Sophie Ramirez

Sophia Ramirez groaned as her alarm blared through the dark bedroom.

“Uggg…”

The short Latina rolled out of bed with great reluctance. “Why did it have to be Monday?”

She yawned and stretched, trying to shake off the morning fog. At least there was a field trip

today. That might make the day feel less like a Monday.

Her phone buzzed. A text from her best friend Mara:

Sophia scrunched her nose. Mara had these random bursts of weird optimism sometimes.

Still, she could not help but smile. She loved her for it.

Shaking her head, Sophia tossed her phone onto the bed and headed to the bathroom to shower and get ready for school.