I had decided that after three years of not speaking to my aunt, that it wasn't worth fighting for any longer. What had i been fighting for to begin with? My nineteenth birthday was coming up in just a few weeks, i had been diagnosed as bipoler, but thankfully the doctors hadn't placed me on any medication... Yet!
I was sitting at the computer, doing some of my home work when Daniel, my boyfriend, walked in the door and i ended up looking up and smiling to him. I had actually gone mute at some points in the three years i hadn't spoken to my aunt, daniel never complained or fussed about it. i was amazed actually.
some days i acted so sweet to him, and to everybody around me. and then some days i was so cold and distant "so i was thinking since you're turning nineteen soon...." i had to cut him off. "no.. absolutely NO parties!" i hissed at him, ever since my sixteenth birthday i've not had parties, actually, i stopped doing anything that would bring my family to me. ex; family reunions, thanks giving, christmas. i pretty much avoided anything and everything if at all possible.
daniel, god bless his soul for trying, was despritly wanting me to have some kind of get together. which i thought would be rather pointless considering all that has happened.
i had been able to start back into school, i needed the distraction more than anything else. when i felt numb, i told myself to work on some home work. it had worked for three years, and this was my last year of school. aside from being the only nineteen year old in high school. besides john, whom of which was always picking on other kids in school. i was graduating top of my class.
i never planned on being 'top of my class' but i was, mostly because i worked my butt off with school work. like i had said, anything to distract me from the numb feeling that kept being in my chest. ever since that awful day, i went numb. and just kept myself distracted. mom forced me to forget about getting a job to help pay the car payment. 'school comes first!' she'd always say to me.
"trisha... at the very least.. just this year.. you'll be graduating and i'd hate to see you graduate without a birthday party.. and i'll plan it, and you won't have to hear about it. or anything!" he kept on, and i knew daniel was stubborn, and the fact he wouldn't stop until i agreed to it. "f-fine... no family... and absolutely no friends!" i hissed, after 5 years of not seeing any part of my family, avoiding them. i wasn't about to have a birthday party, and have to bare an hour or two with my family.
daniel's face almost gave off a glow "i promise you won't regret it!" as soon as he said those words i knew i regretted it. but still.. what's one little party going to cause harm to? if anything i'd probably just go numb, from the pain.
---5 weeks later and two days before the party---
i had two days until my nineteenth birthday party, i was a nervous wreck just thinking about it.
i hadn't been staying with my parents, and daniel dropped out of ITT until me and him could go in together. that and he wanted to live closer to my parents. just so i could continue school.
as i sat in history, bored out of my skull. brandon, the one who played for east baskit ball, nudged me and winked "so when is the party?" he asked, my eyes widen. "what do you mean... party?" i forced myself to say the word i hated the most.
brandon looked dumb struck. but before he could say another word about it "mr seal.. care to share with the class what you and miss bowman are talking about?" mr trulin asked. brandon stood up and i frowned "i was just asking trisha when her birthday is sir... i want to get her something she'll like" he turned his head and winked at me. i sunk down into my seat, wishing i was invisable.
mr trulin's face lit up "mr seal.. sit down.." he said but held a smirk. he walked to his desk, and wrote something down. walking back around he handed it to brandon.
i gave a snarl, and as soon as the bell rang i was up. and out the door in an instant. brandon followed quickly "don't you have baskitball practice?" i asked, irritation lining my voice clearly. and he gave me a hug "no. but happy birthday sweet thing" he said and kissed my cheek. my only reaction i turned around and pushed him "screw off!" i hissed slamming my locker shut and running to my next class.
taking a deep breath in, i walked in. i was two minutes early, science was the only class i could escape from people. i was very distracted, in the good way, in this class.
i walked to my desk, which was next to the new kid in school. his name? dylan and he was rather strange. he worked with an ipod in. his hair was a russet of brown, or tan. and his eyes were a piercing blue. i leaned over and nudged him, he smiled "did you need something?" he asked pulling one of the buds out of his ears. "i'm having a birthday party tomorrow... i figured it'd be a nice way for you to get to know people... plus i'd like you to be there most of all" i whispered. his face beemed.
"oh yeah! i'll be there for sure!" he said excitedly. 'there daniel... i invited somebody. i hope you're happy' i hissed in my mind. we had a pop quiz, in which felt far to easy for me.
i finished with school and i had skipped lunch. i decided to return to daniel's appartment, i had to wonder how he was going to make this party work in such a small place, when i got there everything was gone. daniel was standing in the middle of the room instructing tyler and colton on where to take things and how to put them up so nothing would break.
i just stood in the door watching them. when daniel finally noticed me he flashed me a smile. a crooked one, the one i so very much adored. tyler, oddly enough, got excited and ran forward and hugged me tight. i was a shrimp compared to his six foot build. breaking myself free, i walked over and kissed daniel. colton, as always, ignored me.
it always did irritate me how much he ignored me. he keeps acting like i'm a virus that should vanish. which only ticked me off that much more. "colton isn't staying for the party is he?" i asked. hoping he was leaving. daniel and tyler both looked at me strangely. "he's only staying to serve drinks..." i sighed at that sentence. which made daniel furrow his eye brows at me. "him, me and tyler are serving drinks.." was all i heard as i stormed off to the bedroom and stripping my cloths along the way..
it hardly ever bothered the guys when i'd walk around half naked, they were pretty much use to it by now. least tyler and daniel were. colton hated it. then again the over grown monkey hated everything about me. i stripped off my bra and panties in the bedroom, walking to the master bathroom. starting a shower, i hated the scent of school on me. and i knew other guys and girls were not going to show up smelling like school.
daniel sat on the toilet lid watching me through the half fogged glass. "babe, i know colton irritates you with the cold act. but i promise he doesn't ha..." i cut him off right there. "bullshit.. horse shit even! that man just hates me, i'm fine with that..." i hissed. but it was a lie all the same, i couldn't understand why he hated me with such a passion that made me sick.
just before daniel could say another word the door bell rang. and he was out of the bathroom in an instant to answer it. from what i could tell it was some girls, and a couple of guys. i slid down to the bottom of the tub and wrapped my arms around my chest and stomach. almost as if i was going to break, if i didn't.
colton i could hear him walking to the bathroom, he knocked on the bathroom door and let himself in when i didn't answer. "fart breath.. your guest are here" he said coldly. i hated him calling me names. but i couldn't answer or move. which surprised me when he opened the glass and stared at my naked form huddled in the tub.
he gave me the 'you've got to be kidding' look and crossed bear like arms over his chest. i looked up and shut the glass door with a weak arm. the water still pelting my head. he opened the glass and turned the water off. tilting his head "get up..." he ordered, i simply refused. making him even more irritated, he reached in and grabbed my arm pulling me up. i was glad the doors weren't actual glass. because when i pulled my arm back out of his grasp i hit the sliding door and it popped out and crashed to the floor.
making colton look furious at me. "trisha! you are going through with this party weither you hate it or not!" he growled, grabbing a towel. he wrapped me in it and pulled me out with a force i couldn't possibly fight back.
his only mistake was backing out of the bathroom door and not holding my arms down. i grabbed the door frame and tried my best to pull myself free. which his grasp only tightened around my stomach and ribs. when i let go it flung us both back onto the king sized bed, that was currently on the bedroom floor.
daniel must have heard both crashes, because he ran back into the room and stared at us both. i was pushing myself away from colton, who amazingly would not let go of me for nothing. he knew if he did i'd just run and lock myself in the bathroom. "man.. get the bathroom door!" he hissed as i kept hitting him to no avail.
daniel only sighed and walked to the door shutting it and standing in front of it. i stopped struggling and began to cry. "i change my mind! send them home!" i cried finally feeling colton's monster grip on me loosen. when it did i curled into a ball on the bed. "tell them she'll be out in a minute" he said. and colton nodded leaving the room.
i could feel daniel pull me into his lap, laying my head on his shoulder. "baby.. please, i worked super hard on this.." he said lowly. i knew there had to be more than just a few of my 'friends' there.
i gave it five minutes then got up and changed into my polo shirt with red and black stripes. and a tie, a pare of jeans and arm warmers, then i fixed my hair. when i was done daniel had already returned to the other room. everybody was talking. i heard a couple of voices i reconised to be family members. i growled silently in my head 'daniel.. breaking promises!' i hissed over and over again.
as soon as i walked into the room i was greeted with a big fat "happy birthday trisha!" from everybody in the room. i reconised everybody. brandon, john. and dylan all from school. along with jessica, amber, and elizabeth. then i saw caleb. my he grew up awful fast. he was definitely turning into a young man.
i looked over and seen my sister, and my parents. my grandfather, and... i was amazed to even see my aunt there, especially after three, going on four years, of not speaking to me. i'm glad daniel didn't plan a big birthday party, just a few friends and some family. colton smiled to each of them as he handed out glasses. "to trisha! two more years and she'll be a drunk" he joked. but it still brought a glare to my face.
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after the cake and icecream and a few party games, i sat back and looked at the fine decorations. i frowned at it all. then daniel clapped his hands "okay okay! time for presents! mine goes last..." he said with a sheepish smirk. my mom got me the d300 nikon camera i wanted, and the play station 4 i had wanted. my dad got the games, and gave me a kiss on the forehead. he'd changed alot since i'd seen him.
my sister got me a few dvds, and a new radio for my car. and my aunt got me a card, i hadn't expected even that much from her. but i suppose it was better than nothing. it had a $200 gift card to hot topic in it. i smiled, and gave her a hug "thank you... i really appreciate it" i said, she shook her head and gave my forehead a kiss. tyler got me a new seether cd. and a couple of posters.
dylan got me a gift card to target, and brandon and amber got me a life time free movie pass. jessica and elizabeth combinded their gift so that caleb could be included. they had got me a card with a wal-mart gift card with about 500 bucks on it. i hugged all three. and my grandpa got me a 50 dollar gift card to collage square mall, to shop in any store of my choosing.
colton hadn't got me nothing, as i expected. he was the only one who followed my 'no gift' pollicy. everybody else ignored the fact i didn't want expencive gifts.
as daniel had said, his was last. everybody went quiet. daniel dropped to both his knees in front of me, he said loud enough everybody could hear. "trisha, i've known you for four years! and for those four years, they have been the happiest. i love living with you. and i love being with you. and i just wanted to ask..." he trailed off reaching into his pocket. rebecca, my elder sister got teary eyed. as did my mom and dad and grandpa and aunt.
daniel pulled out a small heart shaped box. he opened it to reveil a golden ring, with diamonds set. i nearly stopped breathing "will you be my wife.. will you marry me?" he asked with a hopeful look in his eyes. but before he had the chance to blink i went teary eyed and tackled him to the floor in a hug "yes.. yes.. yes!" i said loudly kissing his lips each time. everybody i could hear was cheering and clapping.
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my sister and mom stayed behind to help clean up. as did tyler and colton as threattened by daniel. i was forbidden to help, i just sat on the couch that had been brought back into the living room with an irritated look on my face. my sister had gotten married to her long time boyfriend larry. and she was happy that i was getting married to daniel.
it was odd enough that she kept looking at me and frowning, maybe it was because i wasn't smiling at the preposal daniel had set up. i was happy he asked me to marry him, but not so happy i was forbidden to help clean up after the party ended. i just sat there with my arms crossed and an irritated look on my face.
my mom had helpped as much as she could. but after a few minutes daniel asked, rather pleaded, that she sit and relax while they all get everything cleaned up.
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after everything was cleaned up, my sister drove mom home, and tyler and colton bid their goodbyes to us both. when everything was said and done. daniel picked me up bridal style and carried me to the bedroom. with a big, and very fake yawn he tossed me onto the bed and started to pull up the dressy shirt. his cloths were something i'd see on larry.
but daniel was use to wearing dressy shirts and pants, but i wasn't. i hated it in fact. when i noticed his eyes closed in the mirror i got off the bed and wrapped my arms around his muscular build and rested my head in between his shoulder blades. catching him off guard. causing him to laugh. "i love you, trisha. but don't you know sneaking up on me doesn't work anymore?" he laughed again. i mearly grinned and poked his sides causing him to flench with a tingle.
"don't laugh at me" i said and kept poking his side causing him to laugh even harder. he eventually got himself and began tickling me back. i think i laughed like a histeric person before he stopped. and just held me close to him. i cuddled to his warmth. my head resting on his chest. and the hand that had the ring on it rested on his stomach. his hand over mine his thumb rubbing over my skin.
we laid there like that for god knows how long before he finally said softly "i should probably get a quick shower... i'm sure i stink.. oh! i have one more gift for you..." he said with a mischevious grin on his face. i knew it was something that couldn't possibly be good. but i agreed. he slid off the bed and undressed grabbing a clean pare of boxer shorts and a clean pare of pants
he walked to the bathroom and i supposed washed up quickly. i could hear the axe chocolate. i could smell it from my spot on the bed too. he always wore it, i knew he hated wearing it. but he did it for me, which was sweet.
when he walked from the bathroom, he smelled so good i nearly melted. and i wasn't the one wearing the cologne. "give me your keys." he said with a cute pout. i sighed and handed him the keys to my car. we walked down the steps, and walked to the mustang.
daniel stood on the passenger's side waiting for me to walk around. when i was close he opened the door. "for you madam" he said in a gentle voice. i got in with a soft smile, i was wearing a black dress. at daniel's request. along with the black heels. my hair was pulled back. daniel then got in the car and started it up and we left the appartment parking lot.
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okay! that's the FIRST installment of the first chapter for this story.