Cross My Heart

have u ever felt like you dont belong? well, thats the story of my life. i'm a normal, 16 year old girl. i have brown hair, green eyes, and pale skin. im as average as i can get. i dont think i'm that pretty. let me tell you about my family. my dad's name is Zachary Goode. my mom's name is Cameron Morgan Goode. they are both around 44. i have a twin brother, jason, and a little sister, alison (or ali) who is 6. before i was 12, we lived in washingto d.c. but we moved to roseville, virgina. and when i said we moved, i meant onto the campus of the Gallagher academy for exceptional young women. my grandma is retiring as headmistress this year, and my mom's taking over. my parents are spies. i know, its reall weird. but, ive come to learn to accept the unnormal things in life. but anyways... thats enough about me. "riley, u coming?" jason asked me on the plane. i jumped out of my daydream. i looked up to see him carrying ali, who was asleep. "yea, im coming." i stood up and followed him off the plane. we had just come back from england, visiting aunt bex, one of my mom's best friends. and now, wither aunt liz or aunt macey was picking us up from the airport. when we got out of the gate with all of our bags, i saw aunt liz,waiting for us. she hasnt changed much since she went to gallagher. "hi guys!" she said, all her excitment bubbling out. "hey, aunt liz. how's dc?" she smiled. "the usual. how was england? is bex still bex?" i nodded. she smiled and lead us out to her hybrid car. i rolled my eyes. as the trunk opened, i saw her husband, eric. i smiled. "hi, uncle eric." he hugged me. "hey, kiddo. how r u?" i shrugged. "good." i took ali from jason and put her in the car and seatbuckled her. i got in as she leaned u against me. jason got in on the other side. we looked at each other, both thinking the same thing. only three days till we were home. liz's home ali was awake and as soon as i set her on the ground, was off. i rolled my eyes and grabbed some of the bags."riley, i got them," uncle eric said. "i dont mind helping. plus, jason is already gone." he smiled and walked into the house with the rest of the suitcases. he lead me up to the guest room. i smiled as i looked out the window to see ali running around, and jay was talking to a bunch of guys. woah. was that grant?! i walked downstairs and outside. "riley!" ali yelled running ovr to me. i picked her up. "yes, ali?" she pointed to the swingset. "yeah, go play on it." she smiled and off she went. i walked over to where jay wa standing. every1 was quiet when i came over. "no need to be quiet on my part, boys." jay rolled his eyes and pushed me a little. i nudged him back. "who r u and what have u done to my geeky nerdy little cousin?" i sighed and shook my head. "really, grant. did u have to bring that up? i was 12. i grew up, lost the braces, and got contacts. kay?" he smiled and hugged me. "and when did u grow? i remeber u to be a toothpick, mister." he shrugged. "i havnt seen u in what? three years? i grew." i rolled my eyes. "riley! ur mom wants to talk to u!" i rolled my eyes and jogged over to aunt liz. r-"hey mom." she laughed. m-"hey sweetie. how was ur flight?" r-"eh, ok. ali fell asleep as soon as we took off." i felt her smile. m-"well, liz will bring u back this weekend. so, give my love to ali and jay, but i have to go. love u, bye." she hung up. i walked over to the guys. "riles, when did u get that bruise?" jay asked me. i looked at the back of my leg. i had a huge bruise. "oh. um, idk. i didnt even notice it. wait, i think it was from i was fighting greg yesterday." he shook his head. "i will nvr understand u. actually, chicks in general." i rolled my eyes and punched his arm, rly soft. i knew that grants friends thought i was just some weak little girl. "thanks," he said, knowing i wnt easy on him. i nodded and looked ovr at ali. she was up in the fort. "u still have that?!" i said to grant, walking ovr to it. "yea, i 4got it was there, actually. i thought we tore it down a while ago. oh well," he said, smiling at me. three days later, aunt liz was taking us back to gallagher. ali was asleep next to me in the car. i smiled when i saw the gates infront of me. finally, i could get out and stretch. i handed ali to jay as i grabbed our three bags and walked inside straight to the laundry room, unloading the bags. "do u wnt help?" jay asked, scaring me. i shook my head no. "well, ill b at ryans then. bye." i rolled my eyes at him. just as i finished sorting the clothes and put a load of laundry in the washer, my mom came in. "oh. you did this already?" i nodded and grabbed my bags. "thanks, riley." i nodded. "no poblem. ill in my room." she smiled. i opened the back door of the house and walked to my dorm room. (there was a bunk bed and a single bed) it looked the same from last semester. i sighed as i sat down on my bed. i got the single one. the top bunk was beccas and the bottom bunk, well, i didnt know who it was cause carley graduated last year.