KING OF THE PACK

Letti’s POV *yawns* “Why do I have to do this every day” I said with so much regret. It’s 8:00 am already and I am still in bed. Who would ever believe I’m the eldest child? *Chuckles with so much fear*... I wouldn’t either. Letti Williams, a sixteen-year-old with no ambition whatsoever......yep that’s me. I have a class by 8:00 am and can’t move from my bed. absolutely nothing worse than the life I live. Honestly if you ask me why I'm always late, I won't have an answer I just know time always wins. “Hey letti,” Mom said. Are we gonna do this again today? “I am tired of your teachers complaining letti. You’re always the last to get to school, I can’t be watching over you all the time, I do not want to have this conversation with you again”. “Now put your room in order and get ready for school”, she said. Ok Mom, I answered. I forgot I had a younger sibling and I had to live an exemplary life. Since I lost my dad, I’ve lost all will to live again. My dad was a police officer and my best friend. He gave meaning to everything I did, I said *while staring at his picture*. Now I’m finding it hard to move on. Everyone says it’s just a phase in my life and it will pass, it’s been 7 years without him and still feels like yesterday, I said *holding back my tears*. “Hey letti, your bus just arrived”, Sean said. Thanks Sean, I said *while struggling to put on my socks*. If I miss that bus, I'm dead. Hey Sean could you help me with breakfast, you know, our little secret. “Okay letti”, he said with so much joy. I skip breakfast because I'm always late, but mom can never find out. Bye Sean, I say……. *Running towards the bus* Hola Mr. Carlos, I said. Mr. Carlos is the bus driver. He is Mexican and loved teaching me Spanish. Anika is Mr. Carlos’s daughter. “Buenos Dias letti, llegas tarde otra vez, he said fluently” …wow Mr. Carlos you're so good at This, I think I need to take my language classes seriously, *we laughed*. I walked towards a seat on the bus and found one right beside my best friend. “Oh my, this Girl, I’ll have to say that you're in love with me”, she *chuckled* “and secondly, you're late again”. Ok I am Sorry for being late again, I just had a little conversation with my mom and then I had to put my room in order. And i do not love you that much, this happens to be the only seat available. I said with denial. “That's because I saved it for you, dummy”, *both chuckles* I wonder why everyone is so happy to be in school, I said. “Well, that is because some people actually like it here letti”, Anika said. “Why do you hate it here”, she asked. I do not hate it here, I answered. I just do not think I belong here. It always feels like I always have to pretend to be someone else from 8 am to 3 pm. “Hmmmmm, so what if you try to find out what you love doing, it would be your own journey of self discovery filled with adventures”. Did you say adventures? in this small town? I asked with disdain all over my face. Yes, of course, Letti, she answered. Anika there would-be no time for that, I spend half of my life in school, there would be no time for adventures and besides you know my mom works all the time, no one to look after Sean, I said. “Ohhh letti, you poor child”, she said shaking her head in pity. “Ok let's do this instead, Write a list of things you can and can not do and things You want to accomplish as well. She suggested. Okay I'll do just that Ma’am *Both chuckle* Everyone in your seats please, Mrs Perkins said. As I walked to my seat, I found Vivian (The schools bully) in my seat. “Just ignore her letti, everyone knows she’s out to get you”, Anika said. Nope I'm not gonna take it, I replied. She’s always doing this, first it’s my launch, then my homework and now my seat, I have had it up here, I said angrily. “Is everything alright girls”? Asked Mrs Perkins. Yes Mrs. Perkins, I said while looking straight into Vivian’s eyes. Vivian, it’s a Monday morning isn’t it quite early for trouble? I asked. “You came late lettuce, oops, I mean letti”. *The class burst into laughter*. “letti just let her be, you might get into trouble” said Anika. Vivian I can see your seat is empty so please move your things back to your seat. “Bla bla bla, all you do is talk trash all day, is there anything you can do asides talk trash or is that all your dead father taught you?” She asked. Ok then I’ll show you what he taught me. “I can’t feel my face Mrs Perkins”. *Her troops rushing to help her up*. “Letti what did you do”, said Victoria. “Letti, Vivian to the principal’s office now”, said Mrs Perkins. “But she hit me”, said Vivian. No complaining Vivian. “Letti what have you done, I love it, she totally deserved it but you’re in a lot of trouble because her family won't take it lightly with you”, Anika said. Who cares about her family, I said without hesitation. “I love you regardless of the outcome”, Anika said