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Sky's POV

I laid down on my bed and stared up at the ceiling. My mind was swirling, filled with thoughts from the party. I had such a lovely time with Kendall. I never expected him to have such a fun personality, considering the family he came from. And suddenly I had a yearning to know more about him. What was his favorite color? What type of books did he like to read? Did he like to eat cereal? All I knew is that I was very enchanted to meet him.

But there was one question, lingering in my mind that kept me wide awake. Who did he love? Did he have a girlfriend? Did he have a crush on someone, maybe from school? Was she a cheerleader or a shy nerdy girl? Was she prettier than me? What was her name and where did she live? And why was I comparing myself to her like this? I didn't have feelings for Kendall in that way-did I? I wished that Kendall was at my door right now and he'd say the same- that he was also enchanted to meet me.

Suddenly there was a loud knock on the door.

"Come in!" I said. Nancy walked in with a concerned expression on her face.

"Sky, your parents are waiting downstairs. They want to speak with you."

I groaned as I slid slowly off my bed. I dreaded talking to my parents, especially my mom. They made me feel worthless and useless, as if I didn't belong in this world. I sighed as I quickly fixed my hair in the mirror. Nancy opened my curtains and unlatched the locks on my window to let some fresh air in. The bright light from the sun came through the window and shined down on my burgundy velvet sheets. I wished I could just lie back down and absorb the warmth, but if I delayed my parents would come up to my room themselves and yell at me. So I reluctantly slipped on my shoes and walked down stairs.

"Skylar, sit down, your mother and I want to talk to you," my dad said. He and my mother were sitting down at the long dining table eating breakfast.

"Yeah? Watsup?" I asked.

"Don't 'watsup' us. We're your parents; have some respect," my mother said as she poured herself a glass of tea. "Which is what we wanted to talk to you about today. Lately we've been noticing that you've been disrespectful and very irresponsible. If you don't make any changes soon, your father and I will send you to boarding school," she threatened.

"What have I done lately that makes you say so?" I asked.

"Well, for starters, you were very disrespectful last night. The party existed for a reason. We hosted it to discuss the future of our business, and to decide on future collaborations with the other CEO's. But you were acting so immature yesterday, playing around with that other boy! You were completely disrespectful to some of the adults. You didn't bother greeting them or listening to their opinions on leadership and how to run a business. You either don't care, or you're too stupid to understand. What do you think the purpose of a party is? To have fun?" my mother asked.

I looked down at my feet and kicked my untied shoelaces. Why did she always make me feel so bad about myself? And my father never helped. He just sat around quietly as he read the newspaper and listened to my mother speak. I looked up from my shoes and saw my mother staring at me, waiting for an answer.

"I'm sorry. It won't happen again," I said glumly as I got out of my chair and walked back up stairs. My mother opened her mouth to say something, but then she shut it.

"Hurry up and get ready. We're going out in ten minutes!" she yelled.

I gave my door a heavy slam and went to get ready.

"I don't have time to waste so buy whatever is on the list. Hurry up and don't waste your time loitering around useless items," my mother said as we walked through the aisles of one of the most expensive grocery stores in town. I never understood my mother. Why pay $10 for a packet of carrots when you can get them for $1 at the store across the street?

I looked down at the shopping list as I pushed the cart ahead of me. She wanted some facial cream called "Luxueux." So I went to the aisle full of facial products and searched for the cream. I finally found it-it was $70.00. Again, I never understood my mother. These creams never made her look younger, yet she still bought them all the time. I hated using fancy facial products. I liked using products made from more natural stuff. There were some creams like that next to Luxueux, so I reached for one.

"Skylar why are you getting that cream?" my mother asked.

"Because I finished my last one."

"Well why do you use inexpensive ones like that? They don't even do anything on your face. And your wasting money. When was the last time you washed your face?"

"I wash my face every day," I said, turning red because she was being very loud.

"Well your face is dirtier than the cement outside. Try actually washing it sometime," she said, snatching away the cream I held. Tears formed in my eyes as I pushed the cart forward. Suddenly, someone stopped it.

I looked up and saw Kendall. His eyes were looking into mine. I had a feeling he heard every bit of the conversation. I gave him a sad smile but he just shook his head in disapproval. Luckily, my mom was ahead of me so she didn't see him.

"Meet me at the coffee shop at two o'clock," he whispered in my ear as he brushed past me.

"Skylar hurry up. You're walking slow as if you're disabled. If you don't walk faster, you'll find your self dead on the street," my mother said. Ignoring her hurtful comments, I pushed the cart ahead, as a small tear rolled down my cheek.

"Hey, I was worried you wouldn't show up," Kendall said as I entered the coffee shop. He was sitting at a small table in the corner of the shop and he had saved a seat for me. I bought two cranberry muffins for each of us and took a seat.

"Hey, watsup?" I asked. I handed him the muffin and he thanked me.

"So about today...I heard what your mom was telling you at the store. If you don't mind me asking, does she always speak to you like that?" he asked.

I sighed. "Even worse. That was nothing," I said, taking a bite out of the muffin.

"Wow...my dad is pretty harsh, but not that harsh. He's always pestering me about running the family business and stuff and how I'm still so immature and don't qualify for the position and how he might just have to hire some outsider and blah blah blah. I mean honestly I don't wanna run the family business so I don't care. But I get you, their words can hurt," Kendall said.

"Glad you understand," I said. There was a moment of silence, and then he spoke again.

"I missed you," Kendall said.

I was confused. I looked behind me and saw there was no one standing behind me. Who was he talking to? "Uh are you talking to me?" I asked.

"Yeah, I missed you."

"Oh, umm I missed you too I guess," I said.

"No really, I did. After the party, I realized that you're different. You're not the professional, nerdy, business type of girl like the kind my parents are always trying to hook me up with. You're mysterious, and artsy, and interesting, and actually fun. I like that you're different."

"Oh, well thank you. I like you too. You're a lot different than I expected. You're pretty mysterious yourself, and I like that too. I could tell you were mysterious ever since we met here, what was it yesterday? Wow, it feels like I've known you for a while now."

"So listen, I actually have to go out now. But I'd like to take you out tomorrow. Maybe to dinner or something?"

"So what, like a date?" I asked with a blush.

"Is that what they call it these days?" he smirked.

"I guess so," I smiled.

"So how about I pick you up at seven?"

"Actually, I think it's best if you don't come near my house. You know our families and all..."

"Oh good point. Well then, meet me here at seven and then we'll go somewhere."

"Alright, sounds like a date. And if you don't mind, please don't do anything fancy. I like keeping things simple."

"Good. Me too," he said. He got out of his chair and waved goodbye.

I smiled. I guess there was still some hope left in this world.

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