"You wish. I'm not some stupid fangirl of yours in case you didn't catch the hint the other day."
He stepped closer to me with annoyance burning in his eyes and I forgot my books that were sprawled on the floor.
"And I'm not a dog that you can spill...
My shift at Blake's pizza palace was finally over. I took off my apron and the cap that I wore and removed my blonde hair from the ponytail it was before. I let out a tired sigh when I hear a voice behind me.
"You ready to go?"
I turn around to meet his tired eyes.
"Yeah let's go I'm so exhausted."
He opens the door to the restaurant and the cool breeze hit my face as we start walking the path home. I checked the time on my phone; it was 6:30 which explains why the sun is setting and the sky was swirling with different colours ranging from orange to purple.
There was a comfortable silence between us until he broke it.
"So guess what Dani?"
But he didn't give me any room to guess as he kept on talking.
"I'm going to break up with Amelia today."
"Tony..." I start with a warning tone.
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Meet Anthony. My next door neighbour and best friend. We've been friends since kindergarten and I knew him better than anyone else, even himself. Which is why I know the fact that he's a major player and also the reason why some girls in our school are now so bitter about life.
"What? She can be so bossy and demanding sometimes it's annoying."
I abruptly stopped walking and so does he.
"Seriously Tony? You've only been dating her for two weeks!"
"And two days," he adds smiling down at me whereas I just rolled my eyes as we started walking again.
"So, may I ask who's your next victim?"
"Victim?" Tony asks placing a hand on his heart feigning hurt.
"You make it sound like I'm some serial killer. But anyways I will forgive your harsh words. A little birdie told me Penelope has a thing for me, and now that I think about it I do like her."
"That's what you said when you met Emilia, Amber, Dawn, Chloe, Juliet, Claudia, Janet, oh and now Amelia...do I need to go on?"
"I'm serious Dani. This time it's different.. she's different."
"She's different and you're what, in love?"
"Well..maybe."
And that's the thing about Tony, he thinks he's in love but he's not. He just loves the idea of being in love. There's a difference. We finally stopped walking seeing as we've arrived at my house.
"Okay well I have to go. I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"You too,good night."
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"Mom, Dad I'm home!" I announced, closing the front door.
"In here!" My mom calls from the kitchen and sure enough I see her cooking dinner.
"Hey mom."
She turns to me smiling despite looking tired.
"Hey sweetie, how was work today?"
"Oh well, the usual. Where's Dad and Maddie?"
Maddie is my little sister.
"Maddie is at our neighbours' and your dad is on his way home."
My dad works as a taxi driver and my mom has two part time jobs. Her first job is as an assistant in a bookstore and the second job she babysits. Although we don't have a lot of money, one thing I know is that we all love and care for one another and to me that's the only thing that truly matters.
"So how was work mom?" I ask taking a seat on the counter watching her stir the food.
"Ah well, I got fired today at the bookstore. My boss complained about me showing up late somedays, I tried explaining it was because of my other job but he didn't listen."
I got off the counter placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry about it mom it's okay."
"No it's not. It's all my fault. If I hadn't been so careless none of this would have happened."
I knew she was gonna do this, beat herself up about it.
"Mom it's not your fault ok? These things happen. Besides, the babysitting job does pay a lot more than that rundown bookstore."
"Daniella..." My mom starts with a warning tone.
"What? It's true though. Mr Parker needs to refurbish the place but then again he's such a miser, even to himself."
"And yeah I know we need the money and all that but don't worry. There are lots of job offers here in Philadelphia so you'll get a way better one in no time. So don't stress mom."
Thanks sweetie, really. I love you."
"Love you too mom."
We both hugged and when we pulled away,I proceeded to go set the table given that the food was ready. Soon enough, my dad came home and we all ate dinner that night as the one happy family that we are.
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A/N:
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