I looked back and forth between Lindsey and barbie in confusion. This wasn’t a coincidence that they were both in the same area right now, looking at each other as if they were communicating with their mind. Just seeing barbie plaster a smug face, made me grit my teeth and clench my jaw. And the more I thought about how they’d plan to set me up but practically failing because I aimed at Lindsey, it was making me feel more infuriated. I wasn’t a fool to not realize this trap Lindsey hauled me in, and they should be thankful that it didn’t work so I wouldn’t come after them.
I glanced at Danny beside me and saw a smile already plastered on his face. My eyes glimmered as the emotions started to surge in. All the pain heaved in my chest for the past few days had finally been lifted out and I could finally breathe with relief.I looked back at Liam as he stood a few feet away from me. With yearning and anticipation, I ran towards him and he just stood dumbfounded with his feet glued to the ground. Though he was completely caught off-guard, when I laced my arms around his neck, he pulled me in a tight hug. His warmth was
Liam pulled up in front of our house as I stared distantly to through the windshield. My hands were tightly gripping my pleated skirt while I tried to steady my breathing as silence consumed us. No one talked. He didn’t want to budge. So I flicked my eyes beside me and towards him, tugging a faint smile before sighing.“Once I step out of this car, everything that happened between us will remain a memory,” I started, breaking the silence inside his car.
“Tomorrow is the homecoming,” Amanda enthusiastically said, clapping her hands together as Emma and I both stared at her. “I can’t wait to wear the dress they’d sponsored me.”“You’re so excited about wearing the dress while I’m looking forward to the homecoming after-party. It will be so fun.” Emma nudged me to my side as I shifted away from her.
“What?!” I exclaimed, feeling the heat starting to surge in.Danny ran his hand through his disheveled hair as I started to frown at him.“It just slipped out of my tongue while we were having a conversation about you. I mean&mdas
After Emma exhausted us from decorating their entire house for the party, we went to our houses to change our outfits and to prepare for the night. In this case, I needed to ask my parents for permission to go out tonight though I highly doubt they would let me. But if they didn’t, escape was my only option.I swung the door of the foyer open and stepped inside the house. I returned home late again, or maybe just later than our usual school dismissal time. Mom and Dad usually got home between nine or ten and, as soon as they arrived, they either w
I went back to my room right after what Dad had told me in the dining area. My heart that was once thumping from nervousness was now replaced by anger towards Dad. I couldn’t stand them and I was so tired of complying that I tried to continuously lash out from their grasp because they never treated me like a daughter. They treated their child as a retirement plan and it was such a shame. I detested it when they verbally abuse me to feed my sister’s ego so she could downgrade me more. They should be grateful that I was able to put up with so much that I hadn’t thought of retaliating. I respected them though I knew they were crossing the line and I was having a hard time understanding their expectations towards me. I was a human being after all and I wasn’t perfect.
We arrived at Emma’s house that was already jam-packed with a lot of people. The stench of alcohol immediately made its way to my nose that made me grimace. The loud music resounding through the place sent thuds in my chest as my eyes lingered around to see everyone, seemingly tipsy. Emma’s furniture was pushed to the side so there were enough rooms for people to squeeze in. They were all dancing, others were already making out in the corner, some were playing beer pong, and most of them were in the backyard, dancing in the beat of the music.
“What is it?” he asked as I pursed my lips together, bracing myself for the information I was about to tell him.I didn’t respond immediately because I was weighing the consequence before I made a move. I bit my bottom lip and fidgeted my hands because I knew once I opened up to him, I would be dragged along with this and that was the least I wanted to happen. Up until now, I couldn’t help but think about how I had come so far with my revenge plan on Lindsey that I became so unaware of what Danny would feel. And I still kep