I woke up and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. The first thing I heard was the usual commotion. Rachel and Santana were screaming at each other. Tina was crying because she spilled orange juice on her new dress. Mom came into my room. "Good you're up" she said and smiled at me "get dressed and come upstairs, you have to bring Tina to school." I groaned and pulled my pillow over my head. "No time for that Q" mom said leaving the room with her orange skirt swishing behind her. Today she was getting a new job at McKinley High School and she was overly excited. I at least knew Mr. Schue would be friendly. He was a good guy.
I got out of bed and walked over to my closet. I pulled open it's black doors and tapped my chin deciding what to wear. I finally decided on a light green and white baby doll dress with a white knitted cardigan, new white flats that were to die for, and my signature gold cross necklace. I curled my hair with my curling iron and applied a coat of clear lip gloss. After agreeing with myself that I looked perfect, I turned to clean my room.
My room had three red walls and one beige. I had a black wall unit with a flat screen T.V. My bed was pushed against a wall and had drawers underneath it. My bed spread was cheetah print. I had a black desk and a Mac computer and a black iHome with my red iPod. Above that was a bulletin board with pictures of my sisters and me, Sam, my favorite singer Avril Lavigne, and APRIL in glittery letters to signify my birth month. In short, my room was fabulous.
After I cleaned my floor and made my bed, I left my bedroom and walked up the stairs. I slept in the spare room off the basement. I had requested it after sixteen years of sharing a room with Rachel. I didn't mind sharing at first, but after Rachel got a copy of Funny Girl, I started dreaming of Fanny Brice and Nicky Arnstein. That's when I realized I needed a change.
Tina ran into my arms and I smiled. "You're bringing me to school today Quinnie" she said and smiled at me. "I know Tin" I replied with a smile just as large. Then Rachel appeared in the doorway. She had on a plaid pink and green skirt and a long sleeved white shirt with a pink and green plaid vest over it. She always dressed like she was six years old. But who was I to say something? She would probably just snap back. But I knew she was going through a rough time, so I would let it slide.
Santana and Brittany came in later. They were chatting about a new boy who was supposedly transferring to McKinley. I didn't really care because I had Sam. But I knew that look in Santana's eyes. I wished she would just get back with Matt because maybe Rachel could pick the new kid up. She needed to love somebody. Fast. Before Santana deflowered everyone.
I grabbed a piece of toast from the toaster. I shoved it in my mouth and downed it with a swig of orange juice. Then, I grabbed my book bag, pea coat and purse. "We gotta go Tina" I called and she raced down the hallway. I couldn't help but smile at her. She grabbed my hand and we walked out into the sunshine. Then we piled into my car and I backed out of the driveway and drove off.