I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. Salma Hayek.
Chapter 16.
Assumsions aren't really good, it will be predicted in the worst way when you aren't totally sure about something.
My mouth where completely dropped to Alex's comment, for a while I thought it was his doing for my moms job but it turned out not to be him.
It can be probably that he is just still upset about something, cause his totally Alex which I can't really predict now.
I relaxed my pulse as my eyes where reacting to all Alex's movement. "You mean you weren't the one, responsible for my moms job at Enova's?" I straightened my face as I spoke.
He shrugged himself and said "What are you doing here Gela" he simply said staring at me with disbelieve.
"I came here looking for you, I was confused why-" he cut me off in the worst way ever.
"You came here looking for me, fine, my view is clear to you. Leave now." He didn't add energy to his tune but by the way he looked at me he wanted me to leave.
He is just ignoring my question.
I twisted my jaw and my face turned out rumbled, my eyes still looking at him as he turned his foots to the other direction of this corridor then he walks out on me.
Why do I feel that he just doesn't want to admit it, but why will he do that. He totally has nothing to loose if he takes the praise and I might possibly forget that I am talking about Alex here.
I don't want to believe this but Alex can be so nice at times then within a second his mood is back to normal the jerky and arrogant swings.
I sluggishly took steps forward just to be able to reach the party I was in before. I glanced at the people In it then the red room everybody was.
When I tried taking some few steps to the room, a vioce that sounded so fragile called me "Angela."
I turned just to my surprise I saw the person I was totally not expecting to be here. "Mason?"
I took a good look at him he was cleaned and had a bandage on his face. "Am so sorry, I behaved the way I did" he pleads.
I raised my eye brows at him, I was supposed to be upset about the way he attacked Alex but I don't have any choice. If I get angry at him it would've not been good in Mrs Kourtney's hearing.
I brought down my brows and said "What are you doing here, I thought you left" deep down I am filled with enthusiasm, he wasn't going to tell Mrs Kourtney any of what had happened. Well is a big win.
"I couldn't leave you here with that bast-" he paused then pointing his face to where Alex was. I turned my head to his direction of his face.
I saw Alex sitting very close to Charlotte as she was enjoying his presence, I blinked then removed my gaze back to Mason as he said "Alexander is a shit, I can't believe you-"
"Mason please not now" I cut him off, knowing exactly what he was about to say. Then I added "Alex is not my boyfriend."
Why does he call him Alexander anyway, thats Alex's name but its weird hearing it.
"Isn't that good news" he said and I raised my eyebrows at him as he added. "I don't feel like going home Angela" he bluntly said and raised his gaze to Alex's direction then said.
"You don't have a problem going back there, do you?" He states.
I stare at him for seconds then back to where I could see Charlotte and Alex. I wasn't going to think about this, if Mason wanted to stay for some reason it must be a good one but if he was looking for trouble from Alex then I would have to lead him out, coming to think of it.
Do they know each other?
I removed my gaze from Alex now staring at Mason, I don't think he looks like trouble but he hit Alex earlier. "No I don't." I answered.
"After you" he said without thinking through.
I smiled to his generosity, as I spun around to move. I could feel his body at my back but didn't bother much about it. I don't know if going back there was the best idea but I would have not listened to Alex and leave when he his totally having fun.
Would I?
We arrived few inches to the red room as Mason said. "Your hair scents like my mothers cooking spicies" he blurt and I turned my head but not my full body, I stared at him as to see how he was teasing and laughing slightly.I know my hair doesn't scent that way and I smiled but when he touched more hair just to tease more I poked his hands out as I laughed.
Still laughing I turned my head slowly to the direction I was heading to just to see that all eyes where staring at us.
I didn't notice that the time Mason and I where laughing we had already reached their views. Then I slowly turned my smile into a frown.
Raising my gaze to meet Alex's, his eyes where really red but I can't tell why, maybe his angry that I was with the person who just hit him.
He told me to leave, what does he care now. He doesn't physically react but just stare at us. When he noticed my gaze on him he narrowed his head to another direction.
"And where have you couples been" Charlotte said at first, standing up to invite us for a sit but I didn't take her gesture, I rolled my eyes and went to a different direction that wasn't pointed by her.
I sat as Mason did the same close to me, i looked at him but his eyes where straight on Alex.
"Mason, right?" Liam asked feeling more interested in Mason.
"Mason Conner" He implied.
I turned my gaze to Liam's as his face was rubbed with confusion. I wonder what he might be thinking about.
"Okay this is weird, is it just my eyes or those Alex and the new dude Mason have the same bruise." Hunter blurts all of a sudden.
I raised my gaze to Hunter that made the statement and erased it when I noticed an eye on me. I shifted it to Alex's direction but he doesn't blinks as our eyes where now locked, my eyes flinch as Mason poked me.
Turning to face Mason he said "The black hair dude, was just asking why I have the same bruise as Alexander, do you mind of I tell him the fact" he whispered as I got confused.
Why his he asking for my permission to do that. "I just thought maybe you and Ale-"
"No I wouldn't mind." I cut him off, I didn't want to hear whatever he has to say about Alex and me.
Bringing my gaze back to the group, my eyes got stucked on Charlotte as she was trying to examine Alex's bruise as he let her.
"Alex and Mason got in a fight." I fastly said before Mason could.
I could see all their eyes opening up to this information they just got, but mostly Liam as weird as he is he doesn't react but just stare. Maybe he figured out before now.
"Wait, Alex got in a fight with the new dude" Luke said
"Mason" he corrects, I think he doesn't like the idea of the guys calling him dude when they literally know his name.
"Okayyy dude" Luke boredly said.
"So why where you and Alex in a fight anyway." Mia asked Mason.
Mason didn't answer but just stare at me, I reacted to his gaze on me but I also wanted to know why he hit Alex.
"Don't want to share" Mason said bluntly.
"Is it because of your girlfriend?" Mia said, playing with the curls of her hair as she added. "I mean you don't have to worry, Alex wouldn't look at her"she whispered but to mine and Mason hearing. I glared at her and said.
"He is not my-"
Alex felt interested in the topic as he said. "I doubt it" I raised my gaze to his as he felt relaxed cutting me off. He doubt what, did he hear what Mia had just said. I didn't think he was listening.
"What do you doubt, Alex?" Charlotte asked then she tries so hard to get my attention as she touches Alex.
I just stare at them.
"I doubt she would date this guy" Alex replied pointing at Mason.
Both Luke and Hunter laughed to Alex statement. They felt it was an insult but i felt it was true, I wouldn't date Mason not because of anything but he is too nice to me and I also bearly know him. Dating him might be the sweetest thing but I don't just see an us, in our weird friendship.
Our we friends?
Mason snapped me from my thoughts as he said. "Neither would she date you Alexander." I stared at his statement but my mind was flustered.
Alex slightly laughed to his comment as everybody dropped a confused expression even Charlotte.
"Have you looked at yourself Conner, you shouldn't compare yourself with me" He mockingly said.
I looked at Mason who was getting angry to the comment.
I wonder the history they both have.
"Dudes..it's a party, lets have fun!" Hunter said raising a drink to all our faces that looked pale.
I fell really bad for Mason, he gets harsh comments from Alex and still stay here...with the way they stare at each other they literally hate themselves.
"Let's play a game, Angela are you in?" Charlotte snapped at me. I turned my gaze to her. Why do I feel she is up to something.
I mean she never ask for my opinion in a matter why now.
"It depends" I slightly said.
She turned her head to Alex and gave him a peck on his cheek. I hate seeing this!
"Truth or dare" She said and everyone in this room exception of Mason and Alex didn't hesitate to say 'am in'.
"Angela?" Charlotte said, making sure I heard it.
Why does she want me to be in so badly, let me give it a try.
"Am in" I said, glaring at her while she smiles.
"Are you sure you want to be part of this, it doesn't look clean" Mason said as I turned my head to be faced with him. I didn' know how to answer that, I never liked the game truth or dare and also never played it.
I nodded a yes to Mason, just to glance to Alex direction. He was staring tightly at us.
"Okay, am starting" Mia said then later added "Charlotte truth or dare" She asked.
"Truth." She said as she turned her head to me.
"When last where you fucked and by who?" Mia asked
Charlotte laughed, still looking at me she said "Last night and by Alex, it felt so good" she toyyed with her hair while saying that.
What was she doing, was she trying to get me to react. I bit my lips at the sound of her voice, if she had sex with Alex last night.
Then I should have known better Alex was just playing with me when we both kissed. Am always so stupid making decisions about my life, at the sound of her voice I felt a strong pain in the chest, but I should also know better I shouldn't react physically to this.
"My turn" Charlotte said, her eyes still on me "Angela truth or dare?"
I swallowed hardly and tried showing no form of weakness. "Truth"
"Are you still a virgin?" She asked and since she noticed my eyes where on both her and Alex she romanced his body and my voice couldn't form when I shortly said.
"Yes."
All the eyes in the room formed in shock to my reply, Mason's wasn't Excluded but Alex on the other hand might have known when he took my first kiss.
"Poor Angela, how do you sleep at night?" Luke said "I can teach you how to...you know"
"Thanks am fine" I glared at his disgusting thoughts.
"My turn" Mia said and feeling excited about it. "Charlotte truth or dare?"
"Dare" she replied, and made sure her turn got me to face her.
"Make out with Alex" Mia said and smiled to her statement.
I was still staring at them, wanted to see every movement of them both. Alex got surprised by the dare but didn't seem to stop it. Charlotte on the other hand Was enjoying every part of my face expression.
Why does she even think am a competition to her.
"That's old, who is with me. We always see that guys.. we want something new" James said just for Hunter and Liam to get his point and they did.
"Its clearly not a dare, they always do it. Terrible dare Mia" Luke ended up saying.
"Can you all shut up!" Charlotte said.
Still staring at them both as Mason said "Do you want to see that?" He whispered in my ears and i turned immediately just for our face to be close and I said.
"See what?" I asked in confusion.
He didn't answer but took his face back a little then finally said "Are these your friends, they clearly see you like that fool Alexander but still-" he paused and stared at me just to see my facial expression.
I blinked to his comment and said "I don't like Alex" I angrily said. I don't need anyone to tell me who I like and don't. Alex is so annoying, how can I like someone that doesn't see me in any way attractive. The kiss we shared didn't mean anything to him. Yeah his a fool Mason, he really is.
But why does his eyes, make you always flinch in the stomach.
"Its good you don't, because this wouldn't affect you right?" Mason said then raised his eye brows to a direction that was to familiar.
I turned my head slightly just to see Charlotte and Alex exchanging spits. My heart dropped as they pulled over.
"I have seen that a thousand and one time now" Luke said as they all kept a normal facial expression.
"Fuck you Luke" Charlotte replied.
Charlotte turned her head slightly to face me but seeing her head turn i changed my face expression immediately I looked up to Mason as his face was still in discuss by Alex.
"My turn"Charlotte said "Angela truth or dare."
"Dare" I blurts and smiled slightly so she wouldn't think am touched by her recent game.
"It wouldn't be a dare if you make out with your boyfriend but we all want to see, so that's your dare." She said.
I still smiled as i didn't stare at anyone else except from Charlotte then I turned my gaze to Mason who was nervously staring at me, while do I feel a need to do this.
My gaze on him turned him speechless, he knew I was going to do it but didn't say a word as I held his neck then brought him to my lips as the kiss was so soft. It was gently pushing in as we both didn't ask for entrance.
Remembering the kiss Alex shared with Charlotte I immediately asked for entrance and he gave it to me, then held my cheeks, for a while he was in my mouth as I forget it was dare, then i opened my eyes to see a Mason passionately giving in.
I shifted my lips apart immediately.
All eyes widen to the display, I cleaned the spits that was all over my mouth as I slowly raised my gaze to Alex, his eyes was also In shock then confusion with Anger. I removed my gaze and turned it to Mason who saw the way I looked at Alex.
Mason's eyes in pain as he stood up from the couch and walked out.
What!
I glanced at Alex who was glaring at me. Ignoring it I stood up as I followed Mason out.
He was walking so fast, that I couldn't even meet up with him.
I was already out of the building as I still chase after him.
"Mason!" I yelled.
Why his he so upset.
"Mason!" I yelled again.
This time I reached him then dragged his arms backwards as he turns.
"What Angela" he snapped.
"Why are you upset" i asked, searching for answers in his eyes but he doesn't look at me so I couldn't find any.
"Are you seriously asking me that" he said this time, bringing his eyes down to meet mine.
"Yes, it was just a kiss Mason" I blurt and smiled nervously.
"Yeah, it was" he said
"Then why are you so upset" I said and fastly reminded my self of what I said earlier 'it was just a kiss'. That was exactly the words Alex had said to me.
Now I feel bad.
"Because I-" he paused and looked around before bringing his gaze back to me and said "Shit!" He got angry as he looked away.
"Mason!?" I said
"You are really amazing Angela" he said. I watched every move he made and said.
"Am really sorry Mason" I plead.
"I liked the kiss Angela" he said and walked out.
What!
Did something just happen here, what does he mean he likes the kiss. Why would he like the kiss when it was just a dare.
He doesn't like me right?
I must be a bad person for kissing him without his permission. Still staring at his back, i head foot steps from my back as I spinned slowly around.
I raised my gaze.
"What are you doing here, Alex!?" I said and moved back to every step he took closer, my eyes where already teary for no reason and if Alex was going to add, then I would have no other option but to leave on my own cord.
He took a step close to me and I reacted as I said "Dont take another step Alex, just stay away from me"
"Why did you kiss the blonde Gela!, you could have forfeit!" He said.
"Then you couldn't say no to Charlotte!?" I said with a voice full of venom. His eyes where angry and searching.
I stepped back again as he took another step close to me. "Don't you get, stay away!"
"Why are you so mad at me, you where the one who kissed the blonde"
His he seriously saying this.
"I kissed Mason because you kissed Charlotte!" I said hitting him hardly on the chest just for him to back off then I added. "You where the one who told me to leave the party last night but still went ahead In fucking Charlotte!"
"You are a jerk Alexander, just to break it to you, the kiss we shared meant everything to me. STAY AWAY FROM ME, ALEX!" I took every word slowly as i pushed him backwards again, i didn't want to get any reactions from him.
I quickly turned my head to the opposite direction and walked out from his view, while tears formed its way down my cheeks, Still walking, I didn't want to look back at Alex as I ran ahead.
I am so stupid for reacting that way, we where nothing and will never be. It still hurt me whenever I see him with Charlotte, it really hurts.
I couldn't have reacted in the worst way, Alex seeing me cry was what I always avoided.
Rushing into Isa's car and found out my phone have been here all the night, I grabbed it tightly cleaning my tears but they still found a way out.
I checked my messages, seeing I had three messages. I opened it to see one from Isa, another from Mom the last from Mrs Kourtney.
I closed my phone and set the car just to drive off.
***
I drove home quietly, I wasn't with anyone but I normally sing a song without any music but I decided to shut my traps and drive.
The drive was long, boring and it made me more weak, i couldn't believe this night was going to turn out to be ghastly. I also didn't expect I was going to be kissing someone too.
Times are passing and I couldn't handle the fact that it isn't changing anything in my life, its adding more pains even.
Arriving at my house, I sighed quietly and walked down to my porch. I used my keys in opening, as i entered immediately because of the cold coming from outside.
I looked at the house as how quiet it was.
"Mom!" I said adding extra tune to my voice. "Am home!"
Still no replies, I searched the kitchen but she wasn't anywhere to be seen, so I decided to find my way up.
Maybe she is doing one of her pranks on me again. Yeah, she always does that when she is in a happy mood but I always find out before she tells me.
Which wasn't a prank anymore, but I can't really tell about this one.
I didn't want to yell again, I walked slowly to my room cause she always plant the pranks there.
I reached for my room door and opened it, to my greatest surprise I didn't see anything suspicious. I tried checking the bathroom but nothing.
I laughed slightly, maybe she wasn't planing any pranks. I washed my face off In the bathroom, I washed the tears off. I didn't want to be asked questions by my mom.
Her questions never seems to end.
I walked out, as I noticed my mom seriously didn't plant any prank here.
This is kind of getting serious.
"Mom" I yelled again.
I walked down to her room door but didn't want to just push it open because of privacy, I raised my hands to knock on the door when i heard.
"Oh yeahhh" it was a moan.
What!
I pushed It open immediately.
My eyes stopped functioning to the view i had in front of me, I was shocked as my pusle blocked.
My mouth couldn't bare to take it, I tried opening my mouth but it was also stocked. It finally opened as the one word came out.
"Mom?"
I blinked. Thankfully.
"Angie?" She said and tries to put her self together but fails as I walked out.
Why didn't I imagine that, how could she do that in her own home. Was she that desperate.
I climbed down the stairs as tears found their way back to my eyes.
"Angie, please hold on...please" my mom tried stopping me.
She got close enough to me as she held my wrist and twisted it to her view. I was fully concentrated on her now.
I could see how she used the sheets in covering herself.
"Angela, am so sorry i wanted to tell you about Reid" she said.
I glared at her.
"But you go fuck him instead!" I raised my voice at her.
"Angela, we should talk about this outside"
I stopped radiating as I noticed the way her gaze turned back before her present statement as I turned my gaze to see the man that was making out with her by the side of the stairs, he was staring at our aguement but he has his pants on.
I cant believe she chooses him over me, she bearly know him.
I brought my gaze to her back slowly then to the man and back to her, I walked slowly with my back as I reached for the door and finally walked out from their view. Ignoring her voice calling after me.
I ran to Isa's car, just to find out i left the keys in the house, I got angry and hit the tires with my foot angrily.
"Animals!" I said and tears filled my eyes as they fell down my cheeks.
She choosed him over me, she chases me instead of him.
Now I walked as far as my legs could take me, remembering how my day went, from the my mom cooking me my best meal to the man who needed therapy. Mostly going to that insane party and watching all the drama by Mason and Alex then kissing Mason cause of a dare and he got upset. I ended up telling Alex about how I felt about our kiss. Then lastly my mom having sex with a weird man and she drive me out instead of him.
I cried quietly as not to disturb anyone, I raised my gaze to see a very familiar park. It was a park me and Isa go to when young.
The park was closed two years ago because of no funds, i miss Isa alot. I walked up to the gates and there weren't locked.
I entered as my first step inside was a strange one, it made me remember all the memories as a kid. My mom and me together with Isa's parent's as we play all over the place.
"This place is closed" I spun around to see a man who snapped me from my thoughts.
He was with a rake and wearing a gardener's clothing.
"Am sorry, i just wanted to-" he cut me again.
"Nevermind i don't care, anyway" he said with a mindless expression but doesn't look at me
"Okay" I said awkwardly, if he doesn't why ask.
"Yeah, this park have been closed for two years now" he said and walks out, i called him slightly and he turned then I asked.
"If this park have been closed why do you have this rake and wearing this outfit." I muttered as he kept a bored face.
"Well am being paid to clean a particular spot." He walked out fully this time.
Paid to clean a particular space?
I raised my brows with confusion....I turned again and took everystep in the park.
It was a lovely park, if only it wasn't short out of funds. I remembered every memory here, seeing the swings as I walked by makes me remember the old days.
The memories still looks fresh as i finally cleaned my eyes and smiled.
"You remembered"
I turned as fast as I could as the voice where so loud and familiar, beacuse of the way the park was quite her voice sounds sharp.
"Isabella?"
I ran just to embrace her in a hug, I missed my Isa alot.
I really did.
"How did you know I was here?" I pulled from the hug as she smiled but tears where already formed in mine.
We took out steps together as she answered to my question. "Mia told me what happened in the party, as I went to your home your mom also told me a shocking news, I saw you didn't take my car as i took my right and walked. I prayed you would also take the right direction then I saw a gardener as I asked if he saw you and he directed me here and i noticed it was this old park I was led to." She said.
I raised my gaze to her, as she told me about my mom I was seriously shattered now.
We sat down at our favorite spot In this park as I could feel how cold the weather is.
"I brought food" Isa said and I realized also she had a bag I didn't notice before.
"Am good" I said then she dropped the bag and said.
"Angie, your mom really likes Reid." She blurts.
I flinched to her statement as I raised my gaze slowly to her.
"You knew?"
"No, she just told me today and by the way.... Her confessions weren't wrong, I knew she liked Him" she said. I didn't want to hear any of it, I wasn't really expecting she would ever get with together with any man.
All the men I could see that had eyes for her where all perverts.
What is actually stopping this man Reid from doing the same.
"Your mom have been single for eighteen years Angie, she deserves a good man and am really sure that man is Reid" she clarifies.
"How do you know him that well if you just met him?" I asked and wipe of the tears immediately from my eyes.
"Well he is kind of my dad business partner" she replied. I looked at her with a wide eye.
"Isa, you are totally lying to me" I said while laughing slightly, i know when she lies her lips get twisted and that was just what happened here.
She also laughs and said. "Angie, don't get upset but my mom introduced him to her" I swallowed hard and raised my gaze higher in shock "And they have been dating since a month but broke up because his wife came back"
"He has a wife?" I asked with shock.
"No Angie, he divorced her earlier so your mom gave him a second chance" She clarifies.
I reasoned for a while, lately my mom have been mad about something for a while, I thought it was me but now hearing all this, its just to much. Her moods always change and mostly Isa always talking to her without me.
I always wondered what they talk about.
"I am a bad daughter, all this have been going on...why didn't she tell me?"
"She didn't want you to worry" she states.
I bit my lips as I didn't say another word. I recall how happy she was this morning, I thought it was about the job but it was mostly about Reid.
How ridiculous.
"Angie, I know all your concern is not fully on your mom's case" she paused for a while as she concentrates on my movement but i didn't really move before she added "Is Alex, isn't it."
I knew this conversation was going to get there but don't know how to approach it, what would I tell her.
"Angie, you really don't have to tell me...if you aren't ready" she said and made me smile.
"I kissed a guy today" I said and looked at her.
"You kissed Alex or that Mason guy Mia told me about." She said.
"Mason" I bluntly said.
"Oh Angie, I thought it was Alex" she said and lay on the grass below. I just brought my gaze and turned to meet hers.
"You confuse me at times" I replied and she slightly smiled.
She didn't answer to that as I looked around the park, it was as before just that grasses have taken over the park.
I could see where grasses weren't taking over the place, that area was totally clean and an assumptions came to me that it might be the place the man from earlier with the rake was cleaning up.
"I brought clean clothes, remember when we take our baths in the river lake...over their"
Isa snapped at me as I turned to see what she was talking about. She was pointing at the road down to a lake house.
I turned back to her. "We where little Isa and I wouldn't have my bath their now."
She quikly raised a bag to me, that I could also assume its clothes, when did she plan for all this.
"Still afraid of the water?"
I grimace and she laughed, she knew it annoyed me when I am being teased about the water.
"I had them in my car, when I decided to come In here I brought it together with the food" she said and directs her gaze to the bag she was holding.
I quietly lay down on the grass and said "Tomorrow, I feel really sleepy" with that I couldn't hear her voice again.
Just wondering all the times my moms heart have been broken, the reason why she didn't tell me, really breaks my heart.
I couldn't be more selfish not to apologize to her.
With my thoughts I looked at the stars as it twinkle.
The stars started fading slightly as my eyes closed quietly.
And I slept off.
***
My eyes opened to the hands on me.
I cringed and work up fastly, I stood up half way as my eyes hit the sun.
Not just the sun but the person i have in front of me as he said.
"Gela?"
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