I groaned as I heard my familiar annoying noise of the alarm clock. I opened my eyes slightly, avoiding the light from my window, I slammed my hand down on the button of the alarm clock that on my bedside table and then I ran my fingers through my hair.
I just lay where I was, under my blanket for a moment, just thinking. It had been two weeks since I moved to the Gold Coast with my adoptive dad. We live in trailer park by the canal. It's just me and my dad, he and my adoptive mother divorced when I was little, I haven't seen her since the divorce.
I'm 15 and I don't admit it, but I miss her sometimes. I never met my biological parents. I only know that they have abandoned me on the street. I sighed and got out from the blanket. I walked into the bathroom as I did my hair to a ponytail.
I closed the door and turned on the bath and it quickly filled up with water. I turned off the tap and undressed, climbing into the water. It went up to the top of my shoulders. I sighed and closed my eyes.
After a while, I climbed out of the tub. I wrapped my blue towel around my body and I got dressed and walked out to my now school.
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After school, I walked back home. "Jess," I heard my father voice when I entered, I whipped my head as he came up from the garden. "Hi, honey, how was school?" He asked. "Okay, like every school," I said. He gave me a smile and nodded his head.
"I'm going to make me something to eat, you want some?" I asked. "No sweetie," He said. I nodded and I went to our little kitchen and made me a sandwich.
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The next day, I went to the dock and saw Ryan Bennett's boat. I just met him and I already hate him! I looked around and he wasn't around so I decided to annoy him a little. I smirked as I went to his boat and took the spark plug.
I got out with the spark plug and saw Ryan from a distance with his friend, Nate walking over. I hid on the other side of the platform and saw them coming to Ryan's boat. They tried to get the boat to work and discovered that the spark plug was gone. I saw Ryan get angry and I giggled.
Then, Nate was going in a different direction, luckily not in my direction. I saw Ryan calling to a girl in my age, "Cleo," He told her. "Hey Cleo. Yes, that Cleo," He called her again and she walked over to him. Oh boy.
They talked and then she got into his boat. He then pushed the boat off with her along to the sea. "No spark plug, no spark," He told her as Nate came back. "I was getting sick with that thing anyway."
"Why me? i didn't steal your spark plug," She said. "Because you're here, Cleo," Ryan replied. "My dad will buy me another boat anyway."
"I tell you what -if you get it going, you can keep it," Ryan said. "This isn't funny!" She shouted when the boat took her away. "Are you kidding? Works for me right, Nate?" He asked his friend and they laughing. "Ryan!" She shouted to him. "Looks like you have to swim for it, Cleo," He said and he laughed. She sat down.
I quickly jump into the boat and she gave a little scream. I looked at her, frowning and she stood up. "Is this suppose to be some sort of rescue? because it is a fatal floor here," She said and I raised an eyebrow. "I don't mean to set the obvious, but we're just floating out to sea both of us."
I pulled out the spark plug from my pocket and showed it to her. "You took that," She said. I gave a small smile and walked over to the engine. I looked at Ryan and Nate and saw them looking at us. "Ryan Bennett's a pig, anything I can do to get under his skin can't be a bed thing can it?" I said and put back the spark plug.
"Cool, thanks, Jessica," She said. I looked up at her a little shocked. "You know my name," I said. "Yeah, well, I've seen you on school, since you were arrived yesterday," she said and I nodded. "Oh, I mean, I've meant to say hello and everything."
I nodded and went to the drive seat. "Hold on," I told her and she sat down beside me. We heeded to Ryan's direction, and I sprayed water on him when I turned the boat around into the sea. He got wet and me and the girl laughed.
"My name is Cleo," She said. I nodded and gave her a smile and she smiled back. We looked around and waved to people in boats and continued to laugh.
Then, Cleo pointed at a girl who looked at our age too. "It's Emma," She told me and we approached her. She looked at us, "Hey, Emma, wanna ride?" Cleo asked her. "Are you have licence?" Emma asked me. "Are you my mother?" I asked her. Cleo giggled while Emma looked at us with a small smile and shook her head slightly.
Emma joined us. "Wanna go out to sea?" I asked. "Isn't it dangerous in the public sides?" Emma asked me. "Chill out," I said and started to drive us out the sea.