The President's Daughter

Chapter 8

Chapter 8:

"Girls wake up!" my eyes shot open. I've only had like 3 hours of sleep and now I have to wake up like this?! I sat up rubbing my eyes. The person who caused the racket is no other than Irene, who was holding megaphone. She could just gently wake us up. Surprisingly, Melissa was already awake. She was wearing a pink dress and a white cardigan, her normal girly fashion.

"What time is it?!" I stood up annoyed at the fact that I really had to wake up early in the morning whilst not even having the long relaxing sleep a teenage girl needed.

"You have to dress up and be at the dining room at 8, you have some visitors and your father wants you to be presentable" I nod. Somehow, I didn't wanna complain. I guess this is the life I would've lived if they didn't hide the truth to start with.

Irene leaves the room while Melissa was running through my closet, for reasons I do not know.

"What are you doing?" I walk next to her, crossing my arms. She looks at me in disbelief as if I had said the stupidest thing on earth.

"Haven't you heard?! Senator. Walden Mitchell will be going here with his family!" knowing Melissa, I knew exactly was she was acting like this. Walden Mitchell has the hottest son alive, Landon. Although I think he's hot, I'm not crazy over him like Melissa is.

I chuckled "You are free to borrow any of those only if you help me pick what to wear too" she squeals and gives me a tight hug. I let go of her and rushed to the bathroom. I decided to just wash my hair then curl it.

After I'm done with the make up and hair, I went out of the bathroom with nothing but my bathrobe and undies.

As I walked in my closet, Melissa was already wearing an off shoulder navy blue dress with light blue heels that looked perfect with the dress.

"Here, where these" she hands me a baby pink dress that looked like one of those Aubrey Hepburn dresses. The shoes were a pair of stilettos that were creamed colored and some glitters on it. She also hands me a white floral headband. Melissa walks out of the closet, leaving me to change and stuff.

Right as I got out of the closet, there was a knock on my door "Girl's they're here" Ethan calls out.

Melissa wags her eyebrow at me and I roll my eyes in return.

I open the door and Ethan greets me with a smile.

"You look beautiful" he was smiling at me and I blush.

"Thanks" I whisper.

Ethan walks ahead of us leading us to the dining room. Melissa nudges me and I roll my eyes at her.

"Yeah, and he's not into you at all" she whispers. "It's just a compliment" although inside, I hope the statement was more than that.

"Denial" I hear her say quietly as we arrive at the dining area. My eyes widen at the sight of Jeremy on the corner of the room talking to Irene. Oh thanks god he's alright. I wanted to run to him and hug him but my 'father' signaled me to seat next to him so...

Ethan pulls the chair for me while another guy pulls out the chair for

Melissa. Although I admit that there were hot body guards around us, Melissa seemed to set her eyes on Landon who was seating across the table.

"Oh Walden, Katrina this is my daughter Alexandria and her friend" they greet us and I have to admit that this is awkward.

"I'm Landon" Landon awkwardly says as he waved at Melissa and I. We waved back at him.

Let me just say that lunch was extremely boring, my father and senator Walden were talking about politics stuff while Melissa and I have been secretly playing rock, paper, scissors under the table. Yeah, that's how boring it was.

This was our fifth round, of our game and this will break our tie. In slow motion, I put out a rock and Mel puts out a scissor.

I squeal involuntarily, and quickly covered my mouth. I do the stupidest stuff huh?

Everyone's eyes sets on me and said the first thing that came out of my mouth.

"I gotta pee"

I rushed out of the door running through the long hallway. I hear someone catching up on me as I arrive to the balcony where i always find my self in all the time.

As someone touches my shoulder, a wave of dé ja vu hits me. I smile at the memories I had last night. I knew who it was.

I turn around expecting to see him but instead it was...

Landon.

"Oh hey...." I trail of, trying to hide my disappointment. Although Landon is extremely good looking, somehow I feel like he couldn't compare to Ethan. Ethan was taller, more built, more manly or maybe it's just my opinion.

"Uhm... Alexandria right?" he puts out a hand while I awkwardly took it. It was weird having him in front me instead of Ethan or at least Melissa.

I nod "yep, that's me" I gave him a fake smile.

"I wanted to formally introduce myself, cause the dining room was so-" I cut him off

"Boring, awkward, everything you wouldn't wanna experience?" we both chuckle and he raises his eyebrow at me.

"You're a mind reader!" we both laugh again.

"So I'm guessing that you're used to this?" he lets out a sigh and nods. I felt sorry for him, living most of his life with formal occasions like these but then it hit me that these occasions will be happening often to me too.

"Been like this since I was very young, our parents are actually friends which is why it really surprises me that Uncle D has a daughter" I shook my head

"Surprises me too that he's actually my father, my whole life I grew up with my grandma and uncle and I just found out the truth when I got kidnapped!" I let out an uneasy smile

"Quite an adventure being a politician's kid huh" wow, never in a million years would I ever imagine that is be talking to Landon Mitchell, specially not on the balcony of the White House.

"You've been kidnapped before?!" he nods again as he sits in the balcony railings.

"Yeah, and I almost got into a plane crash. It's tough, specially when people follow you everywhere" I let out a sigh.

"Hey cheer up!" he pats my back.

"You know, I never expected you to be such a cool dude" he chuckles

"Well being judged is not the only thing you should be expecting now" I nod at him and smile.

"Hey we should hang sometime! Bring Melissa too" I nodded right away, Melissa will be psyched!

"I would love too!" he gives me a high five and we head back to the dining room. I looked back and saw Ethan walking behind us, not making eye contact... was there anything wrong?

He opens the door on me but leaves it swinging when Landon was about to walk in. Poor Landon had to push the heavy door by himself.

What was going on with Ethan?!

Author's note:

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