My Dormmate Assasin

Chapter 2: Sleep over- POV Charlotte

I started taking my shirt off (so I could put my pajamas on), and I forgot that I had bruises all over my stomach and back from my Stepdad last night. I didn't notice until I saw Estella's warm smile turn into a face of shock and fear.

"Oh my god! What happened to you!?!" My face falls as I see what she's staring at. I quickly put on my nightshirt. My voice became quiet and distant, "Nothing..." I replied as I kept my head down.

"That isn't just nothing!" a long silence filled the room. Estella sounded hesitant, "Who... did this to you?" I can hear her voice crack, as I look up at her I can see tears swelling up her eyes. I didn't know what to say to her. Do I tell her the truth? Can I?... No... I don't know... all my voice is letting me do is stay silent. I can't pull my gaze away from her eyes, she looks like she is in a lot of pain. So, I decided to tell her the truth.

"Uh- I'm not very keen to tell people about this. But just promise me you won't tell anyone. okay?" My voice is quiet but sounds so loud in the moment. I just see her nod her head in response. "My stepdad just isn't a very nice guy. He drinks a lot... and he gets in these moods..." I'm unable to say anything else. All I can do is stand there and look away from her.

All of a sudden Estella rushes to me and hugs me tightly. "I'm so sorry Charlotte, I never knew... I won't tell anyone okay?" She tries to say with a forced smile. "Does Ray know?" She asked me with curiosity. I shake my head no. "I never knew how to tell him... but I don't like people knowing. So, if you can just keep it between us, that would be great."

"Okay, I won't tell him, this can just be between. So with that being said, let's put on a movie and start our first sleepover!" I feel relieved that she didn't ask me any more questions. I smile warmly to her, "Okay, I would love that."

We put on a Romcom, but we didn't pay too much attention to it. We talked about pretty much everything between Ray and what we wanted to do with our futures. I would tell her embarrassing stories about Ray from when we were little, and she was so eager to hear about little Ray.

After the movie ended, she went into the bathroom and grabbed some face masks for us to use. "Here Charolette! I let's get you all cleaned up and pretty, and tomorrow will you let me doll you up before school!?!?"

"Sure! Why not, but only on one condition." I say with a smirk on my face, "You have to get dressed up with me!" I can just hear her excitement through her smile, and I can't help but chuckle.

Her smile somehow widens even more, and she says, "Oh. My. Gosh!! Yes!!! Let's do it. Let's show this small-town school how beautiful we are!" I can't help but giggle and help her get the face masks ready. "Okay, then it's settled. We have face masks, tweezers, nail polish, face ointment and serum, and hair pins... is there anything we are missing?" I try to think of what else we might need for tonight.

"Nope! That should cover it all, but I have something for you to wear for tomorrow. however, it's a surprise so just be ready okay!?" I just smile and nod my head. We put the face masks on and braid each other's hair.

The night goes by fast, everything we wanted to do tonight happened. I never felt so in sync with another girl before. It was refreshing, I normally only had Ray as my friend, but he never did stuff like this with me before. Estella is painting my nails, and I can't help but ask. "Hey Estella? I'm so glad that you ended up with Ray..." Estella looks up at me with a huge grin on her face, "Me too, I never felt so happy with someone before... and Charlotte... call me Stella from now on. We are close friends now."

"Okay Stella, you know I was kind of worried about staying here with you. I wasn't quite sure how we would get along, but I'm glad that you offered up your home to me and let me stay here until graduation."

Stella's smile is small but warm, "No worries, I'm glad we got closer. I'm just happy that you don't hate me for bullying you 3 years ago."

"I would never hate you. I may not understand all the way why you did what you did, but I understand enough. even at the time, I could never hate you. Ray had the biggest crush on you and all he could do at the time was talk about you, but he talked to me about you a lot more than he talked to you. I can see why there was a bit of tension between us. I trusted Ray's judgment of you, even if you weren't the nicest to me, but I'm glad I did anyway. We wouldn't have gotten this close as friends if it wasn't for that, and Ray would not be as happy if he wasn't with you." I say as I chuckle at the last part thinking about all the times Ray acts like a lost puppy when he hasn't seen Stella for more than a week.

Stella's voice becomes soft and quiet like she is giving a prayer, "Thank you... you have no idea how much what you just said means to me..." Even though her mind is occupied with our conversation, she still focuses on painting my nails.

We eventually get to bed. I feel exhausted, I haven't slept in more than 30 hours, and it's hitting me right now. I quickly fall asleep next to Stella on her bed.

I wake up to Stella's awful alarm. I groan as I get up, wanting to crawl back into her bed and sleep some more. Stella on the other hand has different plans for me. She pulls me out of bed and says, "Hey, we have to get ready remember? Get all dolled up and feel pretty..." Stella doesn't finish her sentence as she tries to get me out of bed.

"Fine!! I'm up now!!" I groan as I get out of bed. I'm not much of a morning person, so waking up earlier for school to get ready wasn't my ideal situation. However, I did promise Stella that we would get ready together, so I forced myself up and followed her to the bathroom. Stella was more than ready to put makeup on my face.

By the time we were done with hair and makeup, I couldn't believe that it was me. "I look... so pretty.." Stella's face looks proud and satisfied with her work. "Well, we are only missing one thing!! The outfit I picked out for you!" She scurries to her closet and pulls out a light pink dress.

"Oh no... not a dress!!" I say trying to warn her. "Oh, shut up, you already agreed so just try it on!" I reluctantly put on the pink dress. Stella's body is a bit smaller than mine; she has a B-sized cup and I have a D-sized cup; our waist is the same, but my hips are bigger than hers. I always try to cover up my body in baggy clothing, so no one is staring at me. When I put on the dress I could see my figure, I felt too exposed in this dress, but I promised her I would wear it. I walk out of her bathroom to show her the dress.

"Oh. My. God!!! You look stunning Stella!!" Her eyes widen and looks excited and says, "I didn't know you had such a perfect body!!"

"Pft. Yeah right. But this dress is too short and a little bit too low cut..." I say as I stare down and look at the dress on me.

"No! It's perfect. It's perfect for you! Wear it today and keep it forever! The dress is now yours!" She said that as she finished getting ready herself.

"Mine? You're giving me the dress?" She nods and I can't help but smile. "Thank you, Stella."

"Now don't get all emotional on me and ruin your makeup! Let's get going, we need to get there about 5-10 minutes before we need to be in class, so everyone can see us!" She said that like it was a priority. I couldn't help but chuckle, then we headed into my car.

We go and pick up Ray on the way to school and when he gets to the car he says, "Oh wow... You guys look stunning..." He glances at me but when he sees Stella, he can't keep his eyes off of her and her dark red dress. "You look stunning Stella..." She can't help but blush and kiss him.

"Okay guys, it's time to go... you can stop with the make-out session." They pull away from each other and head back into my car.

Shortly after we arrive at school. Ray and Stella were stuck to me like glue as we headed to my locker to get my book for my first class. Me and Stella are getting a lot of attention, but I try to ignore it. When I get to my locker Stella and Ray leave to go to their lockers.

I hear a manly voice behind me saying, "Hey...Charlotte, was it?" I look behind me and I see Jason, the running back on the football team and the biggest player in school, standing behind me. I'm surprised to see him wanting to talk to me, He has never spoken to me before, and to be frank, I'm surprised he knew my name, but with being in a small school, it isn't too surprising. "Hey, Jason. What's up?"

Jason's eyes can't stop eyeing my body in this dress. I can't help but feel flattered but too exposed, like he can see through my dress. "I was wondering if you wanted to come to my party, I'm having in 3 weeks. My parents will be out of town, and so I will be throwing a huge party. I want you to come as my date."

I'm shocked. His date? Did I hear him right? A date with Jason? I think about it for a minute. "Um... I'll go... but not as your date. I want to bring my friends with me and hang out with them. But you can hang out with us too." I smile at him warmly, trying not to shy away.

"Okay, fine. But promise me you will be wearing something beautiful." Jason says with a weird smirk on his face. I'm a bit confused about what he means by that, probably something like this dress. "Fine, I will. See you then." I walk off as I head to my first class.

School goes by fast, and I got a lot of attention. I'm not the biggest fan of everyone staring at me and in a dress. When I got back to Stella's house, I told her all about Jason.

"Oh. My. God!! No way!! But Charlotte, beware of him. he's a player. He may be hot... like smoking hot... but he's known for one-night stands, and no girl has ever said no to him. If he wants it, he takes it." I nod my head agreeing.

"So, what should I do? Should I not go to the party?" she thinks about it for a moment, "You should go but don't be in a room alone with him. Let's go together with Ray and if Jason wants to talk to you, he can talk to all of us."

Wow, she's so smart. "Okay then! That's the plan! Let's just focus on us having fun at a party!" Stella agrees, but she thinks for a moment, "Wait, Charlotte... is this going to be your very first party?" I nod shyly. "Oh. My. God! We will show you the best of time!!" I feel relieved that she didn't tease me about my inexperience.