NOT SO EASY- Emily Michelle's Story

A/N- If you were a very careful BSC reader like I was, you will notice that the people's ages in the story don't match up completely to what grade they are supposed to be in. The reason I did this is because I found that it would be much more fun to write if the kids at Emily's school weren't just made up characters, but actual characters from the books. So read it anyway, and I tried not to go TOO far of on the ages and grades of the characters. Writing this I realized that Emily and Andrew would have probably gone to private high schools, but just for my story, say they didn't, make up your own theory for why they didn't. Enough talking, on with my story. read and review please! Oh, I'm kind of making the cheerleaders be snobby in this story, and that is only because usually that's how it is in books in movies. I'm not a cheerleader, only because I don' t really have time, but my three best friends are, and they aren't conceited at all! So sorry, if you are a popular cheerleader, I know that they aren't always mean.

Chapter One:

If I tell you some basic facts of my life you might think that it's happy and simple. Well, my grandma died two years ago, which made me so sad for a while, but I'm a happy person normally. I have nice parents who have enough money to buy me anything that I want, I have cool older siblings, I have many friends, and while my looks aren't perfect, I think that I am pretty decent looking.

Now, the not so simple part. I am adopted. I have known my whole life, since I was two, which was when I was adopted. I know this because I am Asian, while my parents and siblings are just Caucasian.

My parent's names are Watson and Elizabeth Brewer. They were both married before marrying each other and adopting me. Mom had four children from her first marriage, and dad had two.

My eldest brother is Charlie Thomas. He is twenty-nine years old, and is married to a woman named Belinda. They are both journalists in New York City, which is just a three-hour drive from where I live, which is Stoneybrook, Connecticut.

My second eldest brother is Sam Thomas. He is twenty- seven and he is married to a woman named Stacey, who was originally a close friend of my sister Kristy. Stacey is five months pregnant with their first child. Sam is a doctor, and Stacey is a personal shopping assistant. They also live in New York, not far from Charlie and Belinda.

Kristy Thomas is my oldest sister. She is twenty-five, and she still lives in Stoneybrook, but on the other side of it. She is engaged to Bart Taylor. Kristy is an elementary school baseball coach.

My brother David Michael Thomas is nineteen and a sophomore in Penn State, with a major in English literature. He is a player who gets a new girlfriend every week. I know that mom and dad are worried that he'll break too many girls hearts.

Karen Brewer is also nineteen, but she is from dad' first marriage. Karen is a sophomore in Harvard, studying law. Karen is very smart, but also very stubborn. She is also a lesbian. She came out when she started college last year. Everyone was weirded out at first, but now we got used to it, and be love and accept her just like she is.

Finally the sibling closest to my age is my brother Andrew Brewer. He is sixteen, and only two years older than I am, so he is a junior at Stoneybrook High, while I am just a freshman. Andrew lives with me every next month, the rest of the time he lives with his mother and stepfather. Today is the month that he doesn't live with me. Too bad though, it feels like I'm an only child, while I have so many brothers and sisters. Gets lonely sometimes.

" Emily!" mom called to me from downstairs. I jumped of my bed and went down. Mom handed me the phone. It was my best friend, Gabbie Perkins. She lives on the other side of town, near Kristy, but we've been going to the same school our whole life, Gabbie is such a great friend.

" Hey what's up?" I asked Gabbie.

" Not much, I'm just hiding in my room, mom and the actress is here and the actress is pissing me of."

" Poor you, at least she's only visiting."

In case you are wondering, the actress is Gabbie's older sister, Myriah who got discovered when she was seven, and she has been traveling with Gabbie's mom since she was eleven. Myriah is seventeen now, and she has a private tutor. Myriah and Mrs. Perkins visit every now and then, while Mr. Perkins lives here with Gabbie and her twelve- year-old sister, Laura.

Gabbie and I talked for a while, and then we had to go to sleep, because tomorrow was Monday, and of course we both had school.

I woke up next morning and carefully chose my clothers, - light blue DKNY jeans, a Gap sweather, and Tommy Hilfiger sneakers. I left my long, silky black hair down and added the makeup and jewelry. I badly wanted the school's hottest senior guy to notice me, but it probably impossible, James Newton wouldn't notice me if you paid him. And besides Claire Pike likes him. They would make the perfect couple. Both seniors. Both super popular. Claire, the snobby varsity cheerleading captain, James the varsity football captain. I'm surprised that they aren't going put already.

Oh well, maybe I should stick to guys in my grade. The hottest one is Ryan DeWitt, but he is dating my neighbor, Sari Papadakis. She is sort of my friend. We used to be much closer but we kind of drifted apart over the years. We don't dislike each other or anything like that, we didn't have a fight, out friendship just outgrew itself. On occasion we do hang out, especially since she is like the only person my age in my neighborhood that goes to a public school too! Karen, my sister used to be best friends with her sister Hannah, but Hannah stopped talking to her after Karen came out. Sari's brother Linny is a good friend of David Michael, he always was.

I got to school and went to the bathroom to brush my hair. Claire and her two best friends, Suzanne Barrett and Jennifer Prezzioso were in there gossiping. They were all wearing these revealing outfits. Out of all of them, Claire was the biggest and loudest snob, Jennifer was quiet but very stuck up if you talked to her, and Suzanne was just plain dumb, it was impossible to talk to her, or anyone from their little posse for that matter. Suzanne is also Ryan's stepsister.

The three cheerleaders looked at me and whispered to themselves, and then laughed really loudly and without a word just left. I felt so bad. What have I ever done to them to be treated like this?

The door opened and another girl came in. It was Marnie Barrett, Suzanne's and Ryan's sister. She unlike Suzanne is really nice, and not dumb at all.

" Hi," I said to her.

" Hey! I like your shirt, very cool." She tells me.

" Oh thanks! What do you have first period?" I asked Marnie.

" Um, English with Mrs. Frane, you?"

" French. I hate it. I deal with it," I told her.

She laughs and smiles as she leaves the bathroom with me following her.

I get to French, and we have a totally super easy assignment. We just have to translate some very common and beyond simple words. The first three are mother, father, and daughter. They aren't so simple to me. They get me thinking. Am I really my parent's daughter? When they look at me do they feel that they are my parent's as much as they feel for my siblings? I wouldn't dare to ask them. I love them so much, and I know that they love me, but do they really and truly think of me as a true daughter?
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