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."

her in, you idiot. What were you going to do? Take it with you back to Seattle?" I asked, shaking my head.

telling Tori that he'd be down in a sec and hanging up the

curiously as I grabbed my bookbag and made sure my history book was in there

ride if you got another detention," she said with a serious face, causing my jaw to

I said, throwing a

only burst out laughing. "Please, you know I'm only kidding. I just have my own shoot today

was surprised to see my parents sitting at the dining room table, drinking coffee. My dad wasn't talking as he read the

room, my mother and West looked over at me, pausing

that even a crazy person could see wasn't real.

you been? I called Mary; she said you've been late

frowned. Was she serious? She made it sound like it's a constant thing. It happened

you should worry about. It happened once and it

her expensive Apple watch. "Well, as always, I was only stopping in to see how everything was going and

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

I grabbed an apple from the bowl located

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

the new Coach. You just had to 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 or he was always at the hospital doing paperwork. At least, that's what he said he did. I wasn't stupid, though, I know that

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

was working hard in school, getting perfect grades, going to a school like Harvard or Yale.

daughter who wasn't me.

"Clove," Tori mumbled softly, pulling me into

realize had fallen and pulled away from Tori. "I'm okay, don't worry about it," I said,

to feel like

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

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. I should really visit them

at the time on my phone and knew we had to leave now if we wanted to make it to

hand, taking a huge bite out of it. "Bye, thanks for

headed out to the car.

the Andrew Carter was in detention at the same time as you? You're so lucky, " she said with a look of

I raised an eyebrow. "He was completely

the same room as

attention to you the whole time. That's a rare thing for him. He usually talks to the girls who will put it out just by him

hold back a laugh. She

like you?" I asked, causing her to look at me with a glare and

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

a jerk," she said, shaking her head in amusement as

the front of the school. No one bothered to glance in our direction, but I did notice Andrew was standing with Stacey, leaning over her, probably flirting

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

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