"Lex, you've got to turn that frown upsidedown" Dianne said as she stepped out of the room with Amarr and Alexis.
She was already dressed up and they were heading out.
"You too Amarr" Dianne began closing the door. "Why are you even frowning?" She asked with furrowed eyebrows.
Amarr just sighed, ignoring Dianne and she rolled her eyes.
They walked straight towards the main entrance and they stepped out of the dorm.
Alexis took in a deep breath and released it as the cool breeze ran through her hair.
It was almost 8pm. The pitch black sky was decorated by the half moon and the countless stars that surrounded it. Students roamed around chatting indistinctly and music could be heard from a distance.
Parked directly in front of the dorm was a black and white Ford EcoSport with dark tinted videos.
"Come on" Dianne said walking towards the car with a wide smile on her face.
She stepped into the backseat of the car with Alexis while Amarr sat in the front passenger seat.
"Hi guys" Dianne beamed.
"Hi" Alexis forced smile.
Blake huffed and turned back to face her. He sat in the driver's seat while Wayne was in the backseat with Dianne and Alexis. They had been waiting in the car the entire time.
"What took you guys so long!?" Blake yelled at Dianne.
"Issues" Dianne replied. Pulling the seatbelt.
Blake rolled his eyes and turned back to face the wheel.
"Ok, so where are we going?" He questioned.
"Lilly's" Dianne replied.
"Not really in the mood for Italian food" Amarr told her.
"Yeah" Wayne added.
"We gotta order the XXL pizza" Dianne said.
"And why would we do that?" Blake questioned with narrowed eyes.
"Cuz..." Dianne began "if we finish it under ten minutes, it's free" she explained "and then we get a large pizza for half the prize" she added. "Isn't that amazing?" She questioned.
"Sounds like a suicide mission" Wayne began "I'm in" he added with a shrug.
"What do you think Alexis?" Blake questioned.
"It's fine" she replied.
"Ok, so it's Lilly's then" Blake announced and he started the engine.
The drive took about twenty minutes. Music played through the speakers at full blast. Like the noise from the music player wasn't loud enough, Blake, Wayne and Dianne sang along, screaming out the lyrics to every song.
Alexis loved moments like that but she wasn't in the right mood and Amarr didn't seem so interested too.
The car finally screeched to a stop in front of Lilly's and the gang hopped out of the car. They frequently went there, it was slowly turning into their hangout spot.
They stepped into the restaurant and easily found an empty table.
"Hey Peter!" Dianne yelled out in the voice of Joe Swanson from family guy as they took their seats.
Peter who was standing behind the counter sharply raised his head and smiled immediately he saw them. He was the waiter who attended to them each time they came. He was just about their age so they got along really well.
He dropped the tray he was holding and hastily walked towards them, dusting his wine coloured shirt.
"Hi guys" he beamed as he got to their table.
"Hi" they replied.
"So what can I get you guys?" He asked slipping out a little note and pen.
"Your finest XXL pizza please" Dianne replied excitedly.
"Seriously?" Peter questioned with his eyebrows raised.
"It's crazy, we know" Blake replied with a shrug.
"Alexis, you're the only one who thinks things through." Peter began turning to Alexis who then started smiling "do you really wanna order an XXL pizza?" He questioned.
Alexis opened her mouth to say something but Dianne cut her short "oh so now you smile?" She questioned.
"Yeah" Alexis replied with a one sided shoulder shrug. Peter had just said she was the only one who thought things through, of course she was smiling.
'Not to brag, but it's true'.
"That's what Dianne wants" She said turning to Peter.
"Ok, but it's fifty bucks if you don't consume it under ten minutes" He told them as he turned his back to walk away.
"Ok, guys.." Dianne began "the pizza is probably gonna have about eighteen to twenty slices so that's four slices..." She was saying before she got interrupted by Alexis' ringtone.
"Sorry" she said slipping her phone out of her pocket to look at it. "It's my mum" she added "excuse me"
She got up from her seat and walked straight out of the place.
"So as I saw saying, " Dianne began "we're gonna take at most four slices each" she told the guys.
"What if it's eighteen slices?" Amarr questioned with his eyebrows raised.
"Then you guys take four slices while Lex and I take three" Dianne replied leaning into her chair.
"You're crazy" Wayne told her.
"There's no way we'll eat the whole pizza under ten minutes" Blake said.
"It's fine" Dianne began "if we fail, we'll all just contribute ten bucks" she added and all the guys raised their heads to glare at her. "What?" She questioned with a shrug.
Alexis stood outside the restaurant holding her phone up against her left ear with her back against the wall. She quietly listened to her mum talk and she sighed at intervals.
"Mum, I already told you I'm out with my friends" She said finally and she waited for her mum to respond. "We're just at a restaurant and we're leaving soon." She told her. "Ugh, no mum I don't skip lectures" she was already getting frustrated. "Yh, ok" she rolled her eyes. "Bye" she added and her mum immediately ended the call.
She sighed and tried to slip her phone back into her pocket but before she could, it rang again.
"Really mum?" She questioned, rolling her eyes again but when she looked at the screen, it was Dianne who was calling.
She furrowed her eyebrows and picked the call.
"The pizza is here" Dianne said immediately.
"Seriously? I'm coming" Alexis replied ending the call.
She pushed herself off the wall and turned to walk into the restaurant.
She got to the door and tried to step in but then she got blocked.
"Oh jeez" she muttered immediately she saw them.
"Meeting twice in one night, " LeAnne began "isn't this a coincidence" she added with a short laugh.
Adam and LeAnne stood right at the door post preventing Alexis from getting into the restaurant.
Like they hadn't caused enough damage already, they just had to show up at Lilly's too.
'why does the universe hate me?' Alexis thought.
"Alexis!" Dianne yelled from inside and Alexis cast a glance at her over Adam's shoulder.
She sat at the table with the guys and the pizza was already there.
"Oh I see you've got new friends" LeAnne began again. "So that's why you declined my invitation. Cuz you have new friends." she added "Why so hasty to replace me bestie?" She questioned and Alexis just kept mute.
All the memories were coming back again.
"Is this about me taking Adam away from you?" She asked mockingly. "well sorry but me and Adam are actually meant for each other" she said with a shrug. "It just took him a while to realize that" She added and Adam slipped his arm across her shoulders. "I'm glad you're moving on" she concluded with a smile.
"Come on baby" Adam said and they immediately walked past her.
"Bye bestie" LeAnne said right before they walked away.
Alexis just ignored her and walked straight to the table.
"Took you long enough, now we can..." Dianne was saying but Alexis just dropped her head on the table.
Then there was silence for about five seconds, the four of them just stared at each other.
"Lex, what's wrong with you?" Dianne questioned breaking the awkward silence. She shifted her chair closer to Alexis and tapped her arm. "Are you ok?" She asked.
"Who were those guys" Wayne questioned.
Then Alexis raised her head. Her eyes were blood red and hot tears ran down her cheeks.
She just couldn't hold back anymore.
"Alexis!" Blake exclaimed.
"Lex, come on talk to me, what's going on?, is this about your mum?" Dianne questioned, shifting even closer to her.
"Why are you crying?" Blake asked
"Was that them?" Amarr questioned getting up from his seat.
"Who?" Wayne furrowed his eyebrows, confused as fuck.
Alexis didn't answer any of the questions, she just kept crying.
"Come on Alexis" Amarr said. He had zero patience.
"Was that them?" Dianne questioned. "Adam and LeAnne?" She added.
Alexis took in her deep breath and released it, trying to pull herself together. Then she nodded.
"That's them" Dianne told Amarr.
"Wayne, Blake, come on" Amarr said to the guys and he began to walk out of the restaurant
Blake immediately got up and followed behind Amarr but Wayne just sat there in confusion.
"What the fuck is going on!?" He questioned right before he finally got up from his seat. He had no idea what was going on and neither did Blake but whatever.
"Lex, stop crying" Dianne said wiping off her tears.
Amarr stepped out of the restaurant and he immediately saw Adam getting into his car.
Just as Adam closed the door, Amarr flung it back open and yanked out the keys.
"What the hell?" Adam questioned stepping out of his car.
Amarr tossed the keys to Blake who was just coming out. Then Blake tossed it to Wayne and Wayne tossed it to Dianne who then slipped it into her pocket.
"Now" Amarr growled grabbing Adam by the collar. Before Adam could say anything, Amarr kicked his car door shut and slammed him against it.
Adam tried to keep his balance but he seemed a little bit dazed. He tried to swing at Amarr but Amarr just grabbed him and slammed him back against the the car door.
"Oh my God!" LeAnne yelled stepping out of the car. She tried to run towards Adam but she immediately felt a punch land on her jaw.
She stumbled backwards trying to keep her balance as she grabbed her jaw. Then she felt a liquid metallic substance fill her mouth. She slowly lowered her jaw and blood immediately gushed out, she fell to the ground at the sight of it.
"You're not even that pretty" that female voice echoed in her head and she turned.
Dianne stood right beside her with Alexis who had her arms folded in front of her. Both of them stared down at LeAnne who winced in pains.
"Alexis?" She questioned.
"Get up and fight LeAnne" Dianne fired before Alexis could say anything. Then she crouched down beside her. "or can you only talk?" She questioned, raising her a bit by her collar.
"No, no, please" LeAnne begged, tears immediately running down her cheeks mixing with the blood that was running down from the corner of her mouth.
"Ugh, you're pathetic" Dianne rolled her eyes.
Meanwhile, Adam struggled to keep his balance. Immediately he could stand straight, he threw a punch at Amarr. It landed right on his jaw.
"Yeah" he muttered.
Amarr raised his head to look at Wayne and Blake and they immediately got the message. They walked towards Amarr.
Adam, now realizing the danger, tried to back away but Wayne grabbed him, pulling him closer to them, then Blake gave him a low blow.
It should be stated that Wayne and Blake still had no idea why they were beating him up.
Adam groaned in pains and slowly went down on his knees. There was no recovery from that low blow.
"Come on, get up" Amarr said pulling Adam off his knees.
Blake and Wayne held him up against the car and Amarr gave a wicked chuckle seeing his exhausted face. Without hesitation, he (Amarr) flung his fist at his face and blood immediately dripped down his nose.
"Say you're sorry!" Dianne yelled at LeAnne giving her a kick in the ribs.
"I'm sorry" LeAnne groaned.
"I didn't hear you!" Dianne yelled again giving her another kick in the ribs.
"Oh my God, stop" Alexis muttered pulling Dianne back a bit.
As much as she wanted revenge, she wasn't really enjoying the view of LeAnne bleeding on floor.
"I am so sorry Alexis" LeAnne forced herself to say grabbing her ribs and wincing in pain.
Then Peter burst through the front doors of the restaurant panting.
"Guys you gotta get out of here, I just heard someone call the cops" he announced.
"The cops?" Alexis questioned.
"Who?!" Wayne asked
"Doesn't matter, we have to get out of here" Amarr told them.
"What about the pizza?" Dianne questioned.
It seemed like that was all she cared about.
"I already packed it to go" Peter replied.
"Good, bring it to the car, we'll send you the money" Blake told him.
The five of them dashed into Blake's car and Peter dashed back into the restaurant. Almost immediately, he dashed back out with the pizza and he handed it to them through one of the windows in the backseat.
"Thanks bro" Wayne said with a smile.
"Anytime" Peter replied.
Blake started the engine and Dianne threw out Adam's keys right before they zoomed off.
'turns out all Karma needed was a little boost' Alexis thought.