My untidy, messy life

Hi! My name is Anna Figg. I'm a 15 year old girl who by the way still lives with her bossy parents and her goodie two shoes brother. All my life I felt like I was an outsider to my family. While they all liked watching comedy TV shows, I enjoyed painting. While they liked going to the beach, I enjoyed staying home reading. I was very much different and for that I'm kinda lucky I guess. I really hoped that I would turn out nothing like my perfect brother, Kristin. I could tell he was the favourite. But anyways this is not a story about my annoyingly perfect brother, nor is it a story about my strict parents. It's a story about me and my life as a true outsider to my own pack.... Not to sound dramatic or anything.. Anywho, I went to grand Brooke high school,welll.... Not really but this was going to be my first year there and I was over the moon excited. I had been yapping about it so much that my parents got a bit worried. See I have never in my entire life ever cared about school. But this was THE school. Every review online had claimed this school to be the greatest thing known to man. And now that my parents finally had the money to send me there I was going to follow my dreams. The main reason why I've always wanted to go there was because back when I was in first grade, I heard a rumor that Cardi B went to this school. Obviously it was a joke planning to get someone's dreams crushed.. And that someone happened to be me, but it's all fine because I am the happiest I had ever been. Going to this school would mean popularity, friends and cool sporty boys. I had hoped to finally be noticed in a place better than Sunny primary school. Yikes! That place gave me the heeby-jeebies. Anyway I was starting school on Monday and I just could not wait. So come along with me on my super fun adventure for my very first new high school! *Monday Morning * The day started out as any other school day would, except for the part where I reminded myself of which school I'm going to. I was jumping for joy hours before breakfast and I was too excited to eat a thing. I took a bottle of chocolate milk and a pastry which my mom had made. I packed it in my bag and then proceeded to ask my mom for lunch money. It was a risky question since she had never given me lunch money before, she preferred to save money by cooking me lunch, which of course was fine until today. I knew that everyone who was everyone would laugh at me for bringing a boring old sandwich to lunch. I was not about to let my lunch decide weather or not I would be in THE CIRCLE. THE CIRCLE was a really cool group in the school. I know about it because my cousin went to this school and she tried her best to get in the circle. Of course they only let the most popular, pretty and skilled in THE CIRCLE. I knew that there was no chance of me getting in if I brought my moms famous peanut butter and jelly to school with me. So I did the only thing I could.. Me : Hey mom! I was wondering- Mom : Nope! Me : But you don't even know what I was going to say- Mom : I don't need to know. It's always something about trying to be cool at this new school of yours. Me : well not this time.. Mom : Really? Me : Yup I'm a changed human. But.. I was kinda wondering if I could get lunch money for school. You know instead of you making my lunch. Mom : Why? I thought you liked my cooking. Me : Mom making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich does not count as cooking. And besides lunch only costs 10 dollers. Mom : Honey you know things have been tight lately with your dad losing his job and me having to stay home to look after your brother. OH yea did I mention my brother had the flu. And his been sick since let me see, well since school opened. I know his not really sick but he has everyone fooled. Mom took a couple days off from work to look after him. She would be mad if she knew what I knew. But he never gets cought breaking any rules since in the eyes of my parents he can do no harm. Anyways back to the part of me begging.. Me : Mom I know but please. I have to seem cool at my new school. I don't wanna be the lame kid there too. Mom : Here we go again... Honey how many times have we told you, you were not the lame kid anywhere. And it doesn't matter what lunch you bring, as long as you stay true to yourself. Now come on or your going to be late! Well there you have it folks. This will be my destruction. It doesn't matter I'll just not eat lunch, that way no one will see what I have. *At the school* A million things were rushing through my head at once. I was so excited to see the inside. This is going to be the coolest, most amazing, enchanting year of my life. Mom : Have a great day hun! And remember be nice to everyone. Me : yea yea I got it. Bye now! As soon as I got out of the car, this girl came up to me and said.. Carla : Hi I'm Carla and I'm going to be your tour guide. I was instructed by the principle to show you around. What's your name? With a shaky voice I replied - Me : Oh hi I'm Anna, nice to meet you. Carla : it's great to meet you too! Anyways come with me. First Carla showed me the science lab then the cafeteria, then the math class, English class, geography and more. Loads more. By the time she was done showing me around it was lunch time. I was a bit hungry but my intentions remained the same. I was not going to let my reputation fall underground before anyone even spoke to me. Carla : Hey you can sit with us! Me : thanks! Carla : I'll introduce you to everyone. I was a bit nervous to meet her friends. But I pulled it together and sat down. As we sat Carla pointed to each one and started to say their names. Carla : This is Ricky, the one on the left is Chloe, that's Zoe and that is Kim. Kim : Hi! Ricky : Hello new comer. Zoe : sup Chloe : Hey Me : Hi guys, it's so great to meet you all! Carla : well now that introductions are out of the way, let's eat! When Carla said that my heart dropped. They all started taking their lunch out and it was all fancy. Kim had chicken and rice. Carla had shrimp. Zoe had roast potatoes. Chloe had ramen. Ricky had meatloaf. I was absolutely going to get the third level bullying. I was starving and needed food. At that point, I didn't care I just sipped out my lunch and started eating. Carla : Oh sweet your lunch is so good. People around here would kill to have a pb&J. Ricky : See? Your fitting in here already new comer. I was a bit confused by this. I thought rich people could get whatever they wanted. Me : Why don't people just buy it then? Carla : well most people want to but it's all about the public. Some of us aren't allowed to have it or even think about it. It would ruin our image. Me : But it's a harmless sandwich Carla : Not in the real world it isn't. Some of the things that were said I didn't fully understand. I had no idea that rich people had to keep an image. I always thought that it was just about how much money you have. As I was thinking a group of over achievers came over to the table we were sitting at. Jenny : Well well well, look what we have here bri! Brianna : Oh how adorable. A Newby. You must know who we are! Me : not really... Carla : *chuckles* Brianna : Well then, I'll tell you and you better not forget! I'm Brianna, and this is Jenny. We kinda run this place and if your even the slightest out of line we will make sure you won't be able to make the same mistake.. Won't we Jenny? Jenny : Sir yes sir!! To me this looked like two rich brats who had been given way too much power. I felt sorry for them. Me : Well I don't see a crown on your heads so I guess your not the ruler after all. Brianna : You had better have a good reason as to why you think you can talk to us! Me : well you are the ones who came to me and started blurting out words. Humiliated the two brats left and I knew I was going to regret saying that but it felt good doing it. Ricky : Woah, your even more crazy than any of us. Me : what do you mean? Ricky : Those two rich chicks are in the circle. And whoever is in the circle gets three complaints about one person. If you get 3 complaints they will deal with you. OK remember when I said I was going to regret doing that. Welll I think I just did... Me : WAIT WHAT??!!!! Carla : Oh relax it's no biggy. I'm sure they have more important things to do than mess with the new girl. Me : Why did no one tell me that they were in the circle!! Now they are going to report me and I'll be resented by THE Circle!! Kim : What's so important about the circle? Zoe : Yea they're just a bunch of rich people thinking they are incharge. Carla : yea don't worry about it. You are much better off without them. My blood was boiling, all December I could not stop talking about how I wanted to fit in. The only way to fit in was to be in the circle. But it kinda bugged me. Those girls were just the first. They were rude and bossy. And if people fear them enough to listen to their stupid rules,then what am I to become if I get in the circle. Rude? Proud? Or maybe even worse. I'll be seen as what people hate most of all... A sad little wannabe leader. I knew that I still wanted to be in the circle. Maybe I could even change it for the better. I was tad bit excited for tomorrow though. I was going to begin my classes tomorrow. I knew that I was the best at all subjects. Not to toot my own horn but I was a genius. If you ask anyone from my old school they would call me the class know - it - all. As the day passed it was just like that, Home time. The time that most people would go mad over. But not for me. I actually liked this school and wanted to stay after hours. I read on a school news article that I could sign up for school clubs or sports. I was indeed going to do that. I just needed to find out what I'm good in. Later that hour my mom came. I hopped in the car and as usual, started rambling about my life. Me : Hey mom! Your a bit late but I won't hold you captive for that Mom : I know, I'm sorry honey. Your brother had this school parent teacher conference meeting. Me : but he hasn't even been to school yet Mom : Yea but he is still a student. Good news though. I took him to the doctor and he seems ready to go to school from tomorrow onwards. What did I tell ya?! Me : well that's great mom, but anyways today was great. I just need you to buy me a pink jacket from freddy's store. Mom : why honey? Me : Well I saw a bunch of girls with the same jacket. If you want me to make friends I think you should help me fit in. Mom : Honey I told you to make friends, not become a clone. Me : mom you don't get it, of course why would you, your so old fashioned. You know you wouldn't even know what high school is like now a days. Mom : well then inlighten me Me : you either make it or you don't. To make it you have to do everything possible to make yourself fit in. I'm trying to get in to the circle. Mom : whats the circle? Me : it's a really cool group of girls in the school. They run the place. Mom : well that doesn't seem very much good Me : well believe me, IT IS. I knew it mom would never understand what being in high school is like. She's too old. Mom : Oh whatever, we are going home. Buckle up. After we got home, mom decided it was a great idea to tell dad that I wanted the jacket and of course he laughed. I was so mad. But they didn't really know about my summer savings. They told me not to spend all my money during the summer and to save up for something important. Well this just so happens to be important. I bought the jacket online without their approval. I was happy and after all that's all parents ask for. For their children's happiness. *The next morning* The moment I woke up, I put the jacket in my bag and got on my bike and rode to school. Mom was a bit suspicious but I didn't really care much to clear her mind. Once I was around the corner from my house, I reached into my bag and got my jacket and put in on. I felt relieved to have this jacket.....once I reached school I parked my bike and walked in with pride. To my horror I saw what could only be discriped as utter madness. Everyone that had the pink jacket was now wearing a bright orange one. I was shocked and ashamed to walk in the school with my pink jacket. All my summer savings wasted on something I didn't even need but wanted to fit in. And now this? I looked like an old news paper from 2019. And even after the humaliation I felt another was passing my way. As I stood by my locker hoping someone would not see me, Brianna and her minion Jenny came over to where I was standing. Brianna : Well we'll, look who's living in yesterday Jenny : yea she looks like an old newspaper from 2019 The two rich brats chuckle as I listen to their childlike bragging Brianna : unlike you, I went to Louis vuitton and got a new dress with some matching shoes Me : Wow that is really great for you Me trying to sound as sarcastic as it gets. Brianna : You and your big mouth are going to get you in trouble one day Me : well then I better keep my mouth closed Brianna : That's a brilliant idea. Never thought I'd hear one come out of your mouth. Me : well I'm full of surprises Jenny : more like your full of dairy Brianna : yea like seriously get a diet Me : ill keep it in mind Brianna : glad we could help Jenny : totes Me : sorry to burst your bubble girls but I should be heading to class. As I walked away I couldn't help but think of punching them. I tried to keep my mouth so that I don't get another complaint. I'm sure they told on me already though. Strangely enough I didn't care much. But I was still determined to get in the circle. NO MATTER WHAT. I had a plan... I was going to ace the classes and get good grades so that mom would let me go shopping. I mean if I don't want to look like an old newspaper, I should probably get a whole new closet. *at lunch* I took a seat next to carla and the group. Me : Hey Carla : look who made it to their second day Kim : Honestly I would have left after my first day Me : so why didn't you? Kim : let's just say I had my reasons Me : well I happen to like it here Carla : oh yea by the way we were going to Ricky's house to study for the math test coming up. Wanna join? Me : umm.... Sure I'll be there Carla : great it's at 3,ill text you the address. Me : Perfect After lunch I headed straight home. Me : Hey mom! Mom : hey hun wait a second.. Now where in the world did you get that jacket?! My head filled with all the possible punishments I would be given. I just remembered I had forgotten to take off the jacket. Me : umm.. So you see- Mom : I'm listening Me : I kinda bought it with my summer money. Mom : I thought you wanted to save up for a new phone. Me : yea but I really really wanted this jacket Mom : I thought we talked about this. You dont need clothes to make you cool or popular Me : I know I know but I was desperate Mom : well was it at least worth it? Do you guys ever feel that parents are sometimes right when they tell you not to do something. This was one of those times. Well I couldn't tell her that the jacket was out of season after busting my wallet for it, so I did the opposite of that. Me : Yea mom it was great. Everything I hoped for Mom : as long as your happy Except I wasn't happy. All I really wanted was to cry into my mom's arms and tell her that I had made a huge mistake. But I had too much pride for that. Soon later I had enough strength to go online to the school buzz feed. I checked up on what everyone said about today. There was one account on Carla's blog that had a bunch of reviews on people's outfit. I went into it and there was one comment from Brianna about my outfit , it said : "What a joke. Looks like she tried to be me. Well she failed BIG TIME!" I was absolutely mad and angry with rage. I mean I can take it when she says it to my face but not online where the whole world can see. But it didn't end there. There was a bunch of mean comments from unknown users. After I was done hating myself for reading those, I had to get ready to go to Ricky's house for the study session. * at Ricky's house* Carla : hey glad you could make i Me : yea me too Ricky : well come on in then Me : thanks! We studied for a while, but I really wanted to close my eyes for a bit I was extremely tired. Carla : hey are you OK... You've been really quiet these past few minutes. Me : just not the study type I guess Kim : well neither am I, I say it's snack time. Who's ready for a break. After that we ate a bunch of chips and even drank a bunch of sprite. Let's just say that did not end well. Carla : I think we've reached our book limit Me : yea I gotta be home soon anyways Zoe : yea same. Carla : yea and I think I still have to work at the shop. See ya guys Chloe : yea I'm off to bye Ricky! Bye guys! Everybody left like a speed of lightning and I was on my way home. The whole ride home I could not stop thinking about what those comments read. It bugged me. I knew the only way to stop them was to tell Carla to take the article down. I knew she would I mean she is my friend but it is her job and her passion to keep her blogs up. But if I wanted any chance of fame, I needed that blog down. Once we got home, I texted Carla! *on the phone* Carla : hey did you get home safely? Me : yea im good. I wanted to ask you something... Carla : go on then. Me : OK well.... Have you seen your latest article? Carla : wait a sec lemme check. Ohh... Omg I'm so sorry Ann, I didn't realize the comments on it. Me : it's ok, I was just wondering if you could take it down. You know? So that the comments would stop. Carla : yea yea of course I would. But I have bad news. Me : what kind of bad news? Carla : well once I post an article, I can't really take it down. Me : what do you mean? Carla : It's a school blog right? Which means that the school kinda controls what I post. So if you want it taken down you have to go to the class president because she is in charge of my blog. Me : who's the class president? Carla : your not gonna like it, it's Brianna! You have got to be kidding me?!!