"I'm leaving, princess!" her father called from the door, audibly bustling about and jangling his keys until he opened the door. "Alright, take care!" she replied just as loud, and, as usual, finished putting on her school uniform at the exact moment her father closed the door. She tugged a little on the black skirt, and made sure her shirt was properly tugged in before she hurried into the kitchen, where her father had left her exactly enough coffee to fill a cup. He'd even put her favourite mug, a blue one with white dots, right beside it. She fixed her coffee, with some milk and a whole lot of sugar, the way she liked it best, and brought it back into her room, where she put it on the table underneath her mirror and took sips of it in between putting on just enough make-up to give her a fresh, natural look without being too obvious.
As she put in a pair of diamond-studs she had gotten from her mother on christmas, probably trying to compensate for her absence after divorcing from her father and moving away for work with presents more pricey than she usually chose, and a cute little pendant with a light-blue heart-shaped stone she had gotten herself a few weeks ago whilst shopping with some of her friends, she finished her coffee and turned to grab her bag, heading for the kitchen to fix herself a lunch-paket, and an apple to eat on the way to school.
A look at the clock told her she had plenty of time and, taking a look around, she put her lunch into her back, leaving the latter on the table, with the apple next to it, and hurriedly sorted the used dishes in the dishwasher before she went to check if the windows were closed and the lights turned off, something her father tended to regularly forget, not that she minded. It had taken him considerable time to get used to being a single-parent and the last few weeks he'd been busy at work as well, so she tried her best to take some of his workload at home and letting him relax during his free-time.
Back in the kitchen of their new, smaller but more modern house, she got her back, and took a bite of her apple while heading for the door, holding it with her teeth while she slipped on her shoes over her tights- and socks-clad feet. She took another bite before putting on her jacket and wrapping her favourite red shawl around her neck. Slinging the bag over her shoulder, she grabbed the keys from the pretty little bowl they had gotten recently and fumbled to open the door, apple in one hand, keys in the other.
Once outside she made sure to lock the door, dropped the keys into a sidepocket of her back and buried her free hand in her jackets pocket, while heading out onto the streets, as she finished her apple with a few big bites, hurrying to be able to hide her hand from the cold morning air outside.
Unfortunately that was exactly when her phone started silently chiming in her back. She sighed, pulling it out and looking at the display before answering the call.
"What did you forget, dad?" she asked with an amused tone in her voice.
She heard him do that weird noise between a sigh and a snicker she had only ever heard him making and smiled.
"Nothing. Well,.. I forgot to [i]tell[/] you that I'll be just a little late today. But don't start dinner without me!"
She laughed.
"Ah, I can't promise that, you'll have to hurry or I'll eat it all on my own."
"Oh, I'd be careful with eating so much, you know I think you gained some weight over christmas."
"You did not say that just now!" she exclaimed, a grin on her face as she recalled just who was the one that gained some pounds back then.
There was some noise in the background, manly voices mumbling about and her father spoke on hurriedly.
"I've got to go, see you later, princess."
He had hung up before she could reply, but left her smiling lightly all the way to school.