Pretty is so overrated

Chapter 1: Summer

I can't believe today is the last day of my freshman year! I get to sleep in, hang out with my friends, and do whatever the hell I want. Or at least that's what i thought but i knew by the end of the last day of freshman year that summer and next year was going to be a completely different story....

"Heidi! Omg did you see Aaron! He looked so hot in his khakis and white polo shirt," my best friend Zoey says and I look at her like 'i just broke up with him why would i be fawning over him?'.
"Oh. Well what are we going to do. I mean there's one more hour of school left so we better get planning," I say trying not to sound annoyed that she thinks my ex is hot.
"Oh well there's this party at Elma's place and we were invited so I was thinking of going. Can we go?" she says sheepishly agreeing me into things i had no say over. I sigh. This is no different from the usual Zoey.
"Fine let's go to the party then. Not like we had everything planned," i mumble annoyed. She lets out a squeal and Aaron and his friends looks over. He spots me and says something to his friend. The friend looks at me and laughs. I turn around my face bright red and stomp toward my car. I'm technically not suppose to drive or have a car but who cares? I hear Zoey running behind me as I storm away from my ex and his obnoxious friends.
"What the heck Heidi? He was just complimenting you," she says and giggles. I roll my eyes wanting to punch her in the face. Why can't she stop being a bitch?
"Yeah because when you compliment someone you totally laugh," I snap at her opening my car door and getting in starting it up. She gets in too although I don't think I invited her too.
"Come on Heidi. It was just a joke," she says smirking at me and i blush red. Yeah some joke. I pull out and drive towards the exit ready to get out of this hellhole. I guess it was no joke that high school is your four years in hell. I just finished freshman year and I already think that! Zoey turns up the volume and sings to some Taylor Swift song about shaking it off or something. Damn she's so obnoxious. I pull into her neighborhood which isn't that far
from the school. She could've just walked but no she has to have a ride.
"Well see you later chickie dee," she says and runs up her driveway. I drive away turn around and beat the hell out of there. She's rich. Maybe that's why she can be a bitch at times. Whatever. Just want to get that party over with and relaz for the summer.

I can't believe Zoey got us invitations to the most popular girls house ever. Her name is Brittany which is a name you'd totally expect from the popular girl at shool.
"How did you get invites to this party? Brittany is the most popular girl at school," i yell into Zoey's ear since the music is super load.
"I happen to have friends other than you Heidi. Gosh I'm not some social retard like you," she says her voice slurred. Ouch. She just called me a social retard. But she's drunk so that explains it. But when your drunk you say what you really feel about a person right? So she really is my friend just because. I blindly walk away from her bumping into bodies my short shorts becoming shorter and my brown hair pulled up into a high ponytail swinging from side to side. I bump into this guy and he looks at me confused.
"Heidi? What are you doing here," he says and I realize it's Aaron. What's Aaron doing here? No wait what am I doing here?
"Nonofyabusiness," i say super fast and stumble past him my shirt way too small. I wanted to get risky tonight wear something I usually don't wear. This shirt shows my belly if I raise my arm up and the short shorts are practically half way up my butt. OK so its not that much but it feels like it. I stumble onto the dance floor and start to dance. I never knew I knew how to dance but I guess I'm a natural. I grab a drink from someone and something warm and fizzy slips down my throat burning it. I laugh and drink some more. Kids from my school start to notice me and as I dance by some girls I hear this phrase: She's so pretty and perfect. I guess this is how I got that whole judging me by my looks thing. Before this party people judged me by me but now they have started to judge me by my looks. And I guess I played it up wearing make up and stuff like that but I never thought it'd go this far. I ended up waking up in some strangers lap and I freaked. I also had this massive headache and I saw Aaron staring at me like 'Who is that girl'. I looked into the mirror and cringed. I looked like shit. I got up from this guy's lap and made my way across the room careful not to step on anyone. I make it to the bathroom in time throwing up in the toilet.
"The first time is always the worst," I hear a voice say and look up to find Aaron in the doorway.
"What the fuck do you want?" i mumble my head throbbing. He shrugs and reaches out a hand. I gingerly grab it.
"Come on. Heidi what the hell where you doing last night? What are you wearing? Is this because we broke up?" he says throwing questions at me. My head feels like its about to explode and he's fucking asking me questions.
"Why do you give a shit? You broke up with me. Go to the hell," i say and walk past him bumping into Brittany who has raccoon eyes. Why is Brittany Louis crying?
"Hey your that girl everyone is talking about. Did you hear?" she sniffles at me and pulls me into a room. This is freaking me out since Brittany is crying and she looks like she trusts me.
"What's wrong? Brittany what happened last night?" i ask her worried. I'm never worried this much about Zoey. What's wrong with me?
"You know that chick named Zoey right," she says. I nod and she sniffles a bit more.
"She hooked up with my boyfriend last night. She is such a skank!" she says crying again and i sit down next to her disbelieving. Zoey hooked up with Brittany's boyfriend? What the fuck?
"Wait she hooked up with Dan?" i say just to make sure and she nods and leans her head on my shoulder. I hug her and cry a bit too. I thought I knew Zoey. The Zoey I knew would never have done that but lately she had started being more of a bitch. We cry for awhile and then she stops crying long enough to look at me curiously.
"Your not gonna tell anyone about this like Olivia right?" she asks her voice suspicious and i shake my head no. I'm not the type of person.
"Well can you hang out with me this summer. I have no best friend or boyfriend and you don't have Zoey anymore," she says her eyes hopeful.
"Let's not let this party bring us down. Come on, Summer is waiting and I'm ready to start it," I tell her and we laugh.