I lay back down hoping that my dad forgets I was suppose to help him host the award show, and just go without me. I have no idea why I agreed to help in the first place. I've never been one to speak in front of large crowds especially speak about something I know nothing about.
"Oh my Jesus vanna!" Gabriella said rolling her eyes busting into my room and seeing me still in bed. Gabriella is the housekeeper and also the nanny and also the cook, she does everything around here is what I'm getting at.
I roll my eyes "what?" I ask getting out of bed, I already knew why she was frustrated, but for some reason playing dumb makes people even more mad which I shoot for sometimes especially with Gabriella.
She's been with my family for as long as I can remember sometimes I feel bad for her. She's not from here, She's an older Dominican lady which you wouldn't be able to tell just by looking at her. She looks around the same age as my parents but she's 20 something years old. She left the Dominican Republic and came here to work for my family the sad part is she hasn't seen her family or kids since she's been here.
"What do you mean what? You have to get on a plane in a few hours and your asking what! The award show is at 8 tonight. Your dad will be here within the next two hours! Get ready!" She shouts throwing her hands up for a more dramatic effect. And then slamming a black dress down covered in a clear plastic bag on my blue and black polka dot bed sheets then she walks out. She's feisty my mom says because she's older but my dad says it's a good thing. He feels she will help keep me in 'line' since he's not around as much as he should be.
I start to get ready because I know if Gabriella didn't hear movement she would come back up the stairs yelling. I get the dress she slammed onto my bed and fix the plastic so I can put it into my suitcase. And then I head to the bathroom to shower and brush my teeth. When I'm done I sit on my bed wrapped in my towel that read the words "To rad" which I'm not in the exact opposite. I overthink. Every time I hear a laughter I feel like they are laughing at me. Over like my hair or maybe even a stain of blood from my monthly cycle that's not really there just to find out I just made up in my head to justify their laugher.
"Hey Bitch" Brenden said busting into my room. "Oh my god!" I say still wrapped into my towel. He quickly turns around facing the door but doesn't leave "Sorry Vanna" he says still facing the door "Knock Next time dip-shit like why does everyone think it's okay to just burst into my room? I'm a woman I could literally be in here watching porn and-"
"Woah Vanna! chill. I don't EVEN want you to finish that sentence I'll wait outside the door tell me when your done changing" he says and then walks out making me giggle at his reaction.
Brenden was one of my best friends. I've known him for a few years dad doesn't like him very much because he feels he's a freeloader and is only my friend because of the fame and free things he could get. But I know it's not true. Dad feels that way about all my friends just because they aren't relatives to or one of the "upper-class" of society that they are using me which isn't true of course. I finish getting dressed and then tell Brenden he can come in. He sits on my bed with an awkward look on his face as if he just found out he was pregnant.
"What's wrong?" I ask
"Look Vanna I know we are friends and we've been friends for like a million years but your still a girl and I'm a guy and saying things about you watching porn and you know. It kinda makes me horny and..-"
My eyes widen at the thought of it. Yeah sure. Brenden was Cute the way his hair was twisted up and his septum piercing and the way he always dressed like he was going to Hawaii with the most random design on his collared shirts and his Dark khaki cargo Shorts and his beautiful dark toned skin that glows in the sun. Oh. My. Stop Vanessa! I tell myself
"Woah stop Brenden I'm not having sex with you" I say cutting him off.
He stands up with an offended look on his face "Dude! What the hell Im not asking to have sex with you. I'm just saying not to say shit like that"
I roll my eyes and we sit in silence for a few seconds.
"Sooo practice. Vanna when are you free?"
I sigh "Well my dad is making me go with him to host some award show"
His eyes widen "You are such an entitled little hoe" he says joking
I roll my eyes holding back a smile
"You literally say you get to host an award show. And you say it with an attitude like what the heck Vanna! anyways, when you get back we need to practice Pledge won't make it without the work" he says then gives me a hug and leaves his hug was warm and comforting I know him from my band Pledge is a band I'm in I'm the singer. it's me Brenden, Georgie, and Angelo it's an AfroPunk band we plan to make it big one day and actually preform at the AfroPunk Festival but you have to be good to play and I honestly don't feel like we are there yet. But with practice we will be.
Authors Note: Hey guys! This chapter is more to get you to know the characters. But next chapter is when you meet a new character so get hype!! I think you'll like him!
