Chapter One
KATIE
I was getting ready for school. Today my seventh grade class is supposed to go on a field trip to Washington DC. I really didn't want to go to school to do work so I was happy to be going on a trip away from school. I was a straight A student but I was working way too hard to keep it that way. I was putting on my shirt when my mom called.
"Katie get down here, right now. I don't have time for this!" My mom yelled from the kitchen while she made some eggs.
"I'll be down there in a second! Just wait!" I yelled right back.
I tied up my black hair in a messy ponytail and put on some random ripped black jeans I found lying around. I threw my school books into my backpack and went downstairs to face my mom.
"Katie, took too long to get ready." She said. "You have eggs on the table. I have to take the car to work, you'll have to walk to school. Can you do that?" She asked like me like I was 5 years old.
"Yes, I can do that, Mom. I'm not a baby." I informed her.
" I just want you to be safe. Bye, sweetie."
She then walked out the door. Seconds later, I could hear the engine of the car as she drove off to school so she could teach a group of 1st graders.
I turned toward the plate of food. Some eggs and bacon. "Good enough" I thought. I then took a fork and scarfed down the food. I placed my dirty dishes in the sink. I checked my watch. 7:32. It took 5 minutes to get to school and I had to be there by 8:15. I still had a lot of time left but I decided to leave for school early. I walked out the door and closed it behind me. I locked it and walked out of the small house.