Akili POV
"Luke! Lucas Christopher Jackson wake up right now!" I sighed, "Luke it's the first day of school, get up!" I started to shake him. "Leave me alone, Akili", he grumbled. "Whatever", I muttered, "MOM LUKE ISN'T WAKING UP!"
"THAT'S FINE I'LL WAKE HIM UP IN A SECOND", she yelled back. "OK", I walked back to my room and belly flopped onto my bed, contemplating if I really want summer to end. The only reason I'm merely excited for school is so I can see Golde and Alexander. Golde is the daughter of Aunt Hazel and Frank (all the adults tell us to call him Uncle Frank, but we don't, he's cool with it, anyway). Alexander… he's the only child of Aunt Piper and Uncle Jason. Ok I lied, I'm also excited for history class. I'm going into eighth grade and my mom (Annabeth Chase-Jackson) is my history teacher, but that's not only why. History is my absolute favorite subject of all-time, and I already know that's what I'm majoring in for college. Anyway, I go downstairs and eat my blue waffles (thanks, mom) and put on my shoes. Then I grab my phone and sat by the front door waiting for everyone else. Uncle Leo made us monster-safe phones.
A few minutes later my sisters Ocean and Claire walk downstairs. They also eat blue waffles and grab their bags and shoes and come sit by me. "Hi Akili", Claire says. "Hey Seashell", I reply, using her nickname the whole family uses. You'll see what I mean by 'whole family' in a few chapters. "What're you doing?" asks Ocean. "Nothing, just texting Aunt Piper. She's picking us up after school since Mom has a meeting and Dad is working late." Ocean deflated, "oh", she said with a frown on her face. She hates it when Mom and Dad can't see us until later, "Cheer up, Shortie", I ruffled her hair and stood up," They'll be home by 6:00 PM"
I walked to the kitchen and saw a tired looking Luke at the table eating cereal. He doesn't like waffles. "Hurry up Lucas", I complained, "We're gonna be late" He took the last bite of his cereal. "Alright! Is everyone here?" Mom walked over to us, "Let's see, Akili, Ocean, Luke, Claire- where's Charles?" A voice came from the bathroom, "I'm in here!"
Charles walked out of the bathroom a second later and grabbed his bag. "Ok", Mom said, "Let's go! PERCY WE'RE LEAVING!" we all walked out the door. We got into the family car, a 2015 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Luke and Charles climbed in the very back, Ocean and Claire got in the middles and I sat shotgun with Mom driving. Our school, Elizabeth Schuyler Learning Foundation School (ESLFS) has high school, middle school, and elementary school all in 2-3 buildings. My mom parked the car in a teacher's only spot and we all got out and walked in. Luke, Charles and I walked ourselves to our separate classes while Mom dropped Ocean and Claire off.
When I walked in I immediately got ambushed by Golde and Alexander. Everyone was staring at us, but I didn't care because we had all seen each other after a whole month. We were laughing and talking with each other and I thought I saw an unfamiliar girl about to walk up to us when the bell rang, and our homeroom teacher walked in. "Sit down, children!" Golde and Alexander grabbed the spots beside me and the teacher gave us a dirty look as we quieted down.
