The Orphan

Chapter Forty-Seven

Autumn-

It was Monday night and Tori was helping me get ready for prom.

All the drama of Saturday night was all smoothed out and we were once again a big happy family.

Looking at myself in the dress through the mirror was a self esteem booster.

Tori was currently putting my hair into a woven braid and Ryder and the others were getting changed in their own rooms.

Right now my only worry was not being able to get into the dance when we get there, "Do you think i'll be able to get in? I don't really go there anymore." I asked Tori nervously looking at myself in the mirror.

She shrugged behind me, "I'm taking Dylan, he doesn't go there anymore either."

I thought that over, i guess she was right.

There was a knock at the door and Halia jumped from her sleeping position on the bed and ran to the door barking defensively.

"Halia!" i called her over and she hesitantly came running.

"Who is it?!" Tori asked.

"Just us girls!" Lex assured us.

"Come in!" Tori yelled excitedly.

Soon there were eleven girls crowded into my room.

The two extra being Rosie and Leah who had shown up early for the holidays.

All were dressed in beautiful dresses and shoes looking hot and way too grown up.

Even Sam, Casey, Bailey and Vanessa had dressed up and they were staying here.

Sam and Casey started playing with Halia as the rest of us girls started gushing over each others outfits.

Soon Tori called a group selfie and we all squished in to take a photo, Halia was almost impossible to contain as she wriggled around in my arms.

The picture was taken and we posed for a silly photo.

No doubt Tori had made the guys do the same thing.

Soon the room was attacked by all our boyfriends in tuxes and each and every one of us was swept off our feet into bridal style and carried down the stairs into another group photo.

We took about three more one normal one with us standing with each other, one individual one with our partners and one silly one, Halia didn't fail to show in every one.

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Ryder had his arm around my waist as we walked into the School, Prom was placed outside this year with fairy lights and glow sticks in water bottles.

Ryder and i practically danced all night with a little help from the spiked punch, thank you Arth.

Prom was practically another outdoor party at the school, but supervised by teachers who fell asleep halfway through the night and couldn't be bothered confiscating the spiked punch.

Ryder and I took a very much deserved break inside an empty classroom at school that was barely used during the day.

My phone rang loudly in our ears.

"Don't get it." Ryder whispered trailing kisses up my neck, i let a soft moan escape my lips.

"What if its important?" i asked breathlessly.

Ryder groaned and took my ringing phone from off a nearby desk, "what?!" he slurred annoyed.

"Ryder, how nice to hear from you." a sarcastic sounding Wyatt blasted through the speaker phone.