Bring Me Back

Chapter 2

The doorbell rang while I was in the shower. I quickly dried off in the softest towel ever. Gosh, I could stay in it forever.

*ding, dong*

"Grr... Gosh, I am coming. Don't get your panties in a twist.'' I yelled. Whoever was at the door probably didn't hear me because I was too far away.

I put on my silk dressing gown and ran downstairs. My hair was still wet and dripping. It was like a waterfall. I left big, wet spots behind me. Mum won't be happy about it.

*ding, dong*

The bell kept ringing. It was so annoying. Why in the world I had such a big house? Finally, I managed to get downstairs and open the door. It was Char. Looking her best as always. So annoying! Why did she always look like a runway model, with her perfect honey blond hair in perfect curls, and light blue eyes and that perfect skin! God, sometimes I wanted to tear her face off. Okay... maybe I was a little bit bonkers and jealous.

"I know I look hot! Let me in now, I am freezing my ass off in this dress. I swear looking hot is so hard." She whined to me and puffed air out of her cheeks.

Yeah, right. It's not like you are born perfect and with no flaws. I thought and wrapped my dressing gown tighter around me because the wind was blowing from the open door and I was starting to feel self - conscious as always. It happened a lot when I was around Char. She stepped in and closed the door.

"You look amazing babe," I said instead. "Like wow, all the boys will be staring at you tonight," I said in such a fake, enthusiastic tone. Thank God, Char was too busy checking herself out in the hallway mirror. She gave me a quick hug and took me by my hand and started to drag me to my room. Sometimes I was amazed by how much she could make herself like home anywhere.

"Stop it, Jenn. You will look amazing when I am done with you and you will finally get your hottie." She said grinning. Gosh, even her teeth were perfectly white.

"Who's my hottie?" I asked confused, opening the door to my room and falling on my bed. Suddenly I wasn't in the mood to go to the party. I had a bad feeling about it in my stomach.

"Patrick obviously. Everyone can see how you drool over him." She laughed and planted herself next to me.

I was in shock. I stared at the ceiling. Everyone could see that I liked Patrick? No way! This can't be happening. I probably look like a lovesick puppy to them. Does Patrick know? He definitely knows! I am so dead. I just want to dig a hole and bury myself in it. I could feel the blood draining from my face. And right on cue Char spoke.

"God, calm down Jenn. I was only joking." She pushed me off the bed and I landed stone hard on the floor. That at least woke me up from my thoughts.

"Ouch, that hurt! Why did you do that?" I furrowed my eyebrows at her. She just laughed her melodic laugh and stood up and helped me get up from the floor.

"Because it is fun. And now stop being such a baby and get dressed. We need to go soon." Soon in Chars vocabulary was in 3 hours. I could probably read few chapters before we go. My eyes wandered to the bookshelf and I saw the book Patrick tossed on the floor. Patrick... his perfect brown eyes and that warm smile and those lips... Focus Jenn! I mentally slapped myself and went in the bathroom to blow dry my hair.

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Char stopped her car. I could hear music blaring from the house and saw drunk people stumbling in and out. There was a couple on the swing making out. It looked like soon it won't be so innocent and will get much more steamy. I looked down at my hands. My nails were painted burgundy red. Around my wrist was sparkly golden watch. It was only ten p.m. Still a lot of time to do stupid shit. I was so deep in my thought that Charlotte's voice startled me.