Chapter IV | Christian's POV
Anastasia didn't show up today and that doesn't sit well with me, I know that I don't know her that well, but I'm worried about her. Ever since she left with that fucker Jason, I can't help but to think he did something to her. I wonder what his deal is. Does he really do drugs? Does SHE really do drugs?
What I feel for Anastasia isn't like some stupid high school crush. I mean, I may have a crush on her, but I feel something there... Something right, and it's so weird because I only met her once. She would think I'm psycho.
Most people don't talk back to me because they're scared. But she does. She's not afraid of me, and it's nice, and refreshing. It's like she's challenging me, and boy do I love a challenge. I have to make her mine.
I got her address by manipulating Leila. She thinks I actually like her... Ha, no I only got my eyes set on one girl. A girl who could probably care less about me...
Parking my car, I get out and take a deep breath and exhale. I walk to the front door and ring the door bell.
It takes about a minute or two before someone opens the door. A beautiful lady no older than 30 stands across from me, looking at me with an expression that says 'um are you lost?'
I clear my throat, ''Um hey I'm Christian, I was wondering if Ana was here? We have to finish a project'' I lie look at her with hopeful expression.
''U-uh, I'm Carla, her mother and yes Ana's in her room. She's kinda sick, she's been sleeping for a while, I think she may be awake now. Come in, I'll take you to her.'' She smiles. Thank god, the awkwardness was just too much.
I follow her upstairs, and I pass a couple photos in the hallway of Ana when she was little. She was beautiful at a young age too. I smile looking at pictures with Ana smiling and kissing Carla and who I assume is her dad's cheek.
We stop by a door, with a sign that says ''Keep calm and leave Ana's Palace''
Her mom knocks on her door, ''Ana open the door or I'm coming in!'' She screams and I jump.
She shrugs, and Ana has yet to open the door, so her mom pushes her room door open and I gasp at her room. It's so colorful, it's awesome. I'm not a fan of colorful stuff but her room is just amazing.
I look back at her mom, who is now sitting next to her on her bed and shaking her awake. ''Ana, your friend Christian is here. Wake up''
She stirs and her eyes flutter open. She looks right at me and I smirk. ''Okay mom''
Carla turns to leave the room, and Ana shakes her head and scowls at her, I look back at her and she looks back at me shocked then smiles, ''Are you hungry Christian? I was gonna order some Papa Johns'' I nod at her approvingly and she leaves.
''What are you doing here and how do you know where I live?'' Ana says while getting up from her bed.
''I just thought I'd stop by and see if you were okay.. I aced our project by the way, and I got it from Leila..''
''Leila gave you my address?'' Her eyebrow quirks up.
''Yeah, I got it out of her''
''Oh..''
And once again the awkward silence is back..
''Nice room you got here'' I say to hopefully break the silence.
''Yeah, I um designed it myself'' I nod.
''You don't have to stand there like a statue you know...''
Walking over to her bed, I sit next to her and she goes through her purse. She takes out a pack of cigarettes. My heart stops. ''So, tell me... Why are you really here?'' She takes one cig out and lights it up. I jump up off the bed and face the wall with my back towards her and run my fingers through my hair and grip tightly.
''Why the fuck are you smoking?'' I snap at her and turn around to see her eyes widened.
''Because I fucking want to!''
I sigh, ''please don't smoke around me..''
''Why? Tell me one good reason why I shouldn't smoke in my own damn house if I fucking feel like it?''
''Because I was burned with them when I was 4 dammit!'' I yell at her.
Did I really just say that? I just opened up to her... But only because she was pissing me off. What if she's disgusted with me? I look at her and her expression shows shock and pity.
''Don't look at me like that.''
''I- I didn't know, I'm sorry, look...'' She gets up and takes the pack of cigarettes and the already lit one with her, and opens the window. She throws them out and I feel relieved yet shocked as to why she did that for me.
''See? They're gone.'' She says to me softly as if she's approaching a wild animal.
''Thank you.''
''Do you wanna talk about it?'' Oh no.. Fucking no!
''No..'' She nods and takes my hand and leads me to the bed.
We sit down and she's about to say something when her mom comes in with a box of pizza.
''Pizza's here!'' She sings.
I laugh while Ana looks embarrassed by her moms entrance.
Ana gets up and takes the pizza box from her mom, ''okay okay mom thank you'' she says while pushing her mom towards the door.
We're alone and she wiggles her eyebrows while shaking the pizza box. I clap my hands and rub them together.
''Haha, alriiight. Lets dig in dude'' she says.
''Do you ever think about what you wanna be in the future?'' I ask while eating my third slice of pizza and sitting on her bed with no shoes on. I feel so comfortable and relaxed with her.
''Ehh, no I just... I guess I'm just living for now you know.''
''Well what would you want to do?''
''I don't know, I haven't really thought about it. I mean, I wanna worry about the future later if you know what I mean.''
''You don't seem like you care''
''To be honest, I don't..'' There has to be more than that...
''Why not? Don't you wanna be something? Make something of yourself?'' I ask.
''I just wanna have fun. The world is boring enough as it is, I really don't wanna think about that crap.. It's just stupid to me.''
''No it isn't. It's far from stupid. It's being able to laugh at the people who doubted you from the get go when you prove them wrong. Being known to the world as someone who did what they can to succeed, you know?''
She stares at me in awe but then recovers, ''I guess..'' She says nonchalantly.
''You guess? Well show or tell me something that isn't boring to you.'' I say, air quoting the word boring.
''Show you?'' There goes that quirked eyebrow again.
''Yes, show me.''
''Alright, dude... Your words not mine.''
She grabs her blue Apple laptop off the bedside table and searches something online.
''What are you doing?'' I ask, curious to what she's going to show me.
''I'm buying you a ticket.''
What the fuck? ''A ticket? A ticket for what?!''
''Well, I just bought you a ticket for Life In Color 2014'' she says nonchalantly.
''What the hell is that?''
''It's a surprise. Don't ask anybody about it or search it up!''
I sigh.. ''Fine''
''Great cause it's on Friday and Saturday''
''Two days?! What could you possibly be taking me to that we have to stay for two days!?''
''You'll see..'' She gives me a 'wait till you see what I have in store for you' expression.
I gulp. What have I gotten myself into?
Just so you know, Life In Color also known as LIC is a rave, the world's largest paint party.