School

Lucia POV

"Lucia, you're going to be late, if you're not going to get out of that bed right now."I heard my mom's voice shouting from downstairs.

I groaned and pulled the duvet back over my head trying to fall asleep again,but just when the sleep decided to take over the blankets was ripped off from my body seeing an angry looking woman standing at the sides of my feets with both of her hands on her hips.

I shiver, feeling cold. Goosebumps started to form on my body because of the coldness of the room. "Mom". I called with a groan escaping my lips.

"Don't mom me, young lady, have you seen the time? " she asked me to gesture with her finger towards my clock.

"Can you just give me 5 more minutes?" I asked her pleadingly, I sat up straight and wiped out the sleep from my eyes.

"No honey, get up, you need to get ready for school now. "she told me in her motherly tone.

I sight, having no other choice but to convince mom to let me stay for a few minutes. I climb off from my bed and pick up my phone to see the time. It was pretty late and there wasn't time for me for a long shower.

"Mom, I'm up you can go now I told her walking towards my bathroom and start getting out of my night clothes.

" What do you want for breakfast baby?" she asked me

Toast, eggs, pancakes, cheese, tomatoes and a warm cup of coffee with lots of milk, thank you mom", I told her from the bathroom. I chuckle knowing how her face just looks when hearing what I wanted to eat.

"Honey, that's a lot of food dear, tell me do you eat only for yourself? "she asked me.

I choke on the teeth past in my mouth coughing when hearing her say that. I rinse off my mouth and peek through the door looking at my mother. " You really didn't mean to ask me that?"I asked her with furrowed brows.

" I want to know darling, if you eat just for yourself or what because that's a lot of food you want there." She said,'' but it's good to see you like that okay. I'm not going to delay you from getting ready. I'm going now to prepare your big breakfast " she told me and walked out of my room.

I step back into my bathroom and shower quickly and get dressed. I take my phone from my lamp desk smiling at the picture of me, mom and chrissy.

I wonder how her school day was as I ran out of my room, down towards the kitchen where mom was busy preparing my breakfast singing her best song.

I was really late, and I don't want to be late for my first day at my new school. It was 6:25 and school started at 7:45. I wear my blue tight skinny jeans with my white tank top and atop my blue long coat and with my white boot all star tekkie.

"Honey, don't ever run down the stairs or on the stairs please, what if you fall or hurt yourself?'' She asked me to put a plate in front of me.

" But I didn't fall, mom. "I told her to eat my pancakes.

" What if you did huh, just be careful next time. "she told me with a smile on her face while sitting down on the chair.

" Okay mom, '' I said, sipping off the eggs and stuffed more food after food in my mouth. Mom's undone egg dropped down my chin and all over my mouth seeing mom raise her brows looking at me giggling.

" You still eat like a baby, you need to stop that and grow up, it's ugly. You're going to choke on your food one day just see." she told me, drinking on her cup of coffee and shove me a napkin.

"Thanks mom, I said take it from her and wipe my mouth and chin." This is just so delicious and I was hungry. I don't know where it suddenly came from. "I told her to chow down on the food left in my mouth.

A hard slap fell on my hands making yell," ouch mom! "Why was that for?" I asked her to drink my last coffee.

"What did I teach you about speaking while having food in your mouth, you teenagers just never learn." she told me with an angry look on her face.

"You just wanna be mean with me today and I really don't need it, it's my first day at a new school and I need all the love."I told her looking sad.

She chuckled looking at me with her beautiful eyes. " Are you happy for today honey? "she asked me.

I sit still and breathe out some air. I'm not happy for today but I'm going to try to enjoy it and make it better. I'm starting at a new school with new teachers without my best friend by my side. To be honest I'm scared, I don't know how I Wil cope for the next few months. But I felt like something good was going to happen today.

"I'm fine mom, what's the use anyway to be happy." I sighted,looking down at my empty plate.

I felt her take my hands in hers. She lifted my chin to look at her. She sighed, "I'm sorry darling for everything, even for the reason why we left our house and my other daughter behind to come here. I'm sorry." she said with tears in her eyes. If there were any better choices I could have made for us to stay there, I would just do it for you. Listen, staying here will be worth it. I promise you she told me to caress my cheek.

I felt awful and so guilty, I really didn't mean to make her cry but I just did and I felt very bad about it. I promised Chrissy I would look after and not make her cry.

I moved out of the chair with tears streaming down my face towards mom and wrapped my arms around her hugging her so tight. " I'm sorry mom for making everything so hard for you". I told her.

"I love you honey" , she said. Now we need to go. We have messed up a lot of times. “she told me, smiling and wiping her face.

Mom is driving us to school, it wasn't necessary but she really wanted to take me to school. She said it was because she needs to sign some forms. The drive to school is so annoying and boring. Mom didn't say anything to me because she has been on the phone since we left home.

We finally arrived at the school. I read the name of the Greenland high school. The school is big and beautiful. I'm jealous because our school is small and not so big, but I love that school. I'm shocked at how big it is.

Mom look for a park spot for us until she find it and park the car. I climb out of the car and getting my bag from the back seat and stare at the beautiful buildings in awe. This school is for rich people and I'm starting to feel so out. I didn't know I'm still standing in the car looking at the buildings until mom called me.

"Lucia, come on, school is almost starting". she said. I felt eyes staring at me as I walked up towards mom. I shake off the stranger looks I receive from them with a scoff and walk on.

All the learners here are in some school uniform and it looks like I'm the only one not wearing one today. It is a nice white hemp with a blue skirt and black panties sock under. The boys go just similar with blue pants. The uniform is pretty cool.

We reached the head office of the school and went straight towards a small desk. Mom smiled at the woman who sat behind the desk with her glasses on her nose. She smiled back at us when she saw us.

"Good morning ma'am, mom greeted," I'm here with my daughter just confirming that she is here and I'm also here to sign some forms mom told her.

"Morning ma'am,'' the woman greeted back with a smile on her face," what's your daughter's name she asked mom.

"Lucia Riet." Mom answered happily, caressing my back. My mind roams around this beautiful place.

"Her subject?"

"Come on darling, I think you can answer that." She told me to move in front of the woman.

"maths, English, history, science, tourism and life orientation, thank you". I said moving away a bit.

She nodded her head checking it on the computer. When she was done she gave me my schedules and told us to wait for the principal, because he wanted to see us for a moment.

After a minute she showed us to a two black door and knocked on it until we heard a deep voice come in. She opened the door for us and told us to go in. Mom goes in first and I follow.

An old man with glasses sitting down on his nose, staring at us with a smile on his face. "Please come in and have a seat." he said.

Me and mom sit next to each other in front of the old man who sits behind a big black desk. "Thank you sir, and good morning."

"Good morning sir." I greeted my mom.

" You must be Lucia?" he asked, looking at me.

"Yes sir." I answered.

"It's a pleasure to have you here ma'am". He said giving mom a form to sign. We don't have strict rules here as long as you just obey to the one we have."

I try to listen carefully to what he says, " Respect your teacher and classmates. Be on time for school and your classes and do your work. I hope you are going to have a great time this year with us, thank you.

"I'm looking out to see the same grades here and I see you don't have your school uniform on. I hope tomorrow you will." he told me, looking at mom to see if she was done filling in the form.

"Yes sir, '' I answered, looking at mom.

About that sir, you didn't tell me about what the school uniform looks like but she will have it on tomorrow. I promise she told him, smiling at me.

" Thank you, Mrs Riet. "he said but mom stopped him to correct him.

" Miss Reit sir." she told him happily.

" Oh okay, my fault, you can go now young lady, your teacher is waiting for you."He said looking at me.

" Thank you sir, '' I said and stood up from the chair.

"Give this to your teacher, it is for holding you up so that they won't scold you for arriving late at class." he smiled as I took the card from him.

Mom greeted him again and we left his office and walked out of the head office. She bid me goodbye telling me to have a nice day. I take out the schedule to check which period I'm getting now, seeing that it's English my favorite subject from Miss Swartz.

I reach for the map I got with my schedules and search for Miss Swartz class, but I have no idea what's going on . and look around for something or someone who can help me.

I sight feeling hopeless and walk back into the head office straight to the smiling secretary. I smiled at her, "hi, mm I'm kind of lost and I don't have a clue how to read a map, can you give me directions to miss Swartz class please." I asked her.

She chuckled, " You are not the first one having problems finding a class dear, so it's okay. You walk down the hall on your left and on your left the first the stairs the first class there on your right. You can check the number on the door. There's one on your schedule giving you all the subjects teachers class numbers." She told me.

"Thank you so much." I told her and walked away so fast.

I walk up the black stairs giving off a dark light finding it strange why black out of all the colors. I reach the last stair and check what the number of the class is on my schedule when suddenly a little girl runs out of a class frightened me...She stops when she sees me and after her a woman runs out too.

"Honey no, wait."

I look at the woman and suddenly everything changes. My mind stops, my eyes stop to blink and I stop to even move. I forgot where I was for a moment when my eyes landed on her face. It is the same woman I met the other day, the one I couldn't stop thinking about and here she was standing in front of me in all her glory.

I'm frozen, I felt dizzy and sick just looking into her beautiful blue eyes. The blood in my body moved so fast I felt how my body started to itch deep inside,under my skin it was impossible to scratch it.

My heart beats so fast, I can feel it from out under my chest. I know she could hear my heart beating, making me feel embarrassed and shy. She didn't say anything, but just looked at me the same way I looked at her. Why am I so at this lady, what connection does she have with me for making me feel so good. Why does she have this effect on me?

We stare at each other for so long, no one seems to look away. I felt strange and warm inside. My stomach makes all sorts of backflips. Her face is so pale but beautiful,she has small pink lips looking so soft and sweet. Something flashes in her eyes caughting my attention, but she moves her face away from me.

How on earth can only one woman make you feel like this. I give my attention back to the beautiful girl standing in front me looking at me with a smile on her face.

I smiled back at her because she is just too beautiful having the same eyes like this lady. "I told you mommy." she said