Death and drama, with a side of dinner.

7pm

ERICS POV:

Saturday 28th October 2006

Look I love my sister arguably more than anyone in the entire world but god can she be a pain in my ass sometimes. How can such a small person need such a big spotlight all, the, time. It's exhausting that even on my birthday it can't just be all about me, you know it doesn't even need to be all about me -even a quarter about me would be nice for an evening. You see Mum and dad went away skiing in France for the weekend so that me and Daisy could throw a wild 18th party for my birthday. (Even though I can quite literally count my friends on one hand and hosting a party sounds like living hell to me). However it was no surprise to me or Daisy that our parents just threw money at the problem (leaving us £1000 each for a two day weekend) so that they didn't feel guilty about missing yet another birthday- it's not as if 18's a big deal right? I wasn't entirely sure on what my parents did that could afford us to live so comfortably, mine and Daisy's school, Stanford Grammar, was an elite and expensive private school. I knew they were both top notch lawyers but quite honestly i'd never seen them work a day in their lives. It's mostly my mothers money with my father as a trophy husband kind of thing- keeping it modern you know? Of course I was grateful to live such a comfortable lifestyle but at this point they had plenty of free time and still didn't even know their own kids. Given I had 5 friends in total, I decided a small gathering of my (old?) friend group and (hopefully) still closest friends would be nice. What I didn't factor in however, was the fact that since we'd all distanced over the autumn term the start said dinner was pretty fucking awkward. We were all gathered in the kitchen, dotted around and absorbed in our own conversations. Daisy wouldn't shut up about this mystery man that she simultaneously 'can't speak of' yet can't stop talking about. She was clearing pissing Ella off who tried out of politeness but failed to wipe the snark off her face anytime Daisy looked her way. Something really annoyed Ella about Daisy and her new... boyfriend? I don't even know what they are but I'd heard enough about the guy for one evening. It was Daisy's birthday a couple weeks prior and she thought today would be the perfect opportunity to bring up the fact that on her special day her 'her man' had given her the 'perfect 18th present' -whatever the hell that meant. I tried to ask follow up questions but apparently that was outrageous and gained me a not-so-light punch on the shoulder. Between you and me her 'mystery man' sounded kind of a flake. So what the guy had dimples and a boarding voice, I don't know about a boarding voice but Lola told me I had dimples in year 7 and I've appreciated that compliment ever since. The same Lola in fact that is currently looking at me from besides the refrigerator, a look in her eyes I've never seen before, gaze searching as she meets my eyes causing me to shift uncomfortably from where I stand. I see the tips of her ears, poking over behind her silky black hair, go scarlet red right before I dip my head and stare blankly at my recently polished shoes- well that was awkward. Lola is a lovely girl don't get me wrong, she'd been one of my best friends since the first day of year 7, when I accidentally set her hair alight with a Bunsen burner in science. She was pretty chill about it considering it left her like a bob for the rest of the year, I think she wanted to cry and punch me at the same time that day but luckily and unluckily for me she just cried instead. (To be honest I'd rather'd taken the punch). I comforted her best I could for the dick who just  caused her endless teasing for that year. I brought her back to mine that day as an apology and when my parents where no where to be found I used the credit card on the side to order us a take out. Chinese, Lola's and my personal favourite. That same day Lola met Daisy and our miniature friend group began to form, now here we stand, years later waiting upon a fish and chip take out. Me and daisy still sharing the same shitty parents, yet Lola's hair has grown out to quite a considerable length- just below the collarbone, it looks cute. Everything and nothing had changed.

DAISYS POV:

Everything had changed. I had changed. Physically, emotionally even spiritually I would say I'm different. There's something about this new guy I'm with and my first few weeks of adulthood that has actually changed me. I can see things clearly for the first time, to start off with I can see that the scowl on Ella's face right now really does make her look like a conniving  bitch, something I should have seen all along. Why couldn't she just be happy for me? Honestly who does she think she is? Looking at me like that when I talking about a guy who could be the one, as if she wasn't all over Charlie when they first met in year 10. It took her three weeks to just shut up about his jaw line even though she claimed he was the 'most annoying person she'd ever met'. So yes I will continue speaking about the guy I'm supposed to be keeping a secret, but ohh he's just so cute! Trust me if you could see him you'd agree. And he has these little dimples and oh god i really shouldn't say more, do skip to someone else.