Pageant Queens

Chapter 1

Brooke

Camera's flashed in Brooke's face as she walked down the walkway amazed that she had finally made it to the miss universe pageant. She just hoped that she would win this one for her mother. Everyone flashed their best smiles as the next round commenced. This was it. The moment that would determine everything for her.

"Ms. United States." the host called as she walked to the center of the stage ready to answer anything that came her way.

"If you could change one thing about the world today, name one thing you would change and why?"

Brooke inertly rolled her eyes thankful that it didn't show on her face. She hated generic questions like that when she participated in these things. What kind of hell question was that?

Brooke opened her mouth to speak but was shocked when no words came out. What the hell was happening? She cleared her throat and tried it again but no words came out again. She put her hand to her throat trying to figure out why nothing was coming out when she pulled her hand back and screamed at the blood there.

A scream erupted from Brooke's throat as she sat up in her bed sweat coating her skin. What the hell was that dream about?

She shoved the covers off of her body and went to her closet preparing to go school and then to meet all the girls she was competing against for the Miss USA Pageant. She just hoped that they wouldn't be too worth her while. She was there to win not to make long lasting friendships like everyone else seemed to do.

Brooke rolled her eyes in response to that as she switched out her comfy sweats for a dress that was a bit more flattering. She was looking at herself at the mirror when the screams started again. Always so much more screams. Sighing she grabbed her bag and went downstairs to see what the commotion was about this time.

A plate shattered by her head as Brooke ducked to avoid it. Her parents looked at her with their jaws wide open as if they couldn't comprehend that they had almost hit their daughter with a plate of their most expensive china. Not like they would care anyway.

"Brooke, are you okay?" her mother asked

"Yeah. I'm fine."

"Good. See what you almost did!" she said turning back to Brooke's dad.

"What I almost did! You're the one who threw the plate!"

Brooke rolled her eyes here they go again. She just wished she could go one morning without hearing their persistent fighting

"Technicalities. You're the one who provoked me, so don't you dare try to play innocent in all of this."

Brooke rolled her eyes again and went towards the door to get to school.

"Brooke, don't forget you have pageant training tonight with your trainer!"

"It's already in my agenda mother."

"Good. Have a great day."

"I'll try." Brooke mummered under her breath going out the door to start her day.