Chapter One: Pipes What'd Ya Do Now?
*Millie Pipes please report to Mrs. Douaine's office immediately, I repeat Millie Pipes please report to Principal Douaine's office immediately* "What'd you do now pipes?", my best friend Andres whispered to me as I picked up my belongings and left Mrs. Hallday's very boring Russian history class. I could only look at him and shrug. Normally, a call out like this meant that my shenanigans had been caught and that I was getting some in school suspension or detention. They never dared to go any further than that because I was Colonel Pipe's bored and looking for attention daughter. I couldn't think of anything that would be a reason to give me a royal verbal smack down. I hadn't pulled any pranks nor had I been late for class once this week. I was actually the good Millie Pipes. I shuddered, that's exactly what I didn't want. I wanted to be the outcast, I craved the attention that would only come if I decided to be a troublemaker at school. I CRAVED for my father and mother to only shed one ounce of pretending to care. You see, being the daughter of one of the HIGHEST ranking military officials in the United States of America my parents never had time for me between the Galas and major meetings with the president. I was just a ghost, the small girl in the fake smiled photographs, you know the ones you see put up all over modern day houses trying to prove to the already not-so-fooled guests that they are the most happy loving family you could ever meet. My parents couldn't care less what I did or why I did it, they were never there.
I shrugged my backpack back onto my back and without looking up, walked calmly out of the classroom. I stepped into the frigid fall air from the warm classroom and headed to the east wing corridor where the principal's office resided. I never much cared for the old woman. She smelled of cats and stale bread. She looked like a snooty cat who was just denied fresh fish every time I walked into the office. I continued to walk to her office in the cold air thinking of what I could've done to land me there again. I honestly couldn't think of one thing that I could've done.
Before I knew it, I had already crossed the campus of Eachmond High and stood in front of her giant office. I took a deep breath and released it, I proceeded to face my worse fear...
A cat. Wait, where is the principal? I stood staring at the cat as it purred back to me in satisfaction. "Hello? Anyone here?" I whispered. "Ah there you are!" I turned to great a short, blonde British woman. "You must be Millie!" She said with a strong British accent, "I have heard a great deal about you! You are stunningly beautiful, just like in all those pictures!" Confused I asked, "Um... I'm sorry for being rude ma'am but who are you if I may ask?" She laughed, "I totally forgot introductions, how very rude of me! I know you, but you do not know me. Oddly, as I thought your parents would've told you." She sighed. "I need you to sit down, what I am about to tell you is not only going to be hard to hear but it will hurt."
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