Chapter 12
Hannah
I looked at the mirror with a frown. Nothing is going right for me today. First, Clint had insisted on doing the damned project though I told him it wasn't a good day then he wouldn't have left if my brother didn't get home early and now the dress I was supposed to wear got ripped.
Why is it that the days when I think it'd be a good day turns out to be a horrible one. Maybe that was just my curse. After all, the day my parents died was Dane's birthday and I asked them to buy this ginormous gift that I knew Dane wanted. I even planned the whole party to make up for the sixteen years of pain-in-the-assery I've given him, expecting a nice night when instead of our parents, the police showed up at our doorstep and told us our parents were dead.
Of course we cried that night. But I cried harder. I'm the reason they're dead, I asked them to go get Dane's present when they could've just stayed home to relax and stay alive.
Maybe I was just a walking nightmare for anyone who gets close to me.
"I got you the perfect dress."
I titled my head to see the lean brunette boy standing on my doorway holding up a beautiful cream colored dress with a ribbon just a little above the waist.
I looked at him in awe. "Where did you get that?" I asked watching my brother come in.
He shrugged as he passed it to me. "It was supposed to be your eighteenth birthday present but then I changed my mind, thought I'd keep it 'til you need it so that I'd look like my baby sister's hero for once." He smiled cheekily at me. "Kidding, Will asked me to give it to you."
I giggled and smiled back. "Thanks Dane."
"No problem, try it out, he spent the whole day yesterday trying to find that."
I blushed, thinking of all the effort Will must've done to find this. Even I hate trying to find a dress in malls and I'm the girl. Surprisingly, the dress fits perfectly, it would be perfect for the event and it was truly beautiful. Speaking of dresses, I noticed for the first time that my brother's wearing a black tie suit.
"Where are you going?" I asked, finally realizing that my brother has plans too.
He frowned at me. "Same as where you're going." He said. "Ah, you didn't know.." He said, as if trying to make sense of everything. "That's why he wanted me to tell you." He was chuckling now.
I just stared at my brother as he talked to himself. "There's something wrong with you." I told him, shaking my head.
He laughed. "Whatever, just come down if you're ready, Harry's driving us." He said, leaving me alone to do the final touches of my make up.
Wait, we're going together? Before I could ask, he already turned to leave.
I have no idea what to expect in this, I wondered so bad why this is where Will wanted to bring me - and with my brother too. I don't know if that should make me feel awkward or relieved.
I always find myself wondering about Will and how much I wish he's always around. I'll claim that I'm not too damaged because of my parents but I will tell you that I became sad because of it. My smiles started to come back unwillingly because of Will. I like the surprises he always manage to give me and I just hope that he'll really stay because now, I'm starting to feel happy and not so alone again.
When I finally felt contented with the light make up I had on, I braided my hair back and headed downstairs.
Both my brother and Harry looked exasperated but it was Dane who spoke. "Oh thank god you're done." He said, standing up with a relieved expression, fixing his suit.
"Come on babe." He said, holding out his hand for Harry.
I am so gonna be a third wheel for tonight. I'm gonna kill Will if he doesn't show up early. I sent a text to him- we've been texting for awhile - asking where he was which he replied to immediately.
'I'm already here, can't wait to see you. :)'
I held on to that very flattering text.
During the entire car ride my two brothers kept flirting with each other that I just wanna get out of the car and kill myself. Whenever they look at me, they'd chuckle as if there's some joke I'm not getting and as much as I was getting irritated, I still found the couple cute.
"Here we are." Harry said looking out the window as the driver pulled out on the red carpet.
"I keep forgetting you guys are famous." I muttered.
My brother had always been known because he's one of the few youngest billionaires alive, he's been on magazines and newspapers and he's basically a household name when it comes to business. Harry's also quite famous, being a son of a senator and all. Me? Well, that's the problem, I'm no one and I suddenly felt so insecure to walk out of the car.
Dane looked at me curiously. "What are you talking about?" Dane said, "We're like a tag team."
I frowned. "What does that mean?"
"It means that there's no article about me that you're not in it too."
"My name's been published?" I said slowly, trying to let that sink in. I don't believe it because it's probably not true but I've never thought of the possibility. I'm gonna google myself later and see if anything comes out.
They both laughed. "Come on, let's just go out and get in already." He said.
They both got out of the car, Harry opened the door for me and we made our way in, the camera flashing all around.
"Holy crap, why did you let me go here?!" I said, totally shocked at what's happening. We finally got in after they made me stand on red carpet and take loads of pictures. I'd bet I looked like crap, my mouth felt stiff, I probably wasn't even smiling.
What the hell kind of event is this?
"Where's Will?" I asked them, hopefully with him around I won't feel like the odd one out.
"He's somewhere around, don't worry so much, he's just working." Dane assured, though it didn't work.
"I won't get to see him, will I?" I asked.
Harry chuckled. "Oh, you'll see him, don't worry." He said, again causing the two guys laugh. I seriously wanna know this joke.
"Oh my god!" I exclaimed.
"What?" Dane asked, taking a champagne from a server going around.
"Is that Andrea Kerri?" I asked, my jaw almost dropping with shock.
Dane followed my gaze. "Yeah."
I looked at him incredulously. "How can you casually say 'yeah' to someone as famous as her? She's like the goddess of music right now!" I said, totally not believing Andrea Kerri, the most famous breakout artist is here in the same room with me and breathing the same air as I am right now.
He chuckled. "That happens when you're richer than her." He joked.
There's the arrogant brother I hated all those years ago.
He laughed at me, probably laughing at the annoyed expression I was sporting. "I'm kidding. But I am richer than her." He said matter-of-factly.
An announcer told us to go to our assigned seats and we were settled by the second row, astonishingly the row next to Andrea Kerri - I almost touched her hair and shoulder so many times if Dane didn't stop me. I seriously don't know what I'm doing in here with all these freakin' high class celebrities, I'm just an invisible high school student with a famous brother and damn is this so frustrating.
And where the hell is Will? First of all, this was supposed to be our date day but he said there was an event that he can't pass off so he ended up offering to bring me, I didn't even know it was this big of an event but then he's not here? What job does he have that that keeps him busy?
I looked around, trying to see if I can find him. Finally giving up, I looked at Harry. I didn't say anything to him but he grinned at me reassuringly. "You'll see him soon I promise."
I took out my phone from my pouch, sending him a text asking where he is since neither my brother nor his boyfriend would tell me and they'd just laugh at their stupid private joke that's starting to bug me.
'I'm coming, don't be too surprised. :p'
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
The announcer started talking again so I dropped my phone back into my pouch, trying to listen although Andrea Kerri's presence is keeping me pretty preoccupied. Honestly, I'm not even ashamed. Besides, I can't understand a thing the announcer was saying. Might as well enjoy this moment of being close to a celebrity.
"And now, we present our Summer collection." The speaker said, his voice booming all over the place.
A few mouth-dropping male models came out walking on the runway, each of them with their own set of looks that made them handsome and jaw-dropping, but my eyes settled on the fourth model that immediately made my heart beat fast, modeling a dark pair of shorts and a long-sleeved hawaiian polo that's buttoned until the middle revealing a tanned mouthwatering torso. Honestly if they were selling the clothes then they suck cause I'd much rather buy the guy wearing it. I blushed at the thought, what a perverted thing to say even if it is Will I'm saying it about.
I took a glance at his face, right after staring at his damn hot body, and caught him wink at me, I smiled hoping that I'm not as red as a tomato.
right after he left, when I finally got over how hot he was walking on the runway, I realized why he's been preoccupied all these time. He's a freakin' model. I'm dating a freaking model. Dane and Harry chuckled on each of my side, staring at my very surprised reaction.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked Dane giving him a punch. He even had the nerve to laugh.
Jerkface.
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