As soon as I get into my house, I collapse on my bed.

'Week one of new school-complete' I think to myself, smiling. 'I deserve a nap.' I realize, taking off my shoes. The moment my head and the pillows collide, I am asleep.

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I yawn, stretching my arms out to the sides. I see that it's dark outside. Still half asleep, I can't really process thoughts. I glance over at my clock, and it reads 6:53. I immediately snap out of my daze and run to my wardrobe. "Shit, shit, shit!" I murmur under my breath. 'God dammit, I need more clothes' I think angrily.

After 5 minutes of staring at my wardrobe, I pull out a lilac, light dress with a flowing skirt that ended mid-thigh. 'I can't believe I still have this!' I think, remembering when I bought this dress years ago, back when I couldn't fit into it to save my life. Back when mom was still...

I look up at the clock, panicking. 7:01!?! I'm already late and I haven't even started getting ready yet! I run to the shower and and turn it on rapidly. Not thinking, I jump into the frigid water. "SHIT!" I scream at the top of my lungs, sprinting away from the horrible evil that is my shower.

'Screw it' I think, deciding not to shower. Freezing cold, wet Aria is not happy Aria. I grab the dress and run to my vanity to put on some makeup. I slap on some eyeliner, mascara, and lipstick, not even bothering to pure any form of effort into the application.

Running to grab some random shoes, I bolt down the stairs and out the door. In this incredible race to the house across the street, I don't see the potted daisies sitting in the middle of the walkway where my dad left them after he got bored of gardening.

Being as clumsy as I am, I trip and fall, just as the hem of my dress gets caught on the railing to the stairs.

RRRIIIIIPPPPP!!!!

It is 7:21, and the whole left side of my dress is shredded.

So I sat on the steps and cried.

I don't know why I was crying, really. The dress wasn't even that pretty. Maybe I just needed to cry.

I don't know why I didn't care that I was in public, looking like a mess, weeping silently into the remains of my dress while it pours down icy rain.

And I don't know why I even tried to get to this dumb party. I won't know anybody, and Harry will probably be drunk somewhere grinding with random girls. I sit there, looking at the lights from Harry's house, dulled in the rain, and hearing the loud music pounding through the street.

After a while, I got up and turned to walk into my house. As I was walking, I felt a warm object on my shoulder. I whip around and see a tall boy.

At first, I didn't recognize him, but then I realized it was Sam, Harry's enemy.

"What are you doing at my house?" I exclaim outraged, while hitting his big hand off my shoulder.

"I came to apologize."

"What for?"

"Well, for starters, we got off on the wrong foot. Harry tends to mess things up like that. I don't think we've had a proper introduction. I'm Sam King." He extends his hand, gesturing for me to shake it.

I simply stand there, waiting for him to put it down. I was not planning to shake the hand of a random guy who tried to blackmail me and then somehow found my address and came to my house at night. "You know my name." I said dismissively.

He stares at me, not knowing what to say. Finally, he speaks up. "What happened?"

I look him straight in the eye. "Well, that's a pretty broad question. Hmm... Let's see... First, of course, the Big Bang, world being created, all that good, juicy stuff, then came dinosaurs and turtles and cockroaches, then-"

He cuts me off, chuckling. "What I meant is 'What happened to you that ripped your dress and made you cry and not go to the party?'" I sigh and look down.

"Look, can you please leave me alone? I'm really not interested in whatever you have to say."

"I have nothing to say. All I have is something to prove" He says slyly, stepping closer to me.

"And what might that be?"

"That Harry doesn't deserve to be with you." He says, slowly but surely moving forward to me. I slap him across the face and walk away. 'I am sooo not in the mood right now' I thought.


TO BE CONTINUED...

Notes

HELLO AMAZING PEOPLE <3

I know this chapter sucks ass and I'm very sorry but I am literally lying in bed shivering.

I am sooo sick right now it's not even funny.

But, because I love you all with a burning passion, I'm still updating.

Please excuse me while I go cough up my internal organs.


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