A New Day
A New Day [The Lucky Penny- part one]
Hi im Alex and this is my story, this is my life, well my life about 5 months ago.
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It was early morning and i had just woken up to find my mom yelling at my dad to get a job and my dad drunk off his ass throwing things around and most likely breaking the dry wall again. Lucky for me i was no where near being paternal to my father so i just got up and went to my bathroom, in there was nothing more than a toilet seat a tooth brush, a dried out tooth paste bottle, and some deodorant and a sink. I brushed my teeth with the horrible tasteing sewer water that came from our sink. After cleaning up the best i could I went downstairs to find my dad passed out on the couch and my mom calling the police. My dad is an alchoholic who claims hes been getting "help" but instead just buying more beer, he was on parol and my mom busted his ass everytime she caught him drinking. My mom's name was Flora, she was a bright red vixen filled with alot of care and love, while my dad was nothing but a drunken bright white wolf, though he looked grey due to all the constant drinking. My mom gave me a tight hug and a kiss on the forhead and wished me a good day at school. "Mom, why do you stay with him? Hes always drunk he is incapable of getting a job and he always beats the hell out of you? Why bail his ass out of jail instead of ditching him." I said weakly already knowing she would come up with some excuse. But today she just sighed and shook her head walking away. I took this as a sign that she didn't feel like comeing up with an excuse today so i just took towards my bus to start another pointless day at school.
-In class- "now you have fourty five minutes to complete the test and turn it in, no exseptions, no going to the bathroom, he eyed me and said "And no cheating Alex..." He snorted and looked away. I have had a history of cheating in the past, dont know why he was all over me about it, it was just a dumb homework assingment that I just happened to peek over my shoulder and look at my classmate's paper. 'Oh well' i shrugged and thought to myself, i hadn't studied and i started writing down random answers and just slapped it face down closeing my eyes and laying my head into my paws. After a short nap i looked up to make sure no one had noticed, I had been just on time our teacher started to collect our papers and then walked up to the front and started to read a book as did everyone else. A few moments later the bell rang and i got out of my chair gathered my things and hopped out of my desk being the first one to leave that wretched hell hole of a classroom.
As you could've guessed i didn't have many friends except for one girl by the name of terrisa, she hated her name so she convinced me and her other friends to call her Tay-tay, i had know idea why but shrugged it off and continued to call her what she wanted. She was waiting for me by my locker, there stood her, a tall furry fox with what seemed to be golden fur. "Hi Alex!" She smiled and patted my head, she knew it annoyed me but did it anyway due to her heigth advantage. "Hey Tay-tay" i said yawning frmo my earlier cat nap. She gave me what she called 'the look' and raised an eyebrow "did you sleep in class again?" She tapped her foot impatiently waiting for an answer. "Yeah but i finished my test early so i thought why not." She huffed and said "you bombed the social studies test didnt you?" I shook my head in protest and replied "I merley finished early because I am just that smart." I said tapping my cranium as to symbolize my genius. She rolled her eyes and gave me a small hug "if you get lower than a c- those cute little ears of yours are going off." She said seriously and skipped off happily. I blinked and rubbed one of my ears and headed off to class. This subject was made by satan himself... Math, i groaned and sat in my seat slumping into my chair.
After math class, i had to go to the bathroom and wash my face and dry it up to try and wash all the confusing numbers out of my head. I stretched my arms out and headed off to science class, science wasn't to bad for a couple reasons. one: my teacher was really nice to me and always letting me get away with things. two: Tay-tay was in the class with me, and three: the homework was easy, all the answers in the book. I sighed happily 'no numbers, no annoying history, no problem' i thought to myself leaning back on my chair. Tay-tay tapped my head and i peeked an eye at her, "what?" She pulled me down the chair and growled in clear annoyance "dont fall asleep like last time." She growled "I wont i promise i had my nap in social studies." She gave me 'the look' and then shrugged it off writing down a few notes, I dont know what it was that made Tay-tay want to be my friend. She was popular, I was not, she got amazing grades, i did not. Maybe it was because we met all those years ago... I thought to myself years back > kindergarden year] "Hi my name is Alex." I smiled shyly at the vixen, she smiled back "im Tay-tay." I raised an eyebrow "thats an odd name?" She smiled at me "its not my real name its just the name ive given myself, i dont like my real name its too icky." She made a grossed out look and stuck her tounge out and we both laughed and became good friends. back to reality] "easier times." I mumbled to myself and continued leaning on my chair.
After lunch I went to my last to subjects of the day: Language arts, and P.E, they were both about as fun as watching grass grow, i remember younger days when all we would do in P.E is play dodgeball and fake broken legs to get out of class. After school I started to walk home, i didnt like takeing the bus home because this jerk, Randy would always mess with me and make fun of my dad being an alchoholic. I was walking through my newest shortcut home, it was an alley with a few narrow passages. It was a bit scary but i didnt mind, it was faster than my usual lanes. I was just about to walk out and through the alley when suddenly i was knocked clean out by a 2/4 and everything went black. I woke up moments later with a burning pain in my head and i couldnt see out of my left eye, oh no i was blind out my left eye! How could this get any worse! I had spoken to soon and realised my wallet with my life savings had been stolen along with my bookpack with all my books in it, "no.. Its all gone, my books my life's savings... SO STUPID why would i keep all my money in my wallet." He remembered why but thought himself dumb witted anyway. His dad used to sneak in his room and steal his money from his hideing place to go out and buy more beer. I finnaly dragged myself out of the alley and leaned up against a brick wall. I was about to pass out when i heard footsteps pass me and something jingeled out of the mans pocket infront of me. The last thing I saw was a bright shiny object gleam in the sunlight, and then nothing.
I awoke several minutes later and regained conciouness and looked around for the stranger, but no one was to be found. I looked below me and saw a gleaming bronze object glareing at me in the sunlight, i picked it up... A penny, 'well what use is this to me?' I realised that it might've been a joke and the stranger thought i was a drunk off my ass teenager and humored me a penny. I growled and was about to throw it but sighed and looked at it "well your the only money i have now, might as well keep you." I sighed and started in the direction of home. I got home to find that my father was gone, most likely at a bar or something, i looked around to find a mirror and gasped at the image in hte mirror, i had three scars i was bleeding out my head and my left eye was blackened and completley outed. I realised that i needed to find my mom to take me to the hospital, luckily she came right around the corner and put her paws to her mouth and gasped loudly. "OH my god! Alex who did this to you! Well nevermind that we need to get you to a hospital!" She nearly was a blur as she got the keys to our half broken down old rusted car." We got in and she started the engine and the car made a big puff sound and smoke came out and the engine started. The pain sterred in again and i passed out on the ride there.