Chapter Two
“Elise! Time to get up!” my Dad shouted as he turned the light on. I didn’t reply but put the pillow over my head and scrunched my eyes shut. As you can guess, I’m not a morning person but my Dad is always up early. I just can’t do it! I don’t understand why anyone would choose to. Beds in the morning are soooooo comfy.
Why was getting up so hard? Everyday felt the same sometimes and everyday Dad would would say the same thing,
“Well, you should’ve gone to bed earlier then… But no, you decided to stay up reading. Blah blah blah.” It’s not just me though. My brother is worse than me, everyday he’s so slow getting up and getting dressed.
As I led in bed I could hear Dad trying to be patient about trying to get Yumo up. It wouldn’t last long. Mum had put my clothes on the bed and then gone to the kitchen to get our snacks ready for school. Finally, I got up and then started getting dressed. Dad was starting to sound annoyed because Yumo was still in bed.
As I was finishing, Mum suddenly came into my room.
“Elise, don’t forget to take your Chinese folder with your homework, it’s on the table,” she said.
I stopped, what was she talking about, “That’s yesterday Mum!” I told her.
“No, it’s today,” she said firmly and walked off to help Dad persuade Yumo to get up.
What was she talking about? My Chinese homework needed to be in on Monday, which was yesterday. I’d done it and given it to Yang Laoshi, my Chinese teacher. We didn’t need to give it in on Tuesday. I thought about saying something but decided not too. Mum had already made her mind up and I didn’t want to argue with her about it.
I walked out to the lounge and then saw it. My folder. Bright and yellow and it was sitting on the table.
Why was it there?