Melanie and her many Lies

Chapter five

It's Monday and our dear Melanie had to tell her best friend who is not her best friend that she's not going for Greg's party it would be so disheartening because Brie is nothing without Melanie. Melanie is like the sauce and Brie is the salt you add to it to improve it's taste. Regardless Brie had an important role to play in Melanie's life. First of all just like all 'mean girls' Melanie needed minions and since she couldn't convert Lotta she got the easiest dumbest of the bunch Brie Denfort. One would think that white privilege and classism would hit the pretty barbie faced blonde who would easily pass for a doll anyone would want to play with. But Brie's mum got pregnant for a rich dude who somehow found a way to evade paying for child support leaving Brie a white privileged kid with no privileges so close to being a 'nepo' baby right? Anyway back to the party.

"What do you mean you're not coming? c'mon Mel"

"My mum said it's compulsory I attend the event she says my presence is really important, since I'm the future of her company"

"It's really important I guess, but you know Greg's party was such a big deal for you"

"Well I have bigger and better plans as you can see"

"Obviously, umm I never asked you but what's the name of your mum's shoe company?"

For a moment Melanie had an anxiety attack, trying to compose herself she thought to herself who taught Brie how to use her brain? Why is she even using her brain in first place? One of the many things Melanie loved about Brie was how dumb and slow she was, you could tell anything and she'd believe you. After gaining composure and trying not to stutter.

"Umm, mm my mum's shoe brand is called Olivita"

"Wow, I've never heard about it"

Melanie thought to herself: why is she using her brain?

"It's a private brand for the for the high class off course, it's an article of ostentation"

"Really? I've never seen you wear it?"

Melanie whispers "I thought you was stupid"

"I didn't get what you said"

"Umm, I said it's nothing. I don't wear my mum's shoes because they're simply not fit for school imagine trailing the hallway with a pair of Olivita's, it would be a night mare"

"You're right, It makes no sense to wear your mum's shoes to school"

"Exactly Brie, it would be a disaster, everyone would be so jealous and want a pair. I'd probably get robbed before I leave school, I wouldn't want that"

"Not at all, I wouldn't want that"

"Exactly"

Melanie was so happy that Brie was stupid again she literally said thank you Jesus in her head. Imagine if Brie started thinking it would be a literal disaster. Don't you think?

"So, how's you and Micah?"

"Oh me and Micah"

Melanie breathes out and smiles

"We're good, not just on talking terms"

"Oh don't worry he'll come around"

"Well he better buy me flowers"

"Off course he should"

Still in the hallway, Gabriel passes Melanie and there's this strange energy between them that even Brie takes note

"Oh my god, did you and him just express intense chemistry"

"Brie don't be delulu, he just helped me with my purse one time and I had to give him a reward for his act of honesty, do you know how much my birkins cost?"

"They're so expensive I could sell my house and everything I own and still couldn't buy one"

Melanie stared at her in this belief because she could just buy the fake one just like Melanie did.

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During lunch Melanie sat down at a table waiting for Brie

"What is taking her so long?"

Then she sights Anna

"Wait, is that who I think it is?"

Walks up and sees Anna holding another girls hand.

"So lemme get this straight we don't speak for a couple of months and she's got a new friend, oh wow. I guess I was nothing to her, after all the times she told me she'd never met someone like me. She's such a liar, how could she-"

"Umm why are you talking to yourself?"

Melanie struck in awareness

"Oh, you heard me?"

"Yes, were you talking about me?"

"Well, you know since you were getting late for lunch, I thought you had found another bestie and moved on from me"

"No Mel, never you're my besty for life"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I promise"

You see how easy it is to gaslight her and how gullible she is or so we thought.

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Melanie always wanted to have her own brand. She loved shoes so much, took YouTube tutorials just to know how to make shoes. She had a made a few and stacked them in her room and now was the time to unleash them. She'd possible never thought of actually building her own shoes brand maybe because she had already portrayed herself to people as this rich and wealthy girl. Long time ago Melanie and her mum has a mini store where Melanie's mum sold shoes and also made a few, just in case you're wondering where Melanie picked up her interest of shoes from. But alot happened after Melanie's dad died, they couldn't finish paying the mortgage so they lost the house, it was really sad. So they kept on moving to wherever Melanie's mum could get a good job and that was how they ended up in Townsville.

Finishing her last shift for the night, she headed out the store. Walking on the street which was more quite than usual. She wouldn't admit but she was a bit scared, then all of a sudden she saw a shadow pass behind her, quickly she turned but no one was there. She took a deep breath and continued walking. Then she had a strong gut feeling someone was following her, put her hand in her bag to search for her pepper spray immediately she felt the presence closer to her she turned and attacked unluckily for her it was Mr handsome.

"What is wrong with you?" He screamed with so much pain as he tried to clean his eyes

"What the hell, why are you following me?" Melanie said as she used her handkerchief to clean his eyes.

"Just trying to watch out for you? Am I wrong?"

"Sneaking up on me is wrong, you know that right"

"I was waiting for your shift to end, I got you some food" raises a grocery paper bag and shows her.

"Oh, I didn't know, wait, How did you know that my shift ends at nine thirty?"

"I was with your purse for an entire day, I saw your shift schedule in your journal"

"You intruded my privacy"

"How was I supposed to find you?"

"You don't know i********:?"

"I didn't know your name?"

"You saw my ID"

"Really? What's your i********: handle?"

"Ummm Melanietheegoddess?

"Is that what is on your ID?"

Melanie hesitated before she spoke

"Noo" in a low shallow voice.

"You see"

"That didn't mean you had to go through my journal, it's private"

"I should have dumped your purse at the lost and found, you're so ungrateful"

"Whatever, how are your eyes?"

"They still sting, thanks to you of course"

"I'm sorry, come here" she gets a bottle of water pours it on his eyes.

"So you had that but let me suffer"

"You shouldn't be following me like that it's risky"

"Yes it is, I just found out"

Melanie let's out giggle

"So where we're we gonna eat?"

"We, I thought you brought it for me?"

"Don't be selfish, your poured pepper spray in my eyes"

"Did you bring pizza cakes"

"Plus vegan chicken wings, since you're a vegetarian"

"How did you know?" She asks suspiciously

"Your journal"

"I swear I hate you Gabe"

"Wait did you just call me Gabe"

"Yes"

"So you do like me"

"No, I don't. Don't be ahead of yourself I'm still with Micah" she rolls her eyes

"But you don't even like him, before you ask how I know remember I read your journal"

Out of frustration she starts walking

"Wait, where are we going" runs and meets up with her

After walking for about ten minutes the pair found a park nearby.

"Why did you get me food?"

"Because I know you're working late nights to buy those fancy expensive Mugler suits" Melanie looks at him with agitation on her face

"My journal huh, well what else did you read there"

"Well to be honest, it's really boring in there asides from all the lies you plan to tell or has already told, it's just work schedule, school schedule, i********: lies and what more. But I did find something interesting in it"

"Like what?"

"Like how you've never been in love but you did like one person and claimed it was a forbidden love"

"It's just be scribbling, there's no meaning to it"

"Melanie Rodrigo you're lying but that's not new to me. I know you don't like Micah you're only using him to fulfil a figment of your imagination and whoever that other person is it's a forbidden love so we'll scrap it"

"Where are you going with this?"

"Simple, I want you to fall in love with me"

Melanie let's out a deep laughter that goes on for sometime and even starts coughing at a point while hitting her hand on his lap.

"You're something else Gabriel Iglesias"

"You started with Gabe, can we keep it at that pace"

"Sure thing Gabe, anything else you want" she says as if she's flirting

"Yes, let's start eating. I need you to eat more because six jobs is alot" he opens the grocery bag and brings out the food

"How do you always cut the line because Gabby's is always packed full"

"What do you mean? I'm the manager plus my dad owns the place"

"Shut up! You're lying, there's no way"

Opens his phone and show's Melanie Gabby's i********: page.

"See this is my dad and my step mum, you know the lady I showed you the other day"

"Wow, so you're rich and you're like low-key" she says while her mouth is stuffed with food

"I wouldn't say rich, just above average or middle class or whatever. You know Gabby's isn't just a business it's so much deeper, my mum and dad started it, selling fast food out a van now it's the biggest fast food restaurant in Townsville. When I look at Gabby's I see my mum"

Melanie stares and looks bewildered for a moment

"I wish I could have something big that reminds me of my dad but all I've got is his picture, I keep it by my bedside and that makes me happy"

"Even with your lies"

"What?"

"Watching you lie your way through highschool wouldn't make him happy-"

Melanie smacks his arm

"Shut up" she giggles.

She takes a deep breath and looks at the stars

"They're so beautiful tonight, aren't they?"

"Yes, they are"

"You know tonight feels like a perfect night-"

"I don't mean to ruin the moment but I think it's time you head home, I don't want your mum worrying about you"

"Yes, you're right my phone's on DND and I don't want her calling 911 about a missing kid, I know how my mum can get"

"Alright let's call it a wrap, I'll order an Uber for you cause you can't be walking alone"

"Wait, why don't you feel the need to tell everyone you're rich or something"

"First of all I'm not rich it's all in your head Miss Delulu, also I don't feel this excessive need to prove a point to anybody I'm doing me and I'm okay with that"

A car arrives and he escorts her in it.

"Call me when you get home" as he closes the car door.

"I will, thanks for tonight Gabe".