April 4th, 2012
Early Morning, Before School
"Gumi! Wake up, or you'll be late!" I heard a familiar voice call to me over the light sounds of my iPod. Groaning, I pulled the covers further over my head, only to have them pulled off of me seconds later. I sat up quickly, furious.
"Hey, what are you doing?" I blurted out angrily as I stared upward at my mother, who was shaking her head mockingly at me. "Oh... It's that time again." I shot a sideways glance at my clock, telling me that it was 7:00 A.M. "Don't sound so surprised..." My mother laughed as she exited the room to leave me to my business. Sliding out of bed, I rushed energetically over to my vanity, sitting in the seat. "So, let's see..." I began, quickly getting lost in my thoughts.
You see, there's this guy at school that I've had the biggest crush on now since the beginning of the school year. Anyone would say he's plain, but to me... He's much more than that. Staring into the mirror, I started thinking of the thing I overheard about you yesterday. You like tiny, frail girls, huh? A wide, determined grin spread across my face as I gathered ideas. Standing up quickly, I ran over to my closet, looking at my shoes. I had originally planned to wear my high heels today, like yesterday, but... Maybe it was a better choice to go with my favorite pair of converse, to give myself a smaller image?
Frowning slightly, I took the pair of shoes in my hand. 'Shouldn't I just be myself...?' I thought, standing up and staring at them. I shook my head and replaced the wide grin from before. "Those are the words of a quitter!" I rushed back over to my vanity and put a tiny butterfly clip in my hair. "It's small, but maybe you'll notice it...?" I wondered aloud to myself. I gave myself a thumbs up in the mirror, and winked. Giggling, I quickly changed and slipped my shoes on, grabbing my school bag and heading down the stairs for some breakfast. I'm feeling lucky today!