Little Miss Not-So-Perfect

6.Unwanted Calls and Horrid Makeup

A week later...

My phone rang in my hand, but I was dreading to pick it up. I looked to my right to Alessia, who rolled her eyes at the caller.

Alessia, my girl bestfriend, is beautiful to say the least. She has caramel colored skin and dark brown curls till the middle of her back. She's Africans British, so her skin is a smooth, chocolate color. She has a few splattered freckles across her nose and cheeks, and she'd gotten a nose piercing, making her look bold and even more attractive.

I look at the phone again and shake my head, answering the phone call.

"Hello?" I say, feeling a little annoyed.

"Oh My Gosh! You finally picked up, Lizzy!" a squeaky, obnoxious voice said on the other side.

"Uh, yeah. What do you want, Bellanora?" I ask. Alessia looks at me with a perfectly manicured raised brow in the air.

"Well, darling, I was hoping you'd stop by later this evening! We're just having a few friends and family over, and Adrian really wanted you to come too," She says sweetly. I had out the phone on speaker before she had said that and Alessia chuckles.

"Oh, I didn't know you had company! Hello, there! You can also bring you friend with you, Lizzy," Bellanora says. Alessia puts a finger to her open mouth and pretends to gag. I silently shake with laughter.

"Sure! She's actually a prostitute, so I hope your grandpa's ready to get banged" I say. I hear a muffled gasp on the other end from Bellanora. A silence is dawned upon us and Alessia smacks her forehead.

"It's a joke. A joke." I say, rolling my eyes.

"Oh! Ha... ha... ha." If you're gonna fake laugh, you better do it right.

''About this dinner party or whatever, I don't really know..." I trail off and look at Alessia. She smirks, looking like she had a master plan. She nods at me and I turn back to the phone.

"I'll be there," I say quickly. I hear a squeal of excitement on the other side and I push the phone away from my face.

"Great! I'll be serving the dishes at around 8pm, so I'd suggest you come at around 7:00," She says.

"I'm so excited!" I say sarcastically.

"Me too!" She exclaims. Alessia smacks her forehead again, Bellanora completely oblivious to my sarcasm.

"I'll drop you a pin as to where the address is. Bye!" Bellanora says as I quickly end the call.

*-*-*

"Turn right in ten miles then take a roundabout- Sorry, we have lost track of where you are headed," the voice in Google Maps said. I groaned and stopped the car, my head hitting the steering wheel in frustration. Alessia chuckles.

"So, basically, we're stuck in the middle of nowhere with no wifi and now this Google lady says we're lost!" I exclaim.

"She might have wanted to kidnap us by luring us into the middle of nowhere," Alessia says nonchalantly.

"How are you so cool about this? We're gonna be late!" I said, becoming exasperated. Alessia looked at me suspiciously.

'Why are you so eager to go?" She asks with a raised eyebrow.

"I... I'm really hungry," I stammered. Alessia narrows her eyes

"Are you sure it's not because you still have feelings for Aiden? Lizzy, it's over. He's married and happy with another woman." Her words hit me like a brick to the head. I stay silent contemplating whether she's right.