[color=00aeef]Thursday, March 21, 2016[/color]

[color=f6989d]3:00 AM[/color]
Mina Cain opened her eyes. All she could see was black. She lifted up her arm to check the time on the watch, then quickly dropped it. There were only 3 hours left until school. She jumped off of the bed and pulled out her homework binder. [i]No matter how tired I am, I have to finish my homework.[/i]

After speeding through her AP Calculus workbook, Mina stretched out her arms. She was lucky she had finished most of it the night before. She put her binder by the door so she wouldn't forget it, and walked to the closet. Mina grabbed her usual outfit, a hoodie and black leggings, and quickly pulled them on. [i]The only time I'll dress up will be for my wedding. Which is never. [/i] She flopped back onto the bed and read the book "The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow". [i]I wonder how it must be like to not be able to speak.[/i]

[color=f6989d]6:50 AM[/color]

As she walked out of her bedroom, she checked that her gray converse was still safely in front of the front door. Even if she wears them everyday, they were still her precious shoes. 

Max, Mina's brother, handed her a piece of toast with peanut butter. 

"Thanks," Mina said, and grabbed the toast, "I have to go to school early today."

"You always do," Max replied, shaking his head, "Alright. Have a good day, okay? I'll be in class all day, so just text if you need anything. Don't call, though, unless it's an emergency."

"Got it! I'll see you at dinner then."

[color=f6989d]7:15 AM[/color]

Mina walked safely on the side of the street. She did not want to meet the same fate as her mother. But she couldn't do anything about her dad's. Mina's dad had passed away because of cancer when she was just three, and her mom passed away three years after in a car accident. 

She felt horrible for not feeling any emotions when she thought about her parents. The fact that she felt fine reminded her that she was a monster. [i]Normal humans care about their parents right? What am I? All I care about is that I get into a good university.[/i] She sighed. [i]Well, I [b]am[/b] trying to get into a good university because I don't want Max to be the only one trying to support our family, but still.[/i]

Mina took her iPod out of her pocket to change the song she was listening to through her earbuds. Although she wasn't able to afford a phone, she was still extremely grateful that she had a iPod. Max was smart, just like her, so he was able to land in a good internship that paid lots. This "lots" weren't able to pay for the education, food, rent, AND her phone, though. 

There was no one in front of the school when she arrived. [i]Duh, there's still an hour until school starts.[/i] She took a seat beside the front doors and took out her computer. There was a chemistry test today, and she wanted to make sure she got perfect. This would be very challenging, and Mina doesn't fancy challenges, but she had to do it for her brother's sake.