Celeb In Town
2859 Words
Rosie's POV
It was finally Friday and I couldn't seem to get up out of bed. Even though I dreaded the idea I eventually got up and got ready for school. After about 20 minutes i hopped out of the shower and ransacked my wardrobe. I pulled out my high waisted Jeans and a plain black crop top. Pairing with with my ballet flats. i straightened my hair. Today was the day my dad was flying in from LA and i was excited. I missed my dad so much and i couldn't wait to just hang out with him.
"Ro?" my mom called, she was standing outside my door, she was dressed in her night gown so i'm going to assume she's not working today.
"Yes momma?" her eyes held some sort of emotion and i couldn't quite pin down what it was.
"Um well i know your dad is coming today and i know you are excited to see him, i called him and asked if you could stay with him this coming week, i have a general conference in New York and your father and I were goin. Aiden will be staying with his grandparents. So i wanted to know if that idea was good?"
"Yeah i dont mind staying with dad for a week. I'll take dads car and pack a duffel." I can tell my mom was still a little disappointed in me but she had to stay focused on the conference.
I heard the doorbell ring and i rushed down to see who it was. My mom opened the door which revealed my dad. I couldn't hide the excitement as i rushed down to embrace my dad in a hug.
"Daddy!" i rushed into my dads open arms.
"Oh sweetheart. I missed you so much!" i sniffled back some loose tears. My mom looked at us and smiled.
"Hello kaleb. How have you been?" My dad asked coming around the corner.
"Good, busy with all of these script readings but overall good, you? hows the company going?"
"Oh you know, same ol same ol." They both chuckled and hugged each other. Daddy looked at momma and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Hello Lina, you looking beautiful as always"
"Hi kaleb, glad to see you. Okay roro, dad and i have to get to the airport soon. remember be good and i'll call you. I love you and i'll see you in 3 days." She kisses my forehead and hugs me. Dad was next.
"Behave okay baby, i love you, see you in a couple days, have fun okay"
"I will, dad, love you both, have a safe trip" i quickly grabbed my belongings and put them in the back of the BMW. Making sure i got everything .
"Alright kiddo, you better hurry up or else you'll be late for school." Damn i was hoping i could get out of school today.
"Nice try baby girl."
Did i say that out loud?
"Yes you did, now hurry up. I will see you after school okay. I have a photo shoot later in the afternoon so i might be a little late."
i nodded in understanding and got in the car and made my way towards school. I finally got to school after waiting at the traffic light for an hour! ( 5 mins) but still it should not take so long for the red light to turn especially when there were no incoming cars around.
I parked at the back of the student parking lot like i always did. Grabbing my headphones and bag i walked into the building with heavy steps.
I sat at the common area and waited till the bell rang. I scanned the room and spotted Aaron and Deans table. They didn't see me so i found an empty table not too far from them. I sat down and a couple minutes later i see the boy Jared sitting in front of me with a breakfast burrito and cookie bar.
I was a little confused as to way he was sitting at the table with me instead of sitting with dean and them.
"Um I am sorry for yesterday. I didn't mean to snap at you and make you feel like s**t. It wasn't my intentions. Hope you can forgive me and maybe, hopefully we can start over" he admitted shyly.
"Oh um, that's okay."
"Great! well hi nice to meet you, my name is Jared" He extended his hand for me to shake.
"Rosie, Nice to meet you too" He smiled brightly. He sure was handsome but not as much as Aaron.
"Why dont you come sit with us. The group already scolded me for being a douche to you." I looked over at the table to find Aaron staring at the both of us. He smiled at me shyly but was shooting glares towards Jared's direction.
I grabbed my stuff and followed Jared towards the table.Everyone seemed to be in their own little world. They immediately looked up towards Jared and then me. The girls beamed and Dean finally broke the awkward stare down.
"Rosie! good morning!" Dean said
"Oh we never officially met have we!" the blonde girl mentioned. I just shyly nodded causing her to smile.
"My name is Dani and this is Chris and thats Jamie and of course you know jared, dean and aaron."
I smiled politely, Dean scooted over to make room for me to sit. I thanked him silently and set my bag down onto the floor.
"So guys there's a party tonight, wanna go?" I looked up to see everyone at the table anxiously wait for my answer.
"Oh I Dont Know, Parties are not really my thing." I watched Dean and Aaron's expression turn from curious to disappointed.
"Oh cmon it'll be fun. Please?"
"I'll let you know." they nodded, satisfied with my answer, and return to their small talks. Dean took that chance to talk to me.
"I really hope you go Rosie. who knows you might have fun." I let his words linger in my head a little longer before letting it go.
The bell rang for first period and i made my ways towards the stairs. I had this class with Aaron and Jared. I found a seat in the middle row and i made my way towards it when I saw Dean grab my bag and started to walk towards the back of the class.
"Hey!" He placed my bag in the empty seat beside him. They both shot me a smirk that caused me to roll my eyes.
"You know you could've just asked me to sit you guys. Didn't have to drag my bag across the classroom ya know?"
"Noted" He winked. I blushed at this move. Never had anyone do that to me before. Oh get it together Rosie!
The bell rang and i eventually took my seat much to my dismay I tried to listen to the lecture but Aaron kept staring at me.
"Why do you keep staring at me?" I handed him the paper quickly.
"just because" i mentally rolled my eyes. Looking up from my seat to make sure the teacher wasn't staring at me.
"Are you not gonna tell me?" I am curious. Sue me
"It's because you're beautiful" Well Damn..
We locked eyes and he had a smirk on his face. I can tell you that if i let him in my life he was going to leave me heartbroken. That was something i was sure of. Which is why i must keep my distance.
The bell rang and in no time i dashed out of the classroom towards the library. I found a good spot to sit and read so i got comfortable and allowed myself to get lost in the world of fantasy.
"Rosie?" I jolted in surprise, looking up to see Dean and Chris standing before me.
"Dean. Chris." I acknowledged them and they smiled at me. They started to take a seat next to me.
" Do you have a free period too?" Dean asked breaking the the silence between us.
"Yeah, i usually just come in here and read." Chris was busy texting and Dean was listening to music.
"Rosie, You Know Earlier we didn't want to pressure you Into coming to the party."
"No no it's okay. I appreciate you asking but i Dont Think it's a good idea" I walked towards the window of the school library and I see paparazzi outside waiting. They were across the street.
"I apologize for being rude but you dont have to be here with me. But i am used to people using me thinking that just by befriending me would either help them out later. I have been through it before so if that's any of you guys intentions then stay away from me" i blurted. They held a very stoic expression.
" Didn't see you as the type to judge a book by its cover." Chris said which caused me to roll my eyes.
"Look i have been through it before and im always the one to get hurt in the end so please dont play mind games with me. If getting some sort of connection is what you want from me then you should find someone else to mess with."
Aaron and Jared also came into the library they spotted us and walked towards us.
"Whats up guys?"
"Why dont you ask all of us that question Rosie" Dean said. I became nervous but i gathered the courage and asked.
" As i was asking Chris and Dean and i do apologize for being rude but like i said before i am used to people using me thinking that just by befriending me would either help them out later. I have been through it before so if that's any of you guys intentions then stay away from me.." I hate repeating myself.
I expected Jared to start yelling at me but nothing came. And then came laughter. Not from one but all of them. I was confused to say the least but also it was starting to hurt.
" Whats so funny?"
" We actually dont care about your title. Sure we knew who you were but we approached you not because we pitied you. We approached you because you seemed like a Chill person who has a bad a*s side to her as well. Basically in our eyes you stood out. And again not because of the title over your head but because you seem like a cool girl."
I looked at them and their eyes told me that they were being sincere. Aaron and i locked eyes and he smiled at me.
The bell rang and we made our way towards the doors to go to our next class. I had gym and i was already dreading it. I got into the locker room and started to dress down.
" Rosie? is it?" Who is this girl? I have never seen her before..
"Um yeah.?"
" You hang out with Aaron's group right?"
"i mean i suppose." I just wanted to get dressed without people staring at me..
She gave one of the sarcastic smiles. Then her whole demeanor changed.
"Stay away from Aaron, He's only gonna use you because of your title. He knows who the real catch is and sorry to bust your bubble but it's not you" Pressing her fingers making and stumble back. Each poke i can feel her pointy manicured claws digging into my skin. Stinging and causing my skin to be sore.
I hissed as my back hit the knob of the shower stall.
"Mark my words, Stay away from whats mine."
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I arrived home (my dads house) i punched the code and i was granted access.
"Daddy?" dad comes from around the corner wearing an apron and his million dollar smile flashing.
"Hey baby girl. How was school?"
"I thought you had a photoshoot today?"
" I canceled. I told my agent that I wanted to spend time with you for this week since i will be busy these upcoming weeks and I dont know if I will have time for my favorite girl"
"Okay sounds great!"
"So how was school baby girl?"
"It was okay." i said. I ignored Aaron's group like the plague the rest of the day and well maybe its better this way.
"Dad i'm gonna head upstairs and shower. Brutal day in gym."
"Of course baby, And well i was trying to make your favorite dessert but failed." I laughed and made my way upstairs.
"Where were you today? are you okay?" Dean texted me and I left it unread. I feel terrible but Its better this way..
"Rosie! I was thinking we could go eat out for dinner!" My dad shouted from the bottom of the stairwell.
"Yeah! Sounds great, I'm almost ready!" I finished up and made my way downstairs where dad was putting on his sweater.
"Ready?" I nodded and made our way towards the diner..
"Oh my is that Kaleb White?" A waitress recognized my dad and immediately we had a lot of eyes on us.. As my dad was signing autographs I looked around and saw a group of kids in the booth in the back. I whipped my head around so fast I am surprised I didn't get whiplash.
The booth in the back had Dean, Jared, Chris, Dani, and Aaron. Also Aaron and Deans older brother that I had met last week.
I sunk lower in my seat trying to hide and well it didn't work. It never works. Aaron and His siblings were already at our table with smiles plastered on their faces.
"Well if it isn't Kaleb White in the flesh" Damon said.
"Damon! How have you been bro?" My dad was already lost in this conversation. Damon had taken a seat and they were catching up. I was pulled up by my arms by surprise.
"Better leave them to talk" Aaron muttered.
"Daddy i'll be in the booth in the back."
"Okay baby" With that I followed Dean and Aaron back to their booth and took a seat next to Jared.
"Omg! I cant believe you're dad is actually here! He is even hotter in person." I scrunched my face in disgust.
"Dani, That's her dad. Have some respect"
"Sorry Rosie." She sighed in defeat.
"Um it's okay?"
"I bet you hear that all the time dont you?"
"You have no idea." Our food arrived and well dad was enjoying his food with Damon and I was trying to eat but I felt uncomfortable eating in front of them so I just asked for a take out container.
"You not gonna eat?" Aaron asked curiously.
"Oh uh no, I am not hungry at the moment" He got up and grabbed my hand and pulled me outside.
"Whoa where are you going?" Damon asked us.
" I just wanted to ask Rosie about the Chem test we have next Tuesday". My dad trying to read my facial expressions and I tried to hide my emotions because I actually didn't know what I was feeling.
"Okay but dont stay out too long." My dad said this time. We got outside and away from the window where I know my dad would be trying to peak.
"Where were you today? Why are you ignoring us?" Wow this guys gets right to the point.
"I was busy"
"Oh cmon I can see that you are ignoring us. Why is that."
"Because It's better this way"
"What do you mean by that? Whats that suppose to mean?"
"I dont want you guys mixed up in my life. It's lonely and depressing and later on you guys just might drop me so I am sorry if I am just being cautious."
"How many times do we have to tell you that we befriended you because we wanted to. Not out of pity"
I didn't say anything. I can tell he was getting frustrated but I never expected him to say what he said next.
"Look if you dont want to be friends then have fun spending the rest of high school as a loser." I watched him walk away. His words stung but I couldn't cry now. Not here.
I texted my dad asking if we could leave. A couple minutes later my dad came out.
"You okay babygirl?"
"Yeah Im fine. Lets go home."
It was a silent drive home. Dad had the look of worry on his face. We arrived and I practically jumped out the car.
"Rosie? Are you okay?"
"Yeah daddy, Sorry I ruined your fun. I am actually pretty tired. I'm gonna study and head to bed."
"Okay goodnight sweetie" He kissed my head and I made my way up.
I walked into my room with tears running down my face. I grabbed my makeup bag and walked into the bathroom.
I turned on the faucet and I held the razor against my skin. I numbed my pain once again. This time I didn't scream.
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