What A Surprise!

"It's green! And look, it's all old. Ella, this is an oversized boot, I can't wear this with the dress. I dunno..." I didn't mean to be an ingrate, but none of this made sense to me. She was supposed to be my friend, yet here she was standing right in front of me handing me her maid outfits--her dead maid outfits!

"It's fashion. What is wrong with you? I really tried my best to get you all of this, why are you complaining?" Her tone had suddenly changed into something eerie and definitely upset.

"I just thought...I mean, I wanted to look good like you. I have a date today after school, and I don't have anything to wear at all. Besides, your maid is dead. Isn't it like a bad omen to hand me her outfits? It doesn't seem right, Ella."

She blinked, then smacked her lips and took in a heavy sigh. "Fine. I'll take all of that back. But you've gotta wear this dress. Okay? It's nice and will look good on you. If I don't see you tonight, I'm coming to drag your ass out at home, you understand me?"

"Also, I have the best earrings for us both. Here's yours," she handed me a butterfly shaped golden earring that looked so nice. "Honestly, when you dress and...I even brought you some of my makeup! When you're fully dressed like the way you did back then at Sarah's dad party, you'll realize this is a really nice outfit!"

I tried to act like I was buying what she was saying. But it still felt weird to me. Didn't she know she had just indirectly bullied me?

"I'm sorry about the outfit, I'll make it up to you tomorrow. I just don't think it will be nice for people to see you in my dresses, don't you think?. If you don't like the outfits that much, then we can go shopping tomorrow. You can cancel your date today, you know? Who are you going out with? Darius??"

I shook my head, trying to shove her behavior towards me in the trash can. "No. It's with Dean."

"Oh good! I thought it was Darius." She heaved in a relief sigh, making me wonder why.

"And what if it had been Darius? You don't look too happy about that." I said to her.

Her eyes widened, "what? No, that's not it. Believe me. Have you forgotten that I have a mate already?? I just wanted to know, that's all."

"Okay..." I could still see her smiling to herself for some reason.

After second period was over, I headed over to my locker to find something sweet to have. Maybe my candies still remained in there? Hopefully...

"...party will be lit tonight! I gotta rush to the store to get me a new outfit!" One girl said do her friend.

The friend replied. "You're right. I'm so excited to go to Sarah's party. You know, it's still such a surprise that she invited us? She's never done that before."

"Yea, right! What's most important is that it's an all white party. I've always wanted to know what it would feel like to wear a princess white dress! My plans for tonight are crazy--"

I overheard their discussion and was forced to snoop in. "No it's not. I mean, did she give that specific theme that we're all to wear white?"

I frowned, forgetting I was the loser kid in school. Only, when I was about to turn to leave, they replied to my question! At first it was like they hesitated, then I caught the other one glancing around nervously.

Hmm...she was searching around for Darius. After his threat publicly, I realized that people had been actually scared of talking to or about me! Which was really a good thing.

"Yes. It's a themed party. All white." She insisted.

Her other friend nodded too. "Sarah specifically told everyone. It's an all white themed party."

I scoffed. That bitch! So she wasn't planning on telling me?? Just so I would embarrass myself?? "Alright, thanks." I said and they scurried off.

"Oh no. I have to tell Ella too!" I closed my locker and brought out my phone to text Ella so she wouldn't be embarrassed too. Why was Sarah like this?? Couldn't she just tell me about the theme of her party? Such a shameless bitch--

I frowned as a notification sound beeped on my phone. I had only asked to receive notification alert when Ella posted. Curiosity took over as I clicked on her post, wondering what cute picture she'd taken of herself again.

Then to my greatest surprise, this was actually an image of a white dress. It was short with beautiful flares and it was an armless dress. Why did she randomly post a picture of a dress?

Then I read through the caption and my jaw dropped wide open in shock.

#tonight's party is gonna be lit! **With a fiery emoji.**

What was this? She already knew about the white theme outfit, and still offered me a black dress?? And what was worse, Sarah was the first to comment on the picture, clearly because Ella had tagged her on the damn post!

"They knew..." I felt my heart ache. Why would Ella not tell me about this...why was Ella being such a stranger to me! None of this made any sense to me at all!