The Goldy Project

Chapter 30

We walk into the house which was familiar but still felt distant, almost like it was a dream the last time I was here, to give Hunter back his coat. Drake grabs my coat and I see his eye's widen rapidly.

"You look so-" Bright? Stupid? Ugly? My mind races in worry, "Hot. you really should dress up more often Jade, like seriously. It's like girl next door, meets sexy librarian meets cute Christian girl. " Drake says enthusiastically, I look at him to see if he was genuinely saying it, and once I realise he was, I turn a very bright shade of crimson. I shove him hard on his chest and tell him to stop gawping.

I walk into the living room, where everything was set out, snacks, popcorn... Ben and Jerry Ice cream! I rush over to it an instant, opening the lid and taking a spoon laid out to take a quick taste, even though I had eaten this ice cream so frequently I would recognise it's taste blindfolded.

"Making yourself at home?" I turn around, whilst a chill runs down my spine, and I can tell you, it wasn't cause of the ice cream. Of course it was Hunter, dressed coolly in an all black, buttoned up shirt and tight black jeans. My breath was completely and utterly taken away and I can't help myself from just ogling at the most perfect human I have ever seen in my life. I'm forced to remember my mission by the melting ice cream on my tongue, and recompose my posture.

"Sorry, stranger danger, I can't talk to people who I can't remember and obviously doesn't remember me."I say sassily, whilst placing another dollop of the sweet ice cream in my mouth and reluctantly placing it back. I look back at Hunter who rubs the back of his neck and gives me boyish smile that warms my small beating heart.

"I think we've met before..." He says quietly and starts to walk towards me.

"Mm.. nope, still can't remember." I say sarcastically.

"Or perhaps you don't want to remember." Hunter places is hand in his pockets and stares deep into my eye's, I couldn't tell if he could see my petrified soul.

"Oh wait, I remember! Hunter right, my boyfriend's brother." I say, and see the word's physically bite into him, as the sudden sour expression is on his face.

"You like playing games?" He asks, his voice now rough and takes a step forward.

"Only the one's which you start. " I say, taking a stop forward t so hat our noses were practically touching. Just as Hunter is about to say something back, the door of the living room opens wide and a platinum blonde walks in wearing a hot pink dress studded with rhinestones all across her chest. The length barely reach her mid-thigh, it was so short that it would be awfully uncomfortable if she bent even the slightest. Indeed, it was she the witch. Jennifer. She strides into the room, with an annoyed-looking Drake trailing behind her.

"Guys, the party is here!"Jennifer yells whilst posing as if she was on vogue. She then looks at the small distance separating myself and Hunter, and I see an actual vein pop from her large forehead. She sways her hip left to right, and walks over to Hunter, who seems to be daze by his dazzling girlfriend.  She swoops him over, into a big passionate kiss, and I walk away awkwardly, going over to Drake, who takes me away from them. I stop him half way and turn around, but only to see Jennifer wiping her lipstick off Hunter's face and whispering 'I missed you, why didn't you answer my calls?', whilst Hunter starts kissing her neck. I look away, I knew if I kept watching it would slowly but definitely tear me down.

*****

"Do you want something to drink?" Drake says, whilst looking around the cupboard for some plastic cups. I felt really sick, and as I go to say something, I quickly close my mouth,  unable to respond. Instead I look around me, there was a cute family portrait with Drake, Hunter and their parents, Suzy and Nick . I wondered where they always disappeared of to, I remember the first week Hunter came to our village when he held a party and even then I questioned Hunter's parents existence.