It All Started With A Dare...

An Unexpected Gift🛍

Belle's POV

Remember me, Hazelnut?

There it was, that name again. Hazelnut. I mean what kind of name is that? I turned around to see James. He was smiling. Everyone( the girls ) stared at us so I felt uncomfortable talking to him right there and then.

All I could say was, " Uhh, hi".

He laughed. Curse my stupid studdering! Why was I nervous around him?

"Well, aren't you going to kiss me on the lips, again?"

I was shocked. I cannot believe he just said that. I mean seriously. He had tomsay that in front of everyone!!! I sent him a glare and stormed off to my next class. I thought he was different...

After School

I was in my room doing my homework when someone rang the doorbell. No one else was home except for me. My mom and aunt are still working, Shelli was shopping for a party, and my dad was probably still looking for a job. The doorbell rung again. I looked out the window to see a red sports car I didn't recognize. My parents had always taught me to never answer doirs to strangers. Unfortunately, I gave up after the 10th ring. I headed downstairs to open the door, but no one was there. Weird.

There was only a box with a letter. It read:

Thank you so much. For everything. When I was with you, I remembered how to live. How to feel happy. I guess you don't feel the same way...

WHAT. THE. HELL.

I opened the box to find a gold necklace that had the letter H on it.

It didn't make sense, my name started with a B. Maybe they got the wrong house? But there was nothing I could do now. I will ask Shelli about this later, maybe she knew something I didn't...

An Hour Later

"Bells, I got you the perfect outfit for the party!", Shelli said from across the hall. What? I am not going to a party! I mean who has a party on the first day back of school? California definitely is a lot to get used to. "I'm not going to a party especially on a school night! Why is there even a party on the first day back?", I yelled back.

" Because, it is Liam's birthday! I need you to come with me so I don't embarrass myself at the party! Please Belle. Please, please, please!", she complained. I couldn't betray my cousin like that but I was risking runnning into James either.

"Okay. Fine I'll go. But you have to give me something in return," I stated. She quickly ran to my bedroom and gave me a big hug.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!", she exclaimed. I always enjoyed seeing her like this, so happy and full of joy. I gave her a smile and asked " Did you figure out your outfit? Did you figure out what I am going to wear. I don't want to look too sexy but I don't want to look casual either." I explained.

" No need to say any more, Bells. I already went to the mall to get the perfect dress for you and myself. We are going to look hot as hell tonight." she said. Shelli was always so prepared, I loved her because of that. I also knew she wasn't wrong. Her taste in clothing was beautiful.

She gave me a purple strapless dress that went to my mid-thigh. It was a solid dark purple until it reached my stomach, the it had glitter spreading on it. It was flowy, just the way I liked it. It wasn't one of those tight and short dresses.

It was absolutely perfect.

"Thank you so much, Shells! You are literally a lifesaver!", I told her. " I know", she replied.

She turned around to get dressed because the party would start in 2 hours and we still had to do our hair and makeup. However, I didn't care about that shit. I don't dress to impress just for boys. I ended up putting my hair in a half up half down french braid letting my soft waves be. I had added a light layer of blush and a hint of mascara. I also added light pink lipgloss to pull it all together.

After I finished I called out for Shelli, dying to know what she looked like. She came down the stairs with a off the shoulder red dress that went to her knee. Her makeup was applied perfectly and her hair was in a low braided bun with a few hairs in the front dropping. She looked AMAZING.

" You look amazing, Shelli ! Liam won't be able to get his hands off you tonight." I told her. She blushed from my comment.

"Me? Belle you look like a princess!" She replied. I smiled.

" Come on, we don' t want to keep your man waiting", I said. She nodded. We said goodbye to our parents and headed to Liam's house. I could tell Shelli was excited, she kept on blabbering about the magical night she had planned in her head. I also felt excited as well. I never went to parties before. But maybe, just maybe this year would be different...