MARSHMALLOWING OUR WAYS

CHAPTER 7: CASSIE

Winky face?
I sent him the winky face?
Oh. God. Kill. Me. Now.
I'm damn sure something has possessed me and is adamant on making me utterly and completely embarrassed, humiliated and ashamed of myself in front of Wesley Evans.
I sigh. Why?
Why is my life so horrible?
Bleh.
I get into the living room to see my parents sitting on the couch. Fighting. Tell me something new!
I clear my throat, giving a sign of my presence and beeline for the door. As I head outside, hot air brushes my face. I smile. Like, really smile. People like cold air brushing their faces and I like hot, humid air. That just proves how weird I am.
I walk to Kat's house and ring the doorbell.
Kat opens the door and smiles, showing her blue braces, at me.
She has hot-pink hair, styled in a half-bun, her green eyes hidden beneath cute glasses, her perfect lips pink with lip gloss. She was wearing a white tank top and black yoga pants that defined her body well. She was beautiful. As beautiful as a blossoming flower. As beautiful as I once used to be. Now that's the beauty that makes me want to be a lesbian.
She is my first and only friend here. Wesley is also my friend but not exactly, I don't know what we are apart from coworkers.
"Cass, Hiii!!!", She says in her annoying nasally voice.
Ever heard Janice from Friends? Well Kat's is the only person I've known to possess that voice. Did I mention she's beautiful? Yeah, the voice ruins it all. She's lucky to have a boyfriend, this PJ guy from school.
They are madly in 'luuuuurrrvvvvvvv'. Yes, the elaboration is necessary. All she talks about is him. But I still love her.
"Hey."
"Is everything alright?"
Why does everyone keep on asking that.
"Yes...Uh, I was just wondering, um, would you like to view the city tomorrow? Me, you, this guy from work and his friend?"
She seems to consider it for a moment then shrugs and says, "Sure. I mean, why not."
"Would you like to come in and hang out?"
"Oh. No. I just wanted to ask you and let you know that I'll pick you up in my car at noon. Is that fine?"
"Yeah, absolutely.", She grins.
"Good. Then, uh, see you?"
"Yeah. See you later!"
The next morning I make an effort to dress up. I decide to give up black and have some colors back in my life.
I throw on a loose hoodie(not black but yellow), some jeans and white sneakers.
I wear a little silver chain around my pale neck and a little ring around my middle finger.
The ring has a C crafted on it. Mia gave it to me on my 15th birthday. I loved her for it and it for her. I miss her cute outfits and great fashion advice. I miss the secret smile we used to share sometimes. I miss her.
I shake my head. Today is about change. Positivity. Happiness. Friendship.
I apply the only make-up I have. A little blush, not that I need any considering Wesley is going to be there, a little gloss on my lips.
I check myself in the mirror. My eyes have that lost charm, I realise I had needed more than anything. My face has its features highlighted. My hair looks pretty. My outfit looks bright. I like what I see there. I like this version of myself. This version which can be defined as pretty. Bright. Beautiful.
I smile at myself and grab my phone, heading out the door.
"Good-bye, Ron"
My brother looks at me then takes a doble-take and says,"Whoa. Who are you? And what have you done to my dull sister."
I smack him hard, clearly offended, and beeline for the door.

Kat blinks up at me with a smile on her face. Obviously liking, or can I use loving, what she sees." You clean up pretty well!"
I laugh. Really laugh. She seems surprised at first but then joins me. We chat all the way to the amusement park we had decided to visit first.
Wesley and his friend, Paul, are standing near the entrance, tickets in their hands, chatting.
When I point them out to Kat, she seems surprised, but then she smirks. An evil smirk. And sashays, did I tell you she's really good at sashaying, up to them. Paul and Wes don't notice her until she's standing behind Paul, smirking.
She is smirking really hard. And I know that smirk much too well. It is one that sends shivers down my spine.
It means that she is going to do something evil and sinful.
Once, she burned the chemistry lab after smirking that way. In her defence, it was all accidental and she was trying to just create smoke not fire, which was indeed created, by the way.
Seeing her smirk that way, horror creeps over my face and a shiver runs down my spine.
Wesley makes eye contact with me at that moment. Seeing my horror, an expression of understanding flickers in his eyes for just a second. "He-"
What happens next is shocking. Kat pats on Paul's shoulder, asking for attention. When he turns, he looks at her in surprise and was about to say something just as she grabbed his face in her hands and kissed him.
Yes. Kissed him.
Hard.
And to my surprise, Paul kisses her back.
Kisses her.
Hard.
Wesley meets my eyes, a question hanging in the air, I simply shrug in response.
When I reach them, they finally break apart. Both of them completely breathless.
I glare at Kat as she grins at me.
"Kat! You have a boyfriend you love madly! Was that not enough?"