“Uuughhhhhh” Amelie groaned as she flailed around, searching for the snooze button on her alarm. She regretted staying up so late watching the season finale of Gossip Girl. There were still two seasons to catch up on, but Amelie resolved to watch them at reasonable times of day- she needed her beauty sleep! She finally hit the snooze when her mum opened her bedroom door slightly and a massive brown blur flew through the gap and bounded on to the bed. “Tandy!” Amelie groaned as she tried to defend her face from being licked. She heard her mum giggle and her footsteps going back downstairs. “It’s not funny!” Amelie yelled. She shoved Tandy off the bed and out of the door, then slammed it. So much for a lie in. 

Amelie took a quick shower and brushed her teeth in her ensuite bathroom and threw on a cute, pale pink blouse and some jeans. She applied just a touch of make up and brushed her hair so it could dry naturally. She shoved the stuff she needed into her school bag and made sure she had money for lunch. On her way out of the house she stole a quick sip of her mum’s orange juice and grabbed a pack of breakfast biscuits to eat while she walked. At the kitchen door, she turned around and said “I'm so gonna get you back for that, mum” and fussed Tandy around the ears before leaving for college. 

“I can’t wait!” her mother replied, “and get your own juice next time!”