Rachel stared after the blonde who had sprinted in the other direction, hey eyes trained on the girl until she disappeared around the corner. The diva did not understand what had just happened. She had tried to help a fellow student in need and in return the girl looked like she would vomit all over Rachel's loafers.
Instead of dwelling on what might have been going on in the cheerleader's head, Rachel shrugged her shoulders and continued down the hallway to her first class. She would not ruin her first day by obsessing over a girl she maybe never see again.
The first day at a new school was hard, but the brunette was no stranger to adapting to new environments. She had moved many times because of her fathers' career. Hiram and Leroy Berry were the top surgeons in the entire country. They traveled on business to give lectures and improve other hospitals and make clinics to train aspiring medical students. She was very proud of her fathers' work.
Even though Rachel had to travel regularly, she still liked to be involved in the community. Everywhere she went she did at least one thing to get involved. In New York she took part in the community theater. She played Mimi in rent, Barbra in Funny Girl, Maria in West Side Story, and a few other roles as well. The brunette also volunteered at her fathers' clinic. She would spend time with sick children, often singing to them or baking vegan desserts to raise their spirits.
Her fathers encouraged Rachel to spend more and more time at the clinics. When she turned eight, they moved to Las Angeles where they made their first mansion. The building comprised three parts. The biggest part being the clinic where the Berry's taught and did most of their research. The second wing was a conference center and the third wing were living quarters for The Berry family and a few students who qualified for the elite program the Berry's offered. Having all their work in one place helped Rachel's fathers spend more time with her and continued to excel with their work.
With their work being closer to home, the Berry men pushed Rachel to become more involved. They endlessly expressed their want for Rachel to take over their work one day. But the brunette had other plans for herself. She wanted to be on Broadway one day and follow in Barbra Streisand's footsteps. Making her own legacy and inspiring millions of youth to flock back to the theater. And even though her fathers wanted her to become a doctor they still supported her dream of Broadway.
Rachel looked down at her schedule and frowned. She wasn't too excited about this semester. The only class that Rachel was looking forward to was Glee club. It was an extracurricular class that wouldn't count toward her GPA but it counted as one credit hour. It was held every day after school perfect for Rachel. She never enjoyed going back to her empty house every day and this would give her a chance to make friends.
Rachel had walked up and down the same hallway twice before she found her homeroom class. She walked in and sat in the third row against the wall. She opened her backpack pulling out her daily planner and checked off her daily to-do list: Morning elliptical: check, vegan protein shake: check, school: check. The only things left on her list was to make a friend and glee club. She hoped to complete both by this afternoon.
Rachel looked up at the clock and saw this it was only 7:50 am. There were still ten minutes before homeroom started so she pulled out another notebook and doodled. As drew in her notebook, she saw something on her wrist she had never noticed before. Bright red letters on the inside of her wrist, "What the…" When Rachel touched them they were hot. She pulled back, sucking on the tip of her finger where the letters had burnt her skin. The letters 'LF' were staring back at her, but she did not understand why.