Chapter 1
Amani's POV
Ringgggggg ringggggggg ringggggggg!!!!
I was woken up by my stupid alarm clock.i quickly hit the snooze button so that I could sleep for at least 10 more minutes .i didn't even bother to look at the time.as I started to drift away back into dream land , there was a knock on my room door.
I honestly could never be left alone in this house.
"AMANI"
My mother loudly shouted through my bedroom door.
Oh my God!! Isn't there other kids in this house she could bother right now other than me?
"AMANI!! WAKE UP....you'll be late for your first day of college !"
"I'm up mom."
Damnnnn I forgot.
Before I begin...let me tell you a little about me. My name is Amani Mariah Mc'Donald. (Ahh-man-ee)
I'm 17 years old. I like to draw but I don't show many people because I feel as though it's not that good. So,it's more of a hidden talent. I grew up with my mom,my three brothers and my sister. Growing I've never really had a lavish life. I never had a father figure to look up too. For all my accomplishments in life so far, I have my mother to thank for them.well that's enough about me for now.... back to reality.
I jumped out of bed and started to stretch in front of my huge mirror on the wall.
Damn I look horrible.
My dark chocolate hair was everywhere.my eyes for some reason tend to look swollen when I wake up,i have no idea why. My back still aches from the springs in my old mattress that continuously tortures my sleep.I've been nagging my mom to buy me a new one instead of giving me my sisters old "hand me down" bed.
That's the problem with having numerous siblings,
Everything is handed down to you rather than bought new from the store, and with my mothers minimum wage it made it extra hard for us to get things brand new.
From the clothes and shoes I wear ,to the books and bags that I carry to school,....you'd be surprised to see the things that are handed down no matter what condition it's in...I could hear my mothers voice right now saying " you'll find a way to make it work ."
Ringggggggg ringggggggg ringgggggggg
I was pulled out of my thoughts by my much hated alarm clock again.this time I accidentally looked at the time it was 7:30 already and I haven't even took a shower.
I made my way to the bathroom but as usual it was in use,and that's another problem with living in a small house with a lot of people.
To my relief the door was opening up and for a minute I thought my morning had just gotten better but here comes my big brother rachad.
"I was waiting here before you" he said
"No you were not!there was no one standing here ." I said back sternly
"Well who cares? I'm older so I get to say what happens around here..understood?"
I had no choice but to listen to him...he's way taller than my 5'6 figure and much more stronger,so there's no point in putting up a fight. Instead of standing up by the bathroom door, I decided to just go and pack my bag which as you know is also a "hand me down" from my eldest sister Camille.
All my life I've been living in poverty due to my mothers desire to have a million and one children
Thanks a lot mom! You made my life soooo much easier.
I waited on my turn to get in the bathroom.
Until I saw my brothers brown skin in the hallway with a towel wrapped around his waist.i still don't understand how girls find him as attractive.
It took a minute until I realized he was out the bathroom and I could've been in the shower about 5 minutes ago.
Wow.....just WOW!!
I started to undress out of my night wardrobe and hopped in the tub.
At this time I let the shower run through my long natural hair. It gave me time to realize that I was finally going to college.the thought of it made me feel a little scared even though it's always been my dream . My years in school I've worked very hard to get where I am and now I am proud to say I earned a $50,000 dollar scholarship to west ridge park university,one of the best schools around here.
My mother always pushed us to work hard in school to go to college and make our life much better than it is and that's where we all are working at. My eldest sister Camille she graduated medical school and now she's a surgeon but she lives all the way in New York and thats not much of a help to our families financial state. Sometimes she comes and visits but it's not for long.
My older brother rachad he didn't go to college. Basically because, He let his friends make decisions for him to play around in school and it looked as if he was following in our dads footsteps,another drunken man with no job but, he picked up when he realized where he was headed .he now works as a mechanic at a little car lot.
It kind of helps with our bills,it's not much but it helps.
Amani your going to be late!
I headed out of our tiny bathroom and back to my room.I decided to wear my aqua long sleeve shirt and a dark black pencil leg jeans with my ole'reliable black converse. I've never worn makeup not my life...and I don't intend on wearing it now. Mainly because I don't know how. Also because I don't own any .I had to blow dry my hair and now it's everywhere AGAIN..!! I then combed through it. The pain is awfully painful but I had to get through. I then put it into my famous hairstyle ,which is an air bun.
"Amani get down here" I heard my mothers loud voice coming from the kitchen.
"I'll be down in a second mom" I said back even louder.
I took one more glance at my finishing look in the mirror
Hmmmm.......not bad.
I was very much pleased with my look. As I made my way to the kitchen i smelled a burning aroma coming from in there.
Please don't tell me she burnt the eggs again.
To my relief she didn't, it was the toast
She burnt something as usual.
"Kids hurry up and eat your breakfast so you guys can get going!" My mother said to my two younger twin brothers kelvin and Kevin.
If you ask me their the devil. They are so annoying and ,mischievous .it's unbelievable!
Just then rachad came from the living room and walked over to the table and grabbed an apple and said "I'll be in the car waiting"
"Me too" I said in response
"Amani aren't you going to eat your breakfast?"
"Nah mom...I'll pass....I'll just get a cappuccino on my way there"
"Are you sure baby?"she looked at me with a worried expression
"Positive mom" I gave her a small smile back
She started to make her way towards me
Oh nooooo.....I hope it's not time for one of those long mother and daughter talks about boys....AGAIN....because I'm positively sure we had this conversation last night....
To my suspicion..she came over and hugged me
Wait whattt?
She never does this...
I was shocked by her actions .even though it was just 20-30 seconds it felt like a it took a lifetime for me to respond to her actions ...but I hugged her back...
Growing up with my mom she always came as tough to me and I've never and I mean NEVER EVERRRRRR seen her show affection to any of us...at first it made me wonder if she ever loved us but through all her hard work and time it answered my question.
"Be careful Amani" she said in a serious tone.
"I will mom" I assured her.
With that being said I walked outside and made my way to my brothers small car . Looking at the car now that I have to go to school in it made me realize how badly it is in need of a paint job.
I made my way to passengers side and sat inside the car .
I took in the scent of the car and it smelled like cigarettes and burnt rubber. It made me cringe.
Damn he really should consider getting some air fresheners.
I was about to address the scent and my advice about the air fresheners but I decided this isn't a good time so ,I kept my thoughts to myself.
My brothers finally came out side.they came inside the car laughing at something ...it's probably another prank to pull on me ...the world may never know . Just then rachad tried starting the car but it refused to cooperate .
Just throw the whole car away!
After a few attempts the car roared to life
Thank God!!!
We arrived to our first stop which was west ridge elementary.the twins hopped out a little too fast if you ask me.they were more than eager to torture someone's kids.
The drive to my school was normally a 20 minute drive...due to the traffic it'll be about 45 minutes and that's when I realized how late I was going to be.
"Can't you drive any faster?"I blurted out due to my mini panic attack.
He then turned to face me...and then back to the road...totally ignoring me.
Next time I'm seriously considering taking the bus.
My mind drifted back to how bad the car looked and how much it would affect my appearance I decided to attempt talking to him again
"Can you pull over at the café please?i need to get something" I said hoping he would hear me over the loud "rock and roll" music playing....surprisingly he did and the car came to a stop . I quickly stepped out looking around to see if anyone saw me but there was no one around .
Phewwww
I made my way inside the small café.it was quite warm and relaxing. Part of me wanted to sit down and relax but, the other part wanted to run to class. I went with the second option .
"May I have whose next in line please?" Said a Brown skinned lady with red hair and a few tattoos.
That's me.
I stepped up to the small counter
"May I have a small cappuccino please?"
"That'll be $2.75"
I handed her my money and waited for my change .
Along with my change came my hot steaming cappuccino .
"Thank you,enjoy the rest of your day"she said with a smile.
"Thank you too"
What the hell amani???
Why would you say thank you too???
How smart..
I regretted the words right after they came out of my mouth but there's nothing I could've done to change that...saying sorry would've made it worst.
So I just left it as that.
I walked across the street and headed for WRU and my heart started to race. Luckily the office wasn't hard to find. I walked up to the secretary ,gave her my name and asked for my schedule politely.
"Amani mc'donald ?" She asked
Didn't I just say that I questioned myself but I just nodded my head in response.
"Your first class started 15 minutes ago!"
Oh my God!!!!NOOOOO!!
I took the schedule out her hand,thanked her and made my way to my first class which happened to be literature..
To find the class I had to ask a few students which way to go but I made it there .
I opened the door and saw a short bald man with an overly large stomach.
"Ms.mc'donald right?" He asked me.
"Yes sir" I said I was kind of out of breath but I managed to get it out.
"Your 20 minutes late! The next time your late don't bother to come to my class....understand madam?" he said seriously.
I nodded in agreement.
" take a seat" he instructed .
When I looked around all eyes were on me and all the seats were taken
Great!JUST GREAT!
When I glanced around one more time there was a seat all the way to the back of the class in the middle of a bunch of boys
Whyyyyy?
I took my seat and all their eyes were on me with an amused smile on their faces.i don't know what their intentions are but I just pray it doesn't get any worse than it already has.
AUTHORS NOTE !
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