Against All Odds

Chapter 19

These past few days has been really weird. 

Random people, all around school has actually given a thought of saying a friendly hello to me. Even some on Nicky's minion came up to me one day. Talking about Nicky, the number of her minions has gone down. 

She still gives me death eyes whenever our eyes meet. But I am anything but affected by such ludicrous attempt. Bree still wanders, anxiously around me and just by her energy, I know she wants us to friends again. She's desperate for us to be friends. But I'm a girl that sticks to her word. So, she's just waiting for something that would never happen.

"Hey, there's a party at 8 down at the hall. Wanna come?" Hollie asks, one of my new found friends.

Hollie is a junior and she's taking English Literature. She's petite, with auburn wavy hair. I stumbled upon her on the first day after my heart break. She came up to me and said that what I was strong and she sees me as an inspiration.

I don't really see my action of kicking Mike an inspiration at all. I really recommend anyone to NOT do it. But I guess they see it in a different light.

"Yeah, we'll be there." I beam.

"Great, see you tonight!" she smiles before skipping away from sight.

"What about homework?" Zack pipes, rather weary.

"Oh come on, Zack! We have been bombarded with so much homework and projects. We need a break, well, I need a break. I'll do half of it now and the other later."

"Procrastination is the thief of time, Madison."

"If you want to finish up the homework, go ahead! But I'm going to the party, whether you like it or not." I state, firmly before walking away from him to our room.

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Apparently, I manage to complete all my homework before the party, which was fantastic. So, I could basically go to the party without any burdens.

Reluctantly, Zack tagged along with me. The only reason why he's going to the party is to keep a look out for me. Which is awfully sweet of him.

For the party, I decided to wear a black V-neck fitted top with denim shorts. As usual, topped off with flats. Zack decided to wear a round neck shirt with brown chinos with some sneakers.

"All set?" I coo, buzzing.

"As I will ever be." Zack chime, anything but excited.

That attitude of his would probably change when he gets to the party.

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When we reach the hall, there was no one. Absolutely no signs of life. It was dark and eerily quiet. Did we get pranked?

I stole a glance at Zack and he mimicked my face. What is going on here? 

"Hello?" I call and it just seems to echo through the walls. It's like I'm reliving a scene from a movie.

Abruptly, a huge spotlight fell on me and I had to squint because the brightness was just too intense. 

What...?

"She's finally here! The girl herself! Madison Simpson!" someone called out from the microphone.

The room unexpected came to life and everyone blew those mini trumpets things and threw streamers. I instantly felt like I was five and it was my birthday. Some were jumping profusely, some were clapping, It was truly a warm energy present in the room.

Hollie appeared next me and ushered me to the stage, where I just realized that there's a banner stating, "Madison, The one who had the balls to kick some bastard on the balls."