UNEDITED VERSION
To break free of the stereotypical box that high school placed her in, Charlie must team up with Liam, the new soccer player on the team her dad coaches.
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Girls fall at Liam's feet - except Charlie. She...
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Petrify (verb)
- to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion.
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I was freaking out. My heart was beating a mile a minute and I swear I was going to fall unconscious. Sunday had finally arrived but along with it came disorder. I'd been scurrying around like a decapitated rooster since early daylight.
While I was asleep, Caleb chose to pour honey on my hair because I attached pads to his mirror. I was astonished it'd taken him so long to get his vengeance. My hair was a complete mess and I was infuriated because I had a date later in the day.
I marched downstairs, kicked Caleb in the balls before locking myself in my bathroom. The heated water from the shower slackened my body and it was an effort to get the honey from my hair. At one point, a glob of shampoo made its way into my eye and it stung like a bitch. It got so severe that I started questioning what I'd name my guide dog because surely after my shower, I'd be a blind woman.
Once I was finished and my eyes were plausibly red, I wandered into my room, water trickling from my skin. I gawked at myself in the mirror and screamed in frustration. My eyes were blood-red. Towelling myself off hastily, I put a cold cloth over my eyes and laid on the bed for a few minutes. The day already started off horribly.
My closet was a mess and I had no idea what to wear so I threw on a hoodie and sweatpants, jostled my most pleasing clothes into a duffle bag and made Christian (because Caleb couldn't drive) drop me off at Liam and Sabrina's house.
Which was where I currently stood in front of a huge mirror, hair gracefully curled and ending at my lower back. Subtle make-up was applied to my face and I adored the little gloss shimmering on my lips. Sabrina stood next to me with an exultant grin on her face, all of this being her work.
I was embellished in a snug long-sleeved cropped top and black tights, my feet shoved into a pair of white sneakers. Not going to lie, I looked good.
"The colour of the top really brings out the red in your eyes," Nolan piped up from his spot where he loafed on Sabrina's huge bed.
Spinning on my heel to glower at my best friend, I grumbled, "are you more annoying than usual or am I just extra angry?"
Nolan and Sabrina were going on a date too which was why he was there. The chestnut-haired girl donned a knee-length light pink lace dress enhanced with some sandals. There was a tiny bow in her hair and I couldn't help but think how adorable she looked. She glared at the boy on the bed and he raised his hands in resignation with a grin.
"You look great, Charlie," Sabrina grinned gleefully, gripping my hands in hers and squeezing. "Your date is going to be knocked off his feet."
