“O.M.G. I’m going to sex you up, babe.” Megan screeched over the phone.
“Meg will call you back,” Alice added and ended the call quickly.
Her eyes bugged out, horrified, as she fumbled to save her phone, which she couldn’t hold in time from hitting the floor. She kneeled down to pick it up, her heart beating. She didn't know how much of her conversation Vincent had heard. If he did, Alice had decided as she grabbed her phone and got up that she would not care what he heard.
"Are you spying on me?" Alice straightened her spine and looked at Vincent.
“We have a nine-year-old in this house who doesn’t need to hear your disgusting calls.” Vincent unclenched his fist as he stared at Alice. He ran his fingers over his brows. "Can you be more decent? Katy looks up to you and if she heard that, what would she think?" Vincent places his hands on his side and fists them again, his stance still rigid. "This is not what I expected from you, Alice."
Alice felt attacked and irritated by Vincent. He had no right to tell her off. Alice knew well that Katy was fast asleep in her room, probably snoring or dreaming of ponies. What was more baffling to Alice was the way Vincent was talking. Taking a dad's tone on her like she was some toddler.
Alice scoffed, making a sneered laugh and glared at Vincent. “So you want to have an actual conversation with me now?” she rolled my eyes. “Katy is asleep, so you have nothing to worry about. Never lecture me about decency, Vincent,” Alice placed her phone in her back pocket, making her way out. She had nothing more to say to him.
“Ally?” Vincent's voice was soft as he grabbed Alice's hand before she could get past him.
“NO!” she barked at him, pulling away. “Just don’t?” Alice glared at him as he looked at her sincerely, and part of Alice wanted Vincent to pull her closer to him again and hold her.
"Can we talk? Don't walk away like this."
Alice melted, forgetting she should be angry at Vincent. She loved it very much if they could talk this out. It was important, and she would have probably had her chance if it wasn't ruined.
“Vincy, what’s taking so long?”
They both heard a girl seductively speak as she halted, looking between them. The girl glared at Alice and sized her up. She slid her hands toward Vincent, marking her territory. Alice's face fell, and she wanted to hit the girl's head with any vase in the room she could grab her hand on. The options were endless as she glanced around. She also wanted to rip Vincent's shirt off her body and feed it to her before she kicked her to the curb. Alice desperately wanted to rip all the fake hair extensions out and pull her by her natural hair. She wanted her scalp to hurt.
“I thought I told you to wait in my room,” Vincent sighed and looked at Alice, who was trying hard not to push the girl or drag her out of her sight for ruining her talk with Vincent.
"You were taking so long to come back and I was getting lonely."
Alice wanted to vomit. Her voice and looks alone made her want to puke her supper. She took a deep breath to calm herself, thinking of the lavender sage Megan promised her. She was going to burn the whole lavender stick so she can forget the vomit inducing girl in Vincent's arms. Vincent looked at Alice sympathetically.
“If you will excuse me, I need to check on Katy,” Alice spoke first and gave her best-performed smile.
She didn't want to hear Vincent try to explain something that was obvious. She never looked at them twice and left quickly. Her movement was hard on her bare feet. She was stomping so loud that Katy could wake up to the sound of her walking.
How dare he call me Ally? Alice clenched her fists. The audacity Vincent had to touch her when his hands had been touching some cheap person, he found God knows where. Vincy, really? Alice thought as she marched like a hurricane and tsunami to Katy’s room. She creaked the door a little and peaked in. Like an angel, Katy was fast asleep.
Alice managed a smile at the sight of Katy. She moved in slowly and walked to take Katy's phone from her hand. Alice stopped the calming sound video from playing and carefully took her cell off her hand. Katy stirred a little and shifted to the other side, not waking up. Alice moved carefully to plug the device on the charger before tiptoeing out.
Alice wanted to get the hell out of the house as soon as possible. She prayed they were not downstairs by the time she goes to get her shoes. She would lose her mind and do something she would regret if she sees fake extensions again. After leaving Katy's room, Alice was still angry.
Alice's phone pinged with messages from Megan, but she shoved it phone back in her back pocket and waited until she was back home. She was a little shaky.
“You were the one who called me again and now you are blowing me off for what for her? Do you not like me anymore?”
Alice made a gagging sound and rolled her eyes when she heard her voice. This was the last thing she hoped would not happen, but they were still downstairs. She wanted her shoes, but didn't want to be the subject of whatever business they had. It was clear something had happened in the short time she had gone up because the girl seemed to want a fight.
Alice wanted to storm in and tell her to shut the hell up because this was not her house and she was making a lot of noise. Katy was sleeping and she should leave and they could talk when things were settled, but she stopped herself. It was not her business.
Alice left her shoes and bolted. Mostly because she was afraid to hear Vincent's response to the girl. It was best to let them talk it out without her lingering and risk being caught. It was wise to run home than wait and hear something that would upset her more.
“Why do you look like you are running away from a ghost?” Alice heard her brother’s voice as she walked in, heaving from the running.
“Hey,” Alice placed her hands on her knees and took deep breaths, “Why are you still up?” she asked as she walked to the fridge.
“It’s 8.17. Why would I be sleeping?” Riley studied Alice suspiciously before he paused the tv and walking to the window.
"I ran home. Is that a crime?" Alice asked as she drank half the bottle of her water.
"No," Riley responded whilst widening the curtain and kept prying through the window.
"What are you looking for, then?" she asked, taking another gulp of water.
"Could be nothing." Riley looked over his shoulder briefly before looking outside the window again. "Could be something."
"You are weird," Alice scoffed, capping the bottle and placing it back in the fridge.
"I'm not weird." Riley closed the curtain and looked at Alice with a smirk.
"Weirdo." Alice said as her phone buzzed in my pocket. She pulled out the phone from her back pocket and declined the call immediately. "Why are you still staring at me?" Alice scowled and glared at Riley, who looked amused.
“Must have been some babysitting, sis,” he grinned, “For once you are the one being chased by Mr dreamy pants. You should probably answer his call. It's urgent,” he snickered and walked back to the tv.
Alice never argued because he was right. Vincent had chased after her and he was outside. It would have been exciting for her to be chased by him, but not this way. She didn't want Vincent's explanation or apology. Alice was frustrated by him, but Vincent was adamant and blew off her phone with calls.
"Answer the phone or put it on silent please," Riley groaned, "Or just go talk to him. He is outside waiting."
"Mind your business." Alice hissed.
"Then don't make noise for me. I'm trying to watch a game." Riley scowled.
"Argh," Alice sighed, wanting to put her cell on silent, but a message popped in.
Vincent: You need to come outside before I knock on your door. I will do it until you answer because I know your mom and dad went out.
Alice read the message and ignored him. She silenced her cell and before she could lock it, bubbles were bouncing with another message from him and she waited to see what he would say again.
Vincent: I can see you saw my message. You didn’t switch off your read message setting. Come outside Ally, please. Let's talk.
Alice scoffed at Vincent's message and him calling her Ally. Another message popped in again.
Vincent: Fine! I will knock and will see what happens then.
Alice was fuming and marched to the door and just in time too. He was at the door with his hand in mid-air, about to knock. He smiled. This was the first time Vincent was genuinely smiling as his face relaxed at the sight of her. Alice was irritable to notice how genuine he was being toward her.
“What do you want?” Alice hissed.
“We need to talk,” he responded.
“Well, it’s a little too late, don’t you think, Vincy?” she crossed her arms.
“You heard her. It’s too late and you need to leave.” Riley stood behind Alice.
“Riley, it’s alright I got this.” Alice put her hand between them. “He is leaving. We have nothing to discuss.”
“Try anything funny with her and I will knock your teeth out, pretty boy.” Riley added, showing his protectiveness by hovering behind Alice.
"I got this Riley." Alice grabbed Vincent and pulled him away from the entrance before things escalated.
"I'll be watching you from the window," Riley added.
"I said I got this. Get back to your match." Alice glared behind her at Riley. "You walk." she told Vincent.
"Okay," Vincent chuckled, amused by her bossiness.
“What the hell is your problem?” Alice stopped and crossed her arms. “You ignore me and fool around and now you are chasing after me and calling me. Stay away from me Vincent,” she moved away so she could leave.
“Ally, wait” he spoke softly, “I want- “ he stopped, shaking his head.
“That’s what I thought,” Alice sneered and spun around.
“I wanted to make sure that you understood that your call was inappropriate. Katy could have heard you saying those things.”
“You must be joking. You are giving me a moral lesson after having a girl in this house practically naked.” Alice scowled at him. “Maybe you need to look in the mirror before you give moral lessons. You are the one who is less decent than me. Don't lecture me Vincent.” She huffed.
“Does this mean you are going to sleep with the prom guy?” Vincent asked in an angry tone.
He was giving Alice a disapproving glare. Alice glared back, choosing this moment to ignore Vincent the same damn way he had been doing. She was finally making a choice to get over her crush.
A cruel smile crept across her face. "I will do as I please and what I choose to do and who I sleep with should not be your concern. Stay away from my business and don't come here again. Vincent."
"Ally, try to consider-"
"Save that lecture for someone who cares. I'm leaving."
"You have changed," Vincent whispered.
"No," Alice shook her head and looked at him, "You changed."
Alice walked off quickly before the conversation would carry on. She didn't want to stand and talk with him. Tears were threatening to slip on her face. She knew if she stayed longer, Vincent would sweet talk her and she would forget he was breaking her heart constantly.
“You did what, girl?” Megan shouted, opening her mouth wide.“Shhh,” Alice glared at her, “Not so loud you want us to get chased out of the library,” Alice said, looking around with a sheepish look.She loved her best friend, but she could be a pain sometimes. Alice had given Megan a rundown of his conversation with Vincent, which piqued her interest instead of studying. Megan always says Alice's life was like one of the tv shows she watches with her mother. “Let them,” she said, standing up. “Come on.”“But we have an assignment to work on.” Alice protested.“Ally, don’t make me cause drama,” Megan dared her to keep sitting as she readied herself to shout.“And you say I have all the drama,” Alice shook her head, picking up her things, “For the record, I’m deciding to follow you because I feel bad for the people in here because of your loudmouth.”“Loudmouth, you say!” Megan shouted, and it was followed by a lot of glares in the library.Alice hurriedly pulled her out of the library
“When did you have time to go dancing with Simon?” Megan gushed, nodding her head in approval."Keep your voice down." Alice sighed. For someone who had told her earlier to count down from five, so Simon won't run away from her. Megan was doing the opposite of her advice."Well, don't keep me waiting.""Last night." Alice whispered.“You went dancing last night?” she screamed again.“Meg, people are staring again,” Alice looked over and her eyes landed on Simon. She was sure anytime now he was going to tell his friends to leave and it will all be her friend's fault. Simon winked at Alice. She smiled at him as she tucked her hair behind her ears, blushing.“What was that?” Megan asked with a questioning look. "Is he coming over here?” “No, but don’t look.”The opposite happened. Megan looked, and Alice was embarrassed. She had to grab her attention before she did something that embarrassed her more. Before Alice could say anything. Her phone buzzed, and her mood changed because Vincen
Vincent regretted how she treated Alice. She deserved to know the reason for his sudden change, but she was getting too busy for him. He blamed that guy who has been hanging around her all the time. Simon was making it impossible for Vincent.“Can we go to the amusement park today?” “No,” Vincent responded, making Katy’s face fall.“You are no fun,” Katy grumbled and stomped away from her brother.Vincent stared outside the window. He was studying the person who was making Alice laugh and smile. Simon had driven so early just so he could hang around outside the gate with Alice. They had been talking outside for almost an hour. He crossed his arms over his chest and scoffed. He couldn’t hear their conversation, but he rolled his eyes. There was nothing funny about the guy, yet Alice seemed to laugh at whatever he was saying. Here and there, Alice was grazing her hand at Simon, and Vincent wanted to go out there and separate the two of them. While he was at it, he would advise Simon o
Simon was trying to enjoy spending more time with Alice, but ever since Vincent showed up with Katy, it was near to impossible for him to relax. It was alright a couple of times when Katy came to ask Alice to have a ride, but after the sixth time Simon was not pleased. This is not how he planned things. He wanted to spend the day with her uninterrupted. Coming to the park. Going to grab a bite. Later go for a walk so he could ask her to be his girlfriend. In that specific order. Now his brain was distorted because Vincent was giving him a bad vibe. The more time he was alone with him, the more he felt he might be at the park to sabotage his plan. He was suspecting foul play.Simon could see through Vincent. When he and Alice had gone on the Ferris wheel, he caught Vincent looking around. He was holding Katy in his hand and there was no reason other than Alice that he would search all over in the crowd. Simon tapped his foot as he waited for Alice to come back. He was feeling uncomfo
Alice's heart was pounding as she awkwardly waved at Simon. He was still waiting and not driving off, making her feel more embarrassed by herself. Simon rolled the window and peaked his head out.“Are you sure you don’t want to wait inside the car? It’s pouring and you could get a cold.”“It’s fine,” Alice cast her eyes down and shifted on her feet.“Hey Simon,” Megan shouted, making Alice relax.“Sup Meg,” Simon shouted, “Bye Al, see you.”“Bye,” Alice quickly responded. Simon waved, sat back in his car, hooted, and left.“Get in, girl. He is gone,” Megan said, but Alice didn’t move. “Alice!” She clapped her hands in front of her.“What?” Alice asked.“It’s raining. Move your ass.” Megan shook her head.Alice followed Megan inside, her body shaking from the icy rain and from everything that happened. She had asked Simon to take her to Megan’s place after and not at home because she needed her friend.“Is anyone here?” Alice asked.“Nah, I’m all alone. Have been all alone this whole a
It wasn’t raining when Simon got home. All the way inside, he whistled. Humming to an unknown tune in his head. He took off his jacket and shoes and left them in the hall. Hung his keys on the wall and walked to the fireplace and threw more firewood.His whistling got louder, and he bobbed his head. His mind was filled with Alice. Everything about her made him smile. He didn’t mind that she didn’t answer his question and nervously wanted to leave. The experience was foreign to the both of them and he wanted to do it again.He wasn’t jealous of Vincent after the time they spent together. Simon liked Alice’s honesty. He ran up the stairs and grabbed the shirt Alice had on earlier. When she wanted to throw it in the washing machine, he snatched it away. He hummed and ripped off the shirt he had and put on the one Alice had worn. It re
“What is wrong with you, asshole?” Alice dropped her bag by the pool and marched to Vincent before pushing him into the pool. “Don’t mess with me. Don’t talk to Simon.” Alice pointed a finger at Vincent, who emerged from the water and wiped his face with his palm.“Simon is an ass,” Vincent scoffed.“No, you're the ass. What is wrong with you? I don’t want you anywhere near me or Simon.”Vincent raised his brow. “You are the one who came after me. You pushed me into this pool.”“I’m warning you, Vincent. If you try anything funny again with Simon. I’ll come in at night and carve you in your sleep. You jerk,” Alice huffed and walked to grab her school bag and walked off.She wasn’t walking fast enough because Vincent caught up to her and pushed back, “Don’t touch me, Vincent.”“You need to apologize for attacking me like that while I was trying to have a delightful time. You just ruined my day.”Alice sneered and yanked her hand hard and dropped her backpack. “I will not apologize beca
Vincent tried his best and failed to chat with Alice before he went away. Every day he was out of sight from her, he could picture Alice getting further away from his grasp. He wished he could have been honest with her in the beginning before he went away, and maybe things would have been different. There was another part of him that didn't want to use his reasons for going away as an excuse, because that would be selfish.He had been a douche mostly to Simon before he left. It took him a while to understand that he had done all those stupid things because he was jealous. Vincent wanted to set things right and talk to Alice mostly today. He was tired of sitting around and waiting for Alice and Simon to break up since they met, but that wasn't happening. Her social media was showing a different story. It was filled with hashtags and goals of how cute of a couple they were. It wasn't pleasant to watch. Vincent had been gone longer than the advised time, and he felt like things were all