With the incident at homecoming still looming in the air,for everyone involved the second semester for our favorite Westlakers that are going into their sophomore and junior year. It could be the most different yet difficult school year to say the l...
Marley's POV - Later that night at the Vernado residence.
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I winced again as the corner of my eyelash extension poked my eye. For the past 15 minutes, I'd been trying to get them on, but every time I reached for the glue, my hands trembled with nerves. I hated the feeling of them, but it wasn't the eyelash extensions that had me on edge, it was the dinner tonight. Elijah was coming over and meeting my family and his family meeting mine officially as a couple. I can't afford to mess this up.I sighed, tossing the extensions back into their kit and reaching for my trusty eyelash curler. A little less dramatic, but at least I wouldn't risk stabbing my eye out. Maybe I was overthinking things. I looked up at myself in the bathroom mirror, smoothie out the wrinkles in my nude sundress The soft fabric clung perfectly to my body, with long sleeves that made it feel a little more sophisticated.
I checked my hair in the reflection, the brownish-red ombre curls framing my face and cascading down my back. At least I was on track with my look, even if I couldn't figure out my lashes. I grabbed my makeup kit, my fingers still jittery, and pulled out my Kylie Cosmetics eyeliner. I applied my nude eyeshadow first, blending it in, then carefully traced my lash line. I had perfected this look before, but tonight it felt like every stroke was a challenge
As soon as I finished, my phone buzzed on my nightstand. I rushed to turn off the lights, dashing across the room to my bed falling to the floor in the process with my phone following suit. Grabbing it as my heart pulsed with excitement. Elijah's text lit up the screen. "Oh my god, he's almost here!!" I squealed and jumped up from the floor, but then heard my dad call from downstairs.
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"Mar, you okay up there?"
I hurried to stick my head out of my room door still holding my phone in my hand. "I'm okay, Elijah's on his way!." I shouted. I went back inside to grab my nude sandals feeling the excitement and adrenaline pumping through. When I left my room and closed the door behind me the adrenaline seemingly started to fizzle away out of nowhere. Grabbing onto the railing of the staircase with trembling hands, it was silly to be anxious all of a sudden, right? Elijah has been to my house before but tonight was different, Elijah wasn't just a friend coming over to be reintroducing him as my boyfriend and the first time for both of our parents to officially test the waters everything has to be perfect.
