Beep! Beep! Beep!
"Grr…"
Beep! Beep! Beep!
"Argh!"
She was so agitated by the annoying beep of her alarm Sabrina shoved it to the ground, not caring that it had now been shattered. As she was about to drift back to sleep, the sound of her Mother's voice echoed from the kitchen.
"Sabrina honey! Your going to be late if you don't get up now!" without a word, Sabrina reluctantly pulled herself out of her nice, warm bed, slouching her way to the bathroom to get ready. Sabrina was anything, but thrilled to go to school that day. She had no concrete reason for feeling that way; sophomore year was just a giant, slump. Then again, so was school in general. Sabrina did not hate it, but was not completely in love with it. However, she shrugged, sighed, brushed her teeth, washed her face, got dressed, and made her way downstairs.
With the smell of pancakes spreading around the apartment, Sabrina let herself continue to her breakfast. It was not until after she sat down to eat, that she was startled by the sound of Daphne's voice popping up saying, "Good morning Sunshine!"
Startled, Sabrina gasped, and nearly fell out of her chair.
"Daphne, not now it's too early,"
Ignoring her plea, Daphne, who had already finished eating, waited by the front door for Sabrina to finish, and take her to school. "Hurry up!"
"I just got down here!"
After she devoured her pancakes, their Mom followed Sabrina to the door, gave both of her daughters, hugs and kisses on the cheeks and said, "Have a good day at school! Stay safe!"
"We will," and as they waved goodbye to Veronica, Sabrina hailed for a cab as usual. As they got into the first one that stopped, Sabrina told the driver, "First take us to the East Side Middle School, then Roosevelt High please," and just as any other cab driver would, the driver made his way to the girls destinations.
"So," started Daphne, causing Sabrina to turn away from the window and toward her sister.
"Has Justin said anything—?"
"I really don't know Daphne…"
"Why?" narrowing her eyes at the girl, Sabrina said, "Look Daphne, it's early in the morning and I am honestly not up to talk right now,"
"Right now, you're so not punk-rock,"
Rolling her eyes at her comment, Sabrina continued gazing out the window, until the taxi stopped in front of Daphne's school. Before Daphne closed the door behind her, she said to Sabrina, "Justin better get back to you soon about—,"
"Daphne…" Sabrina said, darting her eyes directly at Daphne.
Without another word, Daphne slammed the door, as the taxi continued to take Sabrina to her destination. When she finally made it to the school, her friend Ida greeted her as they made their way to English. With ten minutes before the bell, the two girls brewed their morning conversation.
"Want to go see The Little Mermaid in 3D with me on Friday?"
Though the mermaid in that movie was different from the tub-sized undersea menace who tried to drown her, Uncle Jake, and Daphne a few years ago, Sabrina did not want to possibly come off as rude, so she said with a forced grin, "Sure, why not? Then we can have a sleepover at my place?"
"Yes!" stated Ida, "And I hope you don't mind, but I thought that maybe, we could try a double date and.—,"
"Not you too!" exclaimed Sabrina. "Daphne has spent all morning trying to bug me about Justin…"
"But I thought that—,"
"It's okay I get it…He just has not called me since last Thursday, and I'm simply waiting to hear from him. That's all,"
"After five days?"
"He's probably just been busy with football and debate,"
"Okay, though if he does not say anything after today, I'm not too sure if I would keep waiting any longer than—,"
"Class may, I have your attention!" startled by the booming voice of Mr. Griffin, their English teacher, Sabrina and Ida moved their heads, to face the front of the class. Sabrina had noticed that she and Ida had failed to notice the classroom filling up as their conversation had been progressing. When her eyes made it back to the front of the classroom, Sabrina noticed a girl in army pants, a black tank top, combat boots, who had copper red hair with electric blue streaked highlights, green eyes, and a large set of earrings that appeared to have the shape of spider-webs. Her brows raised upward, her eyes wide, and arms wrapped around her book bag being pulled closer to her body, Mr. Griffin announced, "Everyone we have a new student, please say hello to Vanessa Moonstone, Vanessa you may take a seat," without a word, Vanessa made her way to the empty desk on the opposite side of Sabrina, as her eyes nervously began bouncing around her surroundings.
When she sat down, Sabrina, feeling the need to try to make her feel welcome, extended a handshake and said to the girl, "Hey, I'm Sabrina, think you want any help on your first day?" looking upward towards Sabrina as a grin was being drawn upon her face, Vanessa said, "That would be good,"
That would be very good indeed whispered an echo in the back of her head.
Easier than I expected…
And her grin remained for the remaining hours of that first class.
