Don't Forget About Me

03

"DALIA ANN LEE ANDERSON! What happened to you?!" My mother whisper yells as she lays on the couch, her lap covered with three children.

"Long story," I wave off. Her eyes darken.

"You are telling me what happened right now, or you will be grounded." Are you kidding me? Grounded? For not telling her what happened to me.

"I spilled the ketchup on me. Um...I accidentally bumped into an aisle," I reason.

"You bumped into an aisle?" She asks raising her eyebrows

"I'm clumsy what can I say," I tell her and quickly room to my room before I can get more interrogating questions. I wanted to lay down on my soft white bed and sleep my troubles away until I realize that I can't. I will physically have to walk to the shower, get in the shower and get dressed. Only then can I lay down in my bed and sleep forever and never wake up.

I finally get showered, dressed, and get into bed.

I had my first confrontation with the Marshall twins and it was not the best. Not that I care, of course. I only care about Timothy and Viva ruined that for me.

Stressing about Timothy and everything else. I close my eyes and go to sleep.

The next morning I am awaken by Viva shaking my body viciously. "Why are you here?!" I say and throw a pillow at her head.

"Today is a new day! A new day to find you a date to homecoming. There has to be someone out there for you! You are gorgeous!"

"I'm not." I grumble.

"Um? Have you not looked into a mirror you have the perfect brown hair and brown eyes that make your skin to a T. Your body is like a supermodel-"

Another pillow hit her face. I look at my best friend. Her blond hair pulled back into a loose braid and her glasses crooked from the pillow that just got her face.

"Come on now, I was giving you compliments."

"What I want is for you to give me food and leave."

She laughs and sits on the bed making me move over.

She glances out the window and I swear that she swoons. "Gosh why don't you just go out with Levi or Peter. They are so handsome, I might even dump Matthew for them. DON'T tell him that, of course!" I laughed inside my one remaining pillow.

I look up and turn over so she can hear what I am going to say.

"You mean the two boys who pretty much burned down the Science room and made me spill ketchup and ice cream on myself yesterday?"

She screamed so loud I actually fell off my bed.

"You talked to Hottie #1 and Hottie #2!?"

"Which is which?"

"No, no. Don't change the subject on me. Tell me everything. I don't get enough gossip anymore!"

So I told her about my humiliating experience at Publix and how I vow to never step foot into that store again.

"Wait wait wait! So they pranked you with a snake. Then Peter called you by the wrong name. Damn, I wish I was there to get it on film!"

"Well they did, so don't be surprised if you see a trending video of me by today." She laughs and hauls me out of bed. "Listen up lazy, we are going to make you look so pretty that they will fall in love with you."

"Who?"

"The twins, silly."

"Both of them?"

"Well, a girl never has to settle." And there went my last pillow. Which sadly, missed her face and crashed into my drawer. I am so glad my mother left for work early so she doesn't scold me on being loud.

The next hour was dedicated to curling my hair and putting on the only makeup I have. "There you look amazing! Now for an outfit." She picks out a low v cut tank top and a skirt from my sixth grade play and I shake my head no. I go to my closet and pick out leggings and a sweatshirt and throw it on before Viva can argue with me.

"But-"

"No. Not argument." She pouts and I just smile getting ready to leave the house right away since we will definitely be late. I am glad that Viva comes to wake me up in the morning. She always jogs over here saying that it's part of her new "workout" routine. Consisting of coming to my house and eating all my gummy bears afterwards. I unlock the car and let us in. When I turn my key, I notice a big red E at the corner. Oh great, thank you so much for this.

Viva whimpers a little bit and starts mumbling how she's going to be late to school. Since it's about an hour walk to the school.

"Wait! I have the perfect idea!"

"What?" I say gloomy. She runs away from me and across the street and I yell out a NO!

Wow, why have these past two days been awful.

She knocks on their doors loudly. "HEY BOYS!" She yells.

Peter opens the door and looks past her and at me.

"Need a ride?" He smirks.

Reasoning behind the names Peter and Levi.

Um number one 

Tom Holland. 

Number two

Fangirl.

There you go.

Peace out, girl scouts.