"REBECCA!"
Rebecca rolled over and pulled the quilt over her head.
"REBECCA!"
There was silence for a moment as whoever was calling listened for a response, getting none they clearly decided to investigate as the sound of someone walking up the stairs reached her ears. Trying to delay the inevitable Rebecca sat up in bed.
"5 more minutes!"
The voice, now just outside her room was not impressed.
"Nope, you will not-"
The door opened revealing her mother.
"Be late for your first day at the academy"
And so it was that Rebecca found herself at the kitchen table spooning Cheerios into her mouth at a rate of knots, her mum and dad sat opposite with a cup of tea each.
"Now Rebecca, remember if you need anything you've got our number, don't hesitate to call!"
Rebecca rolled her eyes at this.
"It's just down the road! If I need you I can just get on a bus and be here in 20 minutes!!"
As she said this she gestured wildly with her right hand, it just so happens that her right hand was holding her spoon, which had before shed spoken been deep in the bowl of Cheerios. Her parents milk splattered faces spoke of oncoming doom, she glanced at the spoon in her hand, then to the Cheerios, then to her parents.
"urrrrrmmmm, Sorry"
A smile replaced the dark expression on her fathers face as he burst out laughing.
"Eat your cereal girl! I hope you won't eat like that at the academy or by god they'll send you right back to us!"
10 minutes later the front door of a small house, in a row of small identical houses, opened and out walked Rebecca pulling along a huge suitcase, She dragged the suitcase up to an old yellow hatchback and with a struggle managed to lift the suitcase into the boot.
Her Dad sat in the drivers seat and she slipped into the passenger seat, as the car pulled out into the road her mum waved them off, tears in her eyes.
The engine stopped it's quite growling and she looked over and hugged her dad.
"See you soon dad, love you."
He smiled and hugged her back.
"You take care of yourself, see you soon sweetie."
With suitcase in hand she watched the small yellow car pullaway and then she turned to the School. It is at this moment that she realized she had no idea where to go.