My Sister's Boyfriend Book I

Birthday Wish

Being at school the next day was very strange.

People were staring at me and whispering as I walked down the hall.

I started sweating a bit.

My stomach started to turn.

I see Candice at her locker and run up to her.

"Candice! Please help me!"

I was hyperventilating.

"Lisa calm down."

"Candice tell me please! I'm too scared to look down. Did I forget to put my skirt on this morning! Am I walking around in my underwear?"

Candice starts to laugh.

"Why are you laughing at me?"

A tear starts to stream down my face.

Candice stops laughing and gets serious again.

"Hey Lisa. Calm down. Breath."

"Why are people looking at me?"

"Didn't you hear?"

"Hear what?"

"Emma and her gang told everyone that you know Prince. I'm quite disappointed I had to hear it from someone else's mouth and not yours."

"Sorry. I've been meaning to tell you."

Before I could explain everything to Candice, Emma walked up behind her.

"Lisa, come sit with us at lunch", she says as she winks at me.

I immediately grow confused.

Candice and I looked at each other at the same time.

Emma looks over at Candice and then back at me.

"Just you." She adds as her and her gang walk away.

"Are you going to sit with them?" Candice asks me.

"I ... kind of have no choice."

"Yeah but we were supposed to plan out what we're planning to do for your birthday."

"It's okay, we still have a few days to plan before the weekend."

She opens up her backpack and hands me a small decorated box.

"Here. Even though we're celebrating your birthday on the weekend. Technically today is your birthday."

"Aww thank you Candice!" I gave her a tight hug.
She's been my ride or die since kindergarten.

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It was lunch time and I made my way to Emma's lunch table.

They all stop talking the minute I approached the table.

"Move. Sit on the other side", Emma tells one of her girls.

She movies leaving room for me to sit next to Emma.

I take a seat avoiding contact with them.

"So, tell us about Prince. Your sister has snatched herself a good one."

I wasn't sure how to respond to that.

"Come on! Talk! I won't bite... Okay I'll bite if you don't start talking."

That threat alone motivated me to finally start talking.

"He's cool I guess", I say, shrugging my shoulders.