The Way He Looked At Her

Chapter 5

I woke up to the sun beaming in my face and I groaned. The splendor of light from the sun was hitting me bringing me some warmth to my shivering body. I stretched my arms and legs pulling my covers up to my neck laying there thinking about life.

I wish Ashton and dad were still here, everything would of been the same. Mom would still be that loving parent she was and Ashton would burst in my room screaming at the top of his lungs to wake me up. A sad tear fell from my eyes and I wiped it away quickly wanting to forget those beautiful memories that won't become reality.

I got up from my bed and look around for my phone.

Noah: Good morning. Don"t forget about the deal we had. 

I glared at his text and shook my head to the side. He's so infuriating. Taking out dark ripped jeans, a blue navy v neck shirt, and my white converse, I laid out on my bed and took a relaxing shower, put on my clothes, and checked the time. 6:30 AM.

I went downstairs to the kitchen to eat some cereal before school started. I've been losing some weight from the the lack of eating I have not been doing. There's just no time for me to eat.

Zeena hasn't texted me since the day I sent her that message, and I wonder what she's up to? Is she ok? worrying I took out my phone and called her. The call went straight to voice mail. This isn't like her to ignore my calls.

Deciding to stop by her house real quick, to check on her, Zenna lives 20 minutes away from my house on foot. When I reached her house I was already panting and sweating.

I knocked on her door and her mom answered with a huge smile on her face. "Hello Julia!" She opened the door wider to let me in. I was greeted with a huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling; black couches surrounding the plasma TV, there was a long square purple rug under the coffee table in between. Her house is like a mansion...

"Would you like anything to drink?"

"No Ms. Nina I'm good thanks. Is Zeena around by the way?" I passed by the living room reaching the double stairs.

Going up the stairs to reach her room, swiftly pushing the door open, I found Zeena in her bed curled up like a baby.

"Zeena are you okay?" She un tangled her self from the covers and looked at me. Her face looks red as if she had been crying her eyes are  puffy bloodshot and her lips were quivering. I gently reached out to hug her and she started sobbing on my shoulder. I've never seen my best friend like this before and it broke my heart. I spoke soothing words to her to calm her down.

"Do you want to tell me what's wrong?" I rubbed small smooth circles down her back.

"Jake b-b-b- broke up with m- m-- me y-y-y-yesterday," she stutter and cry harder on my shoulder. I'm honestly not surprised they just met.I

"It's okay Zeena, he wasn't that good anyways," she sobbed harder, and I  took out some clothes for her to wear and ran her a bath. She got up from the bed, to get ready.

"I'll be downstairs waiting for you. Love you." I hugged her and went downstairs.

After we left Zeena's house, we headed to school in her car. Lunch came around and we both ate our food. I haven't seen Noah at all today and I wonder where he would be? I have no reason to care for him but I do. Where is he?

"Can we go to a club tonight. I need to take my mind off things." Zeena interrupted me from my thoughts and I nodded my head. I don't like going to clubs, because all the drunken guys there trying to holler at me.

"I'm doing this for you." She nodded her head and gave me a grateful smile.

After school we both went home, and I finish on some h.w I had before getting ready to go to the club. It was 7:30 PM and I decided to take a shower. After I was done I wrapped myself in my white towel and started taking out the clothes I was going to wear. I took out a lacy red wine dress that went mid thigh and some black pump heels. I put it on and left my brown curly hair out.

I looked at myself in the mirror,and smiled. I didn't wear makeup because I don't like it. It never caught my attention, so all I did was put on some chapstick.

Bing!

Zeena: I'm outside waiting for you.

I left my house, not bothering to leave a note for mom. Not like she cares anyways. I got in the car and we both sped to the club that was an hour away from town. We reached the club and park the car at the parking lot. We headed to the entrance and took out our fake i.ds, Zeena's friend gave us. He makes fake i.ds for 20 bucks each, she told him she needed some and gave it to her. We gave it to the bouncer and he let us in. Sucker! Music was blasting through the speakers, too loud for my liking. People were grinding their body against each other and I cringed wanting to get out of here. Zeena left my side to go get a drink for herself at the bar and I waited for her to come back.

She brought 2 plastic red cups of alcohol in it and I nodded my head no. I can't drink tonight, who's going to drive us home? She shrugged her shoulders and poured both cups down down her throat.

"I'm gonna go dance." she left into the crowd of sweaty people dancing, and started grinding her butt on some guy. I shook my head in disapproval and left to wonder around this place.

At the end of the hallway, there were stairs leading downstairs to I don't know where. There was a red belt in front of it blocking the entrance. I looked around to see if anybody was looking. I know I'm not suppose to go in there but I'm going to anyways. I took the belt out, let myself in and placed it back. I reached the bottom of the stairs and my eyes bulged out of their sockets. What the...? It was and underground fighting club, and there was a match going on. There was people around with red cups in their hands, The crowd was going wild yelling 'fight! Fight! Fight!' and I walked deeper into the crowd  to see who was fighting. My jaw dropped. The person who I saw was not who I expected to be.