Chapter 4:
I got home that night from Jake's house at 9. I went straight up to my room, without saying anything to anyone. Once I go to my room, I closed my door behind me and threw my purse on the ground. The door opened behind me. I turned around to see my mother in the doorway. Her arms were crossed on her chest, and her face was pure anger. I knew I was in trouble. I didn't care.
"You leave, don't answer your phone, and you don't even have the decency to come for dinner?" she scowled.
"You didn't have the decency to even ask me if I was okay with you getting remarried," I spat back. She sighed angrily.
"Clare, I don't want to deal with your rebellious attitude again. You are going to go down stairs, and introduce yourself to Lilly," she said, her voice seeping with anger.
"No," I said.
"If you don't go downstairs right now, you are grounded," she demanded.
"Oooh! Scary!" I remarked, sarcastically.
"Clare Diana Edwards! Go!" she demanded again.
"No."
"Give me your phone," she commanded me, holding her hand out.
"Fine," I said, with a look, not really caring. I walked over to my purse and I pulled out my phone. I walk over to her, and placed it in her hand. She was taken back by me being so compliant with my phone being taken away.
"Now, go down stairs," she said forcefully. I sighed angrily, and left the room to go down stairs. I didn't want her nagging me all night. When I got down stairs, I saw a girl sitting on the couch, playing with an iPhone 4. I immediately knew who it was. Lilly. I plopped down next to her, my arms folded across my chest, and my face plastered with a bitter glare.
"You must be Clare," she said, placing the phone next to her.
"Yup," I said, bitterly, popping the "P" sound.
"It's nice to meet you, I guess," she said with a shrug. I'm assuming she didn't know what to say. I turned my head to look at her.
"Please don't try to make me your 'bff' because quite frankly, I don't want you here, nor do I want you at my school, or in my life for that matter," I said. She didn't know what to say. She just looked at me and said "Okay then," awkwardly.
"At school, on Monday," I said, "pretend you don't know me, please." I then went back up to my room.