The Hidden | ✅

Chapter Two

It wasn't that I didn't like getting my hair done and clothes chosen for me. I don't know any girl who doesn't like a good pampering every now and then. It's just that I don't like Diana's version of the event. The last time I allowed her to do something like this, I came home dressed like a two dollar hooker.

But to be honest, I think that was the look she was going for all along.

So now, as she shuffled through my closet, I could help but get THAT feeling again.

"Circe, listen, I platonically love you to death, but your clothing selection is so bland that Elizabethan England called and asked "Why art thou wearing our drapes?" I couldn't help but playfully glare at her through my vanity mirror."Well guess what? Dora the Explorer just called me. She wanted to know why you stole HER look, Swiper." Diana looked down at her outfit and scoffed. She was indeed wearing an orange cotton shirt that she'd tucked into her high-waist knee length pink skirt. Though the colors sounded like they didn't match, Diana could pull off just about anything with her beautiful chocolate skin.

I continued to brush my hair as Diana made herself busy by shifting through my closet in an attempt to find what she called, "The perfect ensemble."

"AHA!" She called suddenly. She pulled out a pair of ripped black jeans and a plain white tee-shirt that had the words 'Bubblegum Bitch' across the chest in big black letters. To be honest, I'd completely forgotten that I'd even bought that shirt last summer. But apparently, I still had it and it had drawn Diana's attention.

She ushered me to the bathroom to try on the outfit which I did. And truthfully, I thought that the outfit looked...cute. Not as slutty as I'd thought it'd look.

As I walked out of the bathroom, Diana looked me over, asking me to turn around and strike multiple poses. After I passed her little test, she pulled my vanity chair out and pointed to it, an obvious command for sit. I did and her fingers began to expertly weave their way through my snow white locks. She'd occasionally curse and mutter when something went wrong or she just needed to say something to herself, but other than that, it was quiet.

"Done." She said suddenly.

"Done?" I asked

"Done." She repeated, tossing a beautifully braided French braid over my shoulder. In all honestly, I looked amazing. A smile snuck onto my features and Diana beamed. "I knew you'd like it!" She said grabbing her backpack from the corner of the room and packing up her beauty supplies. "Now, you believe you have a school to drive us to?" I asked playfully. Diana groaned and I laughed.

_ _ _ _

The radio was nothing compared to the volume of Diana's singing. The song Act Up by City Girls was playing and she was singing LOUDLY. But to be fair, it was her favorite song. We came to a red light and as Diana stopped the car, she took her hands off the steering wheel to dance. It was honestly a pretty weird sight to anyone without context, I'm sure.

"Ooo! This is my favorite part! She grinned. Just as she was opening her mouth to sing, an annoying beeping sound cut off the music.

A breaking news report.

"DUDE!" Diana exclaimed angrily. "Thanks a lot GOVERNMENT!"

She put her hands back on the steering wheel and sighed furiously just as the newsman began to speak.

"We interrupt your normal radio station to make an important Public Service Announcement."

Diana and I shared a look and she turned up the radio.

"The Geokenenetic that has been causing major earthquakes to rock the foundation of New York has finally been caught after five weeks of pursuit on the local EH's behalf. Citizens may now rest safely knowing that this abomination is in custody and will be put down accordingly."