along with fear. I heard footsteps and turned around to see Mystake. "Glad to see you are awake, Scovia."
Sorry if this was long. and maybe the other chapters will be too depending on my enthusiasm. Hope you enjoyed the story.
