We stopped to pick Joe up from school then we all went to Maya's house together.
"Grace!" Joe yelled immediately he saw Maya's mother and ran to hug her.
She opened her arms widely and kissed his forehead, she and Joe have really bonded even more than Joe had bonded with my father. I was glad Joe found someone who loves him truly like her own child...well someone but me.
"Hi Mrs Anderson" I greeted her and Maya dragged me by my hand till we got to her room which was way up the staticase I really hated to climb.
"So what are you wearing" she asked and I cocked a brow at her confused.
"This?" I said pointing to the sweatshirt and jeans I wore.
"Tell me you're joking" She glared at me with a scary eyes and when I shook my head she slapped her forehead.
"Alright then" she sighed, "we'll fix it, you'll weary clothes and I'll restyle your hair, oh and I'll also apply some make up for you" she said and as I was about to protest she lifted a finger up in the hair.
"No buts!" She said and I kept quiet.
I watched her as she flings some clothes out of her wardrobe till she finally found something her eyes caught.
"Perfect" she squealed. It was a soft blue armless gown with a rope that served as the neck. The back of the dress was opened but decorated with strings of beads. It really looked beautiful.
"It's beautiful" I complimented and she smiled.
"George bought it for me but I want you to wear it" she handed over the cloth to me and proceeded to arranging her hair styling tools.
George was Maya's boyfriend, according to her he had attended Sapphire high school but was a senior to her. He is currently in a college some miles away but visits Maya about two to three times in a month, they would spend the weekend together and Grace really likes him too.
Despite the distance, their love was still very strong and I kind of admired it a lot.
I sat on her dressing chair as she worked some magic on my curly Afro hair. She didn't let me see what she was doing until she was done, then she turned the mirror to face me and I wondered if the mirror had some filters on.
"What do you think?" She asked.
I wanted to say somethings but I was scared if I opened my mouth the filter would be gone and i would be that ugly girl again.
My skin shone under the fluorescent lights and the eyeliner matvhed my brown big eyes, she applied some lip stick and gloss on my lips making them shine really bright.
She activated my curls and styled it into a puffy pony tail letting some curls drop right on my forehead and I felt cute.
"Say something?!" She jerked my shoulders and I opened my mouth, the filter wasn't gone it's real!!
"Is this me?" I foolishly asked and she burst into laughter.
"I told you you're really beautiful, you just need to pay more attention to yourself" She said and shooed me away from the chair while she wore her makeup.
We were both dressed up and ready for the party, Maya looked totally gorgeous like she used to and I on the other hand look totally different.
We went down the stairs and Maya's dad was back already.
"Good evening Mr Anderson" I greeted and the living room turned silent as all eyes were on me including Joe's.
"Isabella is this you?" Joe asked with a shocked face.
"Honey get me my shades, two angels are standing before me and they're shining so bright" Maya's Dad teased and we all laughed.
"Have fun girls" Grace finally said and we went to the car.
Maya had made us take a lot of pictures before she finally started the car and we left for the Party.
"Who's hosting the party?" I asked
"Xavier Moner" She answered but the name didn't sound any bit familiar. Perhaps I don't really know much people in this school after all.
It was a long drive before we finally reached our destination and I mouthed a "wow" at the sight of the house. It was obvious the so called Richer Moner was a very rich kid and I suddenly felt like I didn't belong here at the sight of the expensive cars that were parked outside the house.
We came down from the car and Maya held my hands excitedly.
"I'm glad you're finally here with me, in a party" she squeaked excitedly.
"I was forced" I protested and she spanked my butt. I was used to it already.
There was no music heard from outside and k could have sworn we were at the wrong house if not for the amount of cars parked outside.
Once we opened the door, loud music filled my ears making them hurt, it took some while before my ears finally adjusted to the loud music.
"I'll go have fun, make sure to have fun too" She yelled through the loud music and I nodded my head.
I watched her as she went to the middle of the crowds swinging her butt while dancing.
I was getting bored standing and watching some people making out while some were dancing and getting drunk.
My eyes caught some red cups and wines and my throat suddenly became itchy. I walked towards the drink and it was really hard to decide which was alcoholic and non alcoholic.
At the end of my search I realized that everything there was alcoholic but with different volume so I went for the least volume which was 5 percent.
The wine tasted great well...not until some couple making out accidentally poured it on my dress.
"Shit!" I cussed and went upstairs to find a bathroom to use.
It didn't take me much time before finding it and so I cleaned the stain off of the dress. Thankfully it removed.
I didn't want to go back downstairs so I went to the balcony to at least receive some fresh air and think about some other important things that has to do with my life.
I was lost in my thoughts that I hadn't realized that someone joined me in the balcony.
"You look different" the voice said and I looked to see who it was.
It was the guy from my store earlier, the one who had apologize on behalf of Zach and others.
"Oh Hey" I greeted and he walked closer to me.
"The party's downstairs" he said and I nodded.
"I know, I just needed some fresh air" I said calmly and he took a sip out of the bottle with him.
"I agree, the wind is mostly pleasant here tonight" he said and I looked at his face.
That was when I realized that this was his house and he was Xavier Moner.
"Oh shit!" I awkwardly laughed and slapped my forehead, "I'm so sorry I'll leave now".
"No you don't have to, I don't mind a pretty lady standing on my balcony" he whined and I laughed.
"You look beautiful tonight, What's your name?" He asked and I could swear this was the first time a guy said those words to me.
"Isabella" I nervously said and looked away.
"I like your name, I'm Xavier nice to meet you" he brought my hands to his lips and brushed it with a kiss.
"And you too" I said and he finally left.
I brought out my phone and opened my I*******m to pass away my boredom, not to chat with anybody but to admire all of the pretty girls on there and call myself a sucker for not being as pretty as them.
There was a notification on my phone and when I checked it was Maya tagging me on her I*******m post with the pictures we took today. I noticed someone followed me and when I checked the name it was Xavier.
I was happy that someone complemented and appreciated me today, maybe the party wasn't a bad idea afterwards.
Even I*******m wasn't making me feel any less overwhelmed with my situation so I shoved my phone into my purse and went downstairs.
The party was still pretty much lively but I couldn't find Maya anywhere.
I grabbed myself some drink and hoped no one would spill it on me this time around.
I settled down on a couch at a corner of the room that was empty and carefully sipped my drink when my eyes drifted to a small circle of people and I noticed their eyes were all on me.
They were the same set of people that had made fun of me in school yesterday, why the hell were they staring at me.
Aurora whispered somethings into one of her entourage ear and she walked up to me with her straight legs and dragged me over to their circle.
"You look different not bad, I guess a frog could really turn into a prince after all" She said and they all laughed. I spotted Zach on a blue t-shirt taking a sip out of his cup and tapping his fingers on the cup carefully.
I felt humiliated and ashamed that they had dragged me here to insult me.
I turned my back and left them, I could hear Aurora calling me "frog" but I ignored.
"You have to it for two weeks!" She yelled out.
"What two weeks and what do I have to do?" I wanted to go back and ask her but I let it slide. I can't stand another word of insult from her.
"Let's go home!" Maya suddenly dragged my hand out of the building. "Hey where have you been, I have been looking for you all over the house!" I yelled but noticed her expression was different, she was in totally different mood. "What's up.. what happened?" I asked but she still didn't say anything, we entered her car and she crashed her head on the steering wheel and completely broke into tears. "What happened to you?" I asked the already crying lady that was beside me. She was just happy and dancing some hours ago and now she's wailing. "I'm a bad person Isabella!" She cried and I patted her back reassuring her that she'll be fine. I didn't want to push her the more to tell me about it because Maya was a type of girl that wouldn't open up her feelings immediately she gets hurt. "I'll drive" I said and she opened the driver's seat door and entered the back seat. I watched how my tough best friend laid on her back seat wailing like a child. Sh
It was a great movie and we were both excited that it had a part two, we watched it for so long that we didn't realize that the time has passed real quick.Maya couldn't stop squealing at every scene and sometimes she'd chuckle and say "George does that" she didn't seem to realize when she said those words while I on the other hand watched the movie without being able to relate to anything there, I am a sucker after all.The room door barged open and Joe ran to hug me, I lifted him and hugged him tighter. To be very honest I missed the little boy.He looked different and it was really obvious he went on a date with Grace. He had a new hair cut on and a really new cloth that looked expensive, he wore a Nike pair of shoes and socks and a black Gucci jacket. His stomach also looked big like he had eaten a whole plate of pasta."Thank you for taking care of him Grace" I smiled at her as she walked into the room."I promise to smack you the next time yo
"let me go!" I yelled but he doesn't answer as his grip on me became tighter and firmer.At this point different eyes were on us while some people even brought out their camera just to have a record of what was happening.He dragged me away from the school cafeteria into the Janitor's closet and locked the door behind him. My whole body was numb and I could hear the rise and fall of my heartbeat.I made to reach for the door but he dragged me back and pinned my body against the wall."What the hell do you want from me?" I yelled but hissed almost immediately as his grip on my hands became tighter."Why the fuck were you ignoring my messages" he said with his face really close to mine that I could feel the heat from his mouth as he spoke."What fucking message are you talking abo....oh!" I realized it was him who had been sending those anonymous messages to me
We finally arrived at the mechanic shop, it wouldn't be fair to call it a shop because it was enormous, I never knew a place as huge as this was in this town. But yet I couldn't find a lot of workers but just a man and a young boy who looked more like his son from the wide opened door.Zach came down from the car and walked into the shop with his hands tucked in his pockets, I guess that was the way he liked to walk."Don't you wanna come down?" He turned to me and asked but I pretended not to hear him by drifting my attention to my phone. He shrugged his shoulders and walked into the shop.I could see him talking to the man who now offered him his cigarette and I was surprised to see him puffing it. I never knew he was into smoking too.After waiting for what felt like hours, Zach finally came back to his car and started the engine. I had thought he wanted to repair something in the car but I was wr
It was time for school and Grace had promised to take care of Joe but nevertheless I wanted to do it myself because I missed doing it even though it's not up to a week yet. "I missed you Isabella, please don't stay away for too long so you won't leave like mum" he cupped my hand with his two little hands as he looked at me with his big brown eyes and wet curly hair. "Joe I'm never going to leave you and I'm letting you know this" "But she said you were going to leave like my mum" he said and I raised his chin to look at me. "Who said that?" I asked and he wiped the tears off his face with his wet hands. "My girlfriend" he said and more tears started to run down his eyes. I would explain to him later about the girlfriend thing but now is a different time. "I don't see any reason for me to leave you Joe, Always and forever will I be with you even in my grave" I said and he hugged me tight. I placed a kiss on his head and tried to stop th
The ride was filled with awkward a silence and Xavier's word keep playing in my head"Look! I just want you to know that I have nothing to do with everything that is happening and I'm also trying to convince those dudes but they're hell bent on continuing the dare even though Zach himself wants to end it" did Zach really want to end it? Perhaps he was tired of walking with a Shrek."I'll stop here" I said to Xavier as I came down from his car and thanked it, I wasn't at my destination yet but the atmosphere in the car was getting stuffy and suffocating.I would pick Joe up and go to my house, I don't want to be a burden to the Anderson's. I arrived at their house and Maya wasn't there yet I assumed she must have went out with Frank.I greeted Grace but couldn't find her husband, perhaps he had work to do."I'll be taking Joe with me today" I said and she nodded her head with a smile, I knew how much she loved and want him around but I need some tim
"you're sleeping over today" He said as he parked his car in front of his huge house. I didn't contemplate or complain because I just wanted the dare to be over already. I have one week more to play along. "Can I at least call Maya with your phone?" "No!" "But I have to make the call, it's urgent besides you fucking smashed my phone the previous day!" I yelled. He rubbed his temples with his eyes closed before getting down from his car without saying anything to me. "Uhm, hello..??" I called for his attention. He turned to look at me with his hands tucked in his pocket. He sucked on his teeth and tilted his head to a side before focusing his face on me. "If you want me to lend you my phone then you'll have to earn it!" He boldly said. This guy here is totally unbelievable, after smashing my phone and making me lose my perfect job he's here telling me to work to earn just a call? "You realized you broke my
ZACH'S POVI kept thinking of how she came to bargain throughout the drive. To be honest I pitied her the instance I saw the look on her face after her posters were pasted all over the school by that bitch. Can't Aurora just let go and let us go our separate ways.We arrived at my house and I was grateful. I loved being alone with my peace and quiet since I'm used to it already."You're sleeping over today" I said and she didn't look surprised. Aurora wanted her to sleep over which I clearly don't know the reason for. She's a jealous bitch and even though we were not dating she would still want to be all over me.I could dismiss her by eight just like I did the other day but a part of me wants to keep her around for some while. Perhaps it's because of her meekness and naiveness."Can I at least call Maya with your phone?" She asked. I wanted to say yes and give it to her but I do