𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐞 | 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 #𝟏

CHAPTER 5: Whoopty Doo

Alexandra 

"...and I want the dandelions laid on top of my coffin," I added with my head hanging off the side of Jas's bed. I cross my hands over my chest and stick my tongue out mimicking the position I'll be in.

"Mixed with the roses on the side? No, that's gonna look so tacky," Lucas protested. I ran to Jas's room and the second Miss Valery dismissed me, but she was on her way to the shower. Instead of leaving, I decided to get Lucas's opinion on how my funeral should be arranged after Matthew murders me in cold blood.

"Let's move on to your headstone. Here lies Ally.... I don't know your middle name...Musa." He writes it out in the air with his fingers.

I let out a laugh, I've been called many things but never "Ally", "For the hundredth time my name is Alexandra, it's really not that long."

"Ally only takes two seconds to get out, Alexandra takes an eternity," he groans while rolling over to grab the remote and change the channel to, "Real Housewives of New Jersey".

"Okay, then you cannot complain when I start calling you Lucy," he shrugs, "You wouldn't be the first. Now back to business, why do you think he hates you so much?"

"I have no idea!" I give him the whole rundown of the very few interactions Matthew and I have exchanged, "I assumed he just didn't care about my existence, but now it's like he's out to get me."

"Whoopty doo, I threw up in his toilet, I highly doubt I'm the first one to do that," the door swings open as Jas enters wearing our matching Powerpuff Girl pajamas I got her for her birthday last year, with her hair wrapped up in a towel. She climbs up onto the bed as I let out a groan and roll over so that my body is laid over her legs.

"Is that really the only job they have for you?" Jas queries as she flips through a magazine, "Yup, can you believe they were going to kick me out, just like that? I guess I should be thankful that Matthew needs someone at his every beck and call."

"Just make sure you bring the bear mace I got you for Christmas and let him know that you are armed." Tomorrow is the first day I have to start working for Matthew, and if that isn't bad enough I have to be up by 4 am. It's not like I sleep much but waking up that early to see him is just revolting.

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We make our way to the dinning hall for dinner and meet up with Olivia, Isa, and Micheal. It's become a routine that I'm starting to enjoy, I didn't expect to meet people that I would like here. For dinner today they're serving garlic butter baked salmon with asparagus and potato wedges on the side. I take a seat next to Jas with Micheal on the left.

"Is your nose feeling any better?" He wraps his arm around the back of my chair while looking at me with concern, "Yup, my ego however is still a little bit bruised," I joke. He lets out a laugh that makes the entire table join in.

I pop a potato wedge in my mouth while he looks away from me, 'I'll make sure to help you out with them tomorrow," his voice is hesitant. After he helped me yesterday I found myself thinking about him, the way his hand felt on my back, how concerned he was. He was nice to me.

Sadly I remember once again what I have to endure tomorrow, "I wish you could, but I was taken off of football," he looks back at me startled," Are you serious, they took you off because of that?" He stands up from his chair, "C'mon, let god talk to Coach, I'm sure we can convince him to let you back on."

I grab his arm and bring him back down to his seat, "It's okay, really. I got put on a different job," I try my best to put on a fake smile, "I'm going to be working as a personal assistant for Matthew Colt."