" Ouch"

" Just one more you're almost done"

" Come on Cora don't be such a baby."

I tightened my grip around Sage's hand as the beauty clinic lady ripped the cloth off my skin. It left a burning and tingling sensation once the wax and hair was removed, everything from head to toe ached. 

" Man, I can't believe I actually agreed to do this." 

Sage rolled her eyes and look at me with a stink eye. 

" I had to wipe the entire school's floors as a punishment and you are whining about getting waxed! And may I add you were the one who came up with the idea of going partying."

Oh yeah about that; Sage and Savannah both agreed to come to the party, of course, they were surprised that I asked them out since I hate going out especially to high school parties. Savannah said and I quote " Reed's ways are rubbing on you, next week you will be walking in a cheerleader uniform walking hand in hand with golden boy Reed." Ha! Like that would ever happen. They can think whatever they want as long as they don't figure out the real reason why I am going. 

As for Reed I haven't seen him even less talked to him. That's because you are avoiding him my stupid conscious kept telling me. I couldn't care less about him, I mean the little friendship or whatever you want to call it we had is over and he doesn't owe me anything so it makes sense for him to go back to his old ways. If he wants to shag the whole school let him be, if he wants to pierce his eyebrows it's his choice, if he wants a fricking goat then he can buy himself a goddamn goat!

" Honey I'm gonna need you to relax your thighs if I wanna wax down there." The lady gently said to me. 

" Wait, what?! I don't need to be waxed down there! I am going to be wearing a dress that will make Mother Teresa look like a slut!" 

"Cora!" Sage snapped at me "Don't talk about Mother Teresa in such a dirty way!" She lets go of my hand after she received a very "important" call. Great, now I'm all alone in the hands of the devil. 

" Oh I'm sorry, but in case you have forgotten I have a hot popsicle stick two centimeters away from my fricking vagina!" I shouted as she walked away to a quieter and more peaceful place to talk. 

A hot and sticky sensation filled my lower body making me squirm like a snail taking a salt bath. Who needs to get a bikini wax! Of all the things a woman could invent to get waxed why choose down south!

" Okay on the count of three I will rip the cloth off." I nodded vigorously just waiting for this nightmare to end. 

"one"

"two"

"..."

" Oh my god just rip the thing off!"

"Three"

" Mother..."

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Sage has her midnight blue dress on. It is gorgeous! it stops mid thigh and it has long sleeves made out of lace. She has a tight and high bun and flawless makeup, she looks perfect. Savannah keeps trying to fit into a red piece of fabric that could definitely pass for a glove. I was holding both of her feet while Sage pulled the dress up and, well, Savannah was holding her breath hoping that somehow the dress might rise an inch. She kept saying and I quote " Holding your breath makes you lose a few pounds maybe that is the secret to fitting in this dress" yeah right maybe you should take a magic pill that helps you fit into kinky dresses.

As in for me, I am wearing a pale pink dress that stops mid thigh. Remember when I said my dress was long? Well, that plan went flushed away when my eyes landed on this beautiful dress. This was the only time I have ever experienced love at first sight. 

I finished tying my ponytail and putting on some low heels. I am not a big fan of big high heels, people would say that wearing heels is my one shot to looking taller, but honestly, I'm fine with my height. 

" Can you please pass me my handbag before we leave." Climbing down stairs in heels is a real challenge even harder when both hands are holding everything but the railing.

"Careful ladies." 

My mom was standing at the bottom of the stairs holding her car keys in one hand and a bottle of coke in the other. Did I forget to mention that my very cool and so not old mom is our designated driver? I don't drink and the other girls probably neither but you know my moms you can't fight them when they have their mind set on something. 

" You look very pretty honey. Back in my days, I wore pants and sneakers for a party, my clothes would look like trash bags compared to these-" she signaled to our dresses flapping her hand up and down. "Pieces of expensive fabric." 

"Thank you, mom." We all stepped outside to the garage while my mom tried to find the button to open the door. 

" Miss Halley. I think this is what you are looking for." Sage pointed to a black box glued to the wall. 

" Oh, that one! man, my memory is failing me." she stopped abruptly and turned around to face us. "Call me Reign dear." 

Ten minutes later we were seated in my jeep. My mom had turned the radio up and rolled the windows down. Great now my plan to arrive unnoticed will probably fail. 

" Mom, why are we in my jeep?" 

She ignored me and kept mumbling to the song on the radio. 

" Mom I know you are not singing this is a Spanish song." 

" I am Mexican and your grandma is from Spain." I know she was rambling excuses to not answer my question it is easy to know when she is hiding something; she always avoids the main topic. 

" Seriously mom! why are we not in your car."

" Okay fine! I bumped it a little against a lamp post." She looked at my irritated face. 

" It is just a small bump I swear!" 

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The house was big and very modern looking. Tall glass windows surrounded the beautiful home. The front lawn was actually very clean with only a few teenagers talking on the front steps. The music was loud but not loud enough to break your eardrums. 

" I'll pick you up in a few girls, have fun!"

We walked up the steps that lead to the front door which now was wide open. People were laughing and talking inside, couples were flirting and dancing, boys were playing beer pong so stereotypically. There was a big dance floor set up in the center and a DJ propped in a high pedestal. 

I turned around and looked at my friend's faces ready to make up and excuse to ditch them. 

" I'm gonna use the girl's room I'll look for you later." 

" Sure we'll be right there." Savannah pointed towards the messy kitchen table. 

There were too many people in this house it is almost impossible for me to find Connor. I looked around for someone with slicked back jet black hair but he was nowhere to be found. I came up to a blonde girl who was dancing alone in a corner.

" Hey! Have you seen Connor?" I tapped her shoulder making her screech.

" Oh god, you scared me!" She laughed a little and then stared at me. I stared back waiting for an answer to my question.

" Have you seen Connor." I make sure to spell his name as clear for her intoxicated brain to understand. 

" Which Connor? Connor Mayfair, Connor Adams, Connor with the big head or wait! Maybe Connor Jones."

This girl was no use at all so I gave her a quick smile and walked outside to the patio. The place was a little bit more lonely than the inside much easier for me to find him. And there he was standing next to a tree with a cigarette hanging from his teeth pearly white teeth, slicked back hair, leather jacket, and his infamous James Dean facial expression. I tentatively walked towards him afraid of what he might do. 

" I am not a lion darling, I don't usually bite." He smiled at me and then he laughed looking down at the floor. Two steps that's all it took for him to be 5 inches away from my face. 

" What can I help you with?" His breath smelled of tobacco and mint a shiver run down my spine. I struck a paper straight in his face. He raised his eyebrows and snatched it from my hands. I watched as his eyes skimmed one side from another and then he crumpled the paper with so much anger that I had to take a step back. 

" Who did this?" His voice was deadly still laced with threat. 

" An old pal of yours. Esvin, Victor Esvin." 

Without another word he gave me his cigarette and marched inside the house leaving me with a confused head. I let out a breath of relief finally feeling like I accomplished something. I was about to go back inside to see the show but a familiar voice stopped me. 

" I didn't take you for a smoker." 

" That's because I'm not." 

" The cigarette in your fingers says otherwise." 

" What do you want Reed?" 

I turned around and finally after so many weeks I made I contact with him. His golden brown hair was messy and his eyes burned with anger. He had a plain white shirt and black jeans enough for me to make me swoon. 

" I want to know why the hell you suddenly stopped talking to me!" He looked at me as if I was the guilty one in here.

" Oh, so it's okay for you to come here and demand reasons! You are such a hypocrite, you only talk to me when you feel like it but when it comes to me asking for help you always prefer your social status. It's okay, enjoy while it lasts, but doesn't expect me to be waiting for some space in your so busy agenda." 

He scoffed at me. " So you're telling me that you are jealous that I wasn't at your service? I actually do have friends that are not assholes and I want to hang out with them." 

" So you hang out with me when there is no one watching but when all your popular and gorgeous friends are there you don't even know me. I guess I am not good enough for you or them." 

" You are so immature! You always think the worst of people, you don't realize that your own prejudices are blinding you!" His nostrils flared with anger and my hands shaked with lividness. I looked at him dead in the eye making sure he felt my anger and whispered to him. 

" I don't have time for this Reed. Have a fun night." 

He stared at me with disbelief and also sadness that's all I could make out because I was already walking inside the party ready to distract myself for a while.  

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