Love Me Now

Chapter 3

Can my life get any worse?

I get it, I've pissed the gods off and they are mad at me. So they made this my fate. Or why else would I have to be paired with the one person I've gotten to know in school? Though I couldn't exactly say I know him personally but I've had few encounters with him and must I say, they aren't the best.

I picked up my pace and walked faster down the road and was more than happy to see my home come to my view. Picking up my key from under the flower vase that sat on the porch, I opened the front door and was more than happy to see my new pet/friend run up to me.

"Hey you! How have you been?" I asked like I was going to get a reply. I bent down and carried her in my arms then led us to the kitchen.

I set Luna- yeah that's what I decided to name her- on the kitchen counter and turned to the refrigerator to find anything edible and of course nutritious there, because yeah I love to watch my diet.

I found nothing to my taste there and shut the refrigerator door in disappointment. I looked at Luna who was staring back at me expectantly and shrugged.

"Seems like we have some shopping to do buddy."

As if understanding what I said , she lept down from the counter and ran excitedly towards the front door but I stopped her.

I chuckled, " slow down girl, I still need to change out of this uncomfortable uniform."

She gave a dissatisfied whine but followed me to my room anyway. I got rid of my uniform and went to the bathroom to wash the dirts off of my skin . When I was satisfied with my clean skin , I went into my closet to get some comfy clothing to wear.

Once I finished, Luna and I headed downstairs and I attached her leash to her neck then we set out. Along the way, I began to tell Luna how my day went, including how I had been paired with the jerk at school. She just continued walking excitedly not seeming to really listen to what I was saying.

What was I expecting anyway?, it's not like she would reply me.

We got to the store and began to survey the place for what was considered necessary; cookies, cheese, bottles of water, nutrition bars, nutrition shakes and other snacks.

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We returned home about an hour later and my dad was already home. He was seated on the couch which -seems to be his favorite so far- watching the news with a glass of water before him.

"Hey dad." I greeted and walked to the kitchen to sort out what I had gotten from the store.

"Darling, how's school today?" He asked from his spot.

Great, now I have to think about art project with my partner again.

I released a breath and picked a bottle of nutrition shake for myself and poured Luna her food into her bowl. I walked into the living room and sat beside my dad.

"School was ...fine?" I replied in a question-like manner.

He turned to spare me a glance before returning his attention to the television screen.

"Just fine?" He asked.

Taking a bite from my snack, I shrugged my shoulders, "Yeah I guess."

He just nodded once, not wanting to push to topic.

We watched the news together for a while before I retired to my bedroom to start working on my assignments.

School's really tiring.

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"Bye darling, I'll be picking you up after school today." My dad offered me.

I smiled I nodded, " Okay, bye."

At least I won't be walking home today. I took a deep breath and walked into the school building, bracing myself for whatever would come my way.

I made my way to my locker and started sorting out my books just before the first bell rang. Great.

"New girl!" I heard someone yell from across the hallway. Pretending I didn't know who it was and who the person was referring to, I continued to rummage through my locker.

"New girl in ponytail, I'm talking to you." The voice boomed again.

Geez, I shut my locker and pressed my head against it in frustration. What does this jerk want from me now?.

I turned around in annoyance, "What is it?"

He smiled brightly at me and began to walk up to me not minding the fact that we were running late.

"New girl! What are you doing here?" He asked.

I stared at him like he has lost his mind, " what do you mean by 'what am I doing here?' I go to school here." I deadpan.

His moth formed an 'oh' like he just realized that.

I shook my head at him and started towards my first lesson not caring if he was following me or not.

"Hey new girl wait up." He said from behind me.

I turned around and almost bumped into him but said what I wanted to say anyway, "it's Annabelle not new girl."

"What?" He asked in confusion.

"I'm Annabelle."

He paused for a moment before cracking up.

I stared at him weirdly and thought he was crazy.

"Annabelle? Has in the possessed doll?" He asked mockingly.

I was dumbfounded that I could not believe he just said that.

Without saying anything else, I turned away from him and walked off. I'm certainly not working on my school project with that annoying but good looking jerk.

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