"Do I have to go to school today?" Sarah whined as Alex parked her car in front of the elementary school.

"Did you really think I would let you stay home all day and watch TV?" Alex chuckled "Come on, school isn't that bad, especially when you're in 5th grade."

"But I'm nervous" Sarah said "It's a new school and I don't know anyone."

"I bet you'll meet some people that you get along with by the end of the day. Come on, it isn't the end of the world."

"I guess you're right. I'll see you later."

Sarah opens the car door, and shuts the door behind her as she looks at the school. She saw Alex leave her there to survive her first day of school. She looked at the school that she would be attending for another one and a half years, took a deep breath, and then walked in the entrance of the school.


She realized that she wasn't like her mother. Sarah assumed that Alex was the one that everyone liked her while Sarah was the one who kept to herself, especially when she's in a new situation. No one she's been so quiet, she's in a new state, living with a new family, and going to a new school.

Sarah was in the lunch line, paying for her peanut butter and fluff sand which. When she took a few steps away from the cafeteria lady at the register, she looked at the cafeteria. Everyone was sitting with their friends, and everyone was familiar with everyone else. Except Sarah was new, and she didn't know where to sit.

She finally decided to sit down in a small corner table. Sarah wished that she was back home with her friends instead of being here. She wished that her parents didn't die in that car accident. Sarah wished that she was home, and so far she didn't feel like Alex's apartment was home.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a pretty girl in her class. Sarah didn't expect her to be standing in front of her.

"Hey remember me?" the girl asked "I'm in your class."

"I know" Sarah said.

"I'm Autumn, and my friends and I saw you sitting alone. Do you want to sit with us?"

"Sure."


Alex was sitting in her car, waiting for her daughter to get out of her first day of school. She wondered if Sarah liked it, and if she made any friends like she said that Sarah would. Alex felt like she was experiencing a mother moment with Sarah's first day of school, except she was 10 and was in the 5th grade.

A few minutes later, Alex saw all the kids leaving the building. Seconds later, she saw her daughter leave the school and walk towards the car. Alex couldn't see if Sarah was in a good mood or not, but when Sarah opened the car door, she couldn't be quiet.

"How was school?" Alex said as she put the car in drive.

"School was amazing! I met some new friends in my class and my teacher is amazing!"

"I told you that it wouldn't be that bad."

"I know, you were right" Sarah said "What's for dinner?"

"I don't know, what do you want for dinner?"

"How about you cook something?" Sarah asked

"Sarah, I don't cook."

"Why not?"

"Because I usually eat out since lawyers usually eat out."

"But you're not working" Sarah pointed out "So what would you eat?"

"Fine, I'll make grill cheese sand-whiches."

"I don't want a grill cheese sand which. I want chicken, and I don't eat chicken nuggets either!"

"Aren't we picky?" Alex joked "Okay, I'll cook up some chicken, but I need to stop at the grocery store then."


"It's a good thing you bought the chicken nuggets too."

Within half an hour after Alex started cooking, there was a small fire in the kitchen. When she extinguished the burnt chicken in the oven, Sarah couldn't help but laugh at her mother and make fun of her.

"At least I'm good at making chicken nuggets. Don't you have homework you need to do?"

"I'm almost done. I just need to read a few chapters of this book"

"Then I suggest that you start reading" Alex suggested. Sarah pouted at her mother, but she turned around and walked out of the kitchen. Alex took her oven mitts out of a drawer, took the burnt chicken, and threw it in the trash can.