Just another day in paradise
I watched the clock intently, just waiting and waiting for it to hit three o’clock. When it finally did, I was relieved. My day was done and yeah, that was the longest five minutes of my life. Grabbing my bags, I headed out to the car and headed home. Working at Tree Hill High School is interesting. It was much different than working at Sunnydale High for some reason. The kids here are a lot more snootier, I guess you could say. There are some good ones, some that I have actual conversations with where I can tell they’re not telling me what I want to hear. There were some good ones and some bad apples and it’s my job to guide them all, hence, the whole guidance counselor thing. I needed something to do to cover up the fact that I’m a vampire Slayer and hey, Tree Hill is the new hell mouth. Seriously.
I’ve been living here for a couple of years. Before, it was just me and Dawn, but now we’re joined with Faith and her daughter Lexi. Faith was married to a man named Harry, they had Lexi and then … he died. I ended up going to see her and I didn’t care if she said no or not, she was coming back with me to Tree Hill. She needed the distraction and I needed the help. Since she’s been back though, we’ve become … really close friends.
On most days, by the time I get home, Dawn’s already there. Some days she refuses to ride with me, some days she doesn’t. Most days she rides with her friends. Sometimes, I have to play the mom, even though I know that no one would ever replace her, her being mine and Dawn’s mom, but yeah. I have to get onto her about school and this and that and it’s all weird. Faith must be rubbing off on me or something, I don’t know.
As I walked into the house, I noticed that Dawn was at the table, doing her homework like a good little former key. I sat my stuff down on the counter and grinned when I saw Faith sitting on the couch.
“Hey you.”
We never thought that any of this would happen. Me and Faith and then Dawn and Lexi. Okayk, so *I* never thought this would happen. It kinda caught me by surprise, but it just fits. It works. That's all that matters.
I sat down next to her. "Nothing new going on at the school, you know, creepy wise."