Chapter 7 - I Knew You Were Trouble


    We all got into Jason''s car since mine was a two-seater. I tried a million times to ask where we were


    going but Sky was so persistent on not telling me.


    "Eli, can I borrow your phone? Mine''s dead." She asked giving me wide puppy eyes.


    "You know, for someone who''s been refusing to tell me where we''re going, you surely are illusional," I


    smirked at her.


    "I''ll only tell you one thing, I''m helping you. Now please I need your phone." She groaned. I guess


    there''s no harm seeing where this will lead. I handed her my phone and she squealed in excitement.


    She was texting someone... hmm, who could that be?


    I tried figuring out where we were going but with no luck. We kept driving for twenty minutes, I decided


    to hum along the songs but not quite sing them while we drive. When Jason pulled up, I tried to get a


    sense of my surroundings. We were at my mom''s studio! No way! How would they know where it was?


    Oh my!


    "Skyler! You''re dead! That''s why you needed my phone?"


    "Hehe, sorry but we needed professional help and who''s better at this than Came Whitte?" She ran


    to the doors before I could stop her and even stop Jason. We were doomed. Mom would love nothing


    more ying dress up Barbie. She''s been trying for ages but to no avail. Well, I guess Skyler just


    present the opportunity on a silver te!


    "I''m absolutely not going to wear whatever you choose and go to Louis''s."


    "Even if I say please?"


    "Especially if you say please."


    "Okay, I know what," Jason said. "I''ll Make him do whatever you want. He owes me so you can be the


    one in charge." Yes! I agree!


    "Hmm... sounds interesting. Keep talking." I pretended to be thinking about it.


    "Just imagine it, we carry out our n, he''ll know not to mess with you." Okay, can I say yes now?


    "Tempting." I mused over it again for extreme suspense measure. Their worried faces were priceless.


    "Okay!" They both screamed in excitement, the elevator dinged and for a moment, everything felt


    perfect. We went out and as always mom was scribbling in her sketchbook. She was always either


    doing that or fixing a new dress and making it from scratch.


    "Hey, honey!" Mom greeted me with a kiss on my cheek. "You must be Skyler and Jason." She beamed


    at them.


    "Yup! Sorry for stealing Elena''s phone anding here but it''s an emergency." Skyler said sheepishly.


    "Honey, you have no idea how much I love dressing people up, especially this one." Yes, talk about me


    like I''m not even here. "So I need more details, let''s sit down so we can see what we''re working out


    with." They nodded and followed her, it''s official I''m a ghost. They didn''t even wait to know if I followed,


    ugh! I followed anyway, they were all seated already. I took a seat in my favourite beanbag.


    "So, there''s this boy that Elena is doing a project with." Skyler started. Noooooo, don''t tell her about


    boys!


    "Is he hot?" Mom asked while Skyler looked at her wide-eyed and Jason cracked up.


    "Umm... yes?" Skyler answered her. Not creepy at all.


    "Is he single?" Mom continued her questions.


    "Mom!" I groaned.


    "What? I''m the designer here. I have to know everything if you want my help." She grinned.


    "Okay, so yes he''s good looking, single, captain of the football team, but with the character of a cold


    asshole, also your daughter and him hate each other," Jason said. That was everything I think, nice


    putting it like that, Jason.


    "Hmm... I have a few options. Stay here." Mom disappeared. Sky was beaming, I guess she really liked


    my mom. I mean who didn''t but... you know what I mean.


    Mom returned back with a few options, they were all so not me. Summer dresses, crop tops, skirts,


    tank tops, shorts... we were nearly in mid-February, why couldn''t I wear my normal things! I tried a few


    outfits while the three of them sat on a couch judging the outfits. I had to change about ten times until


    they settled on one!


    A cream tight shirt that makes my upper body look perfect, with a cute cardigan that ends when the


    skirt ends and could keep the chills at bay. Hmm... maybe I wouldn''t be so cold after all! The skirt is


    above my knee with little purple flowers all over. Even I had to admit it was a cute outfit. Somehow not


    so me but cute nevertheless.


    "How is this any different from what I wear?" I asked just to get on their nerves.


    "This is cute, plus you never wear any skirts." Sky answered. Mom smirked and got out of her seat.


    "And it shows your boobs and killer legs. What boy wouldn''t love that?" She whispered in my ear and I


    felt heat flush to my face. How could she say that to her own daughter! "Now let''s have some lunch, I''m


    hungry." Mom said and we did just that.


    When we left into Jason''s car again, it was almost five-thirty. Would I ever not bete in my life? No, not


    happening. When Jason pulled over at Louis''s, Sky turned around before I could leave.


    "Now you don''t have time to be timid, you have to be bold and daring." She said. Someone turned out


    to be a Disney fan.


    "Wait a second, isn''t that Beauty and the Beast!" I smirked knowingly while Jason tried to suppress his


    chuckle.


    In all seriousness, Sky nodded. "Yes! Now go and make me proud."


    "What the hell?" Iughed and Jason roared withughter with me while all Sky gave was a small


    smile.


    I got out of the car and they left. Can I leave now? Yes, if I didn''t care about finishing the stupid project


    as soon as I can. There wasn''t a better day. My schedule was full for the rest of... life! I ringed the


    doorbell. Was I nervous? Hell yeah. Would I show it? Hell no. Why was he taking too much time to


    When he finally opened the door, he stood in the way. "About damn time. Now move so I can get in." I


    said in a bored tone while he stared shamelessly. I knew I looked good but C''mon, nerds can look cute


    too. "Ahem." That was when he looked startled then moved out of the doorway, finally! There was only


    one word to describe his house, beautiful. Everything was so modern even the paintings!


    "Let''s head to my room, we won''t be disturbed that way." He moved to a staircase and motioned for me


    to follow. My nerves were catching up to me now... no, I wasn''t not going to be nervous.


    Deep breaths, Elena.


    Now move.


    And fake it till you make it.


    I followed him upstairs to his room. Pure mess! That''s what his room was. He knew I wasing but


    still didn''t think of cleaning this mess! Wow! It seriously resembled his bad character. The first thing that


    caught my eye was a bunch of posters of Cinnamon, of ME, it felt so weird seeing so many posters.


    "Nice room" I chuckled, just to make him mad. Louis looked a bit embarrassed but then rolled his eyes


    to hide it. He scanned his room searching for hisptop in that mess.


    When he found it, he gestured to me to sit down on a chair beside his desk, which miraculously was


    empty. The other chair had a huge pile of clothes which Louis threw on the ground. That boy needed to


    learn how to clean. He was so messy! But who was I to judge? I was messy too! But again, not when I


    knew someone could possibly see the mess. I scanned the posters again, I never knew anyone had


    that many. Beside his bed, there was a pile of CDs. All these things plus him trying to sneak into my


    room was giving me the creeps, it was like meeting your stalker IRL!


    We started by figuring out a n for the project and discussing who was responsible for what. After


    about thirty minutes, we were interrupted by his sister, she looked older so I guessed she was in


    college. She had tanned skin with Louis''s dirty blond hair, she looked gorgeous. That girl spoke a lot


    and fast "Hey Louis, oh you havepany! Who''s that? Your gir-" she didn''t get toplete what she


    was saying. Louis quickly told her I''m just his partner in a school project and that I wasn''t even his


    friend. Ouch... actually whatever. I didn''t care about him either so, it didn''t matter. Her reaction though


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    wasn''t affected by what he said. "You look, hot girl, don''t let him tell you anything else, and keep it PG,


    okay?" Then she got out, without saying another word or giving us a second to respond. I would have


    jerk even to his own sister! We continued working, but something was off, I couldn''t tell what.


    We kept working for hours and okay he might not be the smartest, but I gotta give him that he was


    trying to work hard and prove otherwise. And that was appreciated, at least I wouldn''t do all the work.


    When I looked at my phone to check the time, it was sote. I was about to leave when my phone rang.


    Or should I say, Cinnamon''s?!


    It was Aurora, meaning emergency. However, I couldn''t answer with Louis in earshot, so I hurried out.


    Standing at his front door, I checked my phone. She sent me a photo when I didn''t answer. It was the


    same one I took with Louis. Her text beneath the picture made my heart drop!


    ''Exin this. It''s all over the news. How could you be so careless!!??''