Maria walked towards Adrianna's house as Ross drove away. She knew he was mad at her, but she wanted to be strong. She never had been strong. Everyone would look at Maria, at her delicate pale skin, black wavy hair, and bright green eyes like a kittens, and automatically think she was weak, someone to be looked after. I do not need to be looked after, she thought, I can at least try to take care of myself. This thought is what had caused her to be rebellious. She now snuck out often, and did things she probably shouldn't, like getting tattoos. Nobody noticed, or cared, except for her friends, and Ross was always with her when she did these things. In a way that made him a bad influence, but she did not care about what they thought. She never had.
She stopped at the front door of Adrianna's house and knocked on the door. Her friend appeared, her dark brown hair in a red headband, her big brown eyes glistening, "Maria! I was worried you wouldn't come."
"How could I forget? You know me better then that, Adrianna. Ross simply wanted to show me his new car he just got. He was all excited and he wanted to take me for a drive," Maria responded.
"Oh well that's great for Ross. I'm sure that was fun," she said, "Come in Maria!" Adrianna opened the door for her. "You can't stay out on my porch silly!" The girls giggled as Maria went into Adrianna's home. Adrianna had always been rich. Well, richer then Maria and Ross.
"So, what was wrong with Ross today? He looked very mad at you."
"It's nothing," Maria whispered.
The rest of the night went by very quickly. Adrianna and Maria talked about Ross, school, and choir, which they were both soloists in at school. They wrote songs together all the time, and dreamed of being famous singers one day. They wrote multiple songs that night, and sang them for Adrianna's mother, Mrs. Diana, and Adrianna's baby sister, Ariel. Adrianna's father was away on business, like he always was. At the end of the night, they played truth or dare before going to sleep.
"Goodnight Adrianna," Maria whispered into her pillow.
"Maria?"
"Yes?" Maria whispered.
"Ross better be treating you right," Adrianna whispered, "I'm not as stupid as you and Ross think I am. I can tell when something is wrong with you."
"Like I said, it's nothing for you to worry about. I'm going to sleep now, goodnight Adrianna," Maria whispered, cutting off the conversation as she pulled her sheets over head.
"Goodnight Maria," Adrianna whispered into the darkness.
That day was the last time I talked to Ross. It had been two weeks, and he refused to answer my phone calls or texts. I didn't see him around either. Things were starting to get strange. He had never gone this long without talking to me. By now I knew I had to take things into my own hands.
Ok, so I know this chapter was not as long as my last one. This chapter was very boring, I know, but it was all part of setting up the plot. I hope you enjoyed it, please rate and review and check my profile fro more chapters from this story.