Girl With The Diamond Eyes

Venting time

The night before a huge test I decided to invite my best friend Chloe to sleep at my house. Not only to watch movies , stalk celebrities on Instagram or "study" - who's got time for that. But to actually sit down and talk which I have been wanting to do for a while now but Chloe has been to busy with her sports and has pushed it aside.

"An?" Chloe says to me in a quiet , but yet sweet voice.
"Yes?" I answer looking up from my phone curiously.
"I need your opinion." She says with a serious look on her face.
"About what?" I say worried.
"My dress to the prom of course!" Chloe screams with excitement in her voice.
I chuckle while leaning over to her, waiting for the dress options.

Chloe swipes through pictures on her phone showing me her favorite dresses. We stay up for hours looking for just the right one.
"I think I've made up mind!" Chloe says , her eyes full of joy.
"The purple mermaid dress with the sweetheart neckline." Chloe explains.
"I was going to suggest the same one. It will look beautiful on you!" I say trying to put on a smile.

"An , what is it?" Chloe says with a worried tone in her voice.
"N-nothing." I say trying to hold back my tears.
Chloe gives me a stern look waiting for me to tell her the truth.
I sigh as I give into her piercing eyes. "My mom..." I say with a shaky voice.
"I-im so sorry An. I didn't know it would upset you that I brought it pro-". Before Chloe could finish her sentence I interrupt.

"No , no. It's not your fault , you have absolutely nothing to apologize for." Chloe looks up seeing the tears run down from my crystal blue eyes. I look up giving her a small but fake smile.

My mom was brutally murdered on the night of my older sister Debra's prom. She was gang banged and hijacked when I was only 14. But you'll find out more about that later.

Chloe climbs to the other side of the bed and jumps on me , giving me a huge bear hug.
"I'm here for you." She whispers in my ear , giving me a sweet smile.

The next morning

B

rrriinngggg! I hear as the alarm on my iPhone 6s goes off.
"What time is it?" Chloe asks wiping her big brown eyes and looking over her shoulder at me.
"6:45 a.m. " I say letting out a great big yawn.

Chloe soon gets up and walks towards the mirror , pulling the elastic she kept around her arm and tying it around her long blonde hair.

I on the other hand
Still lying down on the bed , checking my Snapchat stories.
Chloe is an athlete , which means she's almost always full of energy.

"Anna!" I hear a little high pitched scream coming from Chloe.
"Y-yesss." I say almost dropping my phone.
"Time to get up. Plus we have a History test today that we are most probably going to fail." She says giggling.
"Five more minutes." I say covering my face with my pillow.