Just an Ordinary Life...right?

Just an Ordinary Life...right?

I don’t know when it started but these days every night I would be having this weird dream about a mysterious guy dressed up in black. I would only see his back view at first and then he would turn around and look at me. He would say something at the end but the scenery was all silent and dark like it was just a fantasy and I couldn’t hear anything. When I woke up the next morning I would think that dream wasn’t important. Then I heard leaks in the bathroom. It turns out the faucet in the sink is broken and the floor is flooded with water. “Shoot, I forgot to pay my landlady this month’s payment!”

Well let me introduce myself. My name is Briella and I’m poor. I live in a real shabby apartment by myself. I’m in my third year of high school and I attend Roise High. My parents divorced when I was 5 because of my father’s gambling addict. Not long after my mom married off to a rich and skinny guy and abandoned me. On the other hand my father would still gamble day and night and eventually also ditched me. I got used to living and providing by myself and I thought my life was just as ordinary as any other person.

I was late to school this morning because I forgot to set my alarm. I ran as fast as I could to school and didn’t eat breakfast. On the middle of the way I saw a poor, stray cat. I couldn’t just ignore it so I went over to the cat and petted it. In my school bag I happened to have some canned fish food. Claret,my best friend, gave it to me as food for dinner last week because she knows I’m a real frugal person when it comes to spending money. I would even only eat white steamed buns for three meals a day just to save money. Luckily I didn’t eat the canned food and gave it to the cat. When I looked at the time on my phone, there was only 15 minutes left til the bell rang for attendance. When I got to the school gate, a guy that seems familiar passed by me. I stopped for a minute and turned back, but he was already gone.

I got scolded by my homeroom teacher and had to stand outside the classroom. I had to stay afterschool and clean all the desks in the classroom. I missed the whole morning class, but luckily Claret gave me her notes. It was time for lunch and I would just buy the cheapest bread from the cafeteria. Claret said, “How can you eat something as dry as that? My mom packed me extra lunch today. Don’t say I don’t love you, your babe here will share it with you.” I hugged Claret with my teary eyes and said, “I love you sweetie, I’ll pray and pray that you get a 100 on your next test!” She rolled her eyes and flicked my forehead.

When lunch was over, I got ready to go to my next class. I was walking in the hallway with Claret and suddenly my heart started to beat so fast and I felt like suffocating like I couldn’t breathe. Then the guy in my dream appeared in my mind. It was as if he’s calling for me. Then several classmates in front of me, who weren’t looking while talking to each other, bumped into me real hard. I got knocked over to the window on my right. Claret said “Watch our Briella!”

I was confused to what’s there for me to watch out for. It’s not like the window was broken or anything. I looked to the window and being shocked saw the window was indeed broken and there was a huge whole. (This was the third floor of the school and it was very high.) I fell from the window and thought “Is this how I’m gonna die. Well it’s not like my life was very happy and joyful to begin with. Goodbye.” Then suddenly out of nowhere I landed on the ground and I felt like someone was holding me. I opened my eyes and I was on the arms of the guy who I’ve never thought I would meet. I was shocked and couldn’t believe it. The guy in my dream actually appeared in front of me and saved me!

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