“How would you describe me Lilly?” I asked.
“Paula, you’re a very smart and unique person. But also mysterious. In a good way.” She replied.
“How am I mysterious? I mean, I never thought of myself that way.”
“Because you’re always so quiet around people. Not around me, of course. It’s like you shut yourself down completely, like you don’t want them to know who you are.”
“But you know I’m very shy! Besides, I’m not very good at socializing, you know? I always make myself sound like a total freak!
“Hey, you asked for my opinion!” She answered quickly.
“You’re right. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have reacted that way.”
Ring ring!
“Hello? Oh, hi mom.” Lilly answered her cell phone.
She was an 8th grader with medium short hair and pale skin, and also very popular at school. I knew her since she was in kinder. Since then, we were inseparable. She was my only real friend. I could be myself around her without having her stare at me like a total weirdo.
“You’re already in the front? Ok, bye.” She quickly hung up.
“I have to leave already. But, I’ll see you on Monday!” She was already walking toward the car.
“See you then.” I whispered.
* * *
“Honey, dinner’s ready!” My mother yelled from the kitchen downstairs.
“Coming!” I yelled back.
I quickly changed into a T-shirt and shorts. As I was walking down I bumped into Kati, my older sister.
“Watch were you’re going, you little punk!” She exclaimed.
“Sorry!” I yelled back. My sister is very mean, and only thinks of herself. She has a boyfriend, of course. She is a beautiful 18 year old, who has long wavy hair and a perfect shaped body. She always hated me no matter how incredibly nice I was to her. Sometimes I feel like I can never be accepted by her.
I quickly rushed down the stairs, hiding my face from embarrassment.
“How was your day today, Paula?’’ She asked while putting a plate of chicken and rice in front of me.
“It was fine. We had a pop quiz yesterday, and I got my scores today. I got a 100%.”I replied without surprise in my voice.
“Miss. Know-it-all.” Kati said angrily.
“Stop it, Kati. You should be proud of your sister.” Dad replied to Kati’s comment.
I always knew Kati was jealous of my intelligence. She never admitted it, though.
I was half-way done with my dinner, when Mom announced, “I got a promotion!” She exclaimed happily.
“Wow. Really Mom?” I asked.
She nodded. “Yes. The boss says that I did an excellent job on my last patient.”
“Let’s all go downtown to celebrate!” My father exclaimed.
“Yippy.” Kati said with sarcasm.
“I think that’s a great idea, but I’d rather go to bed early today. I have a huge test for math tomorrow.” I said.
“That’s all right, Honey. You get all the rest you need.” My mother said.
“Thanks for understanding Mom.” replied.
I went to the kitchen sink, and washed my plate. I hurried off to my room, and changed to my PJ’s. I washed my teeth and combed my hair, and went to get a good night’s sleep.
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“Paula, you’re a very smart and unique person. But also mysterious. In a good way.” She replied.
“How am I mysterious? I mean, I never thought of myself that way.”
“Because you’re always so quiet around people. Not around me, of course. It’s like you shut yourself down completely, like you don’t want them to know who you are.”
“But you know I’m very shy! Besides, I’m not very good at socializing, you know? I always make myself sound like a total freak!
“Hey, you asked for my opinion!” She answered quickly.
“You’re right. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have reacted that way.”
Ring ring!
“Hello? Oh, hi mom.” Lilly answered her cell phone.
She was an 8th grader with medium short hair and pale skin, and also very popular at school. I knew her since she was in kinder. Since then, we were inseparable. She was my only real friend. I could be myself around her without having her stare at me like a total weirdo.
“You’re already in the front? Ok, bye.” She quickly hung up.
“I have to leave already. But, I’ll see you on Monday!” She was already walking toward the car.
“See you then.” I whispered.
* * *
“Honey, dinner’s ready!” My mother yelled from the kitchen downstairs.
“Coming!” I yelled back.
I quickly changed into a T-shirt and shorts. As I was walking down I bumped into Kati, my older sister.
“Watch were you’re going, you little punk!” She exclaimed.
“Sorry!” I yelled back. My sister is very mean, and only thinks of herself. She has a boyfriend, of course. She is a beautiful 18 year old, who has long wavy hair and a perfect shaped body. She always hated me no matter how incredibly nice I was to her. Sometimes I feel like I can never be accepted by her.
I quickly rushed down the stairs, hiding my face from embarrassment.
“How was your day today, Paula?’’ She asked while putting a plate of chicken and rice in front of me.
“It was fine. We had a pop quiz yesterday, and I got my scores today. I got a 100%.”I replied without surprise in my voice.
“Miss. Know-it-all.” Kati said angrily.
“Stop it, Kati. You should be proud of your sister.” Dad replied to Kati’s comment.
I always knew Kati was jealous of my intelligence. She never admitted it, though.
I was half-way done with my dinner, when Mom announced, “I got a promotion!” She exclaimed happily.
“Wow. Really Mom?” I asked.
She nodded. “Yes. The boss says that I did an excellent job on my last patient.”
“Let’s all go downtown to celebrate!” My father exclaimed.
“Yippy.” Kati said with sarcasm.
“I think that’s a great idea, but I’d rather go to bed early today. I have a huge test for math tomorrow.” I said.
“That’s all right, Honey. You get all the rest you need.” My mother said.
“Thanks for understanding Mom.” replied.
I went to the kitchen sink, and washed my plate. I hurried off to my room, and changed to my PJ’s. I washed my teeth and combed my hair, and went to get a good night’s sleep.
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Why would you do this to me?
You make me hurt inside....
When I'm falling for you,I think about the future
About what we COULD'VE been...
But i guess you just chose to break my heart
Instead of staying where you were
You chose to go a different way,farther from me
I'm happy for you but the inside is very different from the outside
I will never have a chance....will I?
You inspired me to write this...and this is what I get?
Will you ever regret going another way?
Will you...Will WE ever come to be?
Have you ever considered about me beinging in the picture?
Once again these things and many more have gone through my mind
As I'm falling.....
You make me hurt inside....
When I'm falling for you,I think about the future
About what we COULD'VE been...
But i guess you just chose to break my heart
Instead of staying where you were
You chose to go a different way,farther from me
I'm happy for you but the inside is very different from the outside
I will never have a chance....will I?
You inspired me to write this...and this is what I get?
Will you ever regret going another way?
Will you...Will WE ever come to be?
Have you ever considered about me beinging in the picture?
Once again these things and many more have gone through my mind
As I'm falling.....
Now I feel neglected whenever I'm around you
There's no word to explain how I feel about you now
I'm not obsessed,It's called love
People say we look good,Yet you don't think so
You have been the one I've been waiting for all this time
You would've been my first REAL love
But it's your fault you made this mistake NOT mine
When you ask for me after,I'll be my strongest
We won't be here forever,So we have to make the best of it
Everybody's laughing in my mind as we live on
Both of us know I won't be here when you most want me but the future CAN change
Why do we flirt,When you have MY FRIEND to flirt with?
Why would you ever do this to me?
Especially knowing we are meant for each other right now
These things go through my mind....
As I'm falling
There's no word to explain how I feel about you now
I'm not obsessed,It's called love
People say we look good,Yet you don't think so
You have been the one I've been waiting for all this time
You would've been my first REAL love
But it's your fault you made this mistake NOT mine
When you ask for me after,I'll be my strongest
We won't be here forever,So we have to make the best of it
Everybody's laughing in my mind as we live on
Both of us know I won't be here when you most want me but the future CAN change
Why do we flirt,When you have MY FRIEND to flirt with?
Why would you ever do this to me?
Especially knowing we are meant for each other right now
These things go through my mind....
As I'm falling
I'm falling
As I'm falling,Different things go in my mind
When i think about you I start to wonder more
What you doing,What you say to me,All the times you've made me laugh
Why can't I stop thinking about you?
Your the one for me
......possibly......
Why do I fall for you?
Maybe,just maybe,we may come to be
Why are we like this right now?
Have you ever thought I want to be more than that?
This leaves me with just one question:
What are we gonna do about this,about us?
All this goes through my mind as I'm falling
As I'm falling,Different things go in my mind
When i think about you I start to wonder more
What you doing,What you say to me,All the times you've made me laugh
Why can't I stop thinking about you?
Your the one for me
......possibly......
Why do I fall for you?
Maybe,just maybe,we may come to be
Why are we like this right now?
Have you ever thought I want to be more than that?
This leaves me with just one question:
What are we gonna do about this,about us?
All this goes through my mind as I'm falling