Bad Influence (Rafe Cameron)

Chapter 5

I sit on the edge of my bed and groan. Midsummers is tonight and I am going with Sarah. I don't want to go, but she begged me not to make her go alone so I relented.

I look through my closet for a cute dress to wear. I sigh in disappointment upon realizing a have nothing cute. I guess I'll just have to borrow a dress from Sarah... Again.

Not even an hour later Sarah barges into my room with a makeup bag and like 10 dresses piled on her arm. Midsummers doesn't even start for another three hours but she likes to be prepared.

"Okay," she smiles, laying all of the dresses out on the bed. "Which one?"

I widen my eyes at the selection. All of the dresses are so beautiful and I already know for a fact I'm going to have a hard time choosing just one.

A light pink off the shoulder dress catches my eye. I pick it up and hold it against my body. It reaches my mid thigh and the neckline is perfect, not too high and not too low.

I turn towards Sarah with the dress still held against my body and give her a huge grin.

She jumps up and down excitedly. "I hoped you would pick that one," she says, picking up a long white flowy dress with thin straps for herself.

I run into the bathroom and put on the dress, staring at myself in the mirror for a couple seconds afterwards, smiling at myself like an idiot.

I hear Sarah knock and I tell her to come in. "What is taking you so-" she suddenly stops, looking at me up and down, jaw dropped. "It looks even better on you than I thought it would." She says, smiling at me.

I laugh and slip out of the bathroom so she can change. I sit down at my vanity so I can start my makeup. I choose to just do simple mascara and lip gloss, not in the mood to do anything more than that.

Just as I'm finishing up she walks out and I completely forget about the lip gloss in my hand, dropping it onto the floor. She looks absolutely gorgeous. The dress compliments her so well.

She sees my reaction and laughs at me. She grabs her makeup bag and I pick up my lip gloss and move so she can start her makeup.

I lay down on my bed and sit on my phone, scrolling through Instagram when I get a text from a random number.

Unknown: Hey, you coming to Midsummers tonight? 😉

I stare at the text for a couple minutes, unsure of how to respond because I'm not sure who it is but then I come to a realization. How did I not know it was him right away?

Me: How did you get my number?

Unknown: I stole Topper's phone and found your contact while he was in the bathroom.

I laugh, startling Sarah, who looks back at me with a questioning look on her face. I just wave her off and she goes back to doing her makeup.

Me: Can't say that surprises me. 🙄 And yes, I am going to Midsummers tonight.

Unknown: Great! See you there!

I scoff at his text and go back to scrolling through Instagram. What am I doing talking to this guy? He's a jerk. I just can't help but enjoy talking to him and spending time with him. I go back to the texts and turn his number into one of my contacts, changing his name to The Idiot🤢.

I giggle at my name for him, causing Sarah to turn around once again and raise her eyebrows at me.

"It's nothing." I say, shaking my head.

She doesn't question me and stands up, now being finished with her makeup. She looks perfect. I feel a pang of jealousy in my chest and I push it aside. I'm not going to be jealous of my best friend. It's not fair because it's not like she can help that she's naturally gorgeous.

We just sit on my bed and talk for the rest of the time until Midsummers. She tells me about some pogues who apparently have been messing with her and Topper lately, complaining a little extra about one of them she called John B. I have no idea who she's talking about but I listen anyway because it's not like I have anything better to do.

We finally leave for Midsummers and I feel my stomach contract in fear. I don't know why I always feel this way when I know I'm going to see Rafe. I hate to admit it, bit I find myself really attracted to him. I just need to fight that attraction for my sake and for my cousin's.

I take a deep breath and walk into the party. No way am I letting Rafe get to me.
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A/N: I know that this chapter is super short, I'm sorry. I also know it's been a long time since I updated. I was going to just quit this story altogether but then decided against it. So I'm going to be updating a lot more frequently now. I'm sorry for my late updates but I'm going to make it up to you by trying to update 2-3 times a week so stay tuned. Bye guys, thanks for reading! Don't forget to vote! 💕