Understanding my mate

Getting ready for the date

Looking at myself in the mirror thinking if this is really happening. Seems surreal. Then the bell rings, school is over. Thus, I go to my piano practice. Favorite part of the day. I just lose myself in my music.

Forty-Five minutes passed and the music hall became empty and I heard Mr. Williams say “Emily it is time, see you tomorrow” I smiled and cleaned up my space and then walked towards my little car. A silver Toyota Camry. I unlock my doors and as I get into my seat my phone starts to vibrate. After I put my seatbelt on and turned the car on to give the ac a minute to cool my car. I grab the phone out of my bag and look to see another text from the same unknown number Chris texted from.

“Don’t forget, I am going to pick you up in an hour” I just put “okay.” I drive home. Getting inside the house. I go straight to the kitchen and grab a vanilla yogurt. Seeing a note on the fridge from my mom, “Working late tonight, see you guys in the morning!” Smiling to myself, I get my phone out and text my mom. “Love you mom, don’t work very hard.”

We are in the 21st century and my mom still leaves notes on the fridge when we all have cell phones that we normally text from. Thinking of how hard my mom works, I feel a little sad. It has been me, my brother Alex, and my mom for the last five years. My father just left. Thirteen years of marriage and he just left. Leaving my mother to do everything herself. That shameless human they call a man.

Alex and I disliking him is an understatement of the century. Alex is my older brother. He will be 18 in two weeks. We are by far the complete opposites, but he is my best friend. He has always been there for me. Even when I thought my world was coming to end mentally. Putting his ‘popular life’ on hold to take care of his nerdy little sister. But that is what he does, I try not to embarrass him at school. So sometimes I will try to keep my distance. I know the importance of the social ladder; I cannot be that annoying sister.

I check my phone. It is 25 minutes till Chris will pick me up. OMGEE what should I wear?? Does my brother know he is picking me up? I decided to wear jeans, a black t-shirt that says LEVI, and my black van shoes. Then I send Alex a quick text saying, I will be hanging out with a friend.