Whatever You Say

Don't Be Sad

I turn around to see a guy with a paper bag over his face...

I quickly sit up in my bed. My heart racing at 100 miles per hour. Cold sweat runs down my cheek, as I quickly scan the room. I'm in my bedroom, it was just an awful dream, so vivid. The thought of this guy in my house enters my mind. I jump up from my bed, shut my bedroom door, and lock it. I slowly sit on my bed, my heart still pumping, my hands shaking. I try to take my mind off of it, so I get up and go to my closet. I look through my tops and decide to wear something comfy. I finally pull out two shirts, a loose grey top with aqua blue stripes and a fitted pink burn out tee with a big v-neck. I hold them up, trying to decide which one to wear. I notice my hands still shaking and I jump at the sound of my phone beeping. I sit the shirts down on my bed and pick up my phone.

I think the pink one will fit you nice :) -Admirer

I gulp and turn around to see my window blind lifted up, sunlight beaming into my room. I once again pull the blind down. I pick up the blue top and go to my closet. I pick out white skinny jeans and feather earrings to go with it. I go to the bathroom to change into my outfit and when I go back to my room I slip on a pair of aqua flats with a bow. I leave my hair down and it has natural wave. I put my phone in my pocket and go downstairs. I smell toaster strudels in the toaster when I walk into the kitchen.

"Were you in my room this morning?" I ask Heather who is leaning against the counter reading a magazine.

"No...mom was getting laundry this morning." Heather looks at me curiously.

"Well my window blind was open...it...er...the sun woke me up..." I cover my real reasoning.

"She opened mine too... we need to leave in about thirty minutes.

"What? Why?" I ask.

"Uh, swim meet at twelve." She says with attitude.

The toaster dings and she pulls out two toaster strudels. She carefully makes a smiley face with the icing and takes a bite. I pull out a bowl and a box of cheerios and pour the milk and cereal into the bowl. We finish eating and clean up our mess in the kitchen and go to Heather's swim meet. When we walk in, Heather goes to the bench with her friends and I find a spot on the bleachers. My phone beeps.

sit with me -Kellie

I look up and see Kellie waving to me. I get up from my seat and start walking over to her. I walk by the edge of the pool, careful not to trip and fall in. I drop my phone and I bend over to pick it up. Suddenly someone rushes past me and they bump into me. I lose my balance and fall into the pool. Everyone directs their attention to me, the coach puts her hand out to help me out. I accept and she pulls me out.

"Try to be more careful." She says handing me towel with an annoyed look on her face.

I take the towel and wrap it around me. "Thanks." I pick up my phone from the ground and go to the locker room. I go to Heather's locker and find a spare t-shirt and shorts. I pull off my clothes and put them in her locker. My phone beeps.

did i get u wet?? ;) -Admirer

I roll my eyes and pull on the clothes, leaving my shoes off too. I walk back out barefoot, using the the towel to dry my hair. I walk with a distance between me and the pool. When I get to Kellie, she pats the seat next to her.

"What happened?" She smirks.

"Someone bumped me." I say sitting down next to her.

We watch the swim meet for about and hour and when it's over I retrieve my clothes from Heather's locker. Kellie comes home with us afterward and we pick up Siphanie on the way. I drop Heather off at her friend's house and the three of us go to my house. We watch a movie in the family room and then we go upstairs to my room.

"What are you wearing to the party tonight?" Siphanie asks Kellie and me, closing the door behind her.

"This." Kellie pulls out clothes form her bag. She holds up an orange cheetah burnout racer tank and a pair of white torn short shorts.

"I 'm wearing a new outfit!" Siphanie pulls out a grey sequence with You Only Live Once printed in pink on the front. She also holds up a pair of Acid wash denim short shorts and a pink flat bill hat that with a white bill.

"I love that!" I say.

"Well, what are you wearing?" Siphanie asks.

"I haven't really thought about it." I say, walking over to my closet.

"Lets see..." Kellie goes to my closet with me and digs through a bunch of clothes. "This..." She picks out a dark blue trapeze tank "And these..." She matches it with a pair of light wash cut off shorts. She digs through my shoes and finds a dair of white crochet toms. "Cute!" She stuffs the outfit into my arms.

"Yay! Lets go get dressed and then we can do our hair and make-up." I say.

We all change in to our outfits and Siphanie and Kellie take off for the bathroom. My phone beeps and I go over to check it. It's from Tod.

"I'll be right there!" I yell into the bathroom.

am i still seeing u tonight? -Tod

oh yea wouldnt miss it -Hope

I plop down on my bed and kick my legs back and forth. I get a grin on my face when he texts back.

gonna show me some of ur dance moves again tonight -Tod

I can't help but blush. I just about text back, then I realize I feel like someone is watching me.

"Stop starring at me..." I say, thinking Siphanie and Kellie are watching me. I look at the door way and no one is there. I jump up from my bed and see the window blind open, me angrily starring out the window. "Just leave me alone! I hate you, your ruining my life!" I yell, tears drip from my eyes. My phone beeps. I wince and slowly bring the phone up to my face.

dont cry...i hate seeing you like this -Admirer

I choke on my tears and throw my phone to the floor. I pull down the blind and push my back against the wall, sliding down to the floor. I put my head in my hands and and sob.

"Hope?" Kellie runs over and puts her arms around me.

"What's wrong?" I hear Siphanie ask, comming out of the bathroom. "Is it Tod? I knew he was no good." She sits down next to me.

"No...it's not Tod." I say wipping tears from my face. The doorbell rings through the silent house. "Ugh!" I storm out of my room and down the stairs. I swing open the front door and a man stands at the door with a box. "What?!" I yell.

"Delivery..." He holds out a clip board. I quickly sign the paper and he hands me the box.

I shut the door and sit the box down on the side table. I rip open the box and want to vomit at the contents of the package.

"Hope!" Kellie and Siphanie come downstairs. "Tell us what's wrong!" Kellie demands.

"What's wrong? This...this is what's wrong!" I gesture to the box.

Kellie looks in the box and pulls out the roses. One black rose in the middle surrounded by red ones. She pulls out a note and reads it out loud. "See that dark rose? That's how I see you right now. See all of the bright roses? That's how you should be." Kellie looks at me confused. "Who is it from?"

"I don't know, but he has been watching me. It started yesterday, I got a card in the mail...."