Alarms were never my favorite sound in the world especially when they continuously go off after a late night. I was exhausted and hearing the sound of beeping was enough to annoy anyone this early.

I was up until two o'clock hanging out with West last night, so hearing that beeping wasn't exactly my favorite thing to hear three hours later. Therefore, this morning was starting off like hell already.

West knocked a few times, entering my room with a cup of coffee in his hand. "Ah, rise and shine." He looked all sweaty, probably from his morning jog.

I pouted. "Where's mine?"

He chuckled, ruffling my already bedridden hair. "In a container waiting to be made."

In response, I threw a pillow at him and started getting my stuff together for school. "What are you doing up so early anyway?"

"I have to make that stop and check on my mom's friend and get whatever she wanted to give me and then I have to catch my flight," he said.

I don't get why his mom's friend couldn't just mail whatever it is she's giving him, but since he got a nice visit here, I'd have to say I didn't really mind.

"I wish you could stay longer," I said sadly as I tried to brush out all the knots in my hair. He walked over and gave me a side hug, and I pretended to gag, pushing him away.

"Okay, you smell like sweat. You can go now," I said, plugging my nose and shooing him away.

He only chuckled. "That's what happens when you go jogging on a hot day."

I couldn't help the snort that came from me. "It's always a hot day in Long Beach," I said before walking into my closet and grabbing a pair of leggings and a long t-shirt to cover my butt.

When I walked out, my cousin moved to just sitting back on my bed with his phone in his hand.

I raised an eyebrow. "Do you mind?"

"Nah, not at all. Continue with your little morning routine."

I rolled my eyes, but still did exactly that, taking a shower, I quickly washed my body and hair before getting out. I knew I'd have more time to enjoy the hot water later after my jog.

I brushed out my wet hair and then blow dried it. Once it was completely dry, I got dressed and then headed out to my vanity, doing my usual braids and then the bun before putting on the wig cap and the wig.

I moved onto the nose part and easily put it on before I added my glasses just as my phone rang loudly throughout the room.

"Hello?" West said into the device, since it just so happened to be right next to him. I attempted to grab it out of his hands, but once he stood up, it was nearly impossible, even for me, being 5'10.

He pulled the phone away from his ear and covered it with his phone. "Clove, Tori said that the key's not in the rock. Therefore, you have five seconds to open the door before she beats your ass."

it and let her in, you idiot. What were you going to do? Take it with you back to Seattle?" I

only stuck his tongue out at me before telling Tori that he'd be down in a sec and hanging up the phone.

room. "Hey, I thought I was driving today?" I asked curiously as I grabbed my bookbag and made sure my history book

I didn't want to be without a ride if you got another detention," she said with a serious face,

"You bitch," I said, throwing a pillow

out laughing. "Please, you know I'm only kidding. I just have my own shoot today so after I drop you off, I'm going

to go then," I said and she smiled, handing me my usual Starbucks drink. When I walked downstairs, I was surprised to see my parents sitting at the dining room table,

me enter the room, my mother and West looked

with enthusiasm that even a crazy person

she said, standing up and doing the faire la bise, the kiss on both cheeks. "How have you been? I called Mary; she said you've

I frowned. Was she serious? She made it sound

should worry about. It happened once and it

before looking down at her wrist, showing off her expensive Apple watch. "Well, as always, I was only

as she picked up her purse and her suitcase before heading out the front door with a

grabbed an apple from the bowl located on the table.

"I'm leaving as well," he stated monotonously. A sad smile appeared on my face and I couldn't find myself to speak so I only nodded, watching as he closed the newspaper

have her clothes. Now, my dad was a different story. He's a surgeon, so he didn't come home often. He was always doing surgery

to come home for clothes eventually. That is, if they're even still at their so called "home."

in school, getting perfect grades, going to a school like Harvard or Yale. He wanted the child who would be worth talking about, worth seeing.

A daughter who

softly, pulling me

from Tori. "I'm okay, don't worry about it,"

to feel like she

West, but your mom is a little too crazy."

so," he said, and I grinned. West and his mom were the ones who actually made me feel like I was a part of a family.

to leave now if we wanted to make it to school on

stole the apple from my hand, taking a huge bite out of it. "Bye, thanks for this," he said with his mouth full,

while sending him a wave as we headed out to the car. We both got in and buckled up and made light conversation the

at the same time as

"He was completely drunk."

What was so great about sitting in the same room as a drunk idiot?

usually talks to the girls who will put it out just by him breathing as he walks past," Tori said.

couldn't hold back a laugh. She had

her to look at me with a glare and smack my

my last conversation being about the school's player," I said, pretending

jerk," she said, shaking her head in amusement

of the school. No one bothered to glance in our direction,

incredibly hot, but you're not allowed to even be interest in him. That guy will break your heart

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