The New Girl

Chapter 34 - The highest bidder.

Aurora Jones.

After a few dances with Louis and trading off between Liam and Niall, Mrs. Williams stood on the abnormally, large stage and began speaking into a microphone.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all for coming to support such a wonderful cause. The children and staff at New Life Orphanage- slash Hospital will be utterly grateful for such an amazing turn out." She smiled.

Nerves began to build up in my stomach, my hands began to get sweaty and Louis was able to notice.

Louis grabbed my hand in his, "Relax, I'm sure your parents will bid on you. If you want, I could help?" He smiled.

I've already caused Louis so much trouble and money in buying the dress and shoes, even though I didn't want him to, so I don't want to owe him any more money than I already do. As frightening as this is, because I know my parents won't be able to bid as much as these people probably can, I can't ask Louis for help.

I smiled, "It's completely fine, I'm sure they can figure something out. I really don't want to go on a date with someone I don't know." I sighed.

He nodded and we both turned our attention back to Mrs. Williams on stage, "As you all know, there is always an auction to help raise even more money for the children. Can the young men and women who were nominated, please, come to the stage?" Mrs. Williams called out.

Louis placed a hand on my shoulder and gave it a reassuring squeeze, "You'll be alright, okay? Just relax." He smiled.

I nodded, before getting up and walking towards the stage.

On my way there, I spotted Harry and Daisy sitting together. Daisy's friends were sitting around them, watching me with glares on their faces. Harry had a shocked and confused look on his face as he watched me walk towards the stage. Daisy had a teasing smirk plastered on her face, letting me know she's the one that did this to me.

"First off, Miss. Sabrina Dallas. Honor roll student, perfect attendance, and has been named as the highest person to be bid on in the past three Baxter High School Balls."

Wow, they weren't joking when they said Liam bids as much as he can. It must be nice to be filthy rich.

"Twenty thousand dollars!" Liam's voice rang through the room.

Is this kid serious?! I didn't think the biding would start off that high!

After going back and forth a few times, Liam was finally able to bid fifty thousand dollars on Sabrina. Apparently, he broke his own record. I've, probably, said this before, but this school really is something else.

I began to get anxious, as every person made their way off stage, after they've been auctioned off. I wasn't sure why Daisy thought of doing something like this, but I just had to deal with it.

My stomach felt queasy and I did my best to make sure Daisy couldn't notice how uneasy I felt. I would glance at her table, every now and then, to find Harry staring right at me. He knew I was nervous, he could tell.

"Next is Miss, Aurora Jones! Honor roll student, a transfer from Texas, is third in her class, and a sweet young lady.." Mrs. Williams announced, making the pounding in my chest grow louder.

"Ten dollars!" Daisy's familiar, voice shouted, making everyone laugh.

Author's Note: Hehe, hope y'all got the Whit Chicks reference. 🌚🌚

I felt absolutely humiliated, I just wanted to go home and crawl into my bed. I was beyond embarrassed and felt somewhat hurt. I didn't understand why Daisy continued to pester me like this, she already has Harry. What more does she want from me?!

"Oh my, uh, any other bidders that will take this seriously?" Mrs. Williams spoke, glaring at Daisy.

"Ten thousand dollars!" A new voice spoke up.

I looked out to the crowd and noticed Mitchell raising his hand, standing beside his brother.

No... this cannot be happening!

"Wow! Ten thousand dollars, going once!" Mrs Williams called out.

I looked around and noticed no one looked like they were going to bid any higher on me and that didn't sit well with me. I did not want to speak to Carter and Mitchell, let alone go on a date with them. This is bad.

I noticed Harry raise his hand, "Twenty-five thousand dollars!" He shouted, raising his hand.

I didn't want to admit it, but I was actually happy that he was willing to help me. I really needed someone to help me, right now.

The surprise was evident in Daisy's shocked expression. She didn't think Harry would ever do something like this. Hell, I'm pretty sure the entire school didn't think he would do something like this!

"Thirty-five thousand dollars!" Carter shouted, causing everyone to get into this.

Crap. They're really not going to give up.

Everyone around us stayed quiet and waited for the next person to speak, it was as if they were watching a tv show. They were too into the boys, that they couldn't notice how nervous and scared I was.

I looked over at Harry and hoped he would do something to help me. I know counting on him wasn't fair, but he was my only hope right now.

"Forty thousand dollars!" Harry shouted, standing up.

I smiled at Harry and mouthed a quiet thank you, hoping this would make Carter and Mitchell back off.

"Sixty thousand dollars!" Carter shouted, making everyone in the room gasp.

My mind was spinning and my hands were so sweaty, I was beginning to think there were puddles on the floor. I was so scared to go with Mitchell and Carter, but, if they win, there's really nothing I could do.

I looked over at Harry and he looked just as nervous as I was. He mouthed: I don't have that much money, to me and that made me even more worried.

"Two-hundred, thousand dollars, for that young woman to go on a date with my son Harry Styles!" A woman's voice shouted causing the whole room to gasp, once again.

I looked at the women raising her hand and noticed Robin standing beside her, that must be Harry's mother!

"Wonderful! Sold! Thank you very much for your donation Mrs. Twist!" Mrs. Williams announced.

I began making my way down the stairs, where Harry's mother, Robin, and Harry stood, "Thank you for bidding so much on me, I'm sorry it lead to that." I blushed, looking at Mrs. Twist.

She waved her hand, "It's no problem at all, dear, it's finally nice to meet you. I'm Anne Twist, Harry's mother."

"Nice to see you again, Miss. Jones." Mr. Twist smiled.

I shook Anne's hand and smiled, "It's nice to meet you too-"

"Harry's told me a lot about you, which is odd because he never talks about any girls-"

"Mom, that's enough." Harry mumbled, a light shade of pink could be visible on his cheeks.

Anne rolled her eyes and turned back to face me, "I haven't heard a single thing about that girl he's been with and, let me tell you, she is the most disrespectful-"

"Mom!" Harry scolded, his cheeks turning a bright red.

I couldn't help but laugh at how spunky Harry's mom was. She was so full of light and humor, while Harry had a little more darkness in him. They were so alike yet so different at the same time.

Anne laughed and kissed his cheek, "I'm sorry, dear. Once I start, I just can't stop." She giggled, before pecking his cheek again.

I laughed along, earning a glare from Harry. "Well, it was nice to see you. I'll let you two decide on this date." She winked, before walking off with Robin.

Leaving Harry and I alone to talk about our "date" was possibly the worst thing she could've done, this is so awkward...