HIM

CHAPTER 3

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It took a lot to convince Mum to have me go for the birthday party, it usually does. Not that she's the paranoid kind, but it's just the ever defensive motherly love that just  wants her dear one asleep at night.
Lovely, isn't it?
You know she even made sure that May picked me up from the house to the party. Annoyingly this friend of mine made sure she forced me to putting on makeup.
"Seriously May, it's a party not a beauty contest! " I protested as she buffed my face with some concealer.
Constantly ordering me to close my eyes so that she'll have access to my lashes, force me to spread the lipstick over my lips, blah blah blah...

She looked at me lovingly and was like,  "Wow! You look lovely! "
She helped me put on my new white dress and a pair of moccasins,then we were good to go.

"Hey you two, take care, " Mum said as we were just taking our leave.
"Sure we will, " we all replied at the same time.
Just a few metres from the house and I heard Mum's voice, "Linn,you forgot something," she shouted waving a gift bag.
Oh yes!  I had forgotten Miranda's birthday gift! Mum had been to the shop earlier and bought me that. I don't even know what it is, I hadn't checked it out. But I could be sure it was something nice, I knew mother would never go wrong on that.

Didn't take long to get to the party; Miranda's wasn't as far, so we got there just in time for the party to start. Music blasting the room, people crowding every corner of the house, drinks all over, smells of some good food; the party environment, you know.
Everything had been gathered away so there was enough partying room. Besides, their house was a big one.

Now here comes the difference between May and I.
"Hey, hello Arnold. You good?Am in, full time. "
"Hello Peter, wasn't expecting to see you here."
"Hello Mercy... "
That was May saying hello to almost everyone at the party. I hadn't even said hello to anyone, leave alone myself. Why didn't I have as many friends?
"Linn, let me say hi to some other people over there. You can interact with others as well, " she said as she got lost in the crowd.
Am left alone,no. Not alone. Am left in the middle of a crowd who don't even seem to notice me. I choose to sit at some random chair I saw in a corner and open my small bag to take out anything. Parties weren't my kind of thing.
Wow! So my Mum had packed me a packet of milk! Took it out and started on it before someone came up to me.
"Hey, drinking milk at a party? "
Flen! Nice to meet him again . I took a keen look at his deep brown eyes, his dark complexion, tall height, broad chest...What a sight!
  Hey, he's right ahead of you!
"Mmh, yeah. How are you? " I answered, trying not to look hesitant.
"You must be such a baby then, I mean no one does that."
"I do it, and am not a baby, OK? " trying to sound a bit of offended.
"Why did your parents decide to name you Linn? "
Jesus! Was that a question? Who even answers that? It's my identity, does it have to have a reason?
"Stupid question, " I gave him my answer.
"You're rude, "he said sharply.

Yes, rude. Maybe that's the reason why I don't have friends,am rude.

"No, am not. Have your parents ever thought of adding 'creep' to your name? " I asked him nonchalantly.

"Linn! That's an insult and you know it. " he said this looking angry.

I cared less. I hated it when anyone called me a baby when I was already 18 years old. And now I hated it even more that I was in a party!

"Am not apologizing anyway," I said sounding much serious than ever.

"God! You call me creep, answer me rudely and now you tell me you ain't apologizing? Seriously! "

"Flen, the only rude person here is you. Why? Because you are interrupting a baby's feeding time. " I snarled at him and left.
          Creep
Should have stayed home sleeping or better still, going about my writing pad in the name of putting words together for the competition.
Parties suck!!