New Year, New Me (Coming Soon)

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New Year's parties are not my thing. Parties aren't my thing.

"BRIANNA?! Are you ready, honey?" Yelled my mom. My mom had been dying to see her friends and take pictures, that's what they all do.

"YES MOM!" I shouted back, "I'll be there in a minute." Before I left for the door, I took another last glance of myself in the mirror. I wasn't the party type but I actually know how to dress well for these types of occasion. My red and black dress that fits me tightly matches my skin tone and definitely brings out my light brown eyes. It ends right above the knee, my hair curled down and my red heels were (I'm not kidding) higher than the Empire State Building. I quickly grabbed my black purse with my phone and some necessities in it and walked out of my room.

I heard the engine of our car starting up, it must be the driver. "Bwi, you look beauriful!" I chuckled with a thank you as my 2 year old neice, Charlotte, greeted me with a warm welcome.

"Why thank you, Charlotte! You look stunning as well!" I gave her a hug since this is the first time I've seen her since three months. And believe me, her and I are really close, so being away for that long killed us.

"Alright everyone? Ready to go?" Asked my mom. She started walking out the house as she saw some heads nod. "Okay, see y'all in the car."

It was a thirty minute drive to the venue from our house. And honestly, the car ride wasn't that bad. Just because I was with my cousins my age, so we just jammed on to songs.

When we arrived to the venue, I was amazed. The building was so big almost like a five star hotel, I don't even know. Lights were lit around the place given it an elegant glow. I walked out the car and saw that we weren't the only family here. There were another two families behind us.

"Aren't you just excited?!" Exclaimed my cousin, Eliza. I shrugged not knowing if I really am excited for this. I mean, we do this every year.

"Why should I be?" I questioned her. She looked at me like I have two heads popping out of each side.

"Are you kidding me?! This year is the only year that the Richards will be able to attend this occasion!" I raised my eyebrow, I still don't get her point. "Look they have this really hot son. His name is Ace. Well his brothers are too but I mean, he's the hottest!"

"Ugh, whatever. You have the worst taste ever so I wouldn't count on that." I shrugged and started walking to the entrance. "Let's just go."

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"...and will all of that said, let's all enjoy our meal!" I wasn't even listening to the speech that my uncle did. I was eating half of the time.

"Em, come on," my mom started pulling me towards her. "I need you to meet a family friend." I quickly nodded as we went towards a table full with two adults, their parents probably, three incredibly hot teenagers, and one cute little kid.

"Are you enjoying your dinner?" My mom asked them. They all smiled and nodded. Honestly if my mom wasn't my mom I would strangle her, just because you don't interrupt someone while they're eating. "Well that's good! I would like you to meet my daughter, Brianna."

"Hello Brianna! I'm Erica Richards, all of these kids' mother." She smiled at me. Oh gosh, her smile is so wide. It's scaring me. But she looks really pretty and kind. "Nice to meet you, honey."

"And I'm Robert Richards, their father."

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. and Mr. Richards." I smiled back at her.

"Oh don't bother calling me that!" She waved at me. "Makes me feel old. Call me Erica, okay?"

I nodded at that. "If you would excuse me, I have somewhere to be right now." I quickly pulled Ariana, my best friend, out of the dine room and to the kitchen.

"What! Didn't you see?! I was eating." And I could clearly see that as her face was stuffed with food. I laughed.

"Okay, I really don't care about that." My laughter started to die down. "But look at that!" I pointed at one of the Richards kid.

"Ace Richards? He is a hottie but I'm taken, dear." She shrugged but her eyes wide open realizing what I just implied. "OH YOU LIKE HIM, huh?"

Yeah, as if.

"No, I just think he's attractive." And it's true, how can I really like him without knowing his personality.

"You're saying that now, but trust me, you won't be after..." She started thinking, "a week? He's known for being the player type."

And as I look at him, I can see his player looks. That smirk on that beautiful face has been there since I left. He also kept taking quick glances towards where the waitresses were standing. Winking at them, that's gross.

"Oh..." My hopes died down. "Well I gotta go get myself a drink, okay?"

"Alright." She said, "see ya later!"

I went to the kitchen to get myself a glass of water, cause I'm thirsty. When I finished the glass I quickly put it on the sink. I was about to exit the kitchen when some dumbass bumped into me.

"Watch where you're going, bitch." I looks up to see the one and only, Ace Richards. My eyes were wide and so as my mouth. I never excepted him to be rude. But, he's a player, so what do I expect?

"Sorry." I said. If it was just us, I would slap the living crap out of him but I didn't want to make a scene, so I ducked my head and rushed outside. He started following me thinking I can't see him when I clearly can, dumbass.

"Wait!" He yelled. "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you."

"Oh so you have a list of people who you should be nice to?" I challenged him. I'm making this such a big deal, but he's the one who started it. "What type of list am I listed in?"

"No I didn't mean it like that.." His head started to lower and that was when I walked away.

"Whatever."

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"He said that?!" I just started explaining what happened to Ariana and Eliza and they're overreacting.

"He totally likes you!" Eliza said. She's like four years younger than me and I'm seventeen. She's dumb for her age.

"Are you stupid?" I face palmed her, just how. "No way, he doesn't even know me."

"Who knows?" Started Ariana. "He might have been stalking you?"

"Okay that's just creepy." And it was. Really.

"ELIZA!" Yelled her mom from downstairs. "We're going home now!"

"Well, goodbye." Eliza quickly stood up and from the looks of her face, she doesn't want to leave yet. "I'll talk to you guys later, okay?"

We said our goodbyes to her when Ariana decided it's time for her to leave.

The party or dinner whatever that was, was eventful and I was beyond tired. I didn't bother changing as I slipped myself in my bed. My eyes shut down completely.

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