Bella woke up at the sound of her alarm clock and the scent of
coffee. She threw her legs over the side of her bed. The pitter patter of
rain on her bedroom window made her smile. She loved rain, even if it was
part of a thunderstorm.
Rapidly she dressed in a dark pink sleeveless shirt and dark blue jean shorts. She threw her hair up in a clip and walked downstairs to the kitchen.
"Morning Aunt Kim," She said, grabbing a banana from the fruit basket and reached for a coffee cup, she added milk, sugar, and then coffee to it.
"Morning Bella. Did you listen to messages last night?" Kim asked tucking a strande of blonde streaked hair behind her ear.
Bella stopped chewing, "Aunt Kim... Oh to hell with it I could never lie to you. Its not fair you should just tell Tommy about them."
"Because he doesn't need to know. How is it going to help him in his career?"
Bella glanced at the clock, "Giving me a ride to school?"
Kim drained her cup, "Yeah but go brush your teeth first."
"Yes, Ma'am," Bella replied saluting and dashed upstairs.
Kim shook her head and murmmered, "You are like your mother in a lot of ways but hygiene isn't one of them.
Upstairs Bella finished brushing her teeth and grabbed the old silver power coin that had belonged to her mother. Kim had it made into a necklace shortly after her death, Aisha had returned it upon her death. She tossed it over her head and it nestled betwen her breasts and ran downstairs.
When she got into the car Kim drove off noting the necklace. For the past three years she had worn it on the first day of school.
She was so lost in her thoughts that she never saw a car pull out in front of her until Bella screamed ,"Aunt Kim watch out!"
Their front bumper collide with the other car's rear as she hit the breaks.
Everything from Trini's accident passed before Bella's eyes. The air bag expanded adn her breath caught in her throat. She scrambled out of the car just as the other person got out of the car.
"Dr. Oliver?" Bella asked taking a deep breath, "Oh Aunt Kim."
Tommy watched her turn toward the car and sigh in relief as Kim climbed out. He watched as she eveloped her in a hug.
Neither of them caring that they were getting soaked. Tommy cleared his throat, "Um. Kim I'm sorry. I was late for work and still am. Can I get your driver's info?"
Kim pulled away and wiped her cheeks off, "Yeah under one condition."
"Which is?"
"Take her to school. As it is we are all late," She said getting into her car and started digging through the air bag to the glove compartment.
"Sure I'll take her but hurry up with the information we are getting soaked. Go ahead and get into the car Bella."
"OK. Bye Aunt Kim, love you, "Bella said disappearing into the jeep.
A little while later Bella and Tommy were running into his classroom dripping wet. Bella shivered when she came to a stopin the air conditioned room.
"Trent there is a blanket in the closet grab it for her. Class this is Isabella O'Brien. Bella why don't you take a seat by Trent," Tommy said nodding to the dark haired boy who had just exited the closet.
"Yes, sir," she said and walked to her seat. When she sat Trent draped it over her shoulders. She grabbed the edges and pulled them together and settled in for a long day.
Rapidly she dressed in a dark pink sleeveless shirt and dark blue jean shorts. She threw her hair up in a clip and walked downstairs to the kitchen.
"Morning Aunt Kim," She said, grabbing a banana from the fruit basket and reached for a coffee cup, she added milk, sugar, and then coffee to it.
"Morning Bella. Did you listen to messages last night?" Kim asked tucking a strande of blonde streaked hair behind her ear.
Bella stopped chewing, "Aunt Kim... Oh to hell with it I could never lie to you. Its not fair you should just tell Tommy about them."
"Because he doesn't need to know. How is it going to help him in his career?"
Bella glanced at the clock, "Giving me a ride to school?"
Kim drained her cup, "Yeah but go brush your teeth first."
"Yes, Ma'am," Bella replied saluting and dashed upstairs.
Kim shook her head and murmmered, "You are like your mother in a lot of ways but hygiene isn't one of them.
Upstairs Bella finished brushing her teeth and grabbed the old silver power coin that had belonged to her mother. Kim had it made into a necklace shortly after her death, Aisha had returned it upon her death. She tossed it over her head and it nestled betwen her breasts and ran downstairs.
When she got into the car Kim drove off noting the necklace. For the past three years she had worn it on the first day of school.
She was so lost in her thoughts that she never saw a car pull out in front of her until Bella screamed ,"Aunt Kim watch out!"
Their front bumper collide with the other car's rear as she hit the breaks.
Everything from Trini's accident passed before Bella's eyes. The air bag expanded adn her breath caught in her throat. She scrambled out of the car just as the other person got out of the car.
"Dr. Oliver?" Bella asked taking a deep breath, "Oh Aunt Kim."
Tommy watched her turn toward the car and sigh in relief as Kim climbed out. He watched as she eveloped her in a hug.
Neither of them caring that they were getting soaked. Tommy cleared his throat, "Um. Kim I'm sorry. I was late for work and still am. Can I get your driver's info?"
Kim pulled away and wiped her cheeks off, "Yeah under one condition."
"Which is?"
"Take her to school. As it is we are all late," She said getting into her car and started digging through the air bag to the glove compartment.
"Sure I'll take her but hurry up with the information we are getting soaked. Go ahead and get into the car Bella."
"OK. Bye Aunt Kim, love you, "Bella said disappearing into the jeep.
A little while later Bella and Tommy were running into his classroom dripping wet. Bella shivered when she came to a stopin the air conditioned room.
"Trent there is a blanket in the closet grab it for her. Class this is Isabella O'Brien. Bella why don't you take a seat by Trent," Tommy said nodding to the dark haired boy who had just exited the closet.
"Yes, sir," she said and walked to her seat. When she sat Trent draped it over her shoulders. She grabbed the edges and pulled them together and settled in for a long day.