Skinny Love

Chapter 18: Lovely

Avi's P.O.V

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"Hello! Oh Avi, what a pleasure! You are just absolutely lovely! Amazing! I bet my son thinks so too." Mr. Tennant greeted us cheerfully as we walked inside. He winked at Matt with a cheeky grin. Matt rolled his eyes as his cheeks turned at light shade of pink. I was about to say something when I heard the tick tick of heels speed-walking down the hall.

"Oh sweet heart! How are you? Are you hungry? I hope you are! Whoa! Your date looks amazing." Billie came through the hall, bustling toward Matt and Mr. Tennant. She grabbed Matt and straightened his bow tie for him and fiddled with his hair.

"Dear Lord, it's like you don't even pull a comb through your mane." She said slapping his shoulder. He let out a puff of air and his dad looked at me and back Billie.

"Stop embarrassing the boy in front of the young lady, Billie! You might ruin his chances with her!" He said imitating Matt's voice. It was pretty on point if you ask me.

Me? Oh, I was just smiling at them awkwardly. What was I even doing here, in this huge house? I was underdressed as well. Billie was wearing a full length gown and her hair was pinned up in spirals. She smiled at me with her pearly white teeth. I was wearing a skater skirt with a plain white shirt.

I'm far from rich. I'm completely okay with it. I'm still upper class. I have no interest in money whatsoever. I only had my nan and my mum. They would actually take the time to sew certain brand labels to certain clothes so the kids in my classes would lighten their endless reign of terror. Now I have neither. Just a no good dad that sends a check once every 2 weeks that I save. Just incase, I say, just incase.

Don't tell anyone, but I'm kind of jealous of Matt. He has people who are proud of him. He has a mum and a dad that tend to his needs and give him hugs and kiss him goodnight. Parents who will love him unconditionally. It's only okay because I know my mum and nan are watching over me as the stars in the sky. But I will never stop wanting that.

"You are just lovely! So beautiful! Matt's a lucky man!" Billie said hugging me. I squeezed tight and she pulled back and smiled wider. I heard Pretty Boy Smith yell from the dining room.

"Ugh, Mum! Let it rest! She's not mine! Just a friend." He said breathily. Mr. Tennant's laugh rang out.

"I'll lead you to the dining room." Billie said taking my hand.

"Okay."

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Matt's P.O.V

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"So how is life treating you, Mr. Tennant?" Avi said smiling at my dad. My dad smiled back as he picked up his fork.

"Quite fantastically, how about you, Avi?" He said taking his fork to his mouth. Avi stabbed her lettuce with her fork. She ate differently than a normal person. Maybe it's a side effect of being Avi. She sticks her tongue out and then brings her fork to her mouth. Her everything etiquette was amazing. My mum and dad were most definitely impressed. They seemed to be becoming very fond of Avi. She was witty and kind and quirky. Extremely quirky. She was graceful too. Awkwardly graceful. Imperfectly perfect.

"Pretty amazing. Matt has been such a great friend to me. I'm quite excited to start doing things in your class on Monday." She said smiling. My dad seemed to light up like a Christmas tree.

"I'm super excited to have you in my class. You are a very impressive student. I've seen your records and the results from your entry exams. Perfect score for every single one. Considering they were AP tests, that's beyond amazing. You've always maintained a 95% or higher in all your classes. Brilliant, you are!" He laughed. She blushed and whispered a thank you.

I had no idea.

How could such a lovely girl have such an amazing brain capacity? The world may never know! At least those pretty, smart girls have a representative.

She's one of the best.