Now Reed, Noah, Kate, Luke and I are sitting in history class. Ms Brown is teaching us about, I have no idea since I am not even listening. What is the point of studying the past if the information is not even useful in the future? What? While we are guessing how many tomatoes we have to add for soup, we will be thinking about Hitler?
Noah was trying to float the feather before him with a stick while muttering, ‘wingardium leviosa.’ I roll my eyes.
“Mr Anderson.” Ms Brown calls Noah. But Noah did not hear her and, she tries two more times.
“Mr ANDERSON.” she finally snaps. Noah gets startled and falls off the chair, and the class erupts into laughter. Noah clumsily stands up and straightens his shirt.
“Wingardium leviosa?" he asks, and I chuckle but disguise it as a cough.
“Pardon,” Ms Brown asks. Noah clears his throat and answers
“Um, sorry. Yes, Ms Brown?”
“I w
“KIARAAA,” Ava shouts, running towards me, and a few people look at her weirdly. I motion towards Ava and me and say, “she is not my friend, and I don’t know her,” to the students.She comes over to me and smacks my head while shouting, “Don’t believe her, she is my best friend”. I glare at her while I rub my head.“Kiara, we have our last football match this Friday, and you are coming,” Ava says enthusiastically. Oh yeah, our junior year is coming to an end, then we have our summer vacation. I might go back to India to meet everyone.“I have to ask my host. I will ask them and let you know,” I inform Ava.“Fine, so on Saturday morning, we are all going to Kate's house, and if you want, I can pick you up,” she tells me.Oh no, if she picks me up, I will have to give her my address and then she will know that I am living with Reed, and it will be a problem.
All of us are heading towards the after-party. We reach the destination, and even before getting out of the car, I can hear the music from the house.I go inside with my friends, and instantly I can smell the alcohol. I see my classmates either drinking or dancing. I spot Reed among the crowd and give him a small smile.Suddenly someone places a cup in my hand. I look up and see Luke.“What is this”? I ask him“Alcohol,” he states in a duh tone.“I don’t drink, Luke,” I deadpan. His eyes widen.“So, you have never had a drink before?” he questions. I shake my head.“Ok, wait here, I will get you coke or Pepsi,” he tells me and leaves.“So, how are you liking it so far?” Ava asks once she approaches me.“It's fine, I guess,” I shrug.“Ava, come on, let's dance,” Noah invites, asking for her hand.Ava blushes
This is the day that I am going to tell my friends that I am living with Reed. Saying that I am nervous would be an understatement. I am freaking out. What if they decide they don't want to be my friends anymore? What if they hate me for lying to them? What if…Suddenly two arms catch my shoulder to stop my pacing. I look into Reed's beautiful brown eyes.“Sparkle, pacing in the living room is not going to make you less nervous. Go take a shower and wait for your friends,” he tells me and pushes me to my room.I told my friends to come to her at 11 and gave them the address. It is currently 10:15, so I have time to shower. I grab a tie-dye hoodie and legging and head inside for a shower. After taking a shower, I come outside the bathroom and scream.“AHHHH,”AHHHHHHHHHHH," Noah also screams when I scream. I give him a deadpan look.“What? You startled me,” he tells me with a shrug.“Wha
Hehe, it is finally April fools day, the best day of my life, well after my birthday. So now I am doing what I am best at, PRANKS. It is 5:45 in the morning, and I am in Ryder’s bathroom applying nail polish to his soap with a grin on my face. After that, I add black hair dye to his shampoo. After that, I stick a fake cockroach on the inside of the lamp and tiptoe to Reed’s room.I do the same thing to his soap and shampoo and stick the fake cockroach, and I also place an airhorn behind his bathroom door and go back to my room.I facetime Keith and he picks up the call after 2 rings since it is only 7 in the evening. I burst out laughing, looking at his face. He is completely covered in glitter, his teeth are black in colour, and he is trying to remove gum from his hair.“Yeah, yeah, laugh all you want, Ara,” he mumbles. And I do, I keep laughing because Keith is a good prankster, and he is also c
“Pssh,” someone shakes my shoulder, trying to wake me up.“Keith, let me sleep,” I mumble and fall asleep again.“Pssh, Kiara, wake up,” someone whispers again. I ignore it, snuggle into the pillow and fall asleep again.“SPARKLE, I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU DON’T WAKE UP NOW, I WILL EAT THE CAKE MYSELF,” someone shouts in my ear.WAIT, SPARKLE, CAKE? Keith doesn’t call me sparkle.I suddenly sit up, and I rub my eyes to adjust to the darkness.I see Reed and Ryder sitting on my bed with a cake in their hands. The cake is beautifully decorated, and there is a candle on the top with the number 17.“Happy birthday, sparkle,” Reed greets me with a smile.Birthday. It’s my birthday, and I am turning 17 today. A huge smile appears on my face.“Happy birthday, Kiara,” Ryder wishes me and gives me a hug and a kiss on the cheek.&ldq
School is finally over. The last few days have been hectic with exams and all. Today is the last day of me being a junior. I am currently waiting for my friends at the parking lot.“Hey, Kiara,” Luke greets me.“Hey, Luke,” I greet him back, and soon Ava, Kate, and Noah join us.“So, guys, what are you doing this summer,” Ava asks everyone.“I forgot to tell you guys. I am going back to India,” I tell them excited.“What? But, we were all going to go to my beach house and spend the summer vacation,” Noah tells me with a pout.“When are you leaving?” Luke asks me“Tomorrow,” I tell him.“I planned a whole week of shopping for three of us for swimsuits and beach items,” Kate tells me.My eyes widen. Me and shopping. Oh please. I am not a girl who likes shopping. For six months I went shopping twice, and that was last year for Ch
Reed, Ryder, and I are currently on our way to the airport. Blake is out of town on a business trip, and Raven has gone to the hospital.We all shout the lyrics to the song and make occasional talk here and there. Soon we reach the airport, and I turn to them to say my goodbyes.Ryder hugs me, and I hug him back, placing my head on his. I am going to miss them so much.“Enjoy your holiday but be careful, okay. Go outside and play, and for goodness sake, don’t sit on your Xbox the whole day. Invite your new friends to your house. Keep an eye on your brother. He tends to be a little crazy sometimes, okay, bud,” I advise him, taking on a sister role. I consider Ryder as my little brother.“I will miss you, Kiara,” he tells me with a sniffle.“I will miss you too, Ryder. Take care,”“I love you, Ryder,” I tell him.“I love you too, Kiara,” we are acting like we are going to
The two months in India flew by in a blink of an eye. The days consist of me pranking Keith and him taking revenge. We spent all our time together. Anna and Kei are going strong, and they might even be in love. We had a lot of sleepovers, we went to the beach, to the movies and it was spectacular.Reed and I stayed in contact, we talked a lot, and he sent me videos of him and Ryder playing at the beach. He would send me beautiful pictures of sunset and sunrise. My friends also had a great time at the beach house. We would all facetime a lot, and it felt like I was there with them.“I am going to miss you, Kiara,” Keith pouts, hugging me.“I will too, big bro, Oh and hold me a bit tighter, and I will go there in two pieces,” I tease him. He chuckles“These past two months were amazing. I got a girlfriend, I got to pull pranks, and the house seemed full,” he smiles.“I will be back in no time, Keith. You are