I Probably Hate You

Twelve

I was sitting at Mia and I's small dresser, brushing through my wet hair when a knock came at the door.

Mia was on her side of the room, lying on her bed reading a comic. "Come in!"

She yelled.

The door swung open "have either of you seen my-oh. Diane, are you going somewhere?" Eleanor asked

Mia finally looked up from her comic for the first time sine she'd opened it

"you have a date tonight?!"

"It's not a date" I said, feeling disturbed.

"He has a girlfriend"

"You're going out with Gaten!?" Eleanor

Not just him" I said, suddenly feeling defensive.

"Who cares! You're actually going out.

With someone who isn't a Melvin!" Mia had started bouncing up and down on her bed at this point.

"Who else is going?" Eleanor asked

"You're not going like that, are you?"

I was wearing a bright green sweater with white jeans. "What's wrong with what I'm wearing?"

"It's not the outfit" Mia said and Eleanor nodded in agreement "it's the hair"

They then proceeded to sit me down at my dresser again and slip my hair tie off my hair. Mia started brushing through the knots in my hair, which I, admittedly, hadn't tried to get rid of, and Eleanor braided the top so it resembled a crown around my head.

My hair was the darkest and shortest in my family, about shoulder length. It was nearly black, in fact, that I felt you couldn't really see the braids. I made no comment, though.

As my sisters turned hairdressers were finishing up Ed peered through the fully opened door and said "is it already prom? Oh, that's right. No one would've asked you anyway. My bad."

"Speak for yourself" Mia said "she's actually hanging out with her friends tonight. Unlike some people"

Ed looked at Eleanor for confirmation and she nodded and smiled like a proud mother.

His mouth parted in shock "no way"

"Way!" Mia said excitedly

After a quick text of Gaten telling me he'd arrived. I went down the stairs and said to my siblings as we passed the kitchen and living room "can you all get the hell away from me?"

"Please" Ed said sarcastically "we've got to see this historical moment unfold"

I finally managed to shut the door in my overly excited siblings' faces. Gaten smiled upon seeing me

"Hey"

"Hi" I said self-consciously. I didn't want him to think I'd made an effort for him.

I made a move to head towards my car but Gaten looked at me like I'd grown two heads. I paused "what?"

"You realize we can just take my car?

It'll save you gas"

"Oh" like I hadn't thought of that

"I..okay"

"Who else is coming?"

"I don't know yet. I still need to text them and see"

My head snapped to the side "no one even knows about it yet? You told me it was important!"

He smiled amusedly at the road.