Bad Start! Worse Ending

Finally He Asked Me!

🔹Tara🔹

Thursday
"Come on Tara! Get out of the toilets. It's not gonna be that bad." Mia shouts at me whilst I sit on the toilet lid. "I will make it worse if you don't come out now!"
"Oh what a great friend you are!" I finally open the door after being in school for ten minutes. There's still fifteen minutes till the bell and I got here early so I didn't have to see many people.
Even though Brody had made me happier about school on Tuesday I didn't go in yesterday. But mum forced me in today; And by forced I mean she actually drove me to school! She hasn't done that in about five years since I started secondary school.
Anyway I walk out into the hallway arm in arm with Mia. She is my only friend at the moment. Well the one who won't keep on and on about the pictures. The hallways are much busier now then twenty minutes ago. I only get a few glances ... Well at first anyway. My first class is science and to get there I have to pass the P.E. block. All the football boys and rugby players are always out side of there. They are the most horrible people in this school. Well apart from Brody, but still.
The first boy, Caleb I think his name was, saw me first. He whispered to the others around him and try all looked at us. Mia kept her head held high whilst mine stared and my scuffed school shoes. Well now I look like I love my shoes. Or the floor.
"Hey Tara babe!" Caleb shouts. I can ignore that easy. But the next thing I couldn't.
"Sweet cheeks!" Kai grabs my arm and yanks me towards him. He holds me against his body. As I am struggling he places his hand on my butt and squeezes! I stop, go bright red and look down at the floor. Help. Me. Again.
"Gosh guys. Get of off her!" Mia struggles against Jakes hold now. I swear this is harassment.
I take a deep breath, "Please can you let me go. I would rather not be felt up by you lot!" I raise my voice at the end. Just as I am about to shout again Mr Turner charges round the corner and his face is bright red. Either he knows what's going on here or his already gone running this morning. (He is our coach and is evil!)
"Kai, Jake let them go now and go to my office!" After a delayed reactions the coach shouts again. "Now!!"
The quickly let us go and run off but not before Kai can grab my ass again.
I feel humiliated and stupid and so embarrassed that I can't move. Coaches loud shouts have drawn a lot of attention to us. Let's just hope the day gets better.
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The day didn't get better or worse. Which is good. I sat with Brody, Mia and two of Brody's good friends, Lia and Chris at lunch. Then after last lesson Mia took me straight out of the classroom and to her car.
"You need to help me to get ready for my date! Tara you always help me. Plus I think this one IS the ONE!" She tells me on the way to her house.
"Okay I need to get away from my house for a bit anyway. Toby is a nightmare, I am never having a baby. Plus the twins are getting really teenagery lately." I turn up the volume on the radio when I hear Try by Pink come on. Love this song!
Mia laughs, she is an only child and would love to have siblings, "I'll have them all. You know I will. Anyway about this prom. What do you think I should wear?" She asks just as we pull into her drive. Yay prom
I have no idea what she should wear and I never do. I'm really just there for encouragement in the clothes she chooses.
Entering her room I finally say "Well it depends. Are you going for a long or short dress? Heels or flats?"
"Umm well I've always wanted to wear a long dress which is tight. And because Cole is really tall I could wear small heels. Actually I could get away with four inch heels. Does that help?"
Well she always wears bright colours and at the moment her hair is now red. Black or white would be nice. And maybe sparkly. I have no idea.
"Well you could go in a black sparky dress with a slit down in thigh and silver heels. Maybe a heart neckline?" I say. Her thinking face shows then it goes softer then into full blown happiness.
"Oh My Gosh! That's great and I know where I can find that dress. Mums room here I come!" She dashed out the room and down the hall.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
My phone buzzes in my pocket. A text from Brody.
Brody💙😂: hey where r u? Come home soon. we need to talk xx
That doesn't sound promising.
Me: at Mia's. will be home soon xx

Five minutes later Mia still hasn't returned so I walk down the hall to her parents room.
"Mia?" No answer. Where the heck is she?
I grab my bag and run down stairs. Her car is no longer on the drive and on the garage door is a smiley face with Mia's signature. Okay. Weird.
Looks like I'm walking home.
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A very long twenty minutes later I get home and who's there? Nobody!
I unlock the front door feeling unwanted and crap. Life's great when no ones home and you're sort of boy type friend isn't there.
I dump my bag my the bottom of the stairs and slowly walk up to my room where I find my door open. I never leave my door open. Okay now I'm being paranoid. Well I should be when I find a large box on my bed and flower petals on the floor. Ehh?!
Cautiously approaching the box I take off the lid. A pretty looking letter and clothes are inside. Opening the letter it says:
Tara
Put in this dress and shoes and go into your back garden.
B xx

The only B I know is Brody so it must be something from him. I take out the dress and hold it up. It's a short blue dress with a ruffled skirt and a sweetheart neckline. The shoes are a sparkly silver. He even got the right sizes in the shoes and dress!
I hand up my school clothes and slip the new clothes on. Looking in the mirror the dress falls just above my knees and hugs my figure. The shoes my me an inch taller but makes my legs look like a models. Okay so now to my back garden. Making my way there I see more petals leading to the garden. It's now seven o'clock and a little dark, but the garden looks quite bright.
"Hello! Anyone?" I call out once I'm in the decking. Another light comes on and I see Brody standing under the biggest tree. He is wearing a tuxedo and holding a blue flower. Brody is breathtaking! Another few lights come on and illuminate one of the fence panels. Brody walks over to me and points to the fence. In bright letters it spells out : Will
Again. Eh?
Before I can ask a question he points to the next panel: You
Then the next: Be
This one had a few pictures of bees all over it. Very cheesy.
He then turned me towards him. In his hands was a piece of paper saying: My Prom Date?
Prom date! Oh My Goddess!
He finally asked me.
"Will you be my Prom Date Tara?" Takes both my hands to hold.
"Yes! Yes I will. Yeah!" I shout. Ahh. The boy I love has asked me the Prom question.
Squeaking then comes from behind me just as I embrace Brody.
Mum, Dad, Brody's parents, Mia and Cole, the twins and Toby are all smiling behind us.
"Tara I'm so sorry for leaving you but..." She says but I smile and cut her off.
"I don't care. I'm too happy to and you're my best friend. I would forgive you anyway!"
I turn back to Brody, he grins at me and his green eyes sparkle. Even thought both of our parents are watching he kisses me. I kiss him back. All of the people around us forgotten. Everything forgotten but him.

Hey guys. Here's chapter 12. So how was this chapter? Still to come is Prom, Graduation and Lucas Cage drama. I really hope you are enjoying this, I've really enjoying writing it!!
Just got off of holiday with ArianArsonist who is my bestie!!

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