Hey guys, so firstly, I'm sorry for the super long wait! Seriously! School is such a pain sometimes. Honestly, if I could quit school and just do this for a living I'd do it in a heart beat. For everybody who's been asking about how my family and town have been doing since hurricane Sandy, we've been doing great. Thanks so much for asking, it really made me feel good. As for Rockaway/Seaside/ other towns on the East Coast…not so much. They've all been hit pretty hard. My school is doing a charity thing where we all bring in things like jackets, water, non perishable foods, and even money.
On another note, Thanksgiving is officially over :(. I'm so sad cause Thanksgiving is like a big thing for my family. Since we all live in different parts of America, we like to come together at least twice a year(Thanksgiving and Mother's Day). Now that I'm done boring you with my boooorrrriiinnnngggg life, ON WITH DA STORY!
Chapter 14:
"Stella"
I heard a faint whisper interrupt my dreaming.
"Stella" I heard again
I finally opened my eyes, meeting Brandon's gaze…wait…BRANDON?!
I snapped up, looking around to figure out where the hell I was. That is, until an aching pain hit my right in the head.
"Oowwwww!" I cringed, clutching my forehead
"How are you feeling?" Brandon asked
"Shhhhh, why are you talking so loud?" I asked, sitting up on the couch I was sleeping on
"I'm not talking loud. You're having a hangover, which is the consequence of drinking as much as you drank last night" He said. He was dressed, hit hair wet, coffee cup in hand, looking down at me with an amused expression.
"I drank?" I asked, running my fingers through my hair
"Drank is an understatement of what you did last night" Brandon said
"Really? I didn't do anything….embarrassing, right?" I asked nervously
"Embarrassing? You? No" He said in a sarcastic way
I put my head in my hands
"No!" I cried
"Oh yes" He said
"Where are we anyways? Is this your apartment?" I asked
"Yup. Don't get used to it though, this is a one time thing" Brandon said
"Remind me why I'm here again" I said
"You begged to stay over. I was leaving then you just threw yourself at me. You wouldn't stop until I said you could stay" Brandon said
My eyes snapped open.
"I did not!" I screamed, immediately regretting it as I felt that pain in my head again.
Brandon smirked
"Yes you did. You gave me a whole speech about how much you like me, then you tried to kiss me" He said
My face burned red.
"No…no…" I murmured to myself
"Aw, is somebody embarrassed?" Brandon said mockingly
I glared, standing.
"I'm leaving" I said
"Going to class in yesterdays clothes? Great first impression" He said
"I'll stop by my dorm" I said
Brandon took a sip of his coffee, then smirked.
"Leaving my apartment looking the way you do, what will the neighbors think?" He said
My mouth shot open.
"Brandon Shields, you little….I would never do that! Not with you, not with anybody!" I screamed
Brandon chuckled, going into what I assume was the kitchen.
"Suit yourself, see you in class" He sang
I glared, then went toward the door. As I left, Sky and Helia were coming down the hallway.
"So then I said to him…oh hey Stella" Sky said
Suddenly, the 2 gave me a look, then looked at Brandon's door, then back at me with a smirk.
"Well, well, well, looks like Brandon got lucky last night" Sky said
"Sky! I only stayed the night!" I said smacking him
He and Helia looked at each other and smirked again.
"Riiiggghhhtttt" Helia said
"Hey you know what, if Bloom ever wants to 'stay the night' you tell her to call me" Sky said
I opened my mouth to fight back, but with my headache, I just decided against it.
"You got it" I said
The 2 laughed
"Sweet" Sky said
I rolled my eyes then went downstairs.
When I got to the dorms, everybody was still asleep.
"Guys!" I moaned as loud as I could
"Guys!" I moaned again
"Stella? Is that you?" Flora called, coming out
"Hey, what happened last night? Brandon said he was going to take care of it, but then you never came back" Flora said
"I don't remember a thing. My head is beating so loud right now and I feel like I have to puke" I said
Tecna came out of her room.
"You guys shouldn't have drank that much last night" Tecna said
Tecna and Flora were the only ones that weren't drunk last night.
"I know…it was stupid. Believe me, I'm never doing this again" I said clutching my head
Suddenly Musa came out of the room we shared, Bloom came out of her room, and Layla came out of her room.
"Stella, your home" Bloom said in a silent voice
"Do you guys feel as crappy as I do?" I asked
They all nodded
"Oh my gosh, you cannot go to class like this" Flora said going into the bathroom. She returned with a bottle of pills.
"We have to, it's our first day" Bloom said
Flora went to the kitchen getting us glasses of water. She handed each of us a cup of water, not counting Tecna of course.
"I'm all for staying in today" Musa said, slumping down on our couch
"Me too. We'll just tell them that we thought classes start tomorrow" I said, sitting next to her, accepting the pills Flora was handing out.
"Here, these will help with your headache and nausea" She said to me
"Thanks" I said
"Right, because all of the papers that we got saying that classes start today are no giveaway, right? Easy misconception" Bloom said sarcastically
"You know what, I'm going to classes too. I don't want to miss anything important" Layla said
"Good choice Lay" Flora said, then she went to Musa to give her some medicine.
"Here…oh by the way Musa, I don't know if you remember, but you're kinda dating Riven now" Flora said with a giggle
Musa paused, taking Flora's hand.
"I don't remember, but I'm not gonna fight it! Woooo!" Musa exclaimed
I covered my ears.
"Musa, shhhh!" I said
"Sorry" She said, clutching her own head at the same time.
"We better get ready, class starts in half an hour. If you guys decide to come, fine, if not…feel better" Bloom said
The girls all went into their rooms except Musa and I.
"Wanna go to class?" I asked
"Nope" She replied
I picked up a phone
"KFC?" I asked
"Yup" She said
I know what you're thinking. Fried chicken? In the morning? Could these girls be any less civilized? Here's a little lesson for ya, kids. Fried chicken is good ANYTIME! After the girls left for class, Musa and I called in our order. The calling it in part was easy, fighting over who goes to pick it up…complications.
"You should go pick it up. You look less messy than I do" Musa argued
"You…you're more athletic than I am. You could get there faster!" I argued
"Augghh, we should've just gotten it delivered" Musa said
"I'm not paying an extra 5 bucks for them to deliver" I said
"Fine, then YOU go" Musa said
"Fine, I will" I said
"Good" She said back
We looked at each other
"Good conversation"
"I agree, we should fight about chicken more often"
I put on sweatpants, a t-shirt, and a pull over sweatshirt on top. I put my hair up into a messy bun, then I put on sunglasses. The sun was killing my eyes, so there was no other way around it. I left, looking like a complete mess.
I walked to the restaurant, which was only about a block off campus. When I walked back I looked even worse because I was carrying a bucket of fried chicken. As I was walking, I was looking down at my feet.
"Stella!" I heard
I looked up, looking around
"Stella!" I heard again
Then, the source of the voice came jogging at me.
Casey Freedmen.
He was wearing jeans and a button up shirt with sneakers. He had just left his group of friends, which were all looking toward me wondering what he wanted.
"Casey…hey" I said, trying to sound like I wasn't a total mess
"I thought I recognized you" He said
I smiled
He looked me up and down.
"Nice" He chuckled
I shrugged
"What can I say?" I said. I held out the bucket of fried chicken toward him.
"Chicken?" I asked
He raised an eyebrow then laughed.
"No thanks" He said
He started walking closer towards me, giving me a side-ways glance. His movements were kind of confusing me. I wasn't really sure why he was coming closer.
Slowly, he reached out, removing my sunglasses. I cringed as the sun hit my eyes.
He laughed.
"You're hung-over" He said amused
"I'm not hung-over, I'm just in a strange state after drinking" I said, taking my sunglasses back
"And on your first day too, nice" He said holding his hand up to high five me
I laughed, high fiving him
"Sorry that you have to see me like this" I said, motioning toward my get-up.
"I don't know, I think you look kind of hot" He said with a shrug
I raised an eyebrow.
"You look chill" He said
"Chill?" I asked with a laugh
"Yeah, I hate it when girls go over the top. I like this look" He said
I smiled
"Do you maybe want to catch a movie or something? I didn't really get to know you at that party" He said
I nodded
"That sounds great. You know what, I have to get this chicken to my roommate before she explodes, so why don't I give you my number and you can call me sometime" I said
"Sounds good" He said handing me his phone
I entered my number into his contact list, then gave his phone back.
"See ya" I said waving
"See ya" He called, waving back
I went back up to the dorm room, finding Musa anxiously waiting for me.
"Finally!" She cried, taking the bucket out of my hands
"What took you so long?" She asked
"I ran into Casey Freedmen" I said sitting at the kitchen table with her and taking a piece of chicken
"Casey Freedmen?" She said excitedly
I nodded
"What did he say?" She asked
"We're gonna go see a movie on Saturday" I said
"Wait so like…a date?" Musa asked
"I don't know if I would call it a date yet. Let's just call it, 2 people hanging out. If it goes well, then we'll call it a date" I said
Musa squealed hugging me
"That's great Stella. I'm so happy you can finally move on from…you know who" She said
I smiled
"You can say Brandon you know" I said
"Fine then, I'm happy old Brandon's out of the picture now" Musa said
"I don't know if he's out of the picture though. Sure he's kind of a jerk and all he does is say horrible things to me…but aside from that point," Musa gave me a look
"What? Okay, you know what? If you knew how I felt whenever I see Brandon, then you would understand. When I'm with Casey and when I'm with Brandon, I just get 2 different feelings. When I'm with Casey I feel calm, like I can talk with him forever, but when I'm with Brandon, my heart beats 2 times faster than it does usually, and even though I've been living with him I can't help but feel self conscious about everything I do" I finished
"And that's a good thing? I would thing comfortable is a good thing" Musa said
"It is…but, I don't know, I feel like loving Brandon is more…exciting…yet it's also infuriating" I said
Musa sighed
"Nobody says you have to make the choice right now, okay? This isn't Twilight. Just do whichever will make you happier" Musa said
I laughed
"You talk as if I have a chance with Brandon" I said sadly
"Who knows Stell, maybe one day he'll come around. I think that once you start branching off, leaving Brandon at his own game, he'll suddenly feel like he needs you. He'll miss you always on his back about things, and he'll feel an emptiness. Soon, he'll realize that emptiness is you, and the tables will be turned. He'll be running after you" Musa said encouragingly
I smiled.
"That was deep" I said
"I'm just a deep person" She replied in a funny voice
The 2 of us looked at each other than laughed.
Sorry that it's so short. I might post another tomorrow, I just needed a chapter to describe how Stella feels. Again, I'm sorry for the wait and the shortness. Darn you Mina for being a horrible author! Darn you!
Haha, drop a comment to tell me what you think :) PS: 2 words will for sure be up tomorrow!
