Chapter 1: First day of school

           I was walking down the sidewalk on my way home from school after a late day filled with typical high school drama. The song Payphone by maroon 5 was playing softy through my headphones as I continued my stroll in the dark night.

            I was happily singing along to my music as i heard the bushes rustling. I sped up but refused to look back, as looking back  never ended well in movies. I calmed my racing heart and, though it was hard' tried to stay calm....

        The next thing I saw was nothing, all i saw was black. I jolted awake from that horrible memory that caused nightmares every night of my life with a racing heart that was about to explode and pools of sweat streaming down my face.

            I calmed the stampede in my chest before swinging my legs over the edge of my bed and tiptoeing down to the kitchen. I carefully tiptoed down the stairs so I wouldn't wake my brothers, but me being clumsy me I stomped my pinky toe on the last step.

           I bit my tongue to suppress the loud scream that wanted to escape my lips and settled for a small whimper instead. I hopped the rest of the way to the kitchen and got my glass of water.

           I struggled to hop up onto the average sized island due to my short frame of 4'10, I know short for a 17 year old but I blame my genes. When i finally made ot up I let my legs dangle over the edge as I sipped on my cold water.

           After I rinsed my glass I went back to my room where i waited restlessly for the sun to rise. I tried to get some sleep as tomorrow was my first day of school, but those memories plagued my mind forbidding me from sleeping.

           I was home schooled all my life but when my parents died in a car crash two months before summer break my eldest brother Jeremy decided it was best for me to attend high school with my elder brother Ryan and twin Rex. He was reluctant at first but then realise he couldn't teach me as he took over over father vehicle trading company.

        I stared at the ceiling until finally my alarm went of at six o' clock. I went to my bathroom and freshened up before throwing in some high waisted jeans and a crop top along with some converse and my army jacket.

  As soon as I was dressed i hopped down stairs and was instantly greeted by all three of my brothers bickering over who could get the last pancake and little Daniel squished his banana onto her high chair table.

       I quickly and stealthy slipped over to the table and take the last pancake, while eating I watch as they continue argue with and amused smile on my lips. After I finished eating I cleared my throat to get their attention. They either didn't hear me or chose to ignore me as they continued to bicker. I grew annoyed at them and let out a blood curling scream, but not before placing my hands over Daniel's ears.

"What happened? Are you okay? Did you you get hurt? Why'd you do that?" Jeremy said in a panicked tone.

    I looked down and giggled while i pointed to the now empty plate on the table. All three of them looked at me accusingly and i just gave then an innocent smile, dimples and all.

     All of my older brothers were protective of me because of what happened. (Will be reviled later in the story) Jeremy has a huge built. Buff with a height of 6' 4. Most people tower over me but my brothers are just extremely tall. Jeremy has blonde hair and green eyes. Ryan has the same built and sports a height of 6'1, with brown hair and hazel colored eyes. Rex is 5'9 and a little smaller than my older brothers. He has very blonde hair, much like mine, and blue eyes. Little Daniel is my baby brother and probably the and probably the only one I'm taller than. We are all under the care of Jeremy as he is the oldest at 22 and then Ryan that is 18. Both me a Rex are 17 but he is older by 8 hours, I know not typical timing but there were a few complications during my birth. Dandan as i like to call Daniel is 3 years old and has blue eyes and a little bit of brown hair.

        I am snapped out of my thoughts when I hear Jeremy start to go all dad on me. "I'm not sure it's a good idea to let you go to school so early maybe you can wait a little until next semester or something." Jeremy said worriedly.

     "Hey I'll be fine Ryan and Rex will be there with me." I say on my best attempt to calm him down as i really didn't want to miss this opportunity to go to school and be normal.

      Jeremy sighs and says, "I'll call the scholl and ensure that one of them are in your classes at all times, you will walk to class with them and allow them to meet all your friends....." While Jeremy continued talk I tuned him out and wondered about my first day of school.

     I guess Jeremy realised i wasn't listening as he began to snap his fingers in front of my face. I look up and smiled at him sheepishly.

   "You didn't hear any of what I told you did you?" Jeremy said while shaking his head. I shook my head 'no' while giving him my best puppies eyes and saying "Pwease don be mad at mwe." I know what your thinking childish I know. Many people mistake me for a little because of how i act but I'm not I'm just a naturally happy and childish person. My brothers like to says I'm 'innocent' but I don't think so, I even know a couple swear words i heard my brothers say but I don't repeat them cause I know there bad. But that doesn't make me innocent.

      Bubba as i like to call Jeremy look at me with a smile on his face and says, "No one can be mad at you..not for long anyways." He says and mumbles the last part.

     "Okay! Little Bug its time to go to school." Ryan says. I hope of the stool i was sitting on a squealed as i rushed over to hug Bubba goodbye. He kissed my cheek and warned me to stay with Rex or Ryan at all times. After agreeing to all of his rule I kissed Dandan's forehead and went to Ryan's car.

     I know that Ryan has an expensive car called a Lamborghini aventador and that he got it for his sixteenth birthday before mammi and pappie died. I wasn't hard for them for them to get as they made a lot of money... Don't get me wrong we were never raised to be snobby brats but instead we earn our money by doing simple chores around the house or we used to help pappie out at the company.

       We pulled up to the school a little while after and immediately people started to stare at the car. I became flustered by their stares and was about to hyperventilate when Rex turned to me and hugged my head to his chest so i could hear his heart beat. Yes I suffer with severe anxiety and occasional panic attacks.

      "You're gonna be fine, don't worry about who stares at you their just curious. Ryan and I are with you, don't be afraid." After a while I calmed down and allowed Ryan to open the door for me. Everyone stared with hanging jaw while I just stood there curious at their reactions.

        "Don't worry about them." Ryan whispered into my ear. We walked into the school with me sandwiched between Rexy (Rex) and Ry-Ry (Ryan).

People started to whisper and girls gave me mean looks while boys whistled. I didn't know why though so i just shrugged it off. My brothers on the other hand seemed to not like it as they gave mean looks to the boys who where whistling.

        I slapped their arms and immediately their attention snapped to my. "Ow!!!" Rex complained the same time Ryan said, "Why'd you do that?" I told them to stop being mean and that they should smile more often before walking ahead of them ignoring their calls of protest. I know i was breaking a rule but i just wanted to be a little independent while I could.

       I went to the front office and smile at the front desk lady who looked to be about in her early to mid thirties. She smiled at me and asked, "How can I help you sweetheart?" I smiled back and said, " I'm new here my name is Sophia Rodriguez, I'd like to have my schedule please."

        She looked at me  shocked and asked if I was related to Ryan and Rex  Rodriguez to which i said yes. I was confused to why she was shocked, did she not know they had a sister? All she said was, "You don't seem anything like them and welcome to East Side Prep," before giving me my schedule and locker number. I left the front office totally confused and wondering what she meant.

        I started looking for my locker and found it between..... Rex and Ryan's.

      "Are you kidding me?!" I said to them. They just looked at me and smirked. I looked at then and pout, i stomped to my locker and got ready for my first period, Math.

     "Oh c'mon you can't be mad at is forever." Rex said

      I gave in as I hate to see my brothers sad. "I know... I wish I could though." I hugged both of my brothers as a sign of forgiveness. Rex ruffles my hair and says, "We gotta get to class now... Lets go." I walked up to Ryan and kissed his cheek before he told me, "See you at 3rd kiddo." He gave me a tight squeeze and walked away.

         The warning bell went off and we started walking to class. Rex opened the door and walked in and stretched out his hand for me to hold which i gladly took. I followed and all the whispers in the class stopped and all the attention was on me.

     My heart pick up its pace and my hands became sweaty before anything can happen Rex leads me to a seat and take the empty one next to me. I looked down and focused on calming my breathing. What happened next shocked the in butterflies outta me....

*AN first chapter completed. Please leave comments and feedback. Keep any negative comments to yourself. Thank you for reading I hope you enjoy reading.*