Chapter 39

It's the first day of school, and I had to drag myself out of bed. I was so tired that I almost fell back asleep on the toilet, and decided that the dining table was a pillow.

"Dani!" Nyree shouts from outside, she was leaving the house and saw me drifting back to sleep during breakfast.

I jumped out of my sleep that I was falling back in, and looked at her pretending I didn't fall asleep at the dining table.

"I-I'm awake!" I stumbled to pick up the fork and stabbed the eggs on my plate.

Nyree looks through her work bag to check that she has everything. "My class starts at twelve, and my shift ends at eleven. If you need me, call me in between that time or just come straight home."

"I can skip school?"

"I didn't pre-write those excuses for nothing, girl." Nyree places her hand on the door knob.

"I'm a woman now." I said, swallowing my eggs and stabbing my waffles that were now soft from the syrup.

"Damn right, you'll be moving out my home in nine months."