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Cally's POV

"Please, Cally... I need a friend to be with me to that party," Sabrina begged as she pleaded to me to go with her to the party, I wasn't even invited to that party but she kept bugging me about it and she even came into our house.

Placing my hand on her mouth, I told her to lower her voice, not to wake my sibling, David, an elementary student.

I frowned as I tried to decide whether to go there or not. I don't belong in such a place... it was not something I belonged with; I was only a poor young woman who got a rich friend. That party was Sabrina's world and not mine. 

"Please, I didn't want to go there alone," she pouted her lips.

I sighed and slapped my temple, couldn't believe how much she kept bugging me about this party since last week.

"Sabrina..."

"Shhhh..." she hissed and then pulled a dress from the paper bag she was holding. I was surprised when she handed it over to me, telling me that she brought it for me to use. Wow, she planned it all along then? She was all prepared. 

I frowned as I looked into her eyes, "Sabrina, this won't happen again. I'm just going to go there for you, but please, this would be the last time that I'll be with you at some party, okay?" I stated and she immediately agreed with me with a nod. I smiled and told her to wait for me for a while and I would only just change and try the dress she brought. Actually, as I stared at the mirror, it was stunning, I had never worn such an expensive dress ever in my life. I only bought clothes in thrift shops, and they were branded but some of them were obviously used and old-fashioned.

As I walked out of the door, Sabrina walked towards me and whispered, “Damn! You’re gorgeous. That’s why I love to be with you, I feel pretty when I am with you,” she winked and threw me some kiss and pulled me on her car.

“Slowly, they will hear you,” I cautioned her and she drove slowly, but the moment we were far from home she began driving like crazy as if we were chased by a criminal.

“Slow down, Sabrina, are you crazy?” I yelled as I gripped on my seat belt, praying we won’t get to an accident...

Yelling at the top of my lungs as she tried to tease me more, “Sabrina, we’re going to die!” I shouted the moment I saw a truck suddenly stop in front of us. Hitting the break, the car stop.

I grasped an air as I went out of the car.

I heard the driver’s side door open and I walked away from her. I was disappointed.

Frowning she grabbed my shoulders, “Are you okay? I’m sorry,” she apologized yet I didn’t speak to her. I was in a panic, the fact that my father died after we got into an accident... we were on a bus when it suddenly loses its break. I survived and my father didn’t. Tears streamed down my face as that memory flashback before my eyes. I gripped my chest as I fell on my knees, and the pang in my heart became worst.

“Cally, I’m sorry, I overdo it... I just want to have fun,” she said, trying to help me up.

Shrugging my shoulders, I came back inside the car, tongueless.

We were there for a long time, not speaking to each other. We were lucky that she hit the break earlier or else we bump that truck.

As I tried to calm myself, I noticed Sabrina frowning beside me and about to cry, so before she whines again, I spoke to her.

“What are you doing let’s go to the party now,” I smiled and she sheepishly looked at me, what a girl.

“Come on, I know you are excited to be there, let's just forget what happened, okay?” I winked at her and her face lit up and began to start the engine.

“Thank you,” I heard her whisper and I just smiled at her. 

 “It’s alright, let it slide.”

While we were at the party, I couldn’t believe that Sabrina would leave me alone for a guy he just met. She said they would just talk somewhere private and it was 30 minutes already but they were not back yet. I tried to find them but I failed until I noticed a man staring at me. I saw him earlier when we came here, and honestly, I felt uncomfortable now that he wasn’t looking away and just kept staring at me like a weirdo.

He was at the corner, leaning his back on the wall as he held a glass of wine around his fingers. The man was maybe about my age, tall, about 6”5 height yet skinny, he has actually a look but he was a weirdo. I didn’t like the way he looked at me.

‘And then, oh my gosh! Did he just wink at me? And he even licked and bit his lips! No way that I’m gonna let him near me.’

 I ignored him and tried to look for Sabrina, I was there, searching around but I couldn’t find my crazy friend, but I noticed the guy who was staring at me earlier, he was following me. At first, I thought I was only assuming, but wherever I go he was there, following each of my steps. I gulped as I could feel how nervous I was as I secretly tried to watch where he was. I wanted to go outside but this party was away from the road and seeing how dark outside was, I was afraid he would come to me in the dark.

  I tried my best to lose the guy, I walked to the crowd and make sure he won’t see me. the moment I didn’t see him around I saw a door; it was a door going to the rooftop. Making sure I wasn’t followed I run towards the door and went upstairs. Yet minutes later I heard footsteps following me, it was him. If I run, he would chase me, and I knew I could never ask a help upstairs, they were all downstairs. I tried to be calm as possible as I could and slowly tried to call one of my friends, I assumed he thought I didn’t know he was behind me because I could hear he was following me like he was being careful with each of his steps, he was trying to make it light as he could.

I already reached the rooftop, but my friend was still not answering the phone even Sabrina. I was afraid of what to do at the moment when I saw a man standing alone in the dark... I tried to familiarize the guy, and when I saw who it was, it was Nate. The class president from the other section. He was known to be a saint. We never talk to each other since we were in different sections, and I bet he never noticed me at school either since I was a nobody who was only at that school because of scholarship.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

I could hear the man who was stalking me was walking fast towards me, so because of fear and adrenaline rush, I wasn’t able to think of some other choice. I ran and grabbed Nate and the next thing I knew I was... I was kissing Nate... pretending I was there to meet him. And as I rolled my eyes at the dark side of the door, I saw the stalker stop when he saw us.

I was busy looking at the stalker inside that dark entrance when I felt Nate grabbing me closer to him and kissing me back which got my attention.

 I was shocked and what’s more, I found out that he was not alone, there were two more people with us in there... Not to make my face be seen by these students, I didn’t let go of his kiss. it was embarrassing and I didn’t want them to spill the tea at our school, I wanted to study there in peace. When I saw the two leaving and went downstairs, I immediately slapped Nate, I couldn’t believe that the Saint that most of the people in our school thought was actually taking advantage of me.

“Why the heck did you kiss me?!” I exclaimed to him. I knew it was me but I had my reason and him? Geez, he took advantage of it.

He was trying to say something but thankfully, Sabrina called me. I answered the call and was about to head downstairs when a man suddenly appeared from the door, I thought it was the stalker that I almost got panicked but thankfully it was just a drunk man, and I guess Nate knew him. As Nate was trying to help the guy, at that moment, I took the opportunity to leave, but I made sure that the stalker was not downstairs.

"Where have you been?" I asked and she just smirked. Geez! Not again...

"Drove me home," I said and she was still smiling that I couldn't help but ask.

"You strange me," I said as I entered her car but she just shrugged her shoulders.

As we reached near home, I told Sabrina to stop the car, I didn't want to make my family notice me, the car might wake them up. Once they caught me, I didn't know what to say, especially that I'm wearing such a wonderful dress.