BENEATH THE ICE

Ugh!! Why won't this stupid alarm stop ringing!'' Ariana groaned as she covered her head with two pillows. Her alarm clock hasn't gone off for the past five minutes and it was pissing her off.''Gosh, I need my beauty sleep''she yawned reaching her hand for the alarm clock which was on a small cupboard by the left side of her bed to put it off.

''ARIANA!! Don't you think it's time to get out of that bed?'' Shouted a woman a seventy-year-old woman named Alice

''You should get out of that bed if you don't want to be late for work'' she added.

''Grandma, I want more sleep!!'' Ariana groaned tossing and turning on the bed.

''Fine...it's your job. Do whatever you want'' Alice shrugged.

Alice wasn't Ariana's biological grandmother. In fact Ariana doesn't know who are biological parents are.Alice picked her up on the street wrapped in a blanket and laid on the floor 17 years ago. She was just four months old when she was picked up. Alice decided to raise the poor baby and named her Ariana.She lied to Ariana telling her that her parents  lost their lives in a car crash so she had to take her in.

''Grandma, could you prepare a simple breakfast for me'' Ariana shouted from her room.

''Come downstairs and prepare it yourself'' Her Grandma replied with a small smirk.She hummed softly as she stirred her cup of coffee.Ariana and her grandmother lived in a very small house.They were poor so Ariana had to combine school and part time jobs to support her grandmother and make ends meet.

Ariana who was still tossing on her bed glanced at the wall clock and gasped immediately.

'' Oh my God...I'm fucking late!'' she shrieked jumping out of bed and grabbing her towel.

''Shit! Mr.Geoffrey will kill me for coming late the fourth time this week'' she groaned taking her pajamas off at a fast speed. She threw them at different corners of the room and bolted to the bathroom.

Ariana turned on the knob of the shower but no water came out.

''What's going on?'' She asked turning the knob aggressively, tapping her right  feet repeatedly. It finally dawned on her that there was no water. She leaned her back on the wall of the bathroom in despair brushing her hair backwards with her right hand.

She opened the bathroom door pissed to find her grandma with two pails filled with water beside her.

''I figured out the water in the bathroom wasn't coming out so I fetched this from the tap aside so you wouldn't waste more time'' Alice spoke, placing her left had on her waist.

''Oh Grandma! You are such a life saver!'' Ariana replied happily grabbing the pails, transferring them to the bathroom.

''Whatever.'' Her grandmother replied rolling her eyes.

''You better hurry up. You are pretty late. I've also made sandwiches for you to pack'' she continued

''I thought you said I should prepare it myself'' Ariana smiled sheepishly teasing her grandma.

''I changed my mind.''Alice frowned.

''You still have time to chat with me...uh?? ''

“Stinky brat”

''You better make your bath quick or your boss might fire you this time Alice scolded Ariana while walking out of her room and closing the door behind her.

Ariana brushed her teeth and took her bath as fast as she could.She rushed out of the bathroom, cleaned her self with a towel, flung it aside not minding the direction it went to.She began to search for her clothes hastily.

''What do I wear?...What do I wear?'' Ariana mumbled repeatedly throwing clothes in different direction of her room.She finally selected a faded baggy jeans with a white top and a baggy Jean jacket. She threw them on quickly and put on her worn-out white canvas.She didn't bother to do anything about her hair.She just wiped it dry with a towel and threw a white cap over head.