Emily Lany, a normal name right? The name of a normal girl, with a normal life, normal family, and normal friends..... so I thought. I live on San Nicolas Island, which is probably the smallest and most remote island in the California Channel Islands. My life is pretty normal, I have a tight friend group, I am athletic and play many sports, sing in choir, and have A's in all my classes at San Nic High School or SNHS. My life is completely normal, or let me rephrase that, it WAS completely normal. Until one day, in my sophomore year, my life got turned around.
Now, you might find this odd, and that I am being dramatic or something, but no joke, my life was changed. It had changed and was definitely going to stay like it, that was obvious. If you are still listening to me, then good for you, trust me I don't think you will regret it. If you will still stay and listen to me then I think we need to start from the beginning. Not THE beginning, not when I was born, but maybe the year this all started. You know, a bit of a back story. So now I will tell you about the beginning of my story, starting October 17th 2017, when I was 15.
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I am listening to the newest song added to the Christmas Concert List for choir, and trying to memorize it when I notice someone trying to get my attention, quite viciously I should add. By the time I take the earbuds out of my ears, she has already walked over to me.
"Hey Em," My Best friend Lizzie says. Lizzie has been my best friend since the 6th grade when we met, let me tell you something about her; she is really funny, sweet, and smart, but she is also the person you want to be friends with, NOT enemies with. "Whatcha Doing?" She asks, "You look like you were really focusing on something."
"I was trying to memorize the new Christmas song for the Concert." I reply.
"There is a new song already! We have already learned and memorized 4, this is the 5th! What song is it?" She asks.
Liz is also in choir but she has choir on different days than I do. I have choir Tuesday, Friday, and every other Monday. While Liz has choir on Wednesday and the Monday's I do not have it. The other days I have Gym and she is in my Gym class sometimes.
"Hallelujah," I reply, "I think Mr. Palmer wants us to sing a lot of songs for the concert this year because the drama club is doing a skit while we sing."
"Oh, I forget they were doing a skit. Didn't we sing that song in Middle School?" Liz asks me.
(If you haven't noticed it by now, Lizzie is a really curious person and I'm really the only one who can stand all her questions all the time. This makes us a great pair of friends.) "No, we sang Alleluia and that was in the 8th grade choir. Even if we had already sung Hallelujah in 8th grade I wouldn't remember it. With all the songs I've learned and memorized I would have forgotten it."
"Oh," said Liz then she starts to say, "well anyway I have to tell you something interesting.... There is a new-----"
She did not get to finish because the school bell and the intercom interrupted her...
*RING RING RING* "All students get to class, class will start in 2 minutes sharp."
"Hey, I gotta go. You can tell me in 3rd Block when we have gym." I say. (Today is Thursday and we have Gym together. It is our 3rd class, or as we call it 3rd Block)
"Ok, see you in gym."
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As soon as I was done 2nd Block I head to the locker room to change for Gym. Lizzie isn't in there yet which is normal because her 2nd Block is on the other side of the school. So I change quickly then head out of the lockers to the bleachers. When I get there I said hey To my other friends, Ashley, Monica, Mady, Ty, and Dilla. We formed our normal circle group and started talking when Lizzie comes out of the locker room.
"Hey Em, so what I was going to say earlier is that there is a new kid." She tells me and the group.
"Really?"