Chapter 43
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We get stopped by the one and only.
"Did you miss me?" My dad asks with a smirk
"Was I suppose to?" I ask as I place my hands on my hips and walk in front of him
"Did your mother feed you more lies about me?" He asks with an amused expression
My mom told me everything that I needed to know about my dad when she reached her breaking point. Shortly after that they got a divorce.
"If you don't mind I would like to get a snack" I say effectively changing the subject as I go to walk around him only to have him grip my upper arm tightly
"We will talk later" he says putting the emphasis on the word 'will'
"I'm looking forward to it" I say sarcastically before I rip my arm from his grip and continue my journey towards the snack table
"You weren't kidding when you said he was bad news" Carolina whispered as we picked up a finger sandwich
"He's a drunk," I say before I can stop myself.
Carolina looks at me with wide eyes.
"He started when my mom banned me from ever visiting him again" I say quietly before I take another bite of my sandwich
"I tried to visit him in secret, it was a mistake" I say as I stare into oblivion
"You don't have to explain it if you're uncomfortable" Carolina says but I shake my head
"He blamed me for their divorce then threw three glass bottle at me, I still have the scars" I say before I turn to her with an emotionless look
"I don't hate him, but I know he needs help" I finish as I wipe my hands on a napkin and look around at all the dancing bodies
"I'm so sorry, Aspen" Carolina says with a sympathetic tone
"Why are you apologizing? It's not your fault" I say in a monotone voice before I see someone walk through the front door
Oh my fucking god.
It's a girl. She's wearing a simple black mask that's paired with a black textured tuxedo. Instead of a tie she has a ribbon. Her shoes are similar to mine and her hair is messily parted to the side.
She looked gorgeous.
"Who is that?" I ask with curiosity clear in my voice
"Shit," I hear Carolina curse beside me which causes me to snap out of my gawking and look at her frazzled state
"What's wrong?" I ask
"I think I left my phone outside near the bench" she says with obvious stress in her facial features
"I'll go find it for you, what color is it?" I ask
"Yellow, thank you so much" she says before she hugs me and sends me on my way
Well that was random.
I quickly make my way through the living room and out the double doors, again.
I carefully search the bench for a yellow phone only to be met with nothing.
Did someone take it?!
"Hello miss" I hear a voice behind me which causes me to freeze before I slowly turn around and meet the face of the gorgeous mystery woman.
Sweet baby Jesus.
"I could help but notice that you seem a little hurried" She asks with a voice as smooth as butter which causes a shiver to go up my spine
Even her voice is sexy.
But it's kind of familiar.
"I know this may sound weird, but have we met before?" I ask her as I try to gauge her facial features under the mask
"I think I would've remembered a beauty like yourself" she says as she lightly grips my hand and brings it up before placing her soft on my knuckle
I blush as she looks up at me before removing my hand from her hold.
"Thank you" I say as I look down
She uses her pointer finger to lift my chin up before she tucks a strand of hair behind my ear.
She caresses my cheek with her thumb while holding eye contact with me.
Her long blonde hair and bright green eyes seem so familiar.
Wait a minute.
She could possibly be-?
I carefully untie her mask and pull it off only to be met with Charlotte's face.
What?!
She said that she wasn't coming?
"But- you- I- we- huh?" I ask in confusion which causes her to smirk at my confused expression
"It ended early so I decided to surprise you" she says as she trails her hands down to firmly hold my hips
"How did you know it was me?" I ask which makes her smile
"I may or may not have had help from Carolina" she says with a shrug
"Let me guess, she didn't actually lose her phone?" I ask
"Nope, she's had it with her the whole time" she says
"Of course she has" I say as I shake my head
"Are you happy to see me?" She asks with a curious tone. I place my hand on my chin in a thinking motion which causes Charlotte to scoff as I smile.
"Of course I'm happy to see you" I say as I wrap my hands around her neck and give her a hug
We stay in this position for a couple of minutes until we're interrupted.
"I hate to break up this moment, but Aspen your mom is looking for you" I hear Carolina say
"It's okay" I say with a smile as I make my way towards the house
"Could your timing be any worse?" I hear Charlotte groan in annoyance behind me which causes me to laugh
"Come on, you big baby" I tease her as I stop and hold my hand out for her
She just pouts at my joke as she laces our fingers together.
"Not so big and bad now, huh?" Carolina teases which causes Charlotte to glare at her before we make our way into the house
"Aspen, come on" Charlotte says with an annoyed tone
She's been scolding me for thirty-minutes.
It's the last day of school before Christmas break.
"It's the last day and it's only half a day" she shouts in irritation
"Shut up, my mom is still sleeping" I say from under my blanket
"Ugh" she groans in irritation
"If you get up I'll buy your food for the whole day" she says with obvious regret in her tone
"You should've said that thirty minutes ago" I say as I get up and walk into the bathroom to get ready
"I give up" I hear Charlotte say in disbelief as she throws her arms up in the air
