Her

Chapter 3

Skylar's POV

Monday, November 23rd

2:13 pm (Eastern Time)

"No, the BLXCK line is white, and the WHXTE line is black! Always think opposites. I swear on everything, if I come back and everything is not exactly how I want it, I'm going to ruin you. And that's a promise." I seethed into the phone before hanging up and putting it on airplane mode.

Fucking idiots.

I calmed down and relaxed my face. I'm going back home to California for Thanksgiving. I talked to my dad briefly. I told him I was returning for good and I had been in London for a little less than 5 years. He said he didn't want to discuss anything over the phone and told me to meet him at a studio in LA at 7.

I don't know if he's happy that I'm back or angry that I ever even left. He sounded monotonous over the phone. I'm kind of nervous. I mean, I already knew I was gonna get laid out by my mom, I lowkey want my dad to calm her down and keep her from beating my ass...But, * mental sigh * what I did was wrong in so many ways that I already know both my parents are going to slay my soul and I'm just going to have to deal with it.

I pulled my hair in a half-up-half-down style so it was out of my face bust still hung over my shoulders. I was really considering cutting it to about my shoulders.

I let out a breath and leaned back. Being mean is tiring.

I left the house as Skylar, got on the plane as Skylar, and I'll be in California as Skylar the whole time. It felt good to walk around as my normal self. I'm really glad that paparazzi doesn't follow me around as much so it's easy for me to switch back and forth between X and Skylar without people getting suspicious. I told everyone that worked for me that I was visiting family in London because it would probably be a bit Sus if I said I was going to Cali and Skylar popped up with X nowhere to be found.

I closed my eyes and before I knew it a flight attendant was waking me up telling me to put my seatbelt on for landing.

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5:09 pm (Pacific Time)

I got my rental car and was driving to my hotel so I can change clothes and rest before going to the studio.

I checked in and went to my suite, some guy brought all my bags up for me and as soon as he left I began getting ready. I thought I was going to have time to chill before leaving back out but I realized I had to take time to get ready because I felt like I had to dress up and show my dad I was grown now. I also had to dress and do my make up and hair different so I didn't look like X as much as possible.

I got in the shower and washed my hair. Once I got out I towel dried my hair and teased it a little so it seemed thicker. I slid my finger threw it on the right side, parting it, and tossed the front of my hair over to the left giving it a messy, care free, wavey look. I got dressed in more earthy colors (outfit in media section) instead of my usual black, grey, and white. I even showed off my figure and a stretch of skin. I did my makeup way more natural with a nude lipstick and light brown eyeshadow as opposed to my normal smokey eye and different shades of dark lipstick. I also took out my black contacts so that you could see my real eye color and how it changes.

All of that took me until 6:47. I was running late. I don't really care though it's not like I'm in a rush to get yelled at. I looked in the mirror one last time.