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Chapter Fourteen | Party planning

"All you need is someone who joins in on your weirdness."

three weeks later...

I plop my head in my hand. From the moment I woke up, I had already planned out my day. Watch sponge bob then eat a tub of blue bunny ice cream. Preferably cookies and cream. It's a pretty great plan if you ask me.

It was a boring here. Bellamy was at school having fun with my friends. My mom was at work and Malik was at school too! This is a catastrophe! Really. I am lonely. Help. It's been like this for three weeks now.

Max would come over daily and bring over my homework and hang out in my room. I knew that made Bellamy upset when he would catch a glimpse of us together. He would never admit it of course, but I could usually tell when he was jealous. Not that he has anything to be jealous of. Max likes Francesca Herring. The super sweet girl in my science class.

Lyra would come have dinner with us once and a while and sleepover sometimes. Oliver has been over here a lot. Sadly. His presence is poisonous. Whenever he sees me like this though his eyes soften and he kind of acts nicer. Still don't like him though.

I sat up and scooted onto my wheel chair. I rolled towards the windows and opened the blinds. I saw a neighbor who my family never talked to watering his lawn with his small purse dog jumping around next to him.

I pulled out my phone and read that it was eleven. I groaned. The appointment to see if my legs have healed is at two. So long from now! I wipe my imaginary tears and roll over to the bathroom.

The one thing I consider good that came out of this is that I got to be alone by myself more when I wanted to. But naturally, my mom was very upset that that was the case. She's obviously not like me. She is a extrovert, so to speak. Loud and talkative.

For the past few days though I've been craving to talk to people. Totally out of my nature.

I brush my teeth and wash my face. I showered last night so I don't really need to now. I normally love to shower every night and day but sadly, I don't have access to that right now. I was in the middle of brushing (ripping out) my hair when the wireless home phone in the hallway started to ring.

I sighed and put the brush (hair ripper) back where it was in the first place. I rolled over to the phone and answered with Hi.

"Hello? Is this Hadley?" I narrowed my eyes at nothing in particular.

"Who's asking?" I asked. 

The person on the other line was clearly a woman but I had no idea who it could be. Definitely none of my (few) friends. They usually contacted me threw my phone.

"Oh. I'm sorry. This is Maryanne. From next door?" I swirled around.

"Oh hi." I said awkwardly. I should have realized. "What was it that you needed?" I could tell she was smiling somehow.

"Well, as you probably know Bellamy's birthday is coming up soon. I was wondering if I could come over and you could help me plan? Of course you don't have to-"

"No, I would love to." I said a little to eagerly. I'm very lonely and anything including human interaction would surprisingly make me happy right now.