The Players BestFriend

Chapter 22

"Thanks." She replied trying to hide her heated cheeks.

"No problem." I smiled. "I'm gonna finish getting ready now. You can go and get ready in my dads bathroom. I would let you in mine, but you know how small it is."

"Yep." she said, popping the P, walking towards my dad's bathroom.

I started applying my neutral makeup: Just nude base, a little mascara to enhance my bottom and top eyelashes, and light brown eye shadow with a hint of sparkle. I looked at my reflection and once I was satisfied, I went to my closet to find today's outfit. I always try to find something that will bring out the color of my eyes that day. My eye color tends to change due to the weather.

I chose a pair of dark blue jean shorts with a few cuts on the pockets in the front and back, a gray Hollister shirt that was low cut with a red Hollister logo, a black spring scarf with red flowers on it, and a pair of red sandals with a diamond flower on the intersection of the two straps. I didn't wear any jewelry because I figured the scarf was enough accessory for this outfit. Where my hair is pinned in the back, Brooklyn added a red bow with black polka dots. As you can tell, my eyes are a dark brown color so wearing a bright red will bring out the dull color.

"Babe, you look hot!" Brooklyn stated, whistling at me.

"Thanks boo." I giggled, picking up my cell phone and purse.

"Ezra is gonna be following you around all day like a lost puppy. Heck, all the guys will."

"Pff... Whatever." I replied, not believing her.

"You need some more self confidence." She stated matter-of-factly.

"And you need to finish getting ready." I said, looking her up and down. "You haven't even put any pants on. Hurry up! I don't want to be late!" I shouted, a little bossy.

"Whatever you say Ms. Kylie." she said, walking away.

I skipped down to the kitchen to grab a small, late breakfast which in my case is a quick bowl of cereal. I grabbed a bowl, spoon, milk, and coco pebbles and set them on the table.

I devoured the yummy-to-my-tummy cereal in like 5 minutes. Brooklyn still hasn't came down and I'm starting to lose my patience. We still have go pick up Cody.

"Brooklyn!! Get your a** down here right now!!!!!" I exclaimed at the bottom of the stairs. 

"I'm trying to French braid my hair but it's not going too swell!" she yelled back.

Ugh! I have to do everything for her like she's a 5 year old.

"You really need to start getting ready earlier." I said, french braiding her nappy hair.

"I already know this."

"Then do it."

"I will, starting tomorrow."

"Yeah right." I whispered to myself.

"What was that?"

"Oh nothing." I replied.

"Yeah that's what I thought." She said, causing me to roll my eyes.

We finally finished and are now on our way to school. Brooklyn and I are both turning in our projects today so we decided to just skip the morning break and go straight to Mr. Jimmy's class. Ezra text me when I arrived at school and told me that I looked beautiful today even though he hasn't even seen me. He says he doesn't need to see me to know I'm beautiful; it's a given. I thought it was sweet and so did Brooklyn. She started squealing like a little girl when she read the message. A few people laughed at her but you know her; she doesn't care about what anyone thinks.

Cody seemed a little distant this morning. He didn't say Hi to me this morning like he normally does. I found it strange but Brooklyn just shrugged her shoulders like it was normal. I asked what was wrong but he just pretended like he didn't know what I meant when he clearly did. I made a note to myself to ask him again at lunch. No matter how annoying I'm gonna be, I'm gonna find out what's wrong with that boy.

We stepped into Mr. Jimmy's class but he was speaking with someone. I couldn't tell for sure who it was but her hair looks awfully familiar.

Wait.... I know that hair.....

"Ms. Kylie. I'm glad you're here. This is Loren. She's a new student here. I want you to be her tour guide for the day. Show her the ropes, get to know her, maybe even become best friends." He smiled, introducing me to the girl I already know as Ezra's ex-girlfriend.

"Umm.....Yeah. We've actually met before. It's nice to see you again Loren." I faked a smile.

"Yeah it is nice to see you again. I'm glad I at least know a few people here." She giggled.

"Well I'm gonna let you be. Now Kylie, I expect you to be kind to Loren. Don't leave her behind or just throw her off to another student to handle. She is your responsibility." Mr. Jimmy demanded, looking at me with his eyebrows arched.

"I will be the best tour guide this world has ever seen." I smiled genuinely.

"I hope so. Do you have your projects ready to turn in?" He asked.

"Oh yeah. I tried really hard on this. Maybe you can give me all of my points....." Brooklyn suggested, handing him her and her partners essay and interviews with me doing the same thing.

"We'll see. I know you've tried very hard on this. I saw you at the library last night working your butt off. I expect it to be the best paper yet."

"I don't know about that......" Brooklyn said, putting her hands in her pockets.

"Well I'm going to get a cup of coffee and a small waffle. I will see you girls in class, ready to learn." He said, walking off towards the teachers lounge.

"Well Loren, I'm gonna start off by saying this school is far from perfect. The lunch is horrible, we don't get enough breaks, we get tons of homework, and we can't miss more then 7 days or we won't graduate so I suggest you come to school every day that you can and when you can't, bring an excuse." I said.

"Got it. Oh by the way, Mason wants you to come over tomorrow. Adrienne tried to talk him out of it, but she lost. Mason seems to like you which is very rare. It took forever to convince him to like me." She laughed.

"Yeah Ezra and I were already planning on coming over tomorrow."

"Good. I could use a friend that isn't a slut." She giggled. "Hey, where are the restrooms? I've really gotta go." She stated, hopping on one leg.

"Go all the way down the hall and it will be on your left. It has a huge picture of a stick figure in a dress. You won't miss it." I replied, pointing down the hall.

"Got it. Thanks." She said, practically running down the hall.

"So... That's the Loren.....Ezra's...."

"Yeah, that's her. I can't believe she goes here now. I hope she doesn't try to win Ezra back because I can't compete with her. She will win every time. Her and Ezra have history and love we don't have."

"You will be fine. She has a boyfriend and her and Ezra are just friends. He asked you on a date for a reason. He likes you. Don't worry about her."

"I'll try, but I can't make any promises."

She just had to come here out of all the schools. And I just so happen to get chosen as her tour guide. This is gonna be one long day.