It's not a Cinderella story

chapter 10

The pool party is an hour a away from were we live, in which, so happens to be the very small town of Bradbury, so to annoy Tyler, we gossiped about stuff I would never concern myself with in my life. 

About 15 minutes into the drive, we start giggling before Tyler cuts us off, asking me a question;

"Where did you get that?" He nods to my stomach which my tank top, is off reveileving my plae stomach I took the tank top off because the air conditioning in this half a million dollars is shit and is making me sweat like a pig. But I do keep the Cardigan on though.

The girls and I stop our giggling fest and I raise an eyebrow at him from. We decide for Syd and Neo to sit in the back and me next Tyler in the front so I have full view of the side of his face. "Umm if you mean my stomach, my mother and father kind of gave it to me?" I say 

He rolls his eyes before pointing to a spot just a bit above my abdomen. "No, the scar looking thing." 

I look down and see one of my earliest scars from when I started getting abused. I actually remember when I got it. I was thirteen and going threw my rebellious stage, so when she asked me to work I said no and went into the storage closet ready to pack up and leave. Clearly I was an idiot and didn't think of the pay she was giving me. After I was just finishing, she came back with a stage performing spike studded belt. She was mad and didn't wait for me to take my top and under garment off like she normally does. Back then crop top were cool and like I said, I was rebellious and wore one so she had clear access of my stomach. She hit me so hard she knocked the wind out of me and the cut didn't stop bleeding because of how far the one of the spikes went in my skin when she hit me, so she had to take me to the hospital and made me swear I said it was an accident and of course, I listened before. I proceeded to get the stitches I needed, when the doctor asked what happened. After a warning glare from Angelo, I told them that I fell down a small set of stairs and hit my side on the the coffee table. After that, I told Neomi that and anyone who asked which was very small. When Neomi found out about my situation I told her how I got all of my scars and know Tyler mention it, her eyes are practically bugling out of head.

After coughing awkwardly I look at him to see him at a red light and to see his eyes are shifting from my face to my scar and back. "Umm I got it from a small accident when I was younger. It's really no big deal."

He raises an eyebrow. "Really? what was the accident?" 

I chew on my bottom lip before saying what I always say. "I was fooling around and fell down some stairs."

"But how did you get the cut? were the stairs sharp?" He says before he steps on the gas and the car moves and speeds up. This boy though. 

"There was a coffee table alright, know I have a question," I say before he can interrogate me. "How did you come up with the deal so fast?" I ask. 

His hands tighten around the steering wheel and his face goes pink. "I don't know, your pretty and I wanted to go on a date with you."

I start laughing uncontrollably and the three just stare at me. After I calm down I wipe an imaginary tear before saying "Your really funny, you know? Pretty and I don't go together." 

He scoffs and rolls his eyes. "You always disregard yourself." 

I tightened the cardigan around myself, all the laughter leaving my body at the statement, and look out the window. "I can't help it." 

I feel him look at me but I don't turn around. After a while I hear him sigh before he says. "So ladies what brings your wonderful presences." 

They giggle before starting to talk about the horrible hot heatwave and the boys that are gonna be there.