Give In To Me: A Beastly Love Story
Chapter 2: A big day and a big party
Kyle's father acted almost exactly how he expected, but he always hoped he would change, take some interest in his own son, but to no avail, it was always the same. He was on his bed, staring at her picture, everything about her made him want her more. He wondered who took it, she looked so stunning in the light, and it was almost sunset in the picture, the sun blazing her red hair and her deep eyes looking away from the camera.
He clicked next and his breath caught in his throat, she was sitting on the edge of a bridge, it looked as if she was about to jump. Her face was difficult to read her emotions, but she didn't look scared. Her eyes were staring at the water, as if judging what to do, in that moment. His eyes caught something in the background, it was Kendra, she was standing on the other side of the bridge, he knew by her hair.
The girls together confused him, so he moved to the next picture; he couldn't help but look at her. This one was totally different, just added actually. She was in a pale gray dress; she was staring at the camera as if she knew he was looking at her in person, that intense stare that made his thoughts disappear. The wind was slightly blowing, her hair somewhat in her face, but it only added to her beauty.
Anastasia sat on the bench with her laptop in her lap, looking at her newest picture. "It's very good, Kendra, you should become a photographer." She told her friend, who smiled. "You were always too nice to be my friend." Kendra mumbled, but a chime blocked Anastasia from hearing it. Kyle had messaged her, asking about the party tonight. "Almost time for school Kendra, you better get going." She closed the laptop without writing back, she needed to stay away from him, and he was bad news. Kendra touched her short black bob and stood up. "I'll see you later then?" "At the store if you want." She said, getting up as well, slipping her computer into her shoulder bag.
Once Kendra was gone, Anastasia thoughts went to Kyle, his perfect hair, perfect tan, everything about him was perfect except for the most important thing; his heart was as cold and black as the icy water in front of her. She decided to go for a walk, she wasn't opening the store today, and she wasn't in the mood for it. Guys whistled at her as she walked the park.
She found her way to a deserted playground and sat on a swing, nothing else to do. "Hey baby, what's up?" a guy said, taking the swing beside her. "Go away, I don't care what you have to say, I'm not going to sleep with you in this life or any other." She said simply, but the guy didn't even bother to listen to her. "You should come hang out with us." She looked up and saw there were more guys, including the one in the swing made four guys around her.
She stood up, but they moved closer, she went to say something, but a car horn honked loudly and they turned. "Come along!" His voice called to her and she smiled, walking over to his black mustang. "Thank you." She said, sliding into the backseat with him, his driver was driving of course. "Did Kendra like the pictures?" he asked and she nodded, he always liked Kendra, but she didn't know.
It wasn't her place to tell, so she kept the secret. "She also loved the new camera, why don't you just ask her out Tyler?" she asked, she asked him every time they were together alone. "I just can't, not now anyways Anna." He didn't like to call her by her full name, but it was fine with her. He handed her a small box and grinned. "Happy Birthday Anna." She opened the box and saw two things, a matching set of earrings and necklace, both with real gold and real diamonds.
"I can't take these Tyler." "It's fine, it's a gift." He waved her excuse away and she closed the box, putting it into her bag. "Where do you want to go?" "I'm supposed to be meeting Kendra at the store when school lets out, so no where until then." "Alright, Tommy, can you take us somewhere to get something to eat please? Your choice." The driver nodded and I smiled, Tyler was one of the nicest guys I ever knew.
Kyle won the election, he knew he would, because he was beautiful and popular, everyone loved him. Except Kendra and Anastasia, he didn't care about Kendra, but Anastasia…he needed her to like him, he needed to be near her for some reason. He found Kendra walking down the hall and ran to catch up with her; he said he would invite her to the party.
Kendra was surprised by his sudden change and thought about her plans; she agreed to go, giving him one last chance before she made her decision. She left the school and headed toward the store, but thought about Anastasia, maybe she should invite her as well. She shook her head and decided to face Kyle alone, so he wouldn't be distracted by Anna's charms and beauty again.
She chose to text her friend and tell her that she had tons of homework and had to catch up or fail, she understood of course, she always did. Kendra walked home and got ready, slowly, but surely, making sure to be prepared for the good and the bad. Once she was completely ready for the party, she saw she had a text, Anna was with Tyler.
She was getting a bite to eat and Kendra suddenly had a pain in her stomach, like someone stabbed her. She doubled over and gripped her stomach, but the pain was gone just as fast as it had came, she stood up straight and texted Anna back, saying she was swamped with papers and that she would text when she took a break.
Kendra looked at herself in the mirror and saw a glimpse of something in her eyes, something she had only seen once before, when she first met Anastasia. Envy…Kendra wasn't one to be envious of someone, but when she first seen Anastasia, she couldn't help but be envious, even if she was perfectly fine with her own flesh.
Anastasia was sitting across from Tyler, waiting for the check. "Is Kendra the reason you won't go out with me?" he asked, not looking up from his hands. She debated silently about what to say, after all, there were three reasons now. Firstly, it was Kendra, Tyler liked her, but was just too shy to ask her out.
Secondly, Tyler was a sweet guy, but Anastasia didn't want to say yes and end up falling in love with him, then end up broken-hearted when he finally got the courage to ask Kendra out. The last reason was the newest and probably most problematic. Kyle Kingson, something about him made her wish he was as beautiful on the inside as he was on the outside.
"Tyler, you know I like you, I mean, what's not to like…but you like Kendra. If you want to date her, you have to find the strength inside yourself and just ask her." She spoke in a strange tone, it was a tone of sweetness, but also of envy. Anastasia was slightly jealous of the two of them, Tyler truly felt strongly toward Kendra.
She wanted someone to feel like that toward her. She looked out the window into the trees, hoping to see the guy of her dreams. She let her mind wonder, to nothing exactly, just blank. She found herself drifting to thoughts of a certain blonde. Why did he have such a strange power over her? She had dated guys like him before, hoping to change them, but only to fail.
She learned people are only worried about the outside, there is a very few who actually care about others enough to be beautiful on the inside, which, to Anastasia, was more important than outer looks.
Kyle was getting ready to leave, he had a surprise waiting for Kendra if she showed her ugly face tonight. As for Anastasia, he had a surprise for her as well, but he hoped she would like it. He wondered if she was a witch like Kendra, or at least acted like one. She had some type of control over him, that was certain.
When he arrived, it was just as he expected, he was swarmed with crowds of people, wanting to take pictures with him and of course he had to approve before they were published. He found himself searching each face for the familiar red hair with aggressive green eyes. He excused himself and walked out onto the balcony, then quickly used his phone to check her profile.
Anastasia was sitting on her bed, looking through a magazine, she couldn't believe that celebrities acted like they could get away with anything, Kendra was studying, Tyler had plans with his father tonight, she had nothing to do at all. She thought about going to Kyle's party thing, but then remembered that he was ugly where she wanted him to be beautiful.