[2] Okay, Too Much Attention
A/N Edited.
"Let's get started!" Martha exclaimed as she clasped both of her hands together and started rummaging through the set of clothes hanging by the rack. I could hear her mumbling to herself , lYes...no...definitely no...oh this can do," as she starts looking for the type of clothes that I'll wear for the mission.
"Babe, you know the drill. Since you are going to be undercover and it shouldn't look too suspicious to anyone, let's go with the blending in with the background type of look," Mark said as he motioned to place a strand of his hair behind his ear. He brought out a pair of glasses and a hideous wig from the luggages around him.
"We're aiming for the hideous but not too hideous to get noticed look," Mark puckered his lips as he grabs his make-up kit and started to do his magic.
After 10 minutes passed, he was finished. "Okay we're done with the look, so when you set up your disguise, just use light make-up. Don't use too much it might attract attention," Mark explained as he powdered my face with finishing touches and placed a wig on my head.
I looked at the wig, it was running down at shoulder length, it had a shade of cool brown with full bangs just enough to cover a portion of my eyes. I had a pair of deep ocean blue irises which complimented the color of the wig they gave me. Underneath the wig, I actually had sandy blonde hair reaching up until my waist.
"She looks like a total nerd! Yay! It worked!" Martha exclaimed. A total nerd? I turn to look in the mirror and saw the figure in front of me. Is this really me? They saw me wide-eyed surprised with the makeover so they were smiling like complete idiots. I was about to get off my seat and head outside but a hand was on my shoulder pressing me to sit down.
"Nah ah ah. We're not yet done!" Martha warned me. I saw her get some clothes and gave them to me, no actually, she shoved them at me.
"From now on, Elizabeth, You must wear this kind of clothes," she giggled as she pointed to the clothes I was holding. I looked at them and realized it was different from the ones I'd typically wear to show off my body figure, and the ones I'm holding now lean more on the baggy type of clothes, oversized shirts, and sweatpants. I immediately shook my head.
"You have to!" Mark said pleadingly. I rolled my eyes in defeat and then went to the fitting room to wear it. After I'm done, I went outside for them to see, actually judge, my look.
"There's one more missing," Martha said thinking with her fingers under her chin. Mark got up to get something and then placed it on my eyes. He positioned a big square-rimmed glasses on the bridge of my nose.
"There we go! Our perfect ideal nerd!" Mark exclaimed. I looked in the mirror and saw a girl standing there. Blue-colored eyes covered by huge square rim glasses. Cool brown hair that falls behind the shoulders.
These thick and baggy clothes make me look definitely like a loser. I turned around to face them. I raised an eyebrow and observed the design of the sweater I'm wearing. It says: "Whatever! Don't Care!" I playfully rolled my eyes at this.
"Now now, you take care of those glasses! The techno department installed an instant info device somewhere in the place of the screws. When you look at someone and press the button on the right, the lens shows the info about every person at school or at the sidewalk!" Well, that's cool. I should never take this off. I felt like Iron Man with Jarvis. Except, it was Jessica and Glasses.
"Are we all done?" I asked suddenly feeling giddy.
"Now we head out to go to Cali! Your mom and dad will follow as soon as they finish their investigation at the main," Martha exclaimed putting her hands up in the air. We now headed towards the car leading us to the airport.
I actually had a peaceful flight. We landed at the San Francisco Airport. After undergoing some security stuff, we dropped by our new house.
I scrutinized it. The cream-colored walls along with the brown roof complemented the modern look, the trees were in shapes and by shapes like the swirls, like the spade, and many more that are lined up at the side and there's a fountain roundabout.
Amazing! I went inside as soon as we arrived at my room and fell flat on my bed. How relaxing. Looking around, the room was quite nice because the walls were covered by blue that felt like the ocean and the wood cravings on my bed and desk made it look historical but awesome.
I changed my clothes and went downstairs to eat dinner with Martha and Mark. They decided to stay just until my parents arrive.
"By the way, Jess, we already enrolled you in your new school, Underwood High," Martha said. I took a seat across her and put carbonara on my plate.
"Cheer up! This mission is actually good, you also get to continue your classes and at the same time, carry out your mission. We wouldn't worry about you getting left out for the rest of the school year since it's already your senior year," Mark said as he go for round two of the carbonara.
"Do I already go to school tomorrow?" I asked hoping I wouldn't take in and rest tomorrow. I was planning on watching a new series I saw while skimming Netflix earlier.
"Yes, we wouldn't want you left behind the other students, okay?" Martha had a stern look when she saw my pleading eyes. Ugh fine.
"Okay," I replied as I rolled my eyes in annoyance.
"After school tomorrow, your family was invited to an evening dinner to meet Daniella's family," Mark said as he scrolls down his phone reading something.
"Okay, sounds cool," I said. What will the son look like? I only read his profile on the app, they didn't give me his picture since they had issues with confidentiality and privacy. Based on the profile, he sounds like just another arrogant guy.
After we were all done eating, we started to clean up. M&M told me to rest since I have school tomorrow.
*****
Buzz. Buzz.
I quickly jolted. I thought there was someone calling me on my phone. Ugh, remind me to change the ringtone. Holy. It's the first day. I jumped out of my bed then headed towards the bathroom and took a long relaxing shower. With a towel draped over my body, I walked toward the bedside table and checked my phone.
SIA App: 1 New Notification
Martha: Hey Jess! Just wanted to let you know here's the pdf file of the looks you must follow for the whole month. I'll send a new one every month. Thanks and good luck on your first day! xx
I open the document and looked at the types of clothes that I'll wear. Even with clothing, I don't get much freedom. Anyway, I browse until I saw the date today. I guess I'll have to wear a white tee paired with sweatpants, a denim jacket, and my black converse.
I fixed my hair into a bun and placed the brown wig on my head. Before wearing my glasses, I put on light make-up. I grabbed my school bag and then went downstairs.
"Morning mom," I greeted with no sign of energy. She was cooking breakfast, beaming with energy as ever.
"What time did you get home last night?" I asked as I grab an egg-mayo sandwich from the table.
"Around past midnight. Breakfast is ready, honey," my mom exclaimed cheerfully as she sways her hips to the music playing on the speakers. I wish I had her energy for today. I bid goodbye to my mom and headed towards the door.
The agency did not give me a car for this mission so I resorted to using our own, which was a black Audi. Crap, I had to think of a way not to garner attention and have my cover blown.
Talk about blending in, Jess.
As I drive my way to school, I look for parking spaces a few blocks away. I saw a nearby ice cream diner and parked behind the store. Looks like I have to park here and walk a few blocks away from school from now on.
As I pass, it looks so big that I might get lost there. As I walk towards the school entrance, I could feel them burning holes behind my back with all the staring so I looked down and headed towards the office.
Blend in please, blend in. No one will notice you just keep walking, woman.
So much for avoiding attention, I managed to bump into a hard rock wall and then fell on the ground butt first. I look up to see that it was actually a person.
"Ouch! Watch it, man," I said irritated rubbing my butt repeatedly while I got up on my feet.
"You should watch where you're going, nerd!" he said teasingly. I look up and came across the most dazzling pair of electric blue eyes looking straight back at me. I quickly shook my head. This is a gorgeous and handsome guy that I've never seen before. Talk about early morning attitude.
"You should watch where you're going, loser!" I exclaimed. It had slipped through my mouth before I could manage to stop it and everyone looked at me in disbelief. Many with shocked faces and whispers erupted in the area.
I gulped, oops too much attention. Wrong move, Jess. He then stepped closer and I took a step back.
"Who's the loser?" he asked raising his eyebrow. I didn't hesitate to answer but my mouth had a mind of its own.
"You," came out of my mouth bluntly without my permission, narrowing my eyes at him. I should slap my mouth later. I need to get away from this. Just as the heavens heard me, the morning bell rang and students dispersed their way to their classrooms.
"Be careful with whom you mess with new girl 'cause I'm not yet done with you," he said, giving me a glare. What the fudge cakes. I rolled my eyes. Damn this stupid noisy mouth!
"Good morning, I'm here to get my schedule," I greeted the secretary while smiling.
"Hi! You must be Elizabeth?" the secretary asked as she rummaged her drawer which contained brown envelopes and folders. She handed me my schedule with a late pass.
"Yep, thanks," I smiled at her and turned around to look for my room.
I was about to go to the hallway but a hand grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards an empty classroom. Becoming an instinct to me, I immediately turned and shifted so that the one who grabbed my wrist is now flipped. His wrist and position were now the one at a disadvantage.
"Ow ow ow! What the hell?" a male voice groaned. I look up to see a set of familiar electric blue eyes that I saw earlier and along with him were 3 of his friends. Great. I removed my strong grip and sat on the chair with my arms crossed over my chest. I think this is going to be fun. I decided to stay a little since I was already handed a late pass so I was excused.
"Any problem?" I asked raising an eyebrow at each of them.
"Looks like the nerd has sass," the other guy said.
"Who are you, people?" I asked narrowing my eyes.
"I'm James," the guy who said I had sass replied.
"I'm Anthony," the guy who has grey eyes responded.
"I'm Mark," the blonde guy replied.
"Elizabeth," I said.
"You think you could just get away from what you did?" The guy I called a loser said with irritation and anger. His name is apparently Wade.
"Um...Yes?" I said unsurely.
"Well, sorry, princess, but the answer is no," James replied bluntly.
"And here's what you get," Mark said making a move to grab me. You know I'm used to these things so my free hand grabbed his hand with all my force which he can't attack. He seemed taken aback by my defense.
"Didn't your parents ever teach you about not hitting girls?" I questioned. And this angered them more. They looked like goons for F-sake!
"What do I get? A prize?" I asked chuckling. Mark looked flushed because he didn't expect me to defend myself. They became angrier. James tried to hold my wrists to prevent myself from defending against their attacks but my other hand stopped him. They were surprised by what I did and took a step back.
"If I were you, I wouldn't mess with Elizabeth Jones," I said smirking. Wade then stepped forward about to make a grab but I punched him first. I heard ooooohhhh from the other boys. I saw Loser's lip bleeding. He made another move but I just relaxed and move a bit backward resulting in his power punch being thrown in the air.
"Who are you?" they asked in unison.
"Like I said, I'm Elizabeth Jones. Keep this a secret or else," I said smiling while winking. The other guy was steaming mad so he made a sudden move to uppercut me but I side-stepped and did a hook punch to him first. Mark then raised his arm but I quickly grabbed his hand and threw it away from my face. James then made a twist punch but I ducked and just sat down. I saw them exhausted from all the attempts they did.
"If this goes out...y'all are dead," I warned as I muster up my signature glare with a matching pointing finger pointing at every one of them.
"I'm late. See ya later!" I said making a salute at them and winking. I ran through the hallways and managed to find my classroom. I knocked.
"Is there something you need?" the teacher asked.
"I'm sorry I'm late, I'm new and I got a little lost around here," I replied and handed her my late pass.
"Elizabeth Jones," I finished for her and she was quite surprised.
"Go and take a seat," I looked around for vacant spots but only two spots were left and it was at the back. I headed towards the one on the left and sat down. I grabbed my notebook and pen from my bag and copied the notes from the board. Let's pretend to study. I heard a knock. I looked up to see Loser with an angry expression.
"It seems like Mr. Johnson is late again," the teacher said as if happening on a daily basis while looking at her watch. The last name sounds familiar, I'm not sure where I've heard it from.
"Sorry ma'am," he replied looking around the room then his gaze fell on me and we locked gazes. "I had business to take care of," he simply glared at me and I glared back.
"Well then, have a seat first, and let's continue the discussion," he said motioning him to sit down. I looked around and no seat was left but the seat beside me. Damn it. He passed by me, giving me a glare, but of course, I won't let it slip so I also gave him my signature look.
"We almost forgot, we have a new transferee, mind if you introduce yourself Elizabeth?" the teacher asked so I stood up.
"Hi. I'm Elizabeth Jones, nice to meet you all," I said plainly and bluntly. No one seemed to care and I immediately sat back down and the teacher proceeded to discuss.
School passed by in a blur and it was already the last bell. I grabbed my things and then put them in my locker. I put some emergency items in my locker like an MV200 pistol hidden in the corner covered by my extra clothes and a poison bottle hidden inside my grooming kit. You never know what might happen.
"Well well well, look who we have here. The nerd who thinks she's so strong to beat up four guys," a familiar voice boomed. I was startled and slammed the locker door shut. I saw a figure leaning near my locker. Don't fight them, you're a nerd remember? Just act like a scared woman who's going to pee her pants. I just ignored them and went outside the school.
I walked on the pavement since it was a few meters away from the ice cream shop earlier this morning. I felt like I'm being followed so I went to a place like an alley.
"Show yourselves," I shouted waiting for a response.
"So this pretty lady knew we tagged along eh?" the guy said. I thought it was the boys from school but it turned out to be not. Uh-oh. They showed themselves one by one so all in all they were eight including the leader. Who were these people? I clicked the side of my glasses to get their profiles. I forgot I was wearing this.
"What do you want?" I questioned. Hoping to buy time while my glasses started analyzing them one by one.
"We just want to hang out with you a little more," the guy in the center who looked like the leader replied. My glasses finished their analysis and showed info about the guy.
Analysis Complete: No info found
That's weird, they would usually have everyone on profile. How come this guy doesn't have one?
They started to go near me but of course, I wouldn't let them win so I waited for their attack. The blonde goon made the first move to grab me and trap me but I was too flexible that I kicked his balls straight and full of force.
"Sh*t!" he hissed holding his crotch. Another one grabbed me but I gave him an uppercut with all force that made him scream in pain. Now the leader attacked. He made a straight punch but I ducked it and gave him a jab and made a combo move of kicking his balls and punching his face. While I was dealing with him, I saw from my peripheral vision a guy coming toward me but was immediately knocked over to the ground. That made him fall down and become unconscious. I looked up to see that it was Loser, known as Wade, who knocked him out.
"Leave the girl alone or I'm calling the police, assholes," Loser said while glaring at all of the men. They all screamed at each other with fear and scrambled to run away.
"That's what you get losers!" I shouted making them hear it. I heard a clap and I turned to see that it was Loser and he was still here.
"Didn't expect you to beat them but wow! I was walking by but then I saw you. I was about to help but it looked like you managed to do it on your own. You've earned my respect!" He said smiling and gave me a thumbs up. What was he doing here?
"What do you mean I earned your respect?" I hissed. I looked at my watch and it was 6:47 pm already. Oh no! I'm gonna be late for dinner!
I ignored him and ran past him, towards the back parking of the ice cream shop, and drove home.
"Why are you late, young lady?" my mom asked. Moms will always be moms.
"Um...I had schoolwork to finish. You know, the first day and all," I said hoping that it was convincing and my eyes widened at the sight of blood in my hands, I kept them behind my back and smiled at her.
"Oh. How responsible of you!" my mom said with appreciation while pinching my cheeks.
"Stop it, mom," I said feeling uncomfortable that I can't stop her because there are blood all over my hands.
"Go upstairs and wash up, we still have a dinner to attend to," my mom said in a hurry.
I ran upstairs and took a quick bath and headed towards my closet. I grabbed a black crop top and denim jacket paired up with denim shorts and black boots. Jessica Parker mode on. I removed my wig and let my natural blonde hair fall down my waist. I grabbed a pocket pistol and inserted it into my boots in case of emergency.
Here we go.
A/N
Hi guys! So I edited the scenes in this chapter! This is my first time writing a story so I'm sorry for the grammatical errors if you see one.
Questions for my dear readers :]
1) Do you remember what your first day of senior year was like?
2) What do you think of Jessica's new look?
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