Wattpad Pick: High School Hijinks - March 2, 2018 ||
After standing up to the popular crowd on her first day at Alcott High, Melody Reese's start at a new school becomes a very different one than she had hoped for. A second run-in later, she with th...
"Yeah, I guess so," I mumbled shyly. I felt uncomfortable with all the attention and outpouring of compliments. It didn't feel like I could own them, especially with all the negativity floating around the school.
"You are just too cool," Ms. Foster grinned, heading back to her desk.
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When I got home, Margot was on her way up the stairs. She stopped and looked down at me as I took my jacket and snow-covered shoes off.
"Your father has a bit of time tonight, so we are doing a family dinner," she said. "Get changed and be down soon." I nodded as she continued up the stairs.
I went up to my room and flopped down on my bed, feeling both mentally and physically drained. I didn't want to move much less muster up the energy to look nice for a stupid family dinner. I didn't want to deal with Mia's snide comments, with Margot's glares, or compete for my father's attention. At the same time, I knew that if I didn't go, I'd get all that plus more. Damned if I did, damned if I didn't.
So, I dragged myself off the welcoming mattress and stepped over to my closet. I pulled out a little khaki-coloured plaid skirt, that buttoned up at the front, then matched it with a cropped, brownish-red sweater. I put them on and decided to braid the back of my hair and throw everything up into a bun. Not feeling the fancy footwear, I slipped on a cute pair of flats and then headed downstairs.
I was the first one to the table, so I pulled out my phone and looked at my Instagram account. There were about three hundred people following me, which was interesting because I had no clue who they were. The number had gone up a little since the Scarlett Noir picture came out and I wondered if it would continue to grow. I looked down at the tiny notification sign that showed forty likes and five new followers, I opened it.
It read:
'spooky.alani.reynolds followed you'
'jack-jk followed you'
'emma-mariemurphy followed you'
'noah.phillips_iam followed you'
'megzzz followed you'
I was most concerned about my friends following me. Especially now. If everyone at my school found it. Would there be horrible comments? Would they plaster my pictures around the school and draw mean things on it? Would Diesel be creepily messaging me? What if–
"No phones at the table!" Margot snapped, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Oh, I was just looking at– "
"I said no phones," she said, cutting me off. As she sat down, I put my phone on my chair, and I watched as Mia and my dad came one by one to the dinner table. They sat down in their usual seats and began reaching for the food that was set out by Leslie.
"So, Mia, how's school going?" Margot asked.
"Good. The new semester is easy so far," she said digging her fork into her chicken breast.
"What about you Melody?" my dad asked.
"School's fine," I said.
"Is it?" Mia asked, slyly. My father's eyebrows furrowed, and he looked to me for clarification. Margot raised an eyebrow at me but said nothing as she chewed her food.
"It is," I said firmly, throwing a harsh look towards Mia. "My teacher entered one of my art projects into a contest, but we'll see how that goes."
"That's good," my dad replied.
"One of the pictures for the photo shoot I did for that magazine is up," I said, shyly. "If you'd like to see it."
"Show him after we finish eating, Melody," Margot said, her voice sickly sweet. It was so fake and unlike her. As always, she was putting on a show my father.
"Yes, after we eat, dear," my dad agreed with a smile.
Margot then started telling my father about this lovely resort she saw online, taking his attention away... predictable. Another thing that was predictable was that the phone would ring shortly after he finished eating and he would probably not see the picture tonight. Or any other night.
But it didn't matter. I was used to it.
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Author's Note: Hey! Hey! Hey friends! Another day, another chapter! Haha! I hope you enjoyed this one! Melody's picture is out and everyone seems to love it! What do you think it means for Melody now that people know about her instagram? And isn't Margot a little sassy one? What do you think might happen next?
Also, who saw Paper Thin made it to 200,000 reads and 8000 votes a couple days ago?! I am beyond thrilled! Thank you so so much! :D
