Raindrop - Abby (you can read anyone TXT) 📗

“Aaaahhh!” Kii screamed, my 3 years old sister. “Now what?” I thought. I walked into her room and turned on the lights. There she was, lying on the floor. Her long, curly, tangled, dark brown hair covering her small round face. I went to her and picked her up. She’s not that heavy. Actually, she’s not heavy at all. She’s only been eating milk and cookies, her favorite snack.
“What’s the matter, Kii?” I asked her. “There’s a monster under my bed, Kristi.” She answers in a small, shaky voice. “No, there’s no such things as monsters.” I grumble. “Yes, there is.” she argues. I catch a glimpse of our dog under the bed. “It’s just C.J see?” I go under the pink bed and take out the white furry dog out. “Now can you go to bed? Mom is going to kill me if she knows you’re still awake.” I say. “Can you read me a story than?” Kii asks. I was about to say no but that’s the only way to make her asleep. So instead I say, “Okay.” I took out a thick book from the self and started to read it to her. After a while, she’s asleep. I cover her up with a blanket. I turn off the lights, and go back to the porch. Some weird but good song was on. I sat in the middle of the steps and soon enough fell asleep.
“Kristina!!” I woke up. Did someone just call me? I decided I dreamt it because no one calls me by my real name. I realize I’m shivering. As I walk to my room, I hear it again. “Kristina!!” Wait. It’s mom. I run up the stairs to the kitchen. She’s there, looking at my pale blue eyes. I look back at her chocolate brown eyes, just like Kii’s eyes. The pang of jealousy hits my stomach with surprise. Not now, I push that aside for now. “Why weren’t you at school today, Kristina?” she asks. “Oh…How do you know that?” I ask her. “’Cause I went to your school to return your phone you left at my room last night.” She says. How could I have forgot that! I tried to think of an excuse. “Kristi….come on…” she said. She knew me too well so I couldn’t lie to her. So I said, “I missed the bus ’cause I woke up at 7:50.” “Krist-!” I covered her mouth with my hand. “Kii’s sleeping!” I whispered. “So, you are grounded for 3 days. Getting up at 6:00, back home by 9:00.” she said. “Mom!!” I whined. “And doing the dishes for 3 days.” She added. I took a deep and claming breath. I ran for the stairs. “Wait, Kristi. You have your driving lessons from tomorrow.” she said in a quite voice. I looked at her with my thousand watt smile and hugged her, then I ran for my bedroom.
My room is light green. It’s really claming. There are posters of skateboards and actors and pictures of me and my family in frames, I bought at the drug store. And there is another picture below my bed, in the box. Actually, make that two pictures. There are glowing stars on the ceiling. The bed is blue and the carpet below is soft, furry pink. I took my ipod out of the drawer, beside my bed, and tried to sleep with the music floating in my head.
The next morning, I work up at 6:30. I took a shower and waked Kii up. I dressed her up for school and made her some eggs and bacon. While she was eating, I went upstairs to get dressed. I wore my usual gym clothes- a white tank top with black shorts and black high-tops. My hair was still wet. My hair is the simple, boring dark brown and up to my waist and it takes hours to blow dry it. So I just left it out.
I went downstairs to find Kii playing with her Barbie dolls. I helped her put on her shoes. “Mom!! Let’s go!!” I screamed. She came downstairs and put on her shoes. She was in her jeans, so she will be at Aunt Maul’s all day. My mom works at the hospital, as a nurse. And sometimes she works at a bookstore. Well, it’s not a bookstore, it’s the bookstore. It’s the only bookstore you can find in this town. There’s not even a library. And my mom owns it. I work there with mom, Ray and Jane. But we’re still hiring, since it the only bookstore. So when she has her off, she’s usually at aunt Maul’s. Aunt Maul is mom’s favorite sister out of 3. I can’t even imagine what they do there! Sitting and gossiping, maybe?
As we were approaching the door I said to my mom, “You two go and wait for me in the car, I’ll be right back.” I ran back in my room and took my book bag out. I took my phone, ipod and a rubber band out of my desk drawer. I shoved them in my book bag. I took out a jeans and a pink shirt from my closet and shoved them in my book bag too. My homework was already there. Now I was ready. I looked at my reflection on the mirror for the last time and ran to the car.
After I finished exercising and swimming I checked the time. It was 7:30! Oh god, I was late for the driving lessons! I changed really fast into my jeans and shirt. I was in time for the bus. I took out some change from my pocket and put it in the slot.

“Bye mom, bye Kii.” I kissed both of them on the forehead and jumped out the car. “Bye Kristi!!” Kii screamed out of the window. “Don’t be late!” I waved to them until they disappeared from the road.
I went in this house and expected to find someone. But to my surprise nobody was inside! Mom had said the place is in Rain Street and I was in Rain Street. When I went outside the board said “For Sale”. It was a store. When I looked at the building next to the store it said “Roderick’s Driving Lessons.” I started to laugh. It was right next to the store and I didn’t even see it! People stared to stare at me so I stopped laughing. When I entered the driving place, there was a guy on the counter. He was hunched over, trying to fix something down on the ground. So all I could see was his morning brown hair.
“ Excuse me?” I asked him. “What!?” He said with a sharp tone. He turned around at the sound of my laugh. “Sorry. How can I help you?” He looked embarrassed. Even blushed. “I’m here for my lessons.” I told him. “Your name, please?” “Kristina Collins.” I answered. He checked the computer. “You are 20 minutes late. Your teacher is long gone.” He looked at me. “Damn it.” I mumbled. Mom is going to officially strangle me now. He took in my expression and I saw a small twitch at the corner of his mouth. I narrowed my eyes and said, “That mouth better not be laughing at me!” He chucked and replied, “I could teach you, if you would like.”. “That’d be great! Thanks. As long as you don‘t laugh at me.” I smiled. He smiled back.
“Nice car.” I said. It was red one with the open roof kind of thing. “Thanks. I got it for my 16th birthday.” So he was older than me. That was obvious. He towers over me. And I’m 5’6. He opened the door of the driver seat. I got in, he went to the passenger side. “Okay, now I get to know you.” He said taking out a bunch of papers. “Do I get to know you?” I asked. He grinned at my easy joke.
That’s how come both of us started to fill out the papers. When we were done we exchanged it. His named was Jacob, nickname Jake. He was 17. That surprised me. Yeah, right. He was 6 feet tall. When I was done reading I looked at him. Brown hair, and the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen. And the longest eyelashes I ever saw on a boy. Then he looked right at me and smiled. My heart did a triple flip. I looked away. What was that!? I could feel the blood rush to my face. The time on the dasher was 8:43! Oh god! Now I was late for school. He must think I’m a freak. “Hey, look. I am late for school. Umm… can I come tomorrow and we can start the lessons?” I asked him. He smiled and said, “ You seem to be late for everything, Kristina. How about I give you a ride to the school?” My heart beated furiously when he said my name, and his last words made it faster. “You don’t have to go to your school, Jacob?” I blurted the words before I even thought about it. He said, “I go to the same school as you.” Why didn’t I think of that. How can I be more stupider? Then he got off the passenger seat and opened the driver’s side. I got off and went to the passenger side. “Hey, call me Kristi.” I said. That was better right? “Hey, and call me Jake.” He mocked me and laughed. I rolled my eyes.
It was silent in the car except for the song on the radio. But it was not the awkward kind of silence. It was the kind of silence where you are afraid that if you talk you are going to break the moment. There was no need for words. When we reached the parking lot of the high school, no one was outside. And that proved we needed an excuse. He came up with one. To Mr. Klan, he said, “I lost my phone in the Y and Kristi was helping me find it.” And he gave a real innocent smile. I grimaced. The teacher looked at both of us with narrowed eyes but gave us the pass anyways. Wow, he was good. I can never get past Mr. Klan. He was such a, well, a teacher. When we were out of earshot I thanked him and said see you later. He smiled down at me and walked away. The last I saw of him was his red baseball cap. I went to my locker and took out my books. I heard hoots of laughter coming from the hallway. They were coming to me. They were my friends, Blake was talking to Rosie and Jas. And Drew, Robby and Chelsi were checking out each others ipod.
“Hey guys. S’up?” I asked. Robby was the only one who bothered to look up. “We’re cool. You seem to be a little late. And you don’t look like you ran like the wind to come here.” He looked at me suspiciously. When he said that everybody seemed interested. They all looked up at me. So I told them about my day and about Jake. “Hey, enough about your life.” Chelsi said. I rolled my eyes. Chelsi was your regular girly, girl. But she was nice enough. “Sara has a party tomorrow at her house. And everyone is invited. Well, everyone from the cheerleaders club. And of course their friends.” She informed us. Everyone started saying they’ll be there. “What time does it start?” I asked nervously. Eyebrows were raised. She looked at me and said, “It starts at