Chapter 11: 5 Girls Minus 1 Girl = Mix Feelings

Black biker boots on my feet and a black leather jacket on my small frame and I'm ready to sit down with the girls and talk. But first I make my way over to Willow. I want her to know she is wanted and we don't hate her. Effy wanted the girls to get together and do stuff and she even told me to get Willow but I know she will say no and pretend she doesn't care.

"Willow the girls and I want you to join us. We're having a girl's night in." I know my voice sounds shaky but I'm nervous. I want her to say yes and have a great time. Maybe even trust Effy or at least start to.

"What about Effy", she spits with fire blazing in her eyes.

"She wanted me to ask you. She wants to get along."

"Why so when she backstabs us I can feel rotten inside. I'm not stupid like everyone else here."

I can't believe she just said that. I know she wants to act mad but that really hurt. I hope she regrets what she said. We're all trying so hard to make this work and she doesn't care. She won't even try for one night; maybe if she got to know Effy more she could make a better judgment. But I don't go off and yell this to her, she would just roll her eyes. Sure it would pack a punch and she would let it sink in but why waste my time when she acts like this isn't a big deal. That at any moment Ash could come and kill them and see that she was wrong; that Effy was trying to help us and died doing so. And that I would have to live with these memories and live with Ash who we all hate and wish would get staked.

"Have it your way then", I say as I turn away.

I walk over to the girls who are sitting on my bed with anger in my eyes. What she said ticked me off but I still want her to join us. I hate it when I have mixed feelings which make me even angrier.

"Wow Rayne you looked pissed", Sky says as a plop down and grab a pillow. I squeeze the pillow tightly in my hands out of frustration.

I look over at Willow and they all understand immediately. "She's stubborn but a poor actress. You can see she's hurt but we can't treat her like a baby. She needs to do this on her own", Effy states and I smile at her. Lilly and Sky look at her in amazement and wonder.

"My cousin is so smart", I coo as I hug her.

"You don't need to tell me that", she says flipping her hair like those airhead girls I use to see everyday in school.

"What are we doing tonight." Lilly asks to no one in particular.

Effy is the first to answer as usual. "First we are going to paint our nails, and then we are going to dress up."

"Like a makeover party", Lilly says with excitement

"Yes, only no girly girl stuff. I hate girls who act like bimbos and think there all that."

"Agreed", all three of us say.

"They make my skin crawl", Effy says in a spooky voice as she runs her fingers down my arm causing me to get chills.

We turn on the radio and listen to a classic rock station. Effy paints my nails black again and I do the same with her. Lilly gets a bright purple on her nails while Sky gets her nails done in a bright red with black glitter in it.

As our nails dry we sing along to the radio. Effy and I know all the words to all the songs that come on. We love classic rock like no one else; at least that's what we think. We giggle when Lilly and Sky don't know the words but they giggle as well causing us all the burst out laughing.

"Dress up time!!!" Effy screams when we enter the back of the cave. She sounds like one of those airhead girls. I know she did it on purpose which makes it so much funnier to me.

"Effy stop spinning around so we can dress up", I scream grabbing her by the arm. She spins me around a few times before stopping. Then we take a minute to stop laughing and to catch out breaths.

Effy dresses me in a dress that has black straps and is black and red checked printed down bottom. She also choices black fishnets and my biker boots as well as my leather jacket.

For Effy I chose a simple black dress with a picture of white horses in battle on the front. Around the horses in smoke and everything looks blurred. I also pick her biker boots and that's all. Not much I know but I know she would wear this when she has one of her lazy day moods.

Sky is wearing a skirt that is really puffy and is light blue, and white. Her shirt is all silver sequins. On her feet are gold shoes with a small heel and around her neck is a gold chain that is twisted together.

Sky's choice for Lilly is a blue tube top with white horizontal stripes on it. Next is a pair of skinny jeans and red flats. Her jewelry is a bunch of bracelets on both arms and a necklace around her neck.

"That was fun", Lilly says hugging Effy who smiles. I smirk causing her to stick out her tongue at me.

"Not really a game because we would all wear this out", I say.

"True but its still fun", Sky says and I nod my head in agreement.

For the rest of the night we talk and laugh while listening to more classic rock. Soon Sky and Lilly tell us they are going to bed so Effy and I smoke before laying down. We whisper to each other and soon I find myself falling asleep. As I sleep I wish everything will turn out okay and as if Effy senses my thoughts she wraps her arms around me and puts her head on my back. I smile to myself as I drift further into slumber.