Chapter-Fifteen

Madeline POV:

Today is the very special day of my life. I'm getting graduate after enduring four years of high school drama and finally escaping from this hell which we call school. I'll be free to live my life without getting flashes of bad memories of my past.

I'm in good mood today because first I'm graduating and second there's no one to spoil my good mood. Aunt Emma and Delia flew last night to Colombia because her mother had a heart attack in her apartment and rushed to the hospital in critical stage.

I volunteered myself to tag along with them but for some unknown reasons' aunt Emma refused to take me with her,insisting that I should stay here and attend my convocation.

So for few days I'm the sole owner of the house and doing whatever I wish to do. I stole Delia's makeup and dress for today's ceremony with some other matching accessories. It's not like she would know that I've used her things.

I looked at myself in the mirror and smiled at the beautiful girl staring back at me. The simple strapped white knee-length dress I've chosen for today have finely crafted lace at the bottom which is brushing on my knee whenever I move. The nude pumps complimenting elegantly with the dress and giving the illusion of having long legs.

With the help of YouTube videos I've put on a light makeup which consist moderate amount of Mac foundation, mascara,blush and soft pink lip gloss giving my chapped lips some life.

Satisfied with my reflection I picked up my maroon gown and hat which all the students are supposed to wear during the convocation.

I heard the horn outside the house and saw my best friend Milly's car parked. Hurriedly I left the house after locking it and hopped in the car.

"Hi Milly". I said waving my hand and looking at her. The Navy blue knee-length dress was hugging her body perfectly. The only make up she has a simple black eyeliner making her eyes appear larger and cherry red lipstick tainted on her thin lips looking good with her pale complexion.

She was staring at me with her jaw drop. "Who are you and what have you done to my friend?". She asked me in disbelief.

I rolled my eyes at her ridiculous attempt of annoying me.

"Milly we're getting late! Please drive. You can gawk at me all day after graduation ceremony". I said with the small smirk.

She glared at me in return and started the car mumbling about me being bossy and mean.

"Is there a certain boy who you're dress up for?". Milly teased me making me blush.

Yes! Yes! Yes! My heart yelled jumping inside the chest.

"No". I mumbled blushing like a tomato at which Milly whistles.

I don't remember what came on me when I decided to dolled up and put all these efforts to look good. But at that time only one certain boy and his talented lips were swirling around my head. And that I want to look beautiful for him.

"Come out daydreamer. We're here". Milly said after parking at the far end of the school.

We both stepped out of the car and looked at the packed parking lot. A shiver of nervousness went through from my shoulders to my toe making me shudder.

Taking fast strides we made our way inside the hall where the graduation ceremony is being arranged.

The students were hustling around busy in talking while seated on their seats. Me and Milly sat beside each other on the second row and that's when her boyfriend Mac came running and took the empty seat beside Milly's right hand.

"Hi babe". He said kissing her cheek.

"Hi". She replied pecking his lips.

"Where's Madeline?". He asked her.

She gave me the mischievous smile and asked him "Can't you see her? She's sitting beside me".

"Damn! You're looking smoking hot". He shouted making few people turn their heads in our direction. In those few people one was Laura and Brandon.

Laura glared at me running her eyes up and down on me then rolling them. I gave a small smile to Brandon but he turned his head back looking away from me making me frown.

"Milly please punch him for me because if I'll get up from here to do that,he won't be able to walk to the platform to collect his graduation degree". I hissed in irritation.

She laughed loudly and Mac called me "Mean".

The ceremony started with the small speech of our principal then students were called on the stage to collect their degrees. My name was called after Milly and I made my way up to the platform and received my degree.

When I get back to my seat I saw Brandon making his way up on the stage and my heart jolted at the thought of how handsome he looks dressed in black button down shirt and jeans. But when I realized that his warm smile is directed to Laura not me. He avoided the eye contact with me like he's disgusted from me ripping my heart.

I zoned out the rest of the ceremony, thinking about Brandon's weird behavior. Why's he ignore me? Is it because of a kiss that we had? Or maybe he regret it now? And disgusted of me for initiating it?

I felt the tears pricking my eyes at that thought. I got up from the seat as the ceremony ended mumbling a quick excuse "Milly I'm going to washroom".

She raised her eyebrows but nodded taking my degree in her hand.

I ran to the washroom as the first tear rolled down my face. Wiping it with the back of my hand I glanced at my face which held a glow before I came here now looks sad and dull like my soul.

The washroom door opened and Laura came inside. I opened the tap acting like I was washing my hand but she smiled at me crookedly.

"Don't cry Madeline you can't have him because of a simple kiss". She said standing beside me.

"Excuse me?". I said with the glare.

"He told me that you and he kissed, that you initiated, surprisingly". She said twirling the strand of her hair in her finger.

I paled at her words. He told her about our private thing, how could he do this? He shouldn't have told her.

"You thought that just because of a simple kiss he'll be all over you and confess his undying love". She mocked me.

I felt the excruciating pain in my heart making me stumble the tears threatened to spill again from my eyes but I held them back and straightened my back.

"Everything isn't that simple Madeline". She whispered in my ear and then moved back restoring back her position.

She glanced at her reflection in the mirror and said "For your information we went far from kissing many times but he always stopped before we could do that you know".

I shoot a glare at her.

She smiled cloyingly and continued "So what I mean is keep dreaming that a girl like you can have him when a girl like me wasn't able to break him out of his self resistance and have him". She said with the menacingly smile stretched on her pretty face.

I felt the surge of anger inside me at her speech for belittling me.

"Laura". I called her stopping her from leaving the washroom.

"The girl like you could never have him because you were busy in fulfilling your selfish needs with other boys. And for your information we could have gone far from kissing that night but we stopped. Because he respects you and I respect his choice".

She glared at me and opened her mouth to say something but I stopped her by shaking my head .

"And next time don't you dare to talk to me like this. I haven't told Brandon about you cheating behind his back because he has been quite happy this week. But I'll tell him soon". I said leaving her in washroom fuming with anger.

I was walking absent-mindedly back to the hall when a girl appeared in front of me dressed in orange color dress. She smiled at me and grasped my hand arm.

"Elena, what have you done now? Your eyes are telling me you have done something, " I groaned reading her intentions in her mischievous honey brown eyes.

"I stole Jake's graduation cap, " She said giving me a puppy dog face.

"Oh, God! Why?" I asked her laughing.

"Where did you hid it?" I asked her.

"In the class, " Then she ran away with the cheeky smile.

I saw Jake coming in the corridor closing the door of class and sneaking inside then shutting it back.

"Hey! Do you know where is Elena?" Jake asked.

"Your cap is in that classroom and she ran into that direction," I told him.

Then I made my way back to the ceremony to find Hailey.

"Hi". I said kissing her on the cheeks.

"Congratulations for graduating". Aunt Hailey said pulling me in a warm hug.

"Thanks". I replied.

"Brandon". She called him. He was talking to his father and they both turned to us because of aunt Hailey's voice.

His eyes widened in horror when he saw me standing with his mother and he looked ready to flee. But his face changed like he thought better of it and started making his way where his mother and I am standing.

"Yes mom". He asked and keep glancing at his father and sister like he's expecting them to save him from me. His behavior hurt me but I masked it expertly.

"Stand with Madeline I want to click few pictures". She instructed us opening the back camera of her cellphone.

"A little closer will be better". She said after snapping few pictures.

We moved closer following her instruction but my foot twisted making me fall backward. I was ready to meet the ground but the fall never come.

I must have closed my eyes at some point because when I opened them again I found Brandon face hovering above mine, his eyes staring at me like he's seeing me first time in his life. Astonishment and some foreign emotion was reflecting on his face.

My eyes traveled from his face to his shoulder where my hands are clutching him in a death grip. Then I felt the movement on my waist and realized that he's holding me by waist while I'm still dangling in the air.

I tried to straighten myself making him snap out from whatever haze he's in. He pulled me up forcefully making me stumble and fall on his chest. I sucked in a sharp breath as my heart started beating rhythmically in my chest.

We gazed in each other's eyes lost in our own world, forgetting where we're standing.

My eyes traveled from his clean handsome face and got stuck on his dexterous lips reminding me about the night I had a chance to taste them.

He was just staring at me intently doing things to my heart.

"Hello guys". Mac yelled waving his hand between our faces breaking the trance we were in.

We jumped away from each other embrace and looked around to see aunt Hailey standing beside her husband and smiling slyly.

My face heat up in the embarrassment at what just went through between and witnessed by whole school and most importantly by his parents.

Deciding to leave I mumbled a quick goodbye to Mac and started walking out of school without realizing it that I had taken the ride here with Milly.

I heard my name being called and turned back to see Milly running to catch up with me.

"Hey where are you going?". Milly asked heavily breathing.

"I'm going back home". I told her.

"Why? We planned to go out and celebrate". She reminded me.

"Yeah but right now I'm not feeling well". I said massaging my head.

"Are you all right? Do you want me to take you hospital?". She asked concerned checking my forehead with back of her hand to see if I've fever.

"Don't fret my dear Milly, just drop me home and I'll be good as new after some rest". I said dragging her where she had parked her car.

"You sure?". She questioned.

"Yup". I said with the nod of my head.

She dropped me off my house and left to go back to school to pick Mac so they can go out and celebrate.

I went to my room and changing out of the dress into my comfy shirt and shorts I sat on my bed.

Why was Brandon acting weirdly today? Like I'm a plague he's avoiding.

I twisted on my bed feeling a pain in my head.

Maybe Laura is right that a girl like me can never have him. Maybe I'm not the one for him. I should stop loving him...

It will stop me from getting more heart ache. But we've something which I can't describe, a connection maybe?

I fell asleep thinking about him.

Next day, I woke up at six in the evening already and freshen up then I realized that I haven't eaten anything all day and made my way downstairs to the kitchen.

Taking out some cheese and toast I decided to make myself a sandwich from yesterday's grilled chicken leftovers.

I took the plate of sandwich with me to my room and sat on the bed with my favorite book. I started reading it while munching on my sandwich.

The loneliness of the house haunt's me; I'm still not fully comfortable living alone despite being staying alone in the house most of my life. I feel alone in this at the times like this in life when there's no one to celebrate my happiness with, when there's no one tell me how proud of they're because of me.

My body, my soul feels alone in this big bad world.

The peaceful atmosphere of my room broke by the loud ring of my cellphone. I picked it up and checked it.

The massage was from Brandon.

Brandon:Hi Maddy!

Should I reply him or not?

Me:Hi

I waited for him to continue the conversation.

Brandon:I was thinking if you're not busy, would you like to join me?

I frowned reading his message.

Me: Join you where? And why would I join you anywhere when avoided me all day.

After sending him the message I waited for him to reply. When for two minutes no reply come I thought that it's an end of the conversation and picked up my book but the phone beeped again.

Brandon: I just can't explain to you why I acted like a complete a$$. Now would you tell me if you like to come to this club.

I was confounded after reading his message.

Me: It's good that you know how much of an a$$ you were :-P. And what Club?

Brandon: I never said I was an a$$; I said that I acted like an a$$ ;-)

I smiled reading his message and typed a reply.

Me: I'm not eighteen yet, still have a week left on my birthday. I don't think so they'll allow me to enter the club.

Brandon: They'll allow you. I'll tell your name to the club's owner son; he's my friend,he'll let you in.

I read his message and one question start nagging me.

Me: Brandon why do you want me there?

Brandon: I'm bored and I miss you.

His reply stop me from breathing. Then an image of Laura and him sitting together,smiling,laughing like other couples while I just sulk and imagine myself in her place came to my mind, I felt bitter.

Me: Isn't Laura with you?

Brandon: I had a fight with Laura so she refused to come with me :-(

I received a reply from him sparking a hope inside me.

Me:Send me the address I'll be there :-)

I ran to Delia's room to find the perfect dress for the club. It's not like I've never gone to the club before but this time I want to look good and sexy.

I want to turn heads and make every single boy there go crazy but my main motive is to get notice by a certain boy.
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Hello lovelies!!

I hope you've enjoyed this chapter. I made it long on the special request of one of my reader.

And I suggest buckle up for the next one, it will gonna blow up your mind.

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Published Date: 10-03-2017

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