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Serenity jumped slightly as the intercom crackled on. "Mrs. Boles do you have Serenity Parker?" the secretary's voice called out. "Yes, is she leaving?" "No, we just need to talk to her." "Okay, I'll send her up." The intercom crackles off as I sigh, lay my pencil down, and turn my paper over. I shuffle down the long hallway and up to the office. "You called me up," I say quietly hoping my voice doesn't show how terrified I am. "Ah, Serenity?'' Mrs. Santos, the secretary, asks me. Mutely, I nod. "Alright darlin' follow me please." she requests, her black hair shining in the harsh fluorescent lights. I follow her back into the principal's office and that's when I feel my anxiety start to get even worse. She gives me a reassuring smile before walking back to her desk. ''Hello Ms. Parker, we have some news from your family we would like to share." Here Mr. Kelly hesitates slightly. "Your father has just got out of prison and I don't know how to say this, but he wants to fight for custody of you."
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By the time she walked out of the principal's office her eyes were red-rimmed and she had dried tear tracks on her face. She walked down the hallway with her head down until she got back to her classroom. She took a deep breath before walking in. When she walked everybody was still working on the same worksheet. She quietly walked to the back of the room her desk sat. It seemed that no time at all had passed before the bell rang, signaling the end of class. Everyone quickly grabbed their stuff and left the room. Serenity went to her locker and grabbed what she needed for her last class of the day. It was her favorite, 6th-period reading. The rest of the day passed in a blur and the next thing she knew she was on the bus, bus 12 to be exact, and heading home.
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When she got home nobody was there so she took her shoes off and started on her homework. It took her about 15 minutes to finish. She quickly checked the time, 4:19. Serenity trudged to her room and grabbed an old T-shirt and a pair of shorts. She took a quick shower, washed her face, brushed her teeth, and changed. While she was in the shower her grandma had gotten home. She didn't hate her per se, but her grandma was very old-fashioned. She was homophobic, sexist, and a little bit racist. She didn't want her to be her guardian but she didn't want her dad either. Her mom was still in jail and her brother, no matter how much she absolutely adored him, had no chance of getting custody of her. They had a quick conversation and she went up to her room to play on her phone.
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Serenity
frizzy brown hair that goes to her boobs
always wears skinny jeans, her hoodie, and a shirt from the men's department
in band she plays tuba
also in choir
very pale
pansexual
shy
socially anxious
insecure
likes to read and draw
really bad acne
female
funny once you get to know her
makes dark jokes
tall
Skylar
straight shoulder length brown hair
bi but everyone thinks he's gay
in band he plays percussion
wears jeans and T-shirt
sometimes a flannel shirt over that
not afraid to speak out
makes dark jokes
little bit insecure
male
2 years older than Serenity and Karlie
1 year older than Kayden, Michelle, and Jack
tall
Kayden
curly shoulder length brown hair
bi
male
makes dark jokes
in band he plays trombone
wears T-shirt and sweatpants
average height
pretty confident
not afraid to speak out
1 year older than Serenity and Karlie
Karlie
Curly mid back brown hair
a bitch
straight
female
in band plays trombone
always wears dresses and leggings
same age as Serenity
homophobic
thinks she's better than everyone else
Jack
Shoulder length strawberry blonde hair
1 year older than Karlie and Serenity
No leaning towards girls
male
in band plays percussion
dating Michelle
pretty cool overall
wears a T-shirt and shorts
always shorts
not a major character but is mentioned a lot later
a lot of freckles
Michelle
straight mid-back black hair
kinda emo
in band plays flute
wears a black jacket, choker, skinny jeans, and a t-shirt
dating jack
pretty cool
not a major character but will be mentioned a lot
straight ally
female
doesn't speak out a lot but jack will do it for her
Nathan
Serenity's brother
dirty blonde hair that goes to the bottom of his back
5 years older than her
cool
probably a stoner
male
demisexual
wears jeans and a T-shirt usually with a jacket
dropped out of high school but got his GED
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Thank god it's Friday is the first coherent thought to come to mind as Serenity slowly wakes up to her alarm going off. She manages to get dressed and grab her backpack to go wait on the bus. After a short bus ride, she scans the auditorium for her friend Haylee. At her school, the rule was before the bell rings to start the day you either have to be in the cafeteria eating breakfast or in the auditorium sitting with your grade level. Spotting Haylee sitting with Melony she walks over. Their buses are some of the first to arrive so they have to wait half an hour for the first bell to ring. When the bell rings everybody goes to their locker to get their things for first period. Serenity grabs her books for band and goes to the other side of the school to get to the band room. In the band room, everybody is jammed in the instrument closet as usual. She slips in and gets out her tuba and mouthpiece. She flops down in her assigned seat and sets her tuba down when she sees Kayden getting his trombone out. His seat is next to her's so when he sits down she starts talking to him. After chatting for a minute Mrs. Kay comes out of her office and tells us to warm up. Soon they're doing scales and rehearsing their music and then they're putting their instruments up. Since there's always extra time before class ends she goes to meet up with Skylar and Kayden.