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Chapter 3

Amy POV

Once I stepped foot in my house, I threw my book bag on the floor and flopped down on my couch. Laying down never felt so good! Just as I was about to fall asleep, my mom interrupted me.

"Amy, is that you, pumpkin?" she asked.

"No, mom it's a serial killer. I've come to kill your family."

"Oh, Amy. Don't joke around like that!"

"What are you doing here? I thought you had a meeting with the people at WTXS?" I asked, sounding annoyed.

"Oh, we pushed it back until next week. So how was your first day? Did you make any friends? Were there any cute boys? Or girls? Sorry." she asked me eagerly and annoyingly.

"Good. Yes. No boys, but there was one cute girl that I saw. Other than all that, I think I may like it there. I'll have to see how the party will be on Friday."

"You already got invited to a party? Well, good for you, honey! You know, I threw a couple of memorable parties myself. There was this one time when-"

"Okay, mom! As much as I would love to hear about your fun high school experiences, I've got a ton of homework to do." I said.

I got up from the couch and kissed my mom on the cheek. I loved her to death, but I could only handle so much of her. I spent the next two hours doing stupid and pointless homework. Finally, I was ready to go to sleep. It was a good day at school, but it was also a long day. That night I had a dream that I was back in El Paso with all my friends. It was only a dream though. I had to start getting used to the fact that Austin was my new home. Tuesday finally arrived. Followed my Wednesday. Then Thursday. And finally, glorious Friday. Once I got into a routine and got more and more comfortable with my school, the rest of the week seemed easy.

Throughout the day on Friday, Shane had been texting me and asking for my opinions on various decoration ideas. Since the party was at Liam's house, I told Shane it might have been better to ask him. The topic of discussion in all my classes was about the party. I guess a majority of Hester would be there. The bell finally rang, and it was time to go home. Since the party didn't start until 7, I had time to actually do my makeup well and spend more time on my hair. When I arrived home, Lauren was already there.

"Hey, thanks for giving me a ride home." I sarcastically told her.

"Oh, please. Like I give a damn." she said as she flipped through a magazine.

"In all seriousness, Lauren, I need a favor."

"And why would I want to help you?" she asked.

"Because I'm your step-sister and it's the right thing to do." I said.

"What do you need?"

"Can I borrow that navy blue cocktail dress that you wore to the mom and Bruce's engagement party?" I asked.

"Why do you need to borrow it? Is there a dress code for lesbian bingo tonight?" she laughed to herself.

"No, I just need to borrow it for Shane Harvey's back to school party tonight." I replied.

Lauren suddenly closed her magazine and spun the bar stool around to face me.

"You got invited to Shane Harvey's party?" she asked, sounding shocked.

"I got a personal invite from him on Monday." I smiled. I knew it killed her to see that I was making friends with the popular kids.

"But...how? How...did?"

"Look, you let me borrow the dress, then you can come as my guest. Let's call it a fair trade." I interrupted her.

"I do need to a place to wear that new summer dress that I bought. Okay, deal. But if you get drunk and throw up in my car I will make you sleep face down in it, I swear to God." she reassured me.

"Okay. But you won't need to worry about that too much." I said. "Oh and one more thing.."

"What else could you possibly need, my God!" she snapped.

"I call dibs on the shower first!" I said as I ran to our bathroom.

"No, Amy! Dammit!" she yelled as she ran after me.

The next few hours I spent making sure my makeup was perfect and that my hair was perfect. If it wasn't for YouTube, I wouldn't have known how to keep my curls from coming undone. Hair and make up took me a few hours, but it was worth it. Just as I was about to get dressed, Lauren barged into my room.

"Before I fully commit to going to this party, what kind of party is it?" she asked as if she didn't trust me.

"It's a Masquerade, Lauren. I'm sorry but tonight you're gonna have to woo people with your bitchy personality instead of your pretty face." I replied.

"So you're telling me that I have the power to do anything and nobody will know who I am?"

"In other words, yeah, I guess."

"Interesting. Well, carry on." she said as she slammed my door.

"What a bitch." I whispered to myself.

"I HEARD THAT!" she yelled.

Once I was officially done with my hair and makeup, I slid into the cocktail dress. Since Lauren was a few inches shorter than me, the dress was a little short. I didn't want to wear heels, but no other shoes went with this dress. Of course, Lauren was still getting ready and it was already 7:10. I started to pace back and forth waiting for her.

"Oh, don't you look beautiful." my mom said.

"Thanks, mom."

Finally, Lauren came down.

"I guess you've never heard of a clock before." I told her.

"And I guess you've never seen a penis before." she snapped back at me.

"Now girls, c'mon. Let me get a picture of y'all." my mom insisted.

We both awkwardly posed for one picture together. Any contact I made with Lauren, I hated. We finally managed to get out of the house and on our way to the party. When we arrived at Liam's house, there was no place to park. Lauren had to settle for parking down the street. It was a long walk, but we managed to finally get to the door. Shane was standing just outside the house handing the guest their masks.

"So mysterious and so sexy." he was telling the guest.

"I'll take two." I laughed.

"Okay, as if you weren't hot enough, that dress just made the nipples on the warmest person hard." he said.

"Why, thank you, Shane. It's actually my dress." Lauren butted in.

"So I see poor Amy got stuck with you tonight, huh? Well don't worry, I don't think Liam's parents have any religious items in their home, so you won't burst into flames." he replied.

"Bitch." she said as she grabbed a mask from his hands.

"I'm sorry, I felt like if I didn't invite her, she wouldn't have let me borrow this dress." I confessed.

"Don't worry. You look hotter than she would in that thing. Now, let's put on our masks, and have some fun." he said as he held out his arm like a gentleman.

The party was packed. Luckily, Liam had a huge house, so its occupancy was pretty high. I hung around Shane and Liam most of the night, since they were the only friends that I had. Shane had me on the dance floor about 90% of the night. The one time I lost him was when the DJ played this intense song with a sick beat. He got lost in the crowd and I tried to find him. Just as I was making my way through the big clump of people on the dance floor, somebody grabbed my arm.

When I looked down at their hands, I could see that they had their nails painted a shade of blue, it was definitely a girl that grabbed me. Well, whoever this girl was, she grabbed me and immediately moved me into a spooning position, and she was the big spoon. Since I had nothing to lose, I just went with it. This girl was good at dancing. I could feel her hips moving with a rhythm near my back, and she was putting her hands all over me. At one point I just let her put them wherever she wanted to. As the song got faster, the more her hands roamed my body. Something about her touch sent my body into a whirlwind.

"Woah." I said loud enough for the girl to hear me.

"I know." she whispered in my ear.

The song slowly came to an end and everyone began to leave the dance floor when the DJ played a boring song. I turned around just in time to get a glimpse of the girl who had shown me a good time on the dance floor. And when I turned around, there were only 2 things that stuck out from this mystery girl. Her brownish-red hair. And her necklace with a "K" charm.