The next day instead of wearing my jeans and tank top I wore my mothers blue silk rose kimono. My hair hung low reaching my lower back. I looked in the mirror and hardly recognized myself. I was beautiful.

"You look just like your mother." Saniki said leaning on the frame of my door. She was still in her yellow pajamas and pink bunny slippers. "if only your mother could see you. Now remember don't get it dirty. I don't want any handprints on it ether." she said giving me a wink as silent message.

I had just made it into first block when the bell rang.

"Toeshaknee?" Mrs. Lee called

"Here" I answered drawing eyes to me. I could hear soft whispers and a few notes of approval. Though I looked peaceful and calm on the outside the horror of the cruel fate of my parents still echoed in my mind. Mrs. Lee began lecturing about something but I could concentrate my mind was to far to possibly concentrate on whatever she was talking about. And just my luck.

"Toeshaknee?" Mrs. Lee exclaimed in annoyance

"Y-yes" I said snapping out of my deep thought.

"Well? What is the answer?"

"Um.. Can you repeat the question?"

"No you should have been paying attention. Now answer the question. I am not going to repeat myself again!" her face was beginning to change colors so I decided to give it a shot even though I had no idea what she was talking about.

"Um… its seven? I think" hopefully I was right but of course that wasn't the case.

"Wrong. The