Chapter1
I blinked my eyes open still feeling sleepy
“The sun is up!” I said almost screaming.
I jumped out of the bed, almost spraining my ankle
My body aching from the stressful week.
I Began wearing my dress till my eyes graced past the calendar and back. I figured it was a weekend, a sigh of relief escaped my lips and I fell back into my comfy bed.
“Amelia!! Amelia!!” open the door
I heard a loud bang downstairs, it was no other person other than my best friend Lucas, He is here again, he comes around whenever he wants.
I quickly went downstairs to open the door.
“Amelia” he called out in a sarcastic tone while pulling me in for a hug, “what have you been doing? He asked, "I've been knocking on your door for more than 10 minutes, were you dead?Did I just bring you back from the dead?”, he teased.
His light green eyes beamed with happiness. We've known each other since we were 7 but he doesn't seem to have grown up, “what a child” I said under my breath.
“Don't you know the time?” I said pushing him slightly. “It's the weekend you dumb ass, It's 9:40 am”!.
“Of course it's the weekend, that's why I came here as early as i could”, I could see his facial expression changing with curiosity “and what is it you are wearing?” I became conscious of what I was putting on.
I had on a blue laced dress with a black short that was practically invisible.
“My nightgown” I replied embarrassed but I didn't want him to notice because he would tease me.
“When did you buy this?” he asked while walking toward the kitchen to fix himself something to eat.
I felt my cheeks burn with embarrassment,
”when?” I stuttered.
“Yes, when, i haven't seen you on this” he said
Me realizing he had practically seen me in every one of my night wears, probably most of my clothing.
“I got it yesterday from a*****e, it looked really nice”
“How do I look”? I jokingly asked while twirling my body, an awkward silence filled the room before he bursted into laughter
“You…You look like a maid” he replied in between his laughter.“I knew you'd say so”, I hissed
He was making pancakes and bacon, “make for two” I proposed but I caught a smirk on his face, one which I knew to mean he'd not. I decided to go help myself if I didn't want to watch him eat.
“This is so good” he said
“of course it would be, I buy the best ingredients”, I responded.
“Even with the worst ingredient I will still make a delicious dish” a proud remark left his mouth
I rolled my eyes and continued with my meal.
“I thought you had your keys, why do you keep knocking instead of entering” I said
“I enjoy the thrill of disturbing you and waking you up in the morning”
“What a way to enjoy yourself”, I said as I headed for the kitchen.
“Let's go to a party tonight, it's by 10 till dawn,
I know you'd give lots of unnecessary excuses but it's all sorted out, that was why I came early to get you ready before the party”, he blotted out quickly
I didn't want to go anywhere today, I just wanted to enjoy the weekend and drown myself in a lot of rest while enjoying the chilly weather and watching a movie. My body still aches from working throughout the week.
I quickly thought of an undeniable excuse, “I'm going to visit Dad today so I don't know when I'll be back”. I said, not wanting him to see through the lie on my face ,I pretended to be busy in the kitchen.
My Dad lives in Texas, while I live in Los Angeles. I haven't seen him in 9 months because of school and work. The sound of his mock laughter filled the room, I wondered why he was laughing, did he figure out I'm lying?
“That's not true, I called Dad today and asked if you were visiting and he said No”. He dropped it like a bombshell while laughing, “Don't you have any new excuse to give, always the lame ones” he teased.
Lucas pov
I've known Amelia for the longest time, we've been best friends since we were in high school.
I decided to spend the day with her because I was bored and I've missed her. Most of the time I find myself teasing her, not because I really enjoyed it, it was a coping mechanism to avoid awkward moments, I enjoy the thrill though.
I was starving. I didn't want to wait for Amelia's to fix something to eat because it would take forever. I went to the kitchen to make myself something, looked through the cabinets to see if there was something quick and easy to make.
A sigh of relief left my lips as I found a pancake mix
“What are you wearing?” it's new right?” I asked in sequence, her cheeks burnt red,
“Yes, I got it from the store yesterday”, she responded, “How do I look?” she asked.
An awkward silence filled the room as I searched my thoughts on what to say and started laughing
“You look like a maid”
Clearly that wasn't what I wanted to say, she was the prettiest girl I have ever seen.
My thoughts were interrupted when I remembered the party I came to tell Amelia about, knowing her so well that she'd give me lots of excuses not to go but I was determined to drag her along with me because she's the only I ever genuinely want to be at a party with.
“Do not say no” I began
“Say no about?” Amelia enquired,
“About the party I want you to attend with me”
My mind drifted to the phone call I had this morning about the meeting. “Be dressed and don't be late, I'll come pick you by 10pm” I announced while heading for the door.
Amelia pov
I was left alone in the house, Lucas had to be someplace too. I decided to arrange my room seeing the mess it was and I had no time all week to clean.
I went to check out the outfit I'd wear for the party because I couldn't think of anything mentally. my whole wardrobe was on the floor and yet I couldn't find a single cloth to wear for the party.
“I'll have to get a dress later today but my account isn't smiling” I said, sighing deeply. I decided to take a quick nap as I was tired from ravaging through my entire wardrobe.
A chilly cold breeze graced my skin waking me up from my sleep, I jolted up from the bed seeing as everywhere was dark. My mouth shut open, and my eyes were almost out of its socket when I saw the time , 9; 30pm!!.
I felt a wave of heat run down my spine as I rushed in the bathroom to have a quick shower because I have a limited time to dress before Lucas arrives.
I came out of the bathroom hurriedly without my towels, still dripping wet and found a tall masculine figure with his back facing me, setting my clothes in order. Lucas!! I screamed only to find out I didn't say anything
What was he doing?Why was he arranging my clothes with such care? I thought.
I froze, noticed lucas gaze burning with unspoken questions looking at me, At that moment I knew things wouldn't go back as it was.