Sticks and Stones

Chapter Four- Emily

We got to our lodge in the Hamptons and I quickly rushed to my bedroom. It was much more spacious than the one in at home. I took out my phone and sighed at the bars on my phone. I had little or no connection.

I started to play songs instead, maybe later I'll head to the coffee shop not far away from here. I removed the sheets covering my bed, table, closet and floor. Wasn't really dusty since a maid had previously come to clean it prior to our arrival.

I sorted out my clothes and shoes. Make-up goes to the dressing mirror. Toiletries in the toilet. I headed out to the balcony and took a snap. I'll post it later when I get to the coffee shop. Maybe this time Dad won't forget to buy a router and I won't have to go there all the time.

Probably now would be a good time to make a YouTube video. I only had 2 million subscribers and they all seemed to want an update every time. I set my camera and fixed my face.

"Hey guys, its Em" I paused and laughed  "You already know that anyways. Right now I'm at the Hamptons yay! So excited!" I flayed my hands in excitement then I frowned.

"Not really though. I'm not so excited about this trip because my friends and I had a lot planned and now my parents want me to spend time with them before I head for college. By the way guys, I applied for NYU, so if you know anything about the university, comment down below cos I wanna see"

I didn't even notice Dan behind me and he popped his face right behind me and played with my cheeks.

"Stop!" I yelled and pushed him away.

"You're depriving your viewers from good sight. No one wants to see your face" he laughed and then he jumped on my bed.

"Get off my bed, Dan!"

"Don't worry. Its like I'm not even here" which was literally true because the camera's focus was on me.

Throughout the entire video, Dan kept interrupting me. At the end when I had finished the video, he asked.

"Your not gonna cut out my parts from the video right?"

"No I won't. I'll get more views if your in it." Which wasn't a lie. Most of my videos which included Dan, I got way more views than when it was only me.

Max came in just then. "Guys I ordered pizza, come downstairs if you want some."

Pizza sounded good. That greasy taste could get my mind off anything.

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6:00pm
 

I had edited the video and I headed out to the coffee shop to post it. I didn't put much effort in dressing. Just some sweatpants and a low cut sweater and a pair of soft sneakers. My hair was up in a messy bun and I had my glasses on. I was tired of wearing contacts lens all morning.

I ordered a cheesecake and cappuccino. My laptop was open in front of me and I quickly connected it and my phone to the WiFi. I posted my snap and my YouTube video.

I opened Snapchat and took a few snaps of my drink and cheesecake. I didn't use any filters for my face. When I posted, 100 views came at once. I smiled with satisfaction and proceeded to check my YouTube post on my phone.

10,000 views and comments were coming in.

"Oh my gosh, Dan is Soo cute"

"Who else thinks Dan looks good in white t-shirts?" I rolled my eyes at that one.

"Em has perfect skin, she should make a skin care routine video" I smiled and liked the comment.

"I love you Dan" I sighed at the horrendous about of emojis that came after that.

He's not that cute. Ugh! I raised my head and saw a guy passing by. He wore sweatpants like me and looked like he was from Dubai or something. He was hella cute though and his hair was really dark. He looked away and sat right across from me.

I went back to look at the comments. By 8:30, I immediately left the shop and headed home.
When I had gotten half a mile, I heard someone walking slowly behind me. I turned around and the person had headphones on. It was white just like Dan's. I frowned and hid in a corner. When Dan came closer, I threw a punch and he lost balance.

"Fuck!" This voice wasn't Dan's. It was way softer and had an accent to it.

"Oh my gosh! I'm sorry" I held his hand and looked closely. It was the guy from the coffee shop.

"What was that for?" He said wrinkling he nose.

"I thought you were someone else"

"Unless that someone was an assassin, you just don't go around throwing punches at people"

"Forgive me please, I didn't mean to"

He adjusted his bag and kept walking forward.

"Am I forgiven?" I asked as he walked past.

"No" and he was gone.

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Author's note

I love Dan. I don't know who else does. I also think Emily's reaction is justifiable. Please vote or comment your thoughts.