Days go by in my life without any problems at school or home. Paris and her posies all stopped bothering me since I knocked out Mandy. Before, I was ignored by others and became a target by Paris with her tactics of ruining my life even more.For Heather, whom I have not seen since she supposedly transferred to a more refine school that can cure her mental illness. I heard rumors that before her parents sent her away, she was crying to stay for a boy — my guess's Logan. I was familiar with her name but not her face, but I would have known her in the halls and maybe in one class together.I was in my emo state and never cared for the world, including the students I had classes with since middle school. Paris was the only person to pay too much for me because she felt like it. We started as best friends, then became frenemies.Now that all has changed since Logan and his twin brother strolled into a new school with a unique environment that automatically modified the whole school system
"Hi Effie, I've wanted to ask, but who was that guy who dropped you off earlier?"I looked up at Nina, who placed her food tray on the table where I was sitting. After a hard day vocalizing and dance lessons with my dance coach Girlie. Who told us to call him that?My dance coach is a Filipino gay man who is super sassy, and he loves it. He speaks fluent Tagalog, and when he gets angry or frustrated, especially with Nina not catching up with the dance, he vents his anger at how slow she is. And I understand most of the cuss words he puts out. I may have been born here, but I could hear my mom's dialect ringing in my ears whenever Athena and Ares fought over stupid things.Nina and I aren't friends, but more acquaintances since we are both get the same company. We are getting to know each other slowly. When I'm around her flashing that angel look smile and bright white teeth tell me something odd about her. But Lena wants us to be friends. Ever since she got here, I can't quite figure
We spent an hour at the mall, going to stores like Charlotte Rousse or H&M, until we finally made it to the Halloween store. The store that had it open was vacant, making it easier for people to shop for costumes.It's only the second week of October, and many people are inside. Children are much more excited than I am when it comes to Halloween.Inside the Halloween store, I see it as Candyland. Everything isn't made out of candy but scary masks, make-up, and costumes. I look at the teen aisle, searching for the perfect couple costume for me and Logan to wear, but teenager costumes can't fit these huge thighs of mine. And Logan is too massive to wear anything smaller than his large frame."Hey, Effie, why don't you and Logan be Batman and Catwoman?" Lily held up two costumes.I stare at the Catwoman costume with the picture of a slim brunette hair lady with the same skin color as Halle Berry, who wore the outfit when she portrayed the character in the movie.I shook my head. "No, it
How could he do this to me? How could he lied and be with Nina?What the fuck is going on?But it seems he is not with her but following her into the store.That's a different story, yet it still pisses me off that he lied to me with a text.My whole brain is going berserk that it's giving me a migraine. A ticking bomb ready to explode. "Effie, you okay?"My brain malfunctioned while my eyes were red as I crushed my soft drink till it exploded in my hand, creating a bursting waterworks."Damn, Effie!" Lily exclaimed. I finally blinked and saw that she and Clark were sprinkled with Coke. "What's going on with you? One minute you were fine, then the next-""Lily, I'm so sorry," I grabbed some paper towels and helped wipe Lily and Clark off from becoming sticky. My eyes were adrift to where Logan and Nina went inside the store. I should have paid more attention, and it caused more recklessness. "Sorry guys, I'll be right back.""Wait, Effie!"I ignored the calling of Lily and paced my f
One Saturday morning, I couldn't believe what I was hearing or the fact our house smelled like Wonderland.It's the same song she repeatedly hums, which started irritating Ares and me.The death song.Shake it off by Taylor Swift.She would sing that song whenever she was super happy because of its hype beat, but the lyrics are about shaking off romance. I don't know why she would be satisfied with a song like that, but the way she sang seems funny yet horrifying.I could hear her singing from the kitchen as I opened my door and the smell of freshly baked goods coming from the direction of a siren screeching. Athena didn't inherit our dad's harmonic vocals, and she didn't mind. I heard a creaking sound coming from Ares' door, and when I spotted him peaking, he looked mortified."Hey," his voice hoarse and scared. "She's back.""I know.""Do you know why?" Ares knows why he didn't want the answer because he believes it's all a dream."I think it has to do with her telling Rex about the
I want to open my mouth and ask if Ares will be okay with the whole change, but seeing the image of my brother whining about living up in the attic with rats and roaches would stain him. Being a buff-ass dude, Ares is still a wimp regarding small critters. It's going to be a fight he can not win.I'm starting to feel bad for him."Not going to ask," I tapped my finger on the island table. "So, your okay will all this life-changing experience? You soon-be-mom and living with your baby daddy. Besides you popping a human out of you, did he pop the question?""Rex and I decided to wait for that. Although, I want to spend my life with him. Weddings are too much of a hassle, and I ain't that type to turn into a Bridezilla." She ices the rest of the cupcakes."You're worse than a Bridezilla, your Godzilla himself," I snort, making Athena laugh."Yeah, it's true.""Life-changing experience," I took another cookie from the tray. "It's scary.""Effie, don't make it sound like a bad thing." When
"Hey, Liam," I said as I walked up behind him. He sat outside the cafe with his laptop. Once I sat, I felt googling eyes from some of the females sitting around us, trying to make eye contact with him, but no luck. "There are lots of girls at Starbucks today." "Yeah, it's annoying," he grumbled. I frowned, knowing he didn't want full attention from so many girls in one place. I thought he would be the kind of guy like Seth, who loves attention but wasn't in the mood. I picked a place to discuss matters after I called him yesterday, where it's far from his family's shop and my house. I didn't want Logan to know what we were up to. "Sorry," I said. He just brushed his hair back and smiled, accepting my apology. "So, What did you tell your brothers?" "I told them that I'm meeting a girl," he had his drink of Carmel Frappuccino, grande size taking a sip. "I had to beg Rex to give me a day off." "I'm sorry." "Hey, don't be," he set his drink down. "You ask me a favor, plus your my br
Liam had me walk to the beach.The beach!It took us about an hour to get there, and my feet were killing me.I complained about the way, and Liam suggested it's good exercise for my cow thighs. He laughed, and in return, I pinched his ear, which he cried like a baby, and apologized. I told him not to call me fat. Not to name any girl fat."Since I was a kid, my parents would take my brothers and me here to enjoy the water. If you saw our beaches, you will love Hawaii."I wiggle my toes in the sand. "Logan sometimes talks about home and wishes he would return, but being there reminds him of his past.""Yeah," he agreed. "Us brothers all want to avoid our past from the home we loved and left behind.""So, what's your story?" I pulled my knee up to my chin as I lay my head, observing him with open ears."My story," he let out a cackle, his eyes solemnly focused on the beach. "Effie, I did something. Something bad." He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. It was sh