Don't Fall for the Rival

Chapter 8

I fell asleep on my floor of black rug as I had only a long black T-shirt and wore black panties. I woke up that morning when I heard loud knocking on my front door as I groaned and got up and walked down. My adoptive parents and brother went out that morning to do something. I yawned and opened the door even though I was still in my long black T-shirt and black underwear to see Rodrick at my door. "Maria! I need your help!" He yells as he stopped and took in my attire with his eyes. He blushed brightly as I narrowed my eyes and scratched my head. "Why don't you ask that little hoe of yours," I spoke coldly slowing shutting the door. "Wow! Wow! Maria what are you talking about?" He asked with eyes widen and shocked at my tone. He knew this was not the girl he fell in love. Or the attitude I gave him.

"That girl you were flirting with last night at the party. I saw you with the black haired girl when Greg's friend pointed you out getting close to her!" I screamed as my eyes started to tear up. "Maria..."He spoke but I cut him off. "Don't just what do you want?" I asked coldly as he spoke up trying to keep himself from throwing himself towards me and hugging me tightly telling me that he didn't mean it. Or just to comfort me.

"I don't know how to make paint and my parents are coming home early. Please tell me you have white paint that can dry pretty fast." He urges as I shook my head. I then threw my thumb as I spoke "Dumbass over there decided to use the smack cam Vine and smacked his brother with the whole bucket of white paint." I frowned tiredly. "Damn it!" He growled and looked at me. "When I'm ungrounded and not in the gutter. I'm going to discuss what happened that night" He says before running back to his home while I watch him leave and bowed my head.

"Yeah right there's nothing to discuss." I say with sadness in my eyes before bringing my head up and shutting the door and walked into the living room to find the boys sprawled out on to the living room floor. Shade was cuddling with Crow while Arch was underneath the table. I just shook my head and walked back up to my room. When i got to my room. I fell back asleep letting only sleep take over me. I was still tired from last night. My brother was actually there when I got back.

He was talking to Melinda as he was talking about his business of being here. I rolled my eyes at him and spoke with tears in my eyes. "What are you doing here?" I asked trying to hold my voice from cracking. "What happened?" he asked getting up right away as I shook my head. "Don't try to change the subject. What are you doing here?" I say forcefully as he gulped. "You know the battle of the bands?" he asks as I nod. "Yes, why?" I put my hand on my hip and stared at him. "I'm one of the judges actually and I'm not going to choose your band when you guys enter. But instead I actually want you to be the band to open the show." he says as I look at the boys who nod. "Alright then we'll start it, but that's because you asked us. But we're entering the show," I say as he nods. "Thank you little sister," he walked up to me and kissed my forehead and walked out while I walked up the stairs to my room and just took off my clothes and put on a long black t-shirt with Jared Leto's joker character as the decal. I then wore only

my black panties. I had no other pants to wear. My other pants were dirty because of one of them being the boys' fault and the rest was because i haven't done laundry. I let the tears rolled down my cheek as I bowed down my head and brought my knees to my chest as I cried. I was truly alone.

I then woke up a few hours after I was rudely awoken by Rodrick as I hear the bedroom door was being knocked on. I grumbled and got up as I swung my door opened to see the one person I didn't want to see. Rodrick. "What do you want?" I growled as he followed me into my room as I sat onto my wheeling spinning chair. I was still in my sleepwear as Rodrick sat on the edge of my bed and stared me. "I want to talk, about what happened last night. I wasn't flirting with her. She was coming on to me" he says as I rolled my eyes. "Likely story" I scoffed as I spun around towards my desk as I hear shuffling feet coming from behind me as I felt his skinny arms wrap around me. "Maria....Please don't do this to me. Please," He pleads as I look up at him to see tears building up in his eyes. I blinked at him. "Please I want to believe you. I want to, but I don't know if your telling the truth." My voice cracked as he sighs. "Then what about tonight, after I do my chores. I take you out to a movie or something. Just the two of us, while I show you that I am not lying" He says as i nod. "Ok" I whispered as he smiles a little and kisses me.