Broken [#wattys2016]

Chapter 7

With every passing day I feel myself attached more to Michael, I haven't seen any wrong action from him towards me and my body started accepting him touching me, when he touches me I don't feel dangerous alerts ringing through my whole body. I like this feeling because it's been a while since I've felt normal, he makes me happy and he makes me smile all the time, his presence lightens my day in a very weird and active way. Simply, I feel comfortable and safe around him.

I was at school sitting in the cafeteria alone, I haven't seen Michael all day today, it's weird because everyday I found him waiting for me beside my locker or beside my classes. I received a text from father that said.

"Baby girl after school go shopping for tonight. It's an important night for me and you promised to be here ;)."

I sighed and replied with an "okay". When I looked up from my phone I found a brunette sitting opposite to my seat and grinning like an idiot.

"Hey, I'm Skylyn you can call me Sky. You're Annabelle right?"

"What do you want?" I replied coldly.

"I found you sitting alone and I thought that you needed company because You looked bored."

"I don't need company you can go now."

She ignored my rude replies and played it along and started talking about things and teachers. Actually I was bored so I listened to her babbling. She was funny and happy. Her happiness and overjoy annoyed me. How can a person be this happy, she didn't look popular or have a lot of friends. She has no care in this goddamn world and she does and says whatever she wants. I knew that by the stories she told me now.

"... And then when the truck stopped at the red stop light I grabbed the back of it tightly, when it started moving again he was so fast and I started screaming. It was fun I want to do it again." When she finished she laughed at the memory and I smiled at her.

"Skylyn, how can you be this happy?" I asked suddenly. She was taken by my question but she smiled softly at me and said.

"Anna life's short so we should live it, love it and fuck it. We should simplify our problems and pains, we should push all the bad things that's happening to us and smile in front of anybody even if we're hurt and sick of this fucked up life. No one's happy Anna but people mask their pain with a simple smile. I, myself have problems more than anyone could imagine but I ignore everything that hurts me and move on."

I was stunned by her reply, I actually liked her philosophy. And I decided to get to know her more.

"Do you want to go shopping after school? Father tonight has this ball in our villa and he invited his friends and colleagues and he expects me to wear something elegant, and I don't know what should I buy." I asked.

"Yea sure I'll go with you."

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I waited Skylyn after school at the parking lot to go together to the mall to buy a dress for tonight. When she saw me standing beside my Ferrari her mouth hung open.

"MAMA MIA, that's your car?" She screamed.

I smiled and nodded.

It's been an hour in the mall. I tried about 16 long dresses and 5 short ones and none of them where what I wanted, they were either too slutty and short or too classy. I've never wore a dress and I was confused and nervous about how I'll manage not to fall and embarrass myself.

Suddenly Skylyn shouted in the middle of the shop and ran toward me holding a long red dress, of course we gained some glares from a few costumers but she ignored them. She handed me the dress and motioned for me toward the changing room. When I finished zipping the dress I looked at the mirror and ... WOW I look .. Girly and .. Beautiful?