I Never Imagined ✔️

Chapter 12: Back it Up

I wake up the next morning to my brother yelling at me. "Soph, you may want to get up. It's 6:45," he calls. 6:45? Oh fudge. I'm going to be late for school. 

I rip the covers off of my body and sprint to the bathroom. I grab my toothbrush, squirt some toothpaste on, and start assaulting my teeth with it. I brush and brush vigorously, until my arms are too tired to carry on. I spit in the sink, throw water in my mouth, spit it out, and run to the kitchen to see my mom frying up grilled cheese sandwiches on the stove. 

"You made it, Sophia." my mom says while putting a sandwich on a plate. I grab my bottle of hot sauce and start pouring a big puddle.

I love spicy things. I don't know why.

After inhaling my sandwich and choking down a glass of milk, I run to the bathroom and freshen up. I always bathe in the morning, because I feel a lot better. I run out of the bathroom, throw on something random, and torture my scalp with a comb. When I'm done, I look at the clock, and it's 7:42. Perfect timing. I get into my car, and off I go to school. I know I said my house is a walking distance from the school, but I'm lazy. Aren't we all?

    The drive is fairly peaceful, except for those few bad drivers that always have to ruin your day. If you drive, you know what I mean. I park my car in my favorite spot, and I stride off to my first period; AP Chemistry. 

While I'm walking there, I'm wondering how the clan will react to what happened last night. Will they be happy or excited? Will they understand why I rejected Ray? Will they say that I should've rubbed it in Victoria's face? 

But I'm also dreading it for one reason. It's the first period of my day, and it's also the first period I share with Ray. I head over to the class, and as usual, Veronica, Danielle, Sandy, Amy, Nina, and Rosemary are there.

"Sophia, I'm so proud of you!" they cheer happily. I know they mean me winning the position of vice president. I'm happy, but I still tell them about what happened last night. At the end of it, they all have the, "are you serious right now?" look plastered on their faces. 

"Sophia, you don't need to feel bad. This is natural. There will be some weird things happening. But why aren't we acknowledging the fact that Ray asked Sophia to be his girlfriend? I've always known that Ray had the hots for you, Sophia," Rosemary advises.

I smile at her and thank her for her advice. I know Anthony told me yesterday that I did the right thing, but I still doubt myself over my decision. I need other people's opinions on this. Amy and Veronica continue to talk about other things, like our science teacher or just teachers we hate or hated. 

I'm not paying attention, though. I'm noticing a hot guy walking around. He's tall, with shiny blond hair that's slicked back, kind of like Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter. He has light blue eyes, almost like the sky. He has pale skin, and he's just so tall. He's very slim, and he's very muscular. He also looks very lost.

"Oh, is Sophia staring at the hot guy wandering around the school?" Veronica asks, wiggling her eyebrows. I look back at Veronica. 

"You shouldn't be looking at him either. I doubt your fiancé would like that," I say, smirking. Veronica glares at me, and looks away. 

"Just because I wear $3 rings on my fingers doesn't mean I'm engaged," she states. I shrug. 

"Whatever makes you sleep at night," I tell her. I continue teasing her, and then the sound of the bell ringing is heard, so off to science I go. I get to science, and when I get there, I see a little cage, and there are rats inside. A mother rat, and her little babies. I'm so awestruck, and all I can see is cuteness.