Chapter 4: Surprise, Surprise
While Riley, Zane, Arabella and Anya were in Algebra class, the teacher walked up to the board. He held in his hand different envelopes.
"Alright kids. I have great news. In these envelopes are prizes. There will be a random bunch of people chosen to get these envelopes. So be prepared. During the day each envelope will be placed in a student's locker. Whoever has one has to keep it sealed until the announcements come on." the teacher said. Chloe came in the room late as usual.
"Ah Ms. Lavigne, late as always. But it's nice of you to finally join us." Chloe rolled her eyes.
"I was stuck in that traffic outside called the 'Student Body', I'm glad I made it out of there alive." Chloe said being the drama queen she normally was.
"Hmm, always with the melodrama, huh Chloe? Now sit down." Mr. Summers warned. Chloe sat down with a slump beside her sister. Arabella whispered something to Zane and he laughed.
"Nice of you to finally join us." Arabella mimicked Mr. Summers. Chloe gave her sister an evil look and stuck out her tongue. "Now that's not very lady like." Zane busted up laughing. The rest of the class went by smoothly. Riley would occasionally look over at a very happy Zane. When class was over the group walked over to Zane's locker. Chloe leaned against them.
"So about this prize, what do you think it is?" she asked. As Zane put his books in his locker he found an envelope.
"Well looks like I'll find out soon." he said. Arabella and Chloe raised their eyebrows.
"Oh my god! I wonder if we got one too." Chloe said and pulled her sister around the corner. Zane smiled at his best friends. Bianca came around the corner a few minutes later.
"Hey Z." she smiled. Zane returned it.
"Hey B, what's up?" Bianca copied Chloe's actions from earlier.
"I got one of those envelopes too. I'm kind of curious to see what it is." she sort of beamed.
"Well we'll find out soon won't we?" Zane smiled.
"So how's the love life? Mine is terrible, just got dumped." Bianca said. Zane gave her a surprised look.
"What? I thought you and Drew were gonna make it?" Bianca rolled her eyes.
"So did I. But with my past, I can kind of understand why he's afraid." Bianca said looking down.
"Hey, you'll find someone who will be better than Drew. A man that can actually fight…" Zane quickly covered his mouth. He didn't mean to say that about Drew. Bianca looked at him shocked.
"Well, look who's getting all tough." she giggled.
"I didn't mean that. It just slipped out." Bianca put her hand up to stop him.
"It's okay. You're right. I need someone tough and Drew didn't fit the bill." Bianca smiled showing her beautiful 1000 watt smile.
"I was recently dumped too, so…"
"Wait, Riley dumped you? Why?" Bianca asked appalled.
"Approval from the family." Zane said and told her the rest of the situation.
"Damn, you two had something extremely rare for a gay couple. But don't worry you'll find someone else." Bianca said putting a hand on Zane's shoulder. Arabella and Chloe then came around the corner.
"We got envelopes too!" Chloe said hugging Zane and Bianca.
"Really so did I." Owen said coming around the corner.
"We all did. This is so exciting." Arabella said. Riley, Drew, and Anya came down the hall and stopped next to Zane's locker too.
"We all got envelopes too." Drew said. All of a sudden there was a lot of tension surrounding the group.
"Well there's way too much tension over here, so I'll see you guys later." Chloe said and walked away.
"Aww how cute you guys won too. This should be great." Arabella said sarcastically.
"I know right." Bianca said glaring at Drew. Everyone was quiet for a while, until the announcements came on.
"Well it's that time students. For all of you, who have received an envelope, please report to the gym." Sav said. Everybody at Zane's locker looked at each other and began walking towards the gym. When they got there, Theo and Kenny were sitting on the bleachers too, along with Chloe. Everybody sat down in different spots. In other words, the heartbroken sat up high and the heartbreakers sat down low. Mr. Simpson and Miss. O came in the gym.
"Well, students. We all know that spring break is almost here. So for all your hard work on the tournament…" he was cut off by Fiona, Holly J and Sav coming to the gym as well. "Okay once again; for doing so well on the tournament we're rewarding you with an all-expense paid trip to wait for it…" Everyone looked at each other with mouths agape. "Monte Carlo!" The gym erupted into cheers.
"How is this possible?" Chloe asked.
"Well I know a few people." Miss. O said.
"Now don't get us wrong, we want you to have fun, but we also want you to learn." Mr. Simpson said. Everyone moaned and groaned. "Wait wait now, there's different things you're gonna learn up there. History, Music and Art. There will be plenty of things for you to learn. Miss. O and Coach Armstrong will accompany you. Now have fun and learn while you're there." Everyone got up to leave.
"This is so exciting. We're going to Monte Carlo!" Chloe cheered. When she looked at Zane, Bianca, and Owen's faces, her's fell. "What's wrong guys?" she asked.
"They're going on a fabulous trip to an awesome place with people that broke their hearts." Arabella said. Chloe thought of something.
"Well, think of it this way. The trip will take your mind off things. Maybe you'll even find new loves." Chloe said.
"Doubt it." Zane said.
"Alright look, this trip is gonna be awesome, okay? Don't spend it worrying about the idiots that dumped you. Obviously they didn't deserve you. Remember, 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all'." Chloe said. Chloe may have been a drama queen, but she was also very wise beyond her years like her sister. Just because she had a head full of wavy blonde hair, doesn't mean she was a dumb blonde. She just acted like it for the hell of it. And because she could. Her and Arabella may have been sisters, but they were nothing alike.
"You're right Chloe. Let's have fun." Owen said and the heartbroken left the school.
Gotta love Chloe too man. But this trip is gonna be awesome. This story will definitely have you on the edge of your seats and maybe in tears, Read and Review. XOXO ShadowBeauty.