Daria in the Background - Part 1

Daria in the Background
Note - Response to challenge: Daria doesn't need glasses.
Part 1
Daria Morgendorffer just wanted to be left alone. As she had grown up, she had found she was different to the other children, and to her sister Quinn. She was more intelligent and not as outgoing as others. Over the years she had found ways to blend into the background so others would not notice her. It didn’t always work. Teachers always noted how good her work was, even if her writing was unusual for a child her age. Then there was that dumb duo in Highland who hung around her sometimes.
Things were to change when the Morgendorffers moved to Lawndale, a middle-class small city in northern Maryland. The description of the town made it seem perfect for someone who wanted to complete their High School education without drawing too much attention, but she didn’t know that her efforts would be to no avail.

1111 Glen Oaks Lane, Lawndale; September 15, 1997 7:30 AM
Having finished cleaning her teeth, Daria looked over herself in the mirror. She wanted to be sure that her impression of an average teenager was infallible. That no one other than the people she wanted to notice her would look twice at her. Mousy auburn hair tied back in a high ponytail. ‘Check,’ she thought as she looked at herself sideways. Tied back so, the hair fell to just below her shoulder blades. There was some length to it, but it was still shorter than Quinn’s. She then looked lower. Face washed.
Check. Understated clear lip gloss. Check. Understated light green dress. Check. She was about as different from Quinn as she could be. And right on cue, there was knocking on the door. She then went to open it, allowing Quinn in. “There you go.”

“Gosh, Daria, you’re going like that?” Quinn asked.

“At least I’m not dressed in pink,” Daria shot back as she left the bathroom.

“Ha!” Quinn said as she slammed the door.


( Lawndale High 8:30 AM )