Okay, so let me get myself clear, just as any other casual writer, I won't continue to write without any reviews! And I'm going to try and update as many times as possible today because it's the weekend, an now that school's out of the way for a few days, I actually have some time on my hands for once! I hope you enjoy chapter 3 of About Average
-Lilly's point of view-
Oh gosh, I really hoped no one was listening to that prayer.
I just put in my ear buds and put on Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson, hey, I'm not all country, I said I LOVED rock too!
i woke up to sunshine that was coming through my window going into my eyes, I glance over at the alarm clock, 10:12 AM, had I really slept in THAT long?
I moaned and groaned as I got up and reached my bedroom door and opened it, I smelled something good, bacon and eggs?
Walked out and down the hallway, and there was mom flipping pancakes, with a plate with bacon and eggs on it, I guessed right.
"So, you're finally up." said mom, I sure did sleep in.
"Yeah, I'm not sure why I slept in so late, I usually only sleep until eight of nine," I said as I then went back into my room to grab my iPod.
I sat on the couch and put my earbuds in, I turned on Don't Take the Girl by Tim McGraw, I left one earbud out just I case mom said anything.
"What are you listening to?" asked mom as she flipped the last pancake.
"Tim McGraw." I said as she then motione me to come over and eat, I put my iPod back in my room real quick, I was still in my pink PJs with colorful cupcakes on them.
We sat at the table with out pancakes and eggs and bacon, we had orange juice too.
"So, what fun things did you do over this summer?" Mom asked after she had finished taking a sip of her juice.
"Um.. I went to my aunt's cabin, it was awesome! Her cabin was all the way up on lake Crane in Minnesota, it's right by the Canadian border, it was a really big lake, water planes would be coming in from Canada and they would be taking off to Canada. It was really cool. I went with my aunt Melissa, my uncle Chris, my cousin Branson, and my cousin Ashley. The drive up to the cabin was five hours. We went fishing, boating, swimming, water skiing, tubing, and cliff diving. I caught two walleye, they were to small to keep and eat though. And when we went tubing, I flew out of the tube, it was awesome! And I was so scared to go cliff diving, they were up 30 to 40 feet high, but it was awesome when I did it. And we went hiking, we went to Voyaguers National park and we got to see really pretty waterfalls. It was a pretty fun time," I said, that was one of the best trips of my life.
"Sounds pretty fun." Said mom.
"Yeah it was." I said as I ate a piece of bacon.
"Anything else that was fun this summer?" asked mom.
"Um..I went to Valley Fair in Shokope, Minnesota with by BFF, it was awesome! There was so many fun rides! There was the power tower, it was basically a towel the was 230 feet up and there was seats that shot up really fast!" I said as I finished my food.
"That sounds pretty cool." said mom as I walked over to put my plate in the sink and wash my hands.
I walked to my room to get dressed, I put on a pair of black leggings and I put on a purple and white blouse, I put my hair in a side braid and I put a purple flower clip in too.
"Well you look nice." said mom as I walked out of the hallway.
"Thanks." I said as I sat on the couch.
"Oh yeah, and I talked to the elementary school last night, and they said that you can start to tomorrow, I'll drop you off and pick you up for the first week, but then I'll show you the bus stop, does that sound alright?" said mom as she walked over to the sink to put the dishes into the dishwasher.
"Okay." I said as I tested Milo on my iPhone.
Then I went back in my room, I put my earbuds in a sang along to Somewhere in My Car by Keith Urban.
"But in my mind we're somewhere in my car, and it's raining hard." I sang along.
Then I turned The Beatles on my IPod, I love that band!
After about ten minutes of jamming, I walked back out to the living room.
"So, is there like any dance studios around here? Because I've always been a dancer and I'd hate give it up." I said as I plopped down on the armchair.
"Yeah, actually there's one down a few blocks,mots the Manhattan Starz Dance Studio, I've heard they go from city to city, from state to state competing in dance competitions, it doesn't cost much so I'll get you signed up when you're at school tomorrow." said mom, I've been in dance competitions before, and I've usually gotten first place, but going from state to state? Sounds like big competitions to me.
"So, you got any cool dance moves?" asked mom.
"Uh.. I can do a grand pirouette." I said, then I got into the starting position, then I started to spin in multiple circles, my right foot pointed and on my left knee, and my arms out in a circle, then I landed with pointed feet.
"Woath, how in the world do you do that?" said mom with a surprised look on her face.
"I just do, you'd be able to if you have been in dance for over half your life." I said.
"Oh, I forgot to show you something, I can play guitar, I used to always play until my finger would bleed." I said as I then walked into my room to get my guitar, them I went back into the living room.
"Can you play any cool songs for me?" asked mom.
"Um, yeah, I can play I'm Already There by Lonestar, I only know how to play the chorus though, I'm good at playing the chorus, but my singing is OKAY." I said.
Then I started to string the guitar strings and I sang,"I'm already there, take a look around, I'm the sunshine in your hair, I'm the shadow on the ground, I'm the whisper in wind, I'm your imaginary friend. And I know, I'm in your preyers, oh, I'm already there!" I sang.
"Wow, that was awesome, i had no idea you could sing like that! And wow, you can REALLY play guitar!" said mom?
"Thanks, I usually don't play that good." I said.
"I have to go to work today, and I have to take you, you'd usually be at school, but you don't start till tomorrow so your gonna have to come with, maybe you could bring that lovely guitar of yours and you could practice in my office." said mom, I put my guitar back in the case and carried it out to the car, I also brought my iPod nano and my iPhone I case I got really bored.
We arrived at moms work, I grabbed my things and we went up an elevator and arrived on a floor.
"Guys, meet Lilly, I adopted her." said mom.
"Uh, hi." I said, I guess I was a little shy, wait, really shy.
"Lilly, that's Amanda, that's Nick, that's Fin, and that's John, I HAVE to work with them all." said mom, she made the last part sarcastic, which I though was pretty funny.
"Come on hun, we have to go to my office." said mom, as she led, I followed.
"Um, you can practice guitar, really just do anything you want, try not to break anything, if you need something to drink or your getting hungry, I'll be working out there." said mom as I sat in her spinning chair.
"Okay." I said before she exited the room.
i got out my guitar and positioned it in my hands, I started to play The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert.
"I know they say, you can't go home again. I just had come back one last time. Ma'am I know, you don't know me from adam, but those handprints on the front steps are mine. Up those stair, in that little back bedroom, is where I did my homework and I learned to play guitar. And I bet you you didn't know, under that live oak, my favorite dog buried in the yard... I thought if I could touch this place or feel it, this brokenness inside me might start healin. Out here it's like I'm someone else, thought that maybe I could find myself. If I could just come in I swear I'll leave, wont take nothin but a memory, from the house that, built me." I sang, wow, I've never done that song so well before.
The next thirty minutes I just played I'm Already There by alone star over and over on my iPod, I could just not get that song out of my head! Then mom walked in, I took my earbuds out.
"So how's it going in here." asked mom.
"Pretty good." I said.
"So, I made a call to the Manhattan Starz Dance Company, they said they would bring you into the dance company tomorrow after school, they said that there would be a bus that brings kids from school to the building, after work, I'll show you where it is so you can walk home from it tomorrow, they also said that they have it Monday through Friday every week, and that dance competitions are on every weekend. Sounds like that gonna be a blast for you honey." said mom.
"Wow that sounds really cool, I can't wait." I said.
"Well, only another thirty minutes till we leave, they agreed to let me get off early today so I could spend time with you." said mom, she was right, her work buddies are really nice, I would really like to spend time with them too, they were all so cool, they were cops, and cops are cool... Yay! My mom is a cop...
"hey mom, before you get back to work, one night someday,can you and your work buddies and I just go out to dinner at a restruant one night? I like them a lot, they all seem so cool." I inquired as I spun in slow circles in the chair.
"Yeah, maybe one night." mom said as she exited the room.
I just turned my iPod on and jammed to some Carrie Underwood.
I must have fell asleep because I woke up to a light tap on the shoulder.
"Hey, sleepy head, it's time to go." said mom.
I rubbed my eyes and stood up.
"Wow, I didn't think I would fall asleep, I know that I got lots of sleep last night." I said as we walked out of the building.
"So, anywhere you wanna go to for lunch?" asked mom as we hopped into the car,
"Um,do they have subway in Manhattan?" I asked.
"Yeah, they do, that sounds like a good place to have lunch at." stated mom as she started the engine and backed out of the parking space and hit the road.
Five minutes later we pulled into the parking lot of subway, we headed into the place.
I got a six in sub while mom got a foot long one, it wasn't long until we finished eating and headed home.
When we entered the apartment I went to my room and grabbed my book, Don't Die, My Love, by Lurlene McDaniel, I was about half way through it, it was a super good book. I headed out to the living room and sat on the armchair and started to read.
An hour passed as I was reading, I finished the last page, my tear drops were on the last ten pages, that book was so sad! I just shook it off and went back in my room to put the book away.
"Hey mom, is there any parks around here?" I asked as I entered the living room.
"Yeah, actually there's one right down the street, if you go out side and look right, you should see one about two blocks down, don't get hit by a car." said mom.
Okay, bye!" I said as I exited the apartment, then I exited the building.
When I arrived at the park, it was empty, I saw that there was a set of bars, one about two feet taller than me, the other about as high as a kinder gardener. I also saw that someone had left their chalk on the side walk, I walked over to it, picked it up, and rubbed it on my hands.
Then I went to the higher bar, jumped up on it, and started swinging.
I was only in gymnastics for a month when I was in fourth grade, but it still thought me some pretty darn cool stuff. Once my hands started getting sore, I just pushed myself on the tire swing. About a half hour later, I headed home, I didn't want mom to get worried.
When I got back home, I went to my room to paint my nails. I painted them a calm pink color so it would match the outfit I was going to wear for my first day of school tomorrow.
"Hey, mom, I'm gonna get in the shower." I stated as I stood in the living room, she replied with an okay as I then went into the bathroom and took a shower, it was getting to the point of day where it was the evening, so I got in my baby blue night gown.
I just spent about three hours playing games on my iPhone in the living room, then it was getting lat. So I just went to lay down in my bed, so did mom.
I pulled the paint splatter covers over my legs and torso, I reached over to set an alarm on my alarm clock,then I turned the lamp off, I just stared at the ceiling. I couldn't fall asleep,mi was so nervous for school tomorrow, it felt like there were a million little butterflies fluttering around in my stomach.
When my eyelids started to get really heavy, I said my prayers and then I eventually dozed off into the night.
I jolted up into a sitting position when the pound beep of my alarm woke me up. The first thing I did was grab my iPhone, I checked the weather, the high was 87 degrees F and the low was 75 degrees F, wow, it would be a hot day.
I got into a pink and orange sundress, I also had some orange flip flops to go with it. I pulled my hair into a French braid, my aunt taught me how to do it without another person having to help.
I grabbed my backpack also, it was still in excellent shape even though I had used it last year, it was purple with stars on it.
"Mom, I'm ready." I stated as I walked down the hall.
"Okay, do you want a granola bar before you go to school?" asked mom as she grabbed her keychain off of the counter.
"Nah, I'm not really that hungry." I said as I slipped on my flip flops.
"Okay, let's hit the road." said mom as she unlocked and opened the front door, then she lock it with her keys once we both were out, then we headed to the car.
Mom went down a road, the she stopped at a big white building, above the two glass doors was a sign in big black bold letter it said, MSDC.
"That's the Manhattan Starz Dance Company. You just walk down the street to the apartments, I'll be home every day by the time you get home. And you got lucky because today is the first day of school for Manhattan Elementary." said mom, then she took a couple turns and then we arrived at the elementary school, then she dropped my off at the front doors, she gave me a kiss on the cheek and then was the beginning of my life in New York.
The first day of fifth grade was pretty darn awesome, though I didn't make any friends yet. I got on bus 50 with about 10 other girls, they were going to be my new dance team, my BFFs, in the future I'm guessing we would all be having slumber parties at each other's house and going to different places to practice dance with each other.
It was only ten minutes till we reached the studio, we all walked into the studio, then we all headed towards the locker rooms to get changed, we all had to bring a change of clothes. When we were done, we met our dance constructor. Then we did stretches, we worked on our pirouettes and our toe touches, then we worked on our new group routine, it was called A Spoonful Of Sugar. When we were done learning the new counts we got about 1 fourth through it, then it was about five when we has to go the dance instructor told us that she would pick the two best dancers to each do a solo at the competitions later that week.
Then I headed home. "How was school sweet heart?" asked mom as I entered the apartment.
"Pretty good." I said as I plopped down on the couch.
Okay, I put SOOO much work into this chapter, I may not be updating as much because now I have gymnastics every Tuesday and Thursday! And if you have never heard the song I'm Already There by Lonestar, you NEED to go to youtube and look it up, it is BY FAR the best song ever! And just a reminder, I WILL NOT continue to write without reviews! And the next chapter is going to have the BIG thing in it, the main part of the whole story, and it will take a while to write the next chapter because it's going to be just really emotional and big. I hope you enjoyed chapter 3 of About Average! Please review and feel free to PM me!