𝑾𝑶𝑾 (𝑴.𝑽)

3. 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

12 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 2020

17:45

Zara was pacing her bedroom on the verge of tears. She was highly frustrated as her day had been crap and now she couldn't find something to wear for her movie night date.
Added with the stress of having to sneak out of the house, she was reconsidering the whole date. That was until Susie walked into her room.

"Zara, honey. Why did Jack say you're not feeling well? Is something wrong?"
Zara had tricked her younger brother into thinking that she was sick as a part of her escape plan.

If her parents thought she was sick then they would leave her alone for the night and she'd be able to sneak out the house while they were getting Jack ready for bed. Unfortunately for her Susie saw right through the act, having witnessed Zara doing it before to avoid attending a function.

"It's nothing really. I even think I might be feeling better now. "
"You can come clean to me now Z, I know that whatever it is you were planning to do must be important if you're willing to pull out the old sick trick. So tell me what is it?"
Zara sighed. This was the downfall of being friends with your stepmother, she could see right through her.

"If I tell you, you have to swear that you won't tell a single soul about this. You're the only person I've ever told this. "
Susie nodded, encouraging the younger blonde to launch into the story of her and Max's summer fling. To say that the older woman was surprised was an understatement.

"And now he's invited me over for a movie date, more like tricked me into it. But a part of me is happy because I think I might like him. But if dad heard that he'd kill me. Don't even get me started on the media."
Before she could spiral any further Susie pulled the girl to sit down on the edge of her bed.

"Ok now I see why you're stressing. How about this? I'll help you with hiding your little relationship and sneaking around. But only for three months. That way you have enough time to decide whether you want to continue with Max or not. And if you guys aren't together by the end of the three months then we won't tell your dad but if you are, then you have to tell him. OK? "
What Susie said was reasonable, she'd need someone in her corner to successfully keep everything under wraps. She knew that her mother would push her to tell her father, her brother would use it as blackmail and her friends would accidentally let it slip.

"Ok, I can agree to that. Now can you help me pick out an outfit. Please."
Susie giggled at the expression on the girls face as she got up and headed to her walk in closet.

18:30

Zara had settled on a simple outfit of a cropped pink shirt with low cut jeans. Despite her simple outfit she'd done her make up, a light natural look to highlight her features.
Now it was time to sneak out of the house. It wasn't necessarily sneaking as Susie had sent her dad and Jack out to the store after telling them that Zara wasn't feeling well, therefore she wanted some silence while she waited for the medication to kick in.

"Hey Z, they're gone so I'd leave now. Let me know if you're coming home tonight or not. OK?"
The girl quickly nodded as she whispered a thank you before walking out to her car.

After five minutes of driving her silver Mercedes GLC Coupé through the narrow streets of Monaco she finally arrived at the address Max had sent her. She found a parking spot, before trying to hype herself into getting out of the car.