Interlude

Chapter 9

I thought she was going to shake my arms so it looks like i am waving at him like a lunatic. When suddenly he does a smile and walks towards me with his arms raised. Then i realized he is going to touch me and i instinctively shake my arms out of her grasp. Grabbing myself and holding myself tightly. Shaking my head vigorously and looking at the door. With the most painful expressions i have seen on his face.

"You don't want to hug me," he whispered.

The bell rang for registration saving me from Anderson. Making me run to seat so i don't have to answer him. Marshall walks in five minutes after the registration bell and i crawl from seat to go to him.

"Your late," Miss Clark shouts.

"Sorry. Car problems," he says back.

I quickly sit next to him and wait for Miss Clark to finish speaking.

"Iman," Marshall whispers.

The looks Anderson is giving me are like he is saying drop down and die. The lesson ends so i go to hug Marshall.

"You must do this everyday. Iman," Marshall says in my ear.

Just nodding my head at him in agreement.

The last lesson just ended. Coming out of the business studies classroom i head towards my locker. I meet Katrina there with Anderson. As soon as he sees me he stops talking to her and walks past. As he passes giving me the same death stare, he has been giving me the whole day.

"Katie. Someone cut my lock," she says annoyed.

Which makes me bring my eyes off Anderson and on her.

"You can put your stuff in my locker if you want?" i say back.

"Nah its fine i already put it in Anderson's one," she sighs out.

We begin walking to registration for the end of day. I begin telling her about the way Anderson has been treating me the whole day.

"He just wanted a hug. His seen you hug the other guys and knew you wouldn't go up to him and hug him. So that is why he is kinda upset and because i laughed at him when you rejected him," she laughs out.

"You're evil," i laugh back at her.

"He needs to learn he got everything he wants," she seriously.

We get our bags and go to the lockers. We are in the parking lot when i see Carlo and Cody in the car waiting. The rest talk while i look out the window thinking about the incident with Anderson.

"Kit Kat, why you so quiet?" Cody shouts.

"Just listening to the music. I like the song. What song is this?" i respond back.

"A night to remember by DJ Franky," Carlo answers me.

We finally arrive at someone's house i don't recognize. Its a long house, its big but a one story. It has big windows everywhere and stones on walls used for design.

We enter the beautiful house and there on the couch Anderson with Claudia on his lap, Marshall with a girl i haven't seen before on his lap, Cameron talking to some pretty girl, Jake, Luke, Courtney, Lucas, Zayne, Sophie and a bunch of six other people i don't know.

"Yall ready to go," Zayne says looking at me and Audrina.

Zayne doesn't like me or Audrina. Here is a summarized story he liked me but i never felt the same way. Then he got along with Audrina, they dated for a year and she ended things because of his anger issues. The incident with him is how we became close.

"Nah. The girls still need to get dressed," Carlo says out.

All three of us get dressed and i can't help myself by looking at the way they are dressed.

Lorna is wearing a short denim skirt. With an white off shoulder shirt, big pearl earrings, a white lace choker and mink lipstick. Black ankle gladiator sandals with red nail polish on her toes and her hair in a double braid.

Audrina is wearing a short black dress with a denim jacket. A long silver necklace ending by her boobs, her hair is down, black lipstick, small gold hoop earrings and red Adidas Superstar's.

Then looking back at my outfit makes me depressed. My parents don't buy me clothes that actually fits my body, so it makes me look bigger than i actually am.

My outfit is a black and blue flannel. With a black v-neck shirt and faded blue jeans too big for me. With my dark blue Chuck Taylor's [not navy blue].

No lipstick, no make-up, no nail polish and no jewelry.

We walk down the road to a field, where Splashie is taking place and i immediately regret coming. I like the music, but seeing people making out in plain sight, smoking and drinking doesn't impress me.

Audrina is talking to a group of good looking guys. Lorna is grinding on Anderson, he has his hands on her hips and moving his body to meet hers. There Cody is trying to drink his alcohol in his plastic cup, but is not taking his eyes of Lorna. I really don't feel comfortable. When i turn around there is Marshall making out with Claudia. I hate Claudia, she is such a ... breath ... i think to myself. I will be no better than her if i think horrible things about her. But like does she know we are at a weed festival and not at a beach party. I am pretty sure that is her bra and is wearing bum shorts that were cut even shorter, to reveal more. When i feel something that even surprises me.

SHIT!!!

I just got my period. I begin looking for Cameron so i can go back to the house and get a pad. On my quest for looking for Cameron there i see Carlo vaping then i run to him.

"I need to get to the house. Where is Cameron?" i ask to fast.

"Relax. Zayne is there. Its open," he says in a dwell.