"Um.. I don't think my mom is around." James said looking at his empty house but Bea just clapped her hand.

"Great then, its so much more better without parents." She beamed. "But what about your dad?" She asked.

"None." James smile.

"Sorry for your loss." She pitied but James just laugh, rubbing the back of his head.

"No, he left, but its cool." James replied then help her get down from the car. Now it just sink into me that James never told me what happened between him and his dad, wow he's good, after all this years.

I move away from the car as everyone comes down. I look at my own house and there was my mom sitting near the window laughing. I stare at the window confused until a hand reach for her shoulder.

"What the hell." I gasp and James turn to me.

"What?"

"My Mom is home." I replied.

"Great then." James cheered. "Come on, we can just stay at Betty's house." James suggested.

"B..but." Bea argued but James already rush for the house.

"Come on." He scream, and Bea sigh, walking towards my house. Everyone rushed while I stood there groaning. I hope my mom didn't bring any guy home, she acts.. Ukward when she's with guys.

I let out one more groan and ran with them into the house.

" mrs Kelly." James scream trowing his shoe on the floor heading towards the kitchen while the others sat on the sofa.

"Mom!"I scream out loud feeling annoyed for no reason.
my mom quickly rush down fixing her hair, like she just finished ..making out..

" hey guys." She wave nervously, then turn to the couch "oh visitors." She smile then her eyes land on James shoe.

"James! Get your shoe away from the floor." She growl walking down the stairs.

"Coming." James scream then run out of the kitchen with a plate of muffin.

my mom eyes widen and she quickly ran down and grab the plate from him but he didn't let go.

"James let go of that freaking muffin." My mom growl pulling the muffin but James only shake his head and started pulling it.

Everyone was staring at them ukwardly. While I slowly sneak up stairs not wanting to be part of their childish fight. Gosh, my mom and James can't do without arguing over something. Well most of the time my mom just shrugs it off, but now she looks desperate.

I sigh in relief as I finally got upstairs but my breath stop as a guy was staring at me intensely.

He had Brown hair, blue eyes, built body and the worst part, its like we have something in common.

"Betty." He breath, still staring at me and not moving away from the window, and me still staring at him not moving away from the stairs.

Our gaze locked, like we were going to look at each other for clues.

I finally decided to talk so I slowly raise my hand.

"Hi." I wave slowly.

"Hi."

"Hi."

"Hi."

"Bet i am chopping your mom's head!" James slowly pushes me forward hiding behind me.

"Give me tha_ oh you guys already met." My mom cut off her first sentence and stood properly. "Um, b..betty this is Ben my friend." She stammer and rub the back of her head nervously.

Ben! I've heard of that name before.

Ben
Ben

O my gosh, Ben is my dad.

She actually doesn't know I know who the hell is Ben, and the fact that my dad is here, she is still lying to me, how could she do that to me, she knows I much I wanted to meet my dad and now he's here, she's still lying and I am sick of her lies.

Friend, how could they become friend when he abandoned us.

I was about to curse at them but James spoke before me.

"Sup dude." He high five 'Ben' not knowing that he is my dad.

"Hey." Ben replied raising his head a little.

"So what are you doing here?" James ask curiously.

"I live a few blocks away, just moved in actually."

"what! You live here." I finally spoke.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"Why?" I asked curious, really curious.

"I just wanted to hang out with someone that live close." He answered then my mom quickly spoke.

"For a while, maybe just a week and he would be moving back to where he came from." She said sweetly then turn to Ben. "Isn't that right Ben." She raised a eyebrow at him with a big smile.

"Um, yeah." Ben replied.

"So what do you do?" James suddenly ask.

" i Am a gym trainer and I own a gym in Las Vegas." Ben replied proudly.

"Sweet.., Dude you need to get me some abs, just like yours." James said and I couldn't help but laugh. James, skinny tall James and abs, I wonder how that would look like.

"What?" James turn to me with a annoyed expression.

"Nothing.. Nothing." I say trying to hold my laughter.

"What? seriously what?" He ask and I shake my head.

"Your friends are waiting down stairs."I quickly found an answers.

" shit Bea." He say and ran down stairs. I don't know why but him mentioning Bea just didn't make me happy and all the laughter I was about to burst out vanished.

I wish I was Bea. Pretty, flawless, and doesn't have sticky hair that sticks her face when she's sweating.

But that wasn't just the reason I want to be Bea, I have a lot of reason.

"Bet?" My mom draw me out of my thought and I quickly turn away from the stairs James headed too.

"Do you wanna hang out with Ben for a while?" My mom ask and I furrow my eyebrow.

"Why would wanna hang out with Ben?" I ask and my mom nervously laughed.

"You know, get to know each other."

"You want me to hang out with your boyfriend, mom I do not like hanging out with your random boyfriends that you mess around with." I said playing along with her lies and it worked, she was blushing like a tomato which was rare but I know that when she blush it was really obvious cause I got my rosy cheek from her.

"N..no.. Were not messing around or dating." She stammer nervously, and this was actually getting interesting.

They want to play, then let's play.

"I would prefer hanging out with my dad then some random guys."I say and shrug then turn to 'Ben ', he quickly look away as I met his gaze.

" Betty, your just gonna hang out." My mom argue.

"I have plans for this week, oh wait, for this month." I lie and shrug again. "But it was nice to meet you 'Ben' have a Nice day, and don't worry you guys can continue messing around." I growl then walk away to my room, and lock the door.

I started throwing my stuff, my toys, the pillows, the books.

Ben! Friend! Friend my ass.

I threw everything that I saw, then Bell, the dog James got me barked, it was standing near the bed, shaking his tail, and breathing heavily. I smile at his sight and wipe my tears, remembering when James got me the dog.

At least James was still there for me, at least there was someone I could trust, I bite my lips, thinking about the kiss, even if it wasn't my fantasised kiss, I was still happy James got my first kiss, even if he left me, he still cared. I shake my head and focus back on the dog.

He was bigger now, and has more hair than the first time I saw it, it was already two years old and I guess he was growing old for a dog.

I walk over to him and sat on the bed.

He jump on the bed next to me wiggling his tail, and I laid my head on his back, thinking of the lies my mom is lying about.

As I was thinking I suddenly heard a blast of music from the window, and it was coming from James house.

I furrow my eyebrow and stood up walking to the window.

I look down, and Bea brother, the guy who drove us was in the balcony smoking. I shake my head then look at the next window, Bea friends were the one playing music, they were dancing and practicing their dance. I look at the next window which was James room, my breath caught at the sight in front of me.

Bea was laughing while James just sat on the bed smiling and staring at her like some crazy guy.

But what was shocking than the fact that they were both in his room, flirting and laughing, was what James did next, making him earn a slap, a walk out, and a door shutting loudly.

He kissed Bea.