knocking at my window- Chapter nine

Chapter nine.. Lana

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"Wake up, sleepy head" Mina said standing over me. I rolled over knocking my blankets to the floor. "What, what time is it" I asked sleepily. She smiled as she walked over and opened the curtians, leting the sun shine through, almost blinding me. "Time for you to ger you lazy sleepy bum up and get ready, i have to leave for work in half an hour, we'll stop for breakfast on the way if you hurry up". Pulling the pillow over my head I tried to block out the sunlight as Mina pulled at my slippers. "Come on perry, it's not that bad okay, trust me you'll enjoy yourself". Seeing this as a sign that she was not going to give in that easy and let me stay home, I pulled myself out of bed and dragged myself into the bathroom. "You'll feel better for it" Mina yelled walking down the hall way.

45 minutes later and we arrived at the campas, standng outside a classroom, waiting for the bell to ring.Mina smiled picking at her deli roll, while I sat on a bench scoffing into my muffins. I was so hungry, and tired. I rubbed my eyes , trying to keep awake, as to not choke, but I was having difficulty. It being almost 7:30 and all. I finished my muffin, standing up and stretching my muscles. This day was already draining me. "Now Perry, You can sit up the back of you want, so the other students can fill in the front, they usually like to sit in the front so they have a better chance at getting everything down". I nodded as she opened the door and followed her into to the lecture room. "Perry, could you just switch on the lights for me" Mina asked walking down he steps to her desk. She had a slight strut as she walked, shaking her hips slightly. Her hair blowing in the wind from the open windows, and sparkling as I turned on the light. Snap out of it perry, I said to myself taking a seat up the back, She's just being herself.

I put my bag besides me taking out a magazine and began reading as the bell sounded throughout the room. Over the loud speaker an message was announced that all creative classes woud be held in C block currently till further notice and Mina smiled ushering her students to come in." Fle in from the front please, and take out your daily journals to a clean fresh page". Looking up at me she headed up the stair's holding a few books in her arms. She stoped standing besides me. "Class, if I could have your attention please, facing me" She said clapping he hands as thw whole class quitened down and turned my way. " I would like to introduce you all to Perry, Perry's a good friend of mine who will be sitting in on our classes for a few days, so Id'e like you all to take the initiatve in making her feel welcome okay". She stepped away, walking down the steps towards the front of the room. I could feel my face heating up with embaressment as a couple of guys waved and raised their eyebrows at me. I felt uncomfortable and returned to my magazine as Mina began to teach her lesson. This would be a long old day.

At 9:30 the bell for lesson one sounded sending everyone in a frenzy to have lunch. Putting my magazine I stood up making my way down the the fron where Mina was putting he books away , when someone tapped me on the shouder. I turned around to see a tattoed girl smiling at me, her black hair streaked by redness in one fair cut, that covered her eye's. She had a peircing in her eyebrow that amazed me by it's smallness and she smelt strongly of mens purfume. I smiled back watching as she shoved her books in her bag. "Perry right ". I nodded feeling a bit uneased by her butchy manner. "Names Lana " she said taking out a silver lunchbox. I smiled slowly steepng backwards. I felt so nervous. "Dude, is their something wrong with me or do you usally trip over yourself when you meet new people". I turned to Mina who was just about ready to leave. "Hay you wanna join me for lunch". Mina walked behind us , with her bag slung over her shoulder. I looked at Mina who seemed frustrated "Oh well I don't think I would be aloud to, Mina might want me to stay around her so I don't get lost, isn't that right Mina". Mina shook her head "No, go, it will be good for you, I was only going to hand out with the other teacher anyway". Feeling axious and scared I turned to Lana. "I promise you won't get lost, with my around, plus it will be good company, not that I get much company these days". Mina smiled at Lana nodding her head " Well it will be nice for perry to mak some new friends while she's here, someone to hang out with in a different age group, And Lana is a smrt girl you know perry" she said already starting to walk away "You should show her some of your stories Lana" she said as she walked out the door, shutting it behind her. I gave Lana a nervous smile as we began to walk up the steps. " So where do you want to go".

We walked out the the campus oval, over to a graffitied bench under a tree. The tree was shady enough just to let a little sunshine through to warm me up. Lana sat down, throwing her bag on the table and opened her silver lunch box, taking out a brown paper bag. She laughed looking inside and pulled out a sandwhich wrapped in what looked like 300 meters of cling wrap " The joys of your parents still maing your lunch" she said unwrapping it and tearing the clingwra to shreads. I watched as she took a bite screwing up her nose and lay it down on the left over wrap. She looked up at me with confusion in her eyes " So how come your staying with Mina Kernan" she asked picking at her sandwhich. My stomach grumbled as I could smell the chicken and I was sure Lana could hear it.

"Log story, but my mum sent me away for a while to be by myself". She pulled a bit of her sandwhich apart and handed it to me "Thanks' I said smiling , shoving it in my mouth. "Why, you do drugs or something". I shook my head ' No nothing like, that, just stuff I shouldn't have done, to many times and it landed me in hospital, so mum went bolistic cause she thought I was trying to ruin her wedding plans". Lana nodded taking a big bite out of her sandwitch "So you got sent to Mina's to like cool down or something". "I guess so, I said as she handed me more of her sandwhich "It's mums way of saying I don't need an annoying teenager and he antics while trying to plan my wedding, the selfish bitch that she is, I mean she can't even accept me for who I am". Lana raised an eyebrow "And who are you exactly". I shrugged my shoulders, realising maybe I had said to much "I'm just me, I'm just Perry Chasity, who are you?".