Slave For A Hundred Days (ON HOLD)

Day #7 (Part 2): Cheesy Much?

Jess's POV

All during the day, I try to avoid Ethan as much as possible. I got a few glares, a few stares, and some people called me not-so-great names. It's now the end of the day, and I have no homework, which I'm very grateful for. I didn't see Ethan, surprisingly. Anne is driving me to the nearby mall.

"So how was your day?" Anne asks.

"It was kind of bad. But I have no homework, so that's good." I shrug.

"Lucky, I have a little project that I have to do."

"Really? It's okay, we can go home. We can always go to the mall on the weekends." Oh, how inconsiderable of me! I didn't even think about if Anne was busy!

"No. Actually, I'm doing it right now." Anne says, giving me a smile.

"Wait what? What project are you doing? You're driving us to the mall right now." I'm getting confused now.

"You'll see." Anne says. Before I can question her, she pulls into the parking lot and hops out. I get out of the car and walk into the mall with her.

"Anne, what are you talking about? Are you doing an experiment?" I nudge her shoulder with mine, not giving up.

"Oooh look! H&M is having a huge sale!" Anne rushes off into the shop, leaving me behind. I sigh, walking in after her.

After buying a few tops and a cute sweater, I sat down on a chair to wait for Anne while she pays for her items. And as promised, Anne payed for half of my purchases. I payed for the other half because I feel guilty making her pay. Soon, Anne comes skipping over.

"I'm ready to leave! Let's go get some food; I'm hungry!" Anne pulls me up and drags me out of the store. We walk to a small cafe. It's small and cute. It's colorful, and is called 'Over the Rainbow'. It's currently playing 'Stitches' by Shawn Mendes.

"Hello ladies. What would you like to order?" A waiter comes over to the table that we sat down at.

"Um... I would like a rainbow chocolate cupcake and a caramel latte please." I answer, looking over the menu.

"A vanilla milkshake and a blueberry muffin please."Anne replies.

"Right away ladies." The young man smiles before heading off.

"I need to use the bathroom." Anne says. I nod. Anne walks to the bathroom. I sit back and went on my flip phone while nodding my head to the beat of the song. Soon, the song ends and 'Sorry' by Justin Bieber comes on.

"Miss, your cake has arrived."

"Yeah, just leave it on the tabl--- wait, we didn't order cake." I look up at the waiter, and did a double take. Is that who I think it is?

Ethan?

Sure enough, Ethan is standing in front of me, holding a plate with a covering on top. He wore the same uniform as the workers in the cafe. He even styled his hair back like the previous waiter. Ethan looked similar to the waiter, except he's much more handsome. He lifts off the covering and I looked at the cake. I gasp.

No, it's not because the cake is beautiful. No, it's not because the cake has strawberries, my favorite fruit. No, it's not because the cake has chocolate frosting. No, it's because on the cake, in blue frosting, it reads:

Is it too late now to say sorry?

Just as I read the words, Justin sings the lyrics. I look up at Ethan, who sends me a cheeky grin.

"Listen Jess, I'm sorry for what I said. I was just really mad because you messed up my awesome hair." Ethan jokes, and I let out a laugh. "But really, I am sorry for saying all those things about your parents when I don't even know them. Can you forgive me?"

"Fine. You're forgiven. But it's not because I like you, but because that cake looks awesome." I say, smiling.

"Well, at least you forgave me right?" Ethan brings me into a hug, surprising me.

"When do you hug people out of the blue?" I look up at him, raising my eyebrow.

"Shut up. You just ruined the mood." Ethan pulls away.

"So, you guys made up?" Anne walks up to the table.

"Wait a minute. You set this up didn't you? This was your project?" I blinked at her. She's been in this the whole time?!

"Yup. Now can we stop talking and eat some cake?" Anne stares at the cake, licking her lips. 

"Did you make this yourself?" I ask, cutting up the cake.

"Yeah. With help from Maddie. She actually came up with this plan. I didn't go to school today. I stayed home baking. It actually took me like, ten tries to get a decent cake." Ethan admits. I mentally awwed. He would do that for me?

"Wow. Cheesy much?" 

"Shut up!"

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After eating at the cafe, we decided to go shopping some more.

"Hey guys! How do I look?" Anne asks, putting on zebra-striped fedora. She also wore a hot pink feather boa and a pair of big orange sunglasses. "Don't I look fabulous, darlings?"

Yes, we are at the costume shop. Honestly, this is one of my favorite shops. You can spend hours there taking selfies with costumes on, and the manager wouldn't kick you out. The only rule was to keep the place clean. The store was filled with wacky colors and mirrors. 

"Of course you do darling! You always do!" I answer, putting on a British accent. I'm wearing a bird's beak and a pair of colorful bird feathers.

"Aren't I a beautiful parrot?" I ask, striking a pose.

"The most beautiful." Ethan agrees. He's wearing a pirate hat, vest, mustache and an eyepatch. Even with the costume, he looks handsome, not gonna lie.

"How about me, mateys?" Ethan asks, stroking his mustache. Anne and I both burst out laughing at the motion.

"Super cool." I reply.

"Well, it's getting late. We need to go home, Jess." Anne says.

"I need to grab some stuff, so see you at school tomorrow?" Ethan asks, taking off the vest.

"Yeah. Bye."

7 days down, 93 to go.

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Author's Note

So Jess finally forgave Ethan.

Do you think Ethan deserves to be forgiven or should Jess haven't forgiven him so easily?

What do you think of the way Ethan apologized?

What do you think of that costume shop?

Did anyone suspect of this plan? If you did, you get a piece of the cake!

  Sorry by Justin Bieber is at the side. Lately, I'm kind of obsessed with Justin's songs, so I decided to add it in the chapter!  

Happy New Year! Hope you liked this chapter!

~Cindy