Entwined (on hold)

Chapter 12

Chapter 12 Arabella's POV

As soon as I stepped back into the dorm fresh out of the shower I was moving back into the bathroom again. Shocked by the sight of Harry sitting on my bed and Ally shuffling through her clothes.

"Ari?" She calls to me. "Are you getting ready?" She asks knocking lightly on the door. I lean against it mortified that Harry just saw me in nothing but a towel. No guy besides Nathan has seen me like that even if it was for a second. Its still highly embarrassing.

"Ready for what?" I ask her wishing I had brought my clothes in here. I didn't think anyone was going to be back by the time I got out. My phone calls took up toomuch time.

"The party you promised me you would come to!" She reminds me causing me to throw my head back. I had forgotten all about that. I'm not prepared to go to a party. I am so exhausted. Between class and dancing all day. And I really need to get working on the work I'm going to miss next Monday and Tuesday. "Don't even think about flaking on me!" She pounds on the door once.

I take a deep breath before replying. "Will you get me that dress you were going to let me wear?"

"Yes!" She calls sounding very excited. I can just take my car so that I don't have to stay as late as I know she is going to. And Harry is here to talk about dance. Is he ready to talk in front of Ally? We do need to talk, like now. We're already down to four months before the competition.

Ally pushes open the door sticking the dress through the door. "Hurry and I can do you hair and make up. We have to leave soon." She tells me.

"I can do them." I assure her but she instantly starts naming all the reasons I can't. I tune her out while I get dressed. She did this to help me relax and its only making me more tense. This is going to be a very long night. I have no idea where we're going and the only person I am going to know is her. I really need to make time for more friends. I'm so busy that I never notice how few of friends I really have. Anthony is my only one. I have Ally but its not the same.

I walk out of the bathroom and instantly feel Harry's eyes reach me. I ignore him for the moment and ask Ally to do whatever shes going to with me. She sits me down in her computer chair right across from Harry. Now its hard to avoid eye contact with him.

"Hi." I speak to him. His lip twitches slightly at my tone. I know I sound nervous and I am. I'm going to some strange party with strange people.

"Hi." He chuckles running his thumb over his bottom lip with piercing intact. I look for longer than I should before pulling away.

"I would die for your eyes." Ally says to me as she coats them in endless amounts of makeup. I don't respond but watch as Harry's phone rings and he leaves the room. I silently wonder who it was. Was it a girl hes seeing? Was it a friend? What would they talk about? Does whoever it is know he's going to be dancing with me? Probably not. Ally, who seems to me to be his bestfriend, doesn't even know.

"Alright thats done. Lets do your hair. Its so thick I don't know what to do with it. Mines too thin."She picks up stray pieces and then glances at the clock. "We don't have much time. We'll go simple." She speaks grabbing my bangs and starts braiding.

By the time we start walking to the car my feet are already killing me from these heels. How do girls wear these everyday? I can feel blisters coming on already.

"Are you sure the dress isn't too short?" I pull at the hemline as I hide behind Ally. I don't want people to see me. I feel like I'm naked walking around like this.

Ally stops walking,turns around and wraps her arms around my shoulders.

"Listen to me, you are a beautiful strong sexy woman. You should start showing it. Don't be self conscious of anyway you look or what people will think. You're young and you deserve to act like it. Got it?" She asks in a stern voice. I just nod releasing the bottom of my dress. She smiles and wraps one arm around me as we finish our walk to the car.