Kehna’s POV
"Kehna wake up!" my mom shouted.
I was the only child in the family, we lived in a small village called Tacoma. We weren't rich, we can’t even afford a good apartment to live in.
We moved from Mexico to Tacoma, and today is my first day at school.
"Kehna wake up you'll be late on your first day" my mom shouted again. Groaning I got out of the bed and went to shower.
My dad already had a job he would wake up at midnight because he works in a bakery and would come back home by 10 am. We only see each other at noon. Even if we don’t have a good relationship, we always try to be a united family.
After dressing up I went straight to the kitchen where my mom is. "Good morning mom".
"Good morning darling, how was your night?"
"Um... my back and shoulders hurt so much" I replied.
"Don't worry when you come back from school, I'll give you a massage, what do you think about that, huh?"
"Okay, thanks mom".
Looking at the clock my eyes popped out “HOLY GHOST MOM I’M GOING LOVE YOU BYE!”.
I just got a slice of toast and bid goodbye to her with a kiss on her forehead. After that, I ran for my life.
"Dang it! I can't be late on my first day, that won't be a good first impression" I muttered.
I ran and luckily met the bus and quickly took the first empty seat I saw.
A girl was already sitting on the other seat, I noticed that after I sat down.
"Hi I'm Ruby, are you new here?" Before I answered her question, I thought her name didn't fit her face, but she was very pretty.
Ruby was a very well-known girl in that village. She and her family had made themselves famous in that village not just because of their wealth but because of their unclean deeds.
"Which class are you in?"
"I'm in the 8th class, I don't know which one exactly"
"Well great, I'm in the 8th class too, don't worry I'll show you everything at school. You know what? We can be friends if you want".
I wasn't always the one to make friends quickly or make friends at all, excitedly then I said "Yes!"
"When we get to school I'll show you everything you need to know, okay?" Ruby said. I nodded in response like an obedient dog. We talked a bit on the way but then realized that most students were staring at us, most especially at me. ‘What the-‘.
And yeah, Ruby showed me the school and my schedules, the students were really strange, they continued mumbling things. I didn't have time to talk to other students,
I only got to know the names of the students in her class.
The school was finally over. I was so happy.
I didn't go back home with Ruby, a black car with tinted windows picked her up.
Wondering but really didn't think much about it. Before I got home I could scent my favorite food from afar.
Author's POV Her parents were sitting in the dining room when she came home. They had been waiting, for her to come back from school so they could all eat together. "Good afternoon mom and dad". "Good afternoon " her mother looked up at her father waiting for him to say something, while she placed her bag on the ground and took her shoes off. "So how was your day?" Dad asked. She was a bit taken back because that sentence didn't come from her mom first, he looked at her waiting for an answer "Um... it's a good start, I guess". "Well that's great, have you made any friends yet?" Her mother asked. "Yes, I think so". "I'll take that as a yes. I made your favorite dish, take as much as you want" she smiled and sat down to eat. After eating she went to her room and packed her bag pack, for the next day, and brought out her clothes too. She took a nap after th
Author's POV It was the last break for that day. They all went out, Kehna was the last person to get out of the classroom. When she finally got out everyone was already in their cliques and she was all alone, till a lady approached her. She looked very pretty and young. "Hey! Aren't you the new student?" "Yes, I am". "Kehna right?" She nodded "Hi Kehna, I'm Alexandria". She smiled in response, not knowing what to do or say. "You don't talk too much, do you?" She thought for a moment, was she supposed to tell her, the main reason why? "Well, I do, it's just that, I don't know what to say. I've said a lot, that I'm starting to regret". "Look you don't have to be shy around me, I know you probably won't immediately feel comfortable with me but that's why I'm here, so you can feel free to talk about anything you want''. "Okay,
Stella's POV Still at the Garcia's, "Stella I'll be off to the restaurant now'' my dad shouted from downstairs, while I was in my room, I quickly ran downstairs "Dad but you promised, we would have our game night today'' I whined, "Yes, nenita I almost forgot, I'll make sure to be back before 9 PM okay?" "Yeah Papi," I said disappointed. "Don't fall asleep before I come back" I hummed in response. When my dad was gone I suddenly remembered that Kehna hadn't called yet. So I started looking for something to eat, even if I knew what I was looking for wasn't available. Kehna's POV At the Arellalo's, I did, as I said I was going to. The phone had been ringing for the past five minutes I was going to end the call but she picked up. "Hello?" "Hi it's Kehna, we met today on the bus" "Yeah, I already thought you weren't going to ca
After the lesson was over, Kehna's POV " -And that's how you hit a high note. Well, that's all for today, you can start packing your stuff " I could for some kind of reason understand why Ruby was drooling over a teacher, because the bell hadn't rung yet but he's already asking us to pack. And not just that, he looks like he actually knows what he's doing. Everyone already went out, as usual. I also finally came out of the classroom, I was walking peacefully to my locker, when someone tapped my shoulder I turned around and to my surprise, it was Stella. "Already forgot about me?" we hugged each other "So?", "What do you mean by, so?" "Are we picking you up today?" "Oh, yeah about, that my mom is also coming" "Okay, great" "Want to go outside?" she asked. "Umm...what about the cafeteria, I mean I'm also okay, with going out but-" "Let's g
Kehna's POV "Mr. Garcia, I've been coming here to help out a lot, since my mother started working here. I thought maybe, it would be better if I asked for a job here" "You're right, you've been helping a lot, but does your mother know about this?" "Of course, I'm going to tell her once you accept to give me a job". "I'm not sure Kehna" "Sir, I can do anything, washing dishes, sweeping, or even serving" "I know, but what I mean is that your mother won't like that, and except for that you're close to my daughter" he had too many good reasons for him not to give me a job. So I had to think quickly about how to persuade him. "Sir, you have a point, I and your daughter are close but come to think of it, my mom won't have a choice because the money both my mother and father earn won't be enough for us as a family". I was thankful he was kind of convinced with my speech. When
Kehna's POV "Mr Garcia, I've been coming here to help out a lot, since my mother started working here. I thought maybe, it would be better, if I asked for a job here" "You're right, you've been helping a lot, but does your mother know about this?" "Of course, I'm going to tell her once you accept to give me a job". "I'm not sure Kehna" "Sir, I can do anything, washing dishes, sweeping or even serving" "I know, but what I mean is that your mother won't like that, and except for that you're close to my daughter" he had too many good reasons for him not to give me a job. So I had to think quick about how to persuade him. "Sir,you have a point, I and your daughter are close but come to think of it, my mom won't have a choice because the money both my mother and father earnwon't be enough for us as a family". I was thankful he was kind of convinced with my speech.
Stella's POV Ruby took Kehna out for fresh air, I couldn't comfort Kehna since Ruby was clinging onto Kehna. I decided it wouldn't be a good idea to start a fight, it wouldn't do her any good at the moment. My dad went out to get us food, we had been in the hospital for a while. "Stella!" I tried looking for where the voice came from. "Oh, dad you took a bit longer than planned, where were you?" "Well as I said, I went to get food for you guys, before you all get grumpy" "Do you think we are interested in eating right now?" "Stella, I know but are you going to starve yourself?" he whispered. "You should be less worried about me not eating. because have you thought about how I'm going to get to school tomorrow? And except for that, you can stop whispering, we are not planning an assassin" I was about to leave but he grabbed me by the wrist. "Why are you so mad? I'm trying to make sure
Kehna's POV I and Stella talked for a long time, everyone else was asleep. After a while, Stella also slept off. I still couldn't fall asleep, after turning and grumbling around, I sat down with my back facing the wall. "Kehna, you aren't asleep yet?" "No" "Are you hungry now?" "No thank you, Mr. Garcia" I knew how much he was trying to make a difference out of everything, but I was kind of traumatised and nothing was going to change that anytime soon. "Mr. Garcia thank you for caring so much. Can I maybe go outside again? I think fresh air would do me some good" "I would love to say yes, but it's already late and dark outside. The doors already closed... So you can't go out now" I understood what he was trying to say. "But can I just walk around?" "Kehna... I'm not so sure about, that I mean there are a lot of patients here and I don't see it as safe" "Okay" I agreed with him, but I wasn't