Chapter 2 1

"Mom! Did you saw my eyeglasses?!" I shouted from my room, "Oh, never mind! I already found it!" I shouted again when I found my eyeglasses and putted it in my eyes. I was so irritated because I have poor eyesight. My eyes has 400 degrees and the astigmatism was also high. I am ready to go to school, I am a grade twelve senior high school, at last!

"When is your first class?" Mom asked. I have the same school as Kate and Tin, which are my sisters. Kate was already grade eight in high school while Tin is kinder.

"Eight am," I answered.

"It's already seven:thirty am, you still need to face the traffic. You're too slow to move." "It's okay to be late, Mom. It's just our first day of school and I am an old student."

I opened my cellphone and saw in our group chat that Gia, Jane and Shaicy was already in the room. They are my friends since first year high school. I finished my food immediately, "Where's my pocket money, Mom?" I lend my hand and waited for her to give my money.

"Oh." Mom gave me my money and I immediately ran to her. She gave me fifty dollars only! "Mom, this is not right. I will go to school using a public transportation and this wasn't enough to cover my lunch and snacks in school--" Mom cut me off.

"Do you think it was easy to earn money, Joy?! Leave the house now!" I just sighed and wore my shoes before leaving the house. I was late for five minutes in our first class but Lei said that our teacher still wasn't in our room.

Our school is not that big but I am studying here since elementary, same with my two sisters. I went inside the classroom and I saw some familiar faces to me and only two students are new. I sat beside Jane. My other classmates was just talking to each other until our teacher entered the room. She's also a college professor in our school.

"Good morning everyone, I am Miss Medrana," she greeted us. We stood up and greeted her back like a high school students. "Good Mornnniiiing, Ma'am Medrana."

"You guys don't act like a grade twelve student. Again, good morning everyone." We greeted her again and this time, it was more proper. Time flew so fast and it was already our lunch break. Our classroom was located in the fourth floor and we were so lazy to go down in the cafeteria.

"What? Are we going to eat or not?" I asked my friends. "Of course, let's go! Think about seeing your crush to cheer you up," Jane answered.

"Stupid, find a crush first to cheer you up," I teased and then we got out of our classroom. I thought that my friends were just joking, but they really did a boy hunting in the high school department.

"You know what guys, students from STEM are so handsome!" Gia said, sounding so excited. "STEM? Grade eleven or grade twelve?" I asked. Among the four of us, I am the one who really always attracted by younger than us. Well, I find them attractive but I still don't have a boyfriend since birth.

"Grade twelve, sis! Gosh, I saw them earlier when we passed by on their classroom."

"You're so selfish, you didn't inform us about it! We would have seen them too, tss," Shaicy sadly said.

"I hope all has a crush," Jane told us, she already have a boyfriend.

"Look at her, bragging again about having a boyfriend." Her boyfriend is Paul and he was also our friend and classmate since grade eight. We looked for a table that was available after buying foods. We even looked around to find someone handsome.

"Oh there! He looked like in his grade ten." We looked at what Shaicy pointed out and then there we saw a guy with a pointed nose and has fair skin.

"I'll follow him later on twitter," I said. I also made friends who were lower years with me because of twitter. I'm also pretty famous here at school. Not because I look good, but because I have a lot of fights. I always got involved. I am fighting especially if I know I am the right one. But it's not really a physical fight.

"You have a cute friend Joy, right? The one with a twin brother in tenth grade." I looked to Gia when she asked me about that. "Oh yeah, Rhobe and Rhome? Who's your type between the two?" We often hang out especially on our house, without my parents knowing it.

"Is Rhome already have a girlfriend?"

"Find another one, Rhome is a fuck boy," she rolled her eyes when I said that, "Duh! That's more hot!" I glared at her but then she just laughed at me. She talks like she already have experience in that kind of topic. While me, I haven't had my first kiss yet. A guy approached me and when I saw him, it's Rajay.

"Joy, let's hang out tomorrow in your house. Surs set it up," he said. I nodded, "Sure, just chat me in our group chat later. I will inform you if mom and dad won't be in our house."

We always drink at home. We have a bar in town and then our house is in the subdivision. Mom and dad is always sleeping in our bar and my mom only going home at about six in the evening and also left immediately after two hours. They are with Pia at the bar because they are the ones taking care of when Pia enters the school since she's just going to school for half-day.

"Stupid, it's Ney's birthday tomorrow," Jane said. "Oh shit, I almost forgot about it. What's the plan?"

"I think we will have a drink near our school," she answered. After eating our lunch, we went back to our room because the next teacher will be there shortly.

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The next day, the class in the afternoon has been suspended because the teachers had a meeting. It was in favor for us because we will celebrate Ney's birthday early.

"Come on, I'm so excited!" I shouted.

"Let's spend Ney's money until there is nothing left." We went to the Loft, which is the bar's name near our school, and it was fine if we are wearing our school uniform.

"What should we drink today?" Ney asked. I looked at the menu, "Let's try this Black label with lemon," I suggested. They agreed to me then Ney also ordered nachos and fries. When the orders were served to us. I immediately pour my glass with the liquor.

We only use one shot glass and cheers are round. My alcohol tolerance was low but I was able to be sober before going home. We are having fun and the music is so loud here. Around five in the afternoon, we already had five towers of black label with a lemon. I opened my phone and saw that Jay and others are chatting in our group chat.

Rajay: Joy was still drinking in The Loft.

Rhobe: What time do we have to drink in their house?

Aira: I am not sure. Me and Jaycee are together now and we'll go to Joy's house together.

Carl: Are the drinks free tonight?

Joy: Rajay will buy alcohols later.

Rajay: Deal, I will buy two whisky later, you take care of the foods.

It was already six in the evening and we decided to stop drinking. Jane and the others are already drunk. I am just a bit tipsy because I used the secret technique in drinking. Since I was the one delivering their shot on them, they didn't notice that I cheated on them.

"I think Joy cheated on us! Look at her, she's not even drunk!" Shaicy pointed on me.

"Come on, no one will help you if you guys fall to sleep so even if I'm also drunk, I am maintaining my balance," I said, lying.

"You have the same way home, right? Take care of her," I said to Ney. He just nodded and I called a taxi for them.

"I'll take care of her."

"Thank you and happy birthday again, Ney! I hope you enjoyed your day with us."

When they already gone in my sight, I massaged my head. Shit, I hope I don't vomit. When I got home, I greeted my mom and showered so that I would not smell like alcohol. I'm feeling a little bit dizzy from drinking too much. My alcohol tolerance sucks! When I was done showering, I laid to the sofa and scroll on my phone. Then Mom started to get mad at me again. It has always been like this.