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A New Life
The morning air was crisp, the birds were chirping and the cars of San Francisco had just woken up to go to work. The sound of honking cars, along with her annoying alarm clock had awakened her on a Monday morning. When she got the energy, she got up from her bed and headed down the stairs for breakfast. It wasn't a big home, but it was enough to fit four people, which was good because that's exactly how many people were in her family. She had a mom named Sarah, a dad named Don, and a twin sister named, Elena.
Although they were twins, they were totally the opposite of each other. Elena had shoulder length golden blonde hair with tan skin while she had shoulder length dark coal black hair with pale skin. Their personalities were different too; Elena loved to shop while she loved to be in the library as her favorite pass time. Perhaps, the only thing they had in common was their blue eyes. Her name was Alexandra Bennet and she was a science geek. Despite these differences, Alex and Elena had something in common, they were both special. Somehow they could do things that other people couldn't. Elena could control water, even freeze it. Alex on the other hand could control air; she could instantly cause a hurricane. There was also one more thing that confused her, she couldn't die. Every time she got hurt even if she cracked her skull, it would heal instantly.
Alex got down to the kitchen to find her mom making pancakes. Once Alex sat down at the small wooden table, her mom set down what looked like to be black tar in the shape of pancakes. Sarah wasn't the best cook in the world, so her dad did most of the cooking in the house. When her mom did cook even when making the simplest of things, they'd always end up burnt. Although her family wasn't perfect, they were still her family. Her dad soon came down and joined them. Don was a medical doctor that was specialized in orthopedic practices. Sarah on the other hand was a writer for a fashion magazine.
"Good morning all." Don said as he was taking his seat. Don had dark skin with green eyes and black hair. He looked down at breakfast and gave an expression that said, do I have to eat this, but instead he said, "Looks great, honey."
"Alex, where's your sister?" Sarah asked. Sarah had pale skin with brown eyes and blonde hair.
"I don't know. Does it look like I keep track of her schedule?" Alex said as she was barley eating her pancakes.
"Well, could you go get her? And get ready while you're at it." Sarah ordered.
Alex got up from her seat and walked straight up the stairs. Once she got up the stairs Alex went down the hall to her sister's room. Elena's room was down the hall and right across from her room. Alex knocked on her sister's bedroom door and then Elena answered it and said, "What do you want?"
"Mom wants you down for breakfast." Alex replied.
"Well, can mom wait? I'm kinda busy here." Elena said.
"What are you doing?" Alex said curiously.
"Picking out clothes for the day, you know how long that takes me." Elena said in a girly attitude.
"Yeah, like how long you used my laptop to talk to people when I could've used it to do my report." Alex said.
"Yeah, on Benny Frankie." Elena said.
"That Benjamin Franklin!" Alex corrected.
"Whatever!" Elena shouted.
"Just be down for breakfast, k." Alex said before leaving to her room.
Alex's room was almost a science lab. She has had an interest in science for as long as she could remember. Alex had a home computer on her desk, a book case for all of her science books, and a DNA sampler. The best part about her room was the window that looked out to the city of San Francisco. Alex got dressed into blue blouse showing a white t-shirt underneath, long light blue jeans, and dark blue converse shoes. After she got dressed she went to the bathroom to brush her hair, but it was already occupied by her sister who was blow drying her hair.
"Hello, I need to brush my hair!" Alex shouted over the blow drier.
"Sorry, I'm kinda busy now." Elena said pretending not to hear her.
"I can dry your hair for you." Alex said deviously.
"Really, you finally understand what I mean by labor." Elena said handing the blow-dryer to her.
"Oh no, I won't need that." Alex said.
"Ok, if you say so." Elena said putting the hair-dyer down.
Then all of the sudden Alex blew great big amounts of air from her hands causing Elena's hair to fluff up like a seventy's fro.
"Are you ready to go to the disco party later?" Alex asked while trying to hold in her laugh. Then Elena looked in the mirror and screamed, "ALEX!"
"Well, at least I'm not drenched." Elena said while Alex was laughing her head off. Then Elena suddenly took a big amount of water, with her powers from the sink and splashed it on Alex.
"This calls war." Alex said plainly. For the next ten minutes they were fighting each other using their powers. Soon their parents came rushing in to find Elena all aired out and Alex completely drenched.
"Don't explain, Alex just go use our bathroom." Sarah ordered.
Alex did as she was told and got ready in her parent's bathroom. After she was done, she put her hair in a pony tail and left to go downstairs. When she came downstairs she saw that her sister
had straightened hair which now held a small pink barrette wearing a pink designer blouse, a turquoise short skirt, and small high heels. It was soon time to go to school, high school.
They soon walked to school, but not together. Elena always went with her preppy girly friends while Alex went with her tomboy smart friends. Elena's group always talked about make-up, boys, and most importantly, hair. Alex's group always talked about when the next comet was going to come, genetics, and physics. All of them soon arrived at San Francisco High.
High School was like a jungle. If you didn't stay with your herd, you were shutdown. The bell soon rang and it was time for science class.
"Good Morning everyone, how was everyone's weekend?" Asked the teacher, Mr.Barken.
No one answered this. Mr.Barken was a large man that looked like a professional scientist.
"Well, then let's right to business then. Can anyone tell me the laws of physics?" Mr.Barken asked the class.
"I can't believe we're learning something so lame." Elena whispered to her friend.
"Lame, huh, I do believe you use one law, Ms.Bennet. Can you tell me what it is?" He asked her.
"What're talking about?" Elena said confused.
"I'm talking about the sport you play in, figure skating correct." Mr.Barken explained.
"Oh, that. Uh…Slow and steady wins the race?" Elena answered.
"No, can anyone else tell me?" Mr.Barken asked.
Alex immediately raised her hand.
"Yes, other Bennet." Barken said.
"Well, the law clearly states that nothing can stay in the air forever so it must come down." Alex said scientifically.
"Could you say that again, but in English?" Barken asked noticing that no one understood what she said.
"Oh, well what goes up must come down." Alex said.
"Very good, now I want everyone to write a list of the Laws of physics for homework tonight. You're excused." Barken said.
"So what're going to on your sweet sixteen?" Asked Alex's best friend, Amanda. Amanda had short brown hair with hazel eyes and sun kissed skin.
"I don't know; maybe go see a movie or something." Alex said as she was packing up to go to gym class.
"You mean your mom and dad isn't going to throw you a party?" Amanda asked as they were heading through the hall.
"Well they never have thrown me a birthday party, but my sister, oh boy." Alex said.
"What do mean? You guys are twins, how come they just throw a birthday party her?" Amanda asked.
"I don't know, maybe it's because she always had more friends than I have and every time they throw a party for both of us, I always land up somewhere on my face." Alex explained.
"Did Elena do that to you?" Amanda asked.
"No, it was her friends and on some occasions her boyfriends." Alex said annoyingly.
"Yeah, I believe that; I mean how many jerks has she dated?" Amanda said.
"I don't know, but she dated since fifth grade." Alex said as they were entering the girls' locker room.
Gym class had always been torture for everyone, except the jocks who enjoyed hitting dodge balls at the weak ones. The Gym teacher was worse she actually encouraged the pain to go on.
"ALL RIGHT EVERYONE NOW GET INTO TEAMS FOR DODGE BALL! IT'S BOYS ANGAINST GIRLS! NOW!!" Shouted Mrs. Young. Mrs. Young was a buff woman who looked like she could take down anybody.
Everyone immediately obeyed this and went into their teams. Then the whistle blew and everyone started throwing balls at each other. The game wasn't a game, it was a war zone. All of the boys had stronger arms than the girls, so most of them ran away from the ball. Probably the only girls who seemed to hit the balls were Alex, Elena, and Amanda.
"Look out El!" Alex warned her as a dodge ball was about to hit her head.
Time went by and the only two girls left were Alex and Elena and the two boys that were left were Ethan Craft and Andy Tucker.
"What do suggest we do?" Elena asked.
"You did cheerleading for a while right?" Alex asked.
"Yeah, are you saying we should flip to hit the balls?" Elena asked.
"That's exactly what I'm saying. It's like you read my mind." Alex said.
Then all of the sudden Andy threw an unsuspecting ball at Alex, but luckily punched the ball back over to him and it hit him in the stomach.
"OUT!" Yelled Mrs. Young.
After Andy walked out, Ethan threw a ball at Elena. Then Elena flipped up in the air and kicked the ball at him.
"OUT! GIRLS WIN!! NOW GO HOME!!" Mrs. Young shouted at her students. All of the girls cheered and the boys grunted.
"Great job, Alex!" Amanda congratulated as Elena was pulled into her crowd.
Soon it was time to go home and everyone rushed to hang out with their friends. When Elena and Alex arrived home they saw something different about their home. For one thing a realtor was putting a for sale sign in front of their home.
"Who do you think is moving?" Elena asked.
"I don't know, maybe it's Mrs. Fletcher." Alex sarcastically.
"Really that's weird, why would her for sale sign be on our lawn." Elena said not getting it.
"No, it's us you ding bell." Alex said.
"Oh, I get it." Elena said.
"Excuse me, sir I think you've made a mistake." Alex said to the man.
"Oh you're right." He said pulling out a sold sign.
"Sold." Elena said.
They immediately ran inside to find their house filled with boxes.
"Oh, hello girls." Sarah said as she was packing one of the boxes.
"Um, mom one tiny question. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US WE WERE MOVING?!" Alex said.
"Oh, right the sign was our way of telling you." Sarah said.
"Why? Though." Elena asked.
"Your father and I got transferred to New York, so we have to move as soon as possible." Sarah explained.
"When are moving, Mom?" Alex asked.
"Tomorrow." Sarah said plainly.
"MOM!!" Alex and Elena both said.
"I'm sorry honey we just found out this today." Sarah said, "Now why don't you girls go pack your rooms."
They did this without saying a word. They couldn't believe what they had just heard. Once Alex got into her room she started packing everything she could. Then her phone rang, it was Amanda.
"Hey, Amanda." Alex said answering her phone.
"Hey, Alex. Why's there a sold sign outside your home?" Amanda asked.
"Because I'm moving tomorrow." Alex said.
"What?" Amanda said shocked.
"I know, I just found out today." Alex said.
"Where are you moving and why?" Amanda asked.
"I'm moving to New York because my parents got a job transfer." Alex said.
"Oh I'm sorry, don't worry we could still be friends long distance, right." Amanda said.
"Yeah, talk to you later, 'k, bye." Alex said hanging up her phone.
Dinner time was time when the Bennet family got together and talked nonstop, but tonight no one spoke a word. The next morning everyone woke up bright and early for the movers. When Alex came down for her usual breakfast she saw that the movers took the refrigerator.
"Dad where's food?" Alex asked.
"Oh, don't worry Hun we're gonna eat on the way." Don explained and Alex went back upstairs to grab her things before the movers did.
She got her messenger bag and put her laptop, phone, and her notebook.
"Alex! Elena! It's time to go!" Sarah called out.
Alex went downstairs to find her mom and dad waiting by the door.
"Where's Elena?" Sarah asked.
"I'm coming." Elena said as she was heading down the stairs.
"Are you girls ready to go?" Don asked.
"I guess." Alex said sadly.
They went inside their grey Accord and drove off. As they were driving off Alex wondered if their new life would be any better.
Thank you for reading, I hoped you liked it! Please read my other story Samantha Potter. See ya!
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