Always Hidden: Words Like A Knife

The Firebirds Got The Hots For Someone

~Phoenix's POV~

"Phe!" Ivy groaned. "What?" I replied smirking, sheepishly. "You promised!" She whined like a child. "What did I promise?" I replied smirking once more, knowing exactly what she was talking about. "You promised you would go to the barn dance with me." She said This time getting annoyed. "Do I have to?" This time I was the one whining. "Yes." She said sternly. "Uggggg...... why did I promise you this?" I asked rhetorically.

~Time skip~

"Are you ready to go?" V asked anxiously. "Yup" I replied with an western accent mocking her. "OMG, you aren't going anywhere like that!" She said in shock. "why not?" I replied slightly offended. "Are you addle-headed?" She spoke in her western slang that I could now understand from hanging out so much. Before I could speak she shouted!"If you wore that to the barn dance you would stick out like a bull in a China shop!" just as I opened my mouth to say I'll change "I'm picking your outfit" She yelled from her closet. she handed me a pair of ripped jeans, cowboy boots and a plaid crop top. "I made sure it's more your style, do you like it?" she asked with hope in her eyes. "Yea V I love it, it's exactly my style!" I said exited to try it on. I came out. "looks great" she says. "do I need to change anything else?" I said laughing. she ran back and said "yes actually" with a make-up wipe in her hand. she came and attacked my face with it leaving my face bare except my mascara. "There we go." she said with a great big smirk plastered on her face. I said" I think you missed a spot can I have the wipe" She leaned in exactly as I planned and said "where" then I dragged the wipe across her smirking face. "What was that for, I don't have make- up on?" she said with a confused face. I laughed "I was just trying to wipe the smirk off your face and it seemed to work." I said, this time I was the one smirking. "Let's just get going." she said. We both laughed and walked to her freshly waxed, red mustang. Then my favorite song even though it was old came on."Oooh girl you're shining like a 5th avenue diamond. They don't make them like they used to , you're never going out of-"the radio changed "HEY!' I yelled in anger and disappointment. "My car, my radio" is all she said. I calmed down and muttered "country loving hillbilly" under my breath. "What was that?!" She laughed and stared at me as if she was kill me. " I didn't say anything" I said and laughed nervously. "damn right!" This time she muttered under her breath. "We're here" she said with much more excitement than her last statement. "yay." I said sarcastically. As we walked in "Dirty Laundry by Carrie Underwood" played in the background. Ivy screeched in delight and ran to the dance floor, obviously didn't dance cause that's not her personality. She might seem outgoing but around people she doesn't know she is like a little girl hiding behind her mom. While she desperately tries to get you to talk to your creepy "uncle" Joe. You get my point. Speaking of  uncle Joe "Cotton eye Joe started playing and people started to line dance, being the crazy person I am I joined in. Then I spotted a very handsome guy I recognized and I realized ..... IT WAS ZACH. Oh no I was dancing like a mad woman and he had his eyes on me. I ran into the outhouse terribly embarrassed and crying. Many thoughts ran through my head. What if he brings it up during work? What if he laughs at me? What if - KNOCK,KNOCK, KNOCK! "Wha-t do-you-want?" I said between sobs. "Awe Phe what's wrong" I hear a familiar voice say. "Please go away V" I say holding my sob back trying to sound ok. "Phe I'm coming in I don't care if you are on the toilet I'm your best friend" she states as pushing against the door. "Seriously Phe let me in" "Seriously V go away" I say mocking her. "I just wanna help" she says sounding saddened. "Ok you can help me... by going awa-WAHHHH" I interrupted myself wailing. She pushes the door open as I release my grip on the door to cover my face. She carries me to the car and covers me with Blankets and says "my car, your radio... for now" I fake a laugh thinking of the earlier events. She kisses my forehead and says "Whatever it is Phe, don't sweat it, it's gonna be ok" I don't know why but her calm tone makes me believe her and as she leaves back to the barn dance I lay there listening to 99.9 Virgin Radio. "Then You Belong With Me" comes on (I'm putting the song lyrics so if you don't wanna read you can just skip)
"You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset
She's going off about something that you said
Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do
I'm in the room, it's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do
But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts
She's Cheer Captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You belong with me, you belong with me." I cried the whole time thinking about Zach. I cried for a little while longer and then tried to fall asleep. I was so close to falling asleep ZZ-KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK! Talk about déjà vu. I get up tired and I see...