Hi, my name's Layla.
I control my own destiny or that's at least what I tell myself. Currently, I live my life for myself, I just want to be more than a nameless face.
My alarm clock goes off and I jump out of bed. I grab a set of clothes and head towards the bathroom. In order to get a shower in the morning I have to wake up at 5:30 otherwise Matthew my older brother will spend the entire morning in there. I throw on some music and try to wake up.
After my shower, I hop into my normal morning routine. It goes a little something like this. Since I wake up early enough I never have to rush through anything. I walk into the kitchen and pour myself a bowl of homemade granola, my family tries to eat really healthy. I pour milk on it and leave it to soften for a little bit. I ran upstairs to grab my backpack and as I'm eating I make sure I have completed all my homework. Once I'm done eating, I clean up my dishes and start to pack my lunch and backpack. While I'm going upstairs to grab my shoes and keys I run into a very sleepy Sophie.
Sophie is my younger sister, but she's not the youngest there are two more below her: the twins. Let's get this out of this out of the way now. Matthew is the oldest at 19 he's currently in college. Then it's me I'm a junior in high school. Next is Sophie, she was a surprise to our parents, she just started half day kindergarten. Our parents decided Sophie should have a sibling around her age. This is where the twins enter in Lukka and Peyton. They are currently 2.
Sophie has woken up hungry and thirsty. I check the time on my phone and see I have an extra 10 minutes. I have her sit at the kitchen bar and I grab her a breakfast bar and a glass of almond milk. "There you go, Princess" she thanks me and I grab my stuff and head towards my car.
I pull up into the student parking lot and park my car towards the back. I head to my locker to drop off all my unnecessary items and prepare for my first classes. My day has officially started like it was any other day, but what I didn't know changed everything.
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We Do This To Ourselves
Teen FictionMy name's Layla, not many people know me. I'm a firm believer in that we control our own lives and it doesn't matter what other people do. I'm constantly changing. All I'm trying to do is make my own name in this world. Hi, my names Layla, and this...
