Moving from Baton Rouge after spending most of her life there, was hard for Chloe Beale. Here she is, unpacking her things in her new room, unsure of how she is going to feel about living here.
She makes her way downstairs to find her mother reading the newspaper.
"Hi Sweetie! Did you get all of your packing done?"
"Mom, we've only been in the house an hour." She said plainly.
"You're right but you usually get things done quickly."
"I'm not The Flash."
"The Flash?"
"Yes, the superhero that moves at the speed of light? The fasted man alive?"
"Ah yes I remember, from that TV show."
"Exactly."
"Well you should get washed up for dinner, your father will be here soon."
Chloe is an only child which she doesn't like that much. Sometimes she wishes she had a sibling to hang out with or talk too, plus her parents are always in her business because theirs nobody else to worry about and that annoys her.
She got ready for dinner and headed back downstairs when her dad came back. "Mmm, something smells good." He said smiling at his two girls. "Hey Dad." Chloe says returning the smile. He kissed her on the head and then his wife.
"So, what's on the menu?" He said.
"Spaghetti and garlic bread." Mrs. Beale answered back.
"It smells delicious!" The three of them ate as they talked about their day.
"So, Chloe, are you excited to start senior year tomorrow?" Her father said.
"Ecstatic!" She said sardonically.
"Chloe" Her mother said.
"Sorry, I'm just a little nervous going into a school not knowing anybody or where anything is." She responded.
"C'mon, you make friends fast kiddo." Her dad said.
"Yeah, it will all be okay I'm just overreacting. I'm tired, I think I'm going to go to bed, I have a long day ahead of me."
"Okay Hunny, we love you, we will see you tomorrow, sleep well. "Her mother said. And with that she was off to bed.
Tomorrow Chloe starts her first day of senior year at Barden High School. She's nervous about being in a new place when she only ever lived in Louisiana, where she has known the same people since kindergarden. Tomorrow starts a whole new chapter for her. New place, new house, new school, new life.
She woke up to the sound of her mother "Chloe get up! You don't want to e late on your first day!" She groaned, pulling the covers over her head only for them to be ripped off her warm body, she walked over to the window opening the curtains, so the light spread across the room. Chloe looked over to her clock seeing it said 6:30AM. After she forced herself out of bed, she walked straight to the bathroom to brush her teeth then jumped in the shower and finished getting ready.
"I don't want to go to school. I don't know anybody, its gonna be weird seeing other kids socialize, and then there's me awkwardly sitting by myself. What if nobody likes me? I have to at least meet one person I have something in common with."
"Oh come on. Would you relax? Everyone is going to love you. I would be friends with you if I went to school here."
"Somehow that doesn't make me feel better."
Her mom pulled over in front of Barden. "Bye sweetie! Ill pick you up at 3:00!" She waved goodbye, Chloe stepped out of the car, walking up to the front doors, glancing back at her mom, waved, and open the school doors.