Change of Plans

Chapter 2

It's him. It's freaking Romeo. What the hell is he doing here? He never comes to this coffee shop. I'm freaking out. I don't know what to do. Do I say hi? Do I ignore him? Do I run up to him and confess my undying love? Probably not that last one.

"Oh hey Juliet!"
Oh. My. God. He knows me! I can't believe this is happening. I don't know what to do.
I decide to be brave and go up and talk to him.
"Hey Romeo! Weird to see you here."
"Really? I've been coming here for like 2 years."
Oh. This is awkward
"Oh well, guess I just never saw you."
"Well now you do."
I'm just staring at him like a complete idiot at this point. He's smiling at me and I'm stuck. The only thing running through my head is the thought of his soft lips against my-
"JULIET!" Chase screamed. What the hell does he want?
"Excuse me for a second." I say giggling. I just can't help it.
"What the hell was that for Chase?"
"You just completely ditched me and ran to him. I'm your best friend right?"
What's going on right now?
"Yeah of course but you know that I'm deeply in love with him right? I can't have one conversation with him?"
Chase doesn't say anything. He's just staring at the floor and I can't read his expression for once.
"I have to go home. Sorry Jules."
He walks out the door without even turning back. I can't believe this just happened. We've never fought before. Not even when I accidentally broke his arm in 7th grade. This feels weird. It feels like instead of breaking my arm, I lost it.
"What was that about?"
"Ah! You scared me." I don't want him to know that chase left because I talked to him so I just say that he felt sick.
"Oh okay. Well I have to go, Alexis wants to help me set up for the party tonight. You're going right?"
"Yeah! I'll see you there"
      We say goodbye to each other  and part our ways. I can't believe that one of the best moments of my life happened and Chase wasn't here to relish it with me. I'll have to remember to call him before the party. But now let's talk about Alexis.

Alexis and Romeo have been dating since 8th grade. The only reason he came to this school was because Alexis wanted to come. But it's not like I can hate her. She's the sweetest person ever. She's the person to give you a tissue when you're crying or help you study before a hard test when she hasn't study at all. I used to be friends with her in middle school, but we parted ways when cliques started to form. She was obviously popular and I was just one of the outcasts. But occasionally she'll say hi to me in the halls and everyone behind her will to because she basically owns this place.

Enough about her, time to get home and plan everything.
So, I consider myself really skinny. Like, underweight.
I know it sounds amazing but it's not. Nothing ever fits and it kinda sucks. So, it's hard to find cute clothes that fit me. But I have pretty good taste, if I could say so myself.
Tonight I want to wear something not too revealing but revealing enough so that Romeo will notice me more. I think that idea is a lot cause when I find the perfect dress in the back. I'm immediately filled with hope again. It's a spaghetti strap velvet black dress that hugs my body perfectly. It shows off all my little curves(or as I like to say, dents) and it actually makes me look pretty decent. So now I need shoes. That's easier considering I have around 5 pairs and most of them are sneakers. So I easily choose my silver heels that go with my chain choker. Now I just need to learn how to make my face look good. I don't usually wear makeup so I don't really know what to do. The most I've ever done is my eyebrows because the lady threaded too much and I had to fill them in for a month.
I decide on doing some natural concealer with a bit of eyeliner, mascara, and lip gloss. I'm always wearing lip gloss because I feel like it brings out any look. There's also so many kinds. Clear, glittery, tinted, etc. Now, to call Chase. I've been figuring out what to say to him. Even though it's not my fault he's being super dramatic. But whatever. I love the guy and I can't live without him.
The phone rings for what feels like forever when  I finally hear him.
"Hey it's Chase. Don't forget to do whatever it is you came to do."
Oh. That was just his ringtone. That's really weird. He NEVER denies my call or even takes longer than a second to answer them. I'll just have to talk to him at the party.