Absent.

After Grade one, Katelyn's family have moved into a new house. She have adjusted to her new surrounding. It felt the same except she never played outside. She had no friends in their neighborhood. What's worse, there's this old lady who was very mean and scary living next door. Nothing much changed in their house except they had a gate now. Their walls inside the house had a pattern design. Their house was also extended.

Vacation had ended, she spent it watching television. Watching cartoons and asian series. It was nearly time for the start of classes. So Katelyn and her sisters bought new stuff. School materials and alike.

It was the first day of school. Katelyn's things were all settled. She was awaken by her maid, Belle at around 9 am.

Ara left when she was in Grade 1. After Rose's sudden disappearance from Katelyn's life, she had this thing about not being so attached to their maids. She realized that those people won't stay forever. They would leave. Being attached to them would let Katelyn end up crying once they step out of her life.

Katelyn walked downstairs and ate breakfast. She took a bath using the 3 bathrooms. Katelyn got dressed up, wearing her white silk blouse, Green checkered pleated skirt and necktie with her school's logo.

She let her hair dry and then tied it. She eventually learned how to tie her own hair, without the help of her sisters or maid. After finishing what she had to, she sat at the couch and started flipping through the channels of their television. She settled in for MTV.

Katelyn wasn't used to waking up in the morning without her sisters.

Now her eldest sister was in first year college. Studying at a famous University, with the course of Legal Management. Her other sister still in fourth year high school. They both left the house for school early in the morning. Probably Kalley didn't leave the same time as Kaye did since she's now in a different school. Somewhere far. Katelyn thought.

Katelyn waited for her school bus. Standing and sitting from time to time because of impatience. She worried that maybe her school bus didn't exactly know how to get to her new house. She saw a bus circle around the tree in the middle of their street. The bus fetch a student from the house just in front of Katelyn's.

It was 11:30am. No bus yet. Katelyn gave up. She just stayed in her house and watched different shows. She basically skipped her first day of school. When Belle would ask why her bus hasn't come, Katelyn just shrugs and smile.

Her sisters had gone home when they saw Katelyn. Kalley arrived first, then Kaye.

They both asked why Katelyn was home early. "Actually. I didn't go to school today." Katelyn answered her sisters. "Why?" Katelyn told them that her school bus never came. "You could've commute or something since you have money right?" Kalley asked. "Well. Yes. I do.--" Katelyn wasn't done speaking when Kaye placed her hand on Katelyn's shoulder and told Kalley. "Kalley, we all know Katelyn just wanted to stay home to watch her favorite asian show right?" After saying this, Kaye looked at Katelyn. "Well, she's right." Katelyn finished of. Their conversation ended there.

Katelyn hasn't thought about school until before she went to sleep. She worried that she might've missed a lot of important reminders. But then she just prayed and went to sleep.