My whole body went still as my eyes connected with his. Something passed between us and his eyes flickered for a moment. Both of us didn't move. The spark that was passing between us kept on burning. I was feeling things I never felt before. But I was looking at him and he was looking at me.
BEFORE ~
'ARE YOU UP?', my mom, being the most curious person I've ever seen, screamed at the top of her voice. I came down after freshening up a little still looking like a mess. She came to a halt but being the dramatic woman she was, she nearly fainted when she looked at me.'What have you done to yourself? Sherri will be here any minute now and you are standing here?' I gave my mom an apologetic smile which she definitely did not buy. 'Rae, go change please and for God's sake, put on some make up'.
'Ugh okay, call me if you need help', I started walking towards my mom's room for clothes because Sherri was a fashionista. She hated people wearing clothes that were baggy or not extra. And all I owned were clothes that were baggy or not extra.
Sherri had been my best friend since we were born. I always wanted to be her. Carefree, wild, out there and most importantly, she did what she wanted to. Her dreams were BIG. Like me. And we used to dream together. She never had me in any of her dreams. Which pretty much explained her moving away to LA after high school and cutting off all contacts with us. She has been chasing her dreams ever since high school ended and a major role in her dreams was played by her filthy rich family. I couldn't do that because of obvious reasons. We weren't rich. Were they coming back to meet us? No. But they were coming back.
I lived in Portsmouth, a small town in New Hampshire, USA. It was a really pretty town. I loved it here but I didn't want to spend my whole life here. I put on a cute cardigan and a pair of black pants. After pulling up my hair into a ponytail, I finally drop the idea of putting on make-up. I walked back to the living room. Mom looked at me and fought her urge to force me into wearing something nicer and said 'Better.' She never forced things on me, grateful for that.
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