Without Words

21- New Chapter

"That's probably the best Thanksgiving dinner I have gone in a while." Luca beamed as we walked towards the cafeteria. It was too cold for our usual outdoor picnic lunch. "I was in my element with the catfight, name calling, shoe throwing and hair pulling going on."

"Good for you because it was traumatizing for Dan."

"I just had an idea." Katelyn eyes lit up and faced me with a terrifyingly excited smile. "We could have your life story sent to Oprah... or The View. Oh no! I've got an even better one. Write a book. Then the launching would be at the same time you would open your own gallery. Oh my god, I can picture it. I think I would cry tears of joy wearing my olive green strapless dress as I watch you signing books, cameras surrounding you and reporters begging for your attention."

"Nice of you to think ahead, Katelyn." I commented. "Way, way ahead."

"And olive green is not a good color on you." Luca added, offended by his friend's fashion choices.

We arrived at the cafeteria and saw Tabi and Simon waving at us, our food already in the table. We were just heading to them when I was not so gently pulled away.

"Hi, can I have a second with you babe?" Leo, the guy flirting with me nonstop at the boot camp, greeted me.

"I am a bit hungry. Maybe later."

"Don't be like that." Matt's friend, I think it's Jason, was suddenly beside me. He reached out his arm to wrap around my waist but before he can touch me, he was ripped away.

"Jason, you're irritating me today." Matt suddenly appeared and glared at both guys close to me. "Move away from my sister."

Leo threw both his hands up in surrender. "We just wanted to check if she wanted to hang out. We have gotten pretty close in the boot camp. Remember, babe?"

"The name is Elle. But I don't seem to remember you. What's your name again?" I asked in mock curiosity, batting my eyelashes innocently. "I'm not really very good with names and faces, especially if they're not that memorable AT ALL."

He gaped at me, as if it was the first time someone actually spoke to him this way.

"Huh, look, he stopped talking Matt." I commented as I glanced at my brother who looked like he was having a good time.

"Must be the wounded ego."

"Sad, my condolences." I pouted at Leo then, turned to Jason and threateningly glowered at him. "Learn about personal boundaries because the next time you try to touch me without my permission, I will break your face."

I walked away after and made a beeline at our table. All I wanted was to eat lunch and I had to be bothered by those.

"Wow, the sibling duo we never thought we needed." Katelyn was eating her lunch like it was popcorn. "You do know that you're now the most popular girl in school."

I scoffed. "I don't think that's a title I should be proud off."

"I'm serious." She looked offended by my nonchalance. "Not considering the fact that you're hot, nice and smart, you have managed to put The Clones in their place first day of school and smashed Sebastian's balls off in pieces, a bit of an exaggeration but some still maintain that pieces have been firmly embedded on the soccer field as warning to those who dare cross you. Now, after the Truth and Revelations chapter, you just cemented your rightful place in the school hierarchy as the one and only sister of Matthew Forbes. Not to mention there's Daniel Monroe, who doesn't give anyone his time of day except for you. People talk to him and he just literally pass by them like they don't exist and he does it in the sexiest non offending way possible, or maybe we're just slaves for mysterious hot guys." This got her a smack on the head from Tabi. "Anyways, this is like a new chapter of your life. Admit it, you are basically untouchable and we are so totally riding on that status."