AWW WINTER, ARE YOU BLUSHING?

’’Wake up’’ someone shakes my shoulders

‘’no’’ I groan and start rolling when suddenly, I feel someone’s hands under my legs and back. I flutter my eyes open and see Christian staring at me with an amused expression plastered on his face. That’s when I notice the sky above him and everything clicks, I was on his arms. I look so tiny on his arms. I know it’s not right but his arms were warm and I wanted to stay there forever. Wait! I didn't just say that!

‘’hey there Winter’’ he says with a smirk

‘’what are doing? Put me down’’ terribly not wanting him to put me down, what's wrong with me?

‘’ don’t tell me you don’t like it’’ he says with his famous smirk.

‘’I don’t ‘’ I lied

‘’okay’’ he shrugs and just pulls his hands out of my body

‘’Owwww’’ I shout falling on my ass JERK! And I instantly started feeling cold. What is he? A heater?

‘’You wanted me to put you down’’ he says nonchalantly and laughs

‘’Chris will you ever stop being a jerk’’ Jace says giving me a hand to stand, I hesitate but accept it and stand

I start rubbing my ass and feel someone’s gaze.

‘’stop it’’ I say finding Christian’s scrutinizing gaze on my ass.

which causes his face, to turn into a shade of pink. Is he blushing? I fail to understand, as his famous smirk comes back on his face.

‘’stop what?’’ he asks innocently

‘’whatever you were doing’’ I roll my eyes

‘’What was I doing?’’ I can feel my cheeks heating up. This is so embarrassing!!

‘’aww Winter, are you blushing?’’ he says with an amused expression with the smirk playing on his lips

‘’no’’ I say rolling my eyes

‘’yes you were’’

‘’whatever. Thank you for the ride Jace’’ I say smiling at him just when I say this someone calls my name I turn around and see Nathan running towards me

‘’hey little foot, long time no see’’ Nathan says ruffling my hair

‘’stop’’ I say hitting his chest

‘’Come on! Don’t I deserve a hug from my favorite little being?’’

‘’even if you did, you lost the chance by calling me little’’ I say playfully glaring at him

‘’aww come on’’ he pulls my hands and I flinch

‘’what do you think you are doing?’’ Christian says standing beside me with gritted teeth and clenched fist.

‘’oh, Kate I am so sorry I forgot’’ Nathan says with a gloomy expression.

‘’No, no it’s fine’’ I assure him. I hate it how people think it’s their fault that they cannot even shake hands or pull me for a hug, it’s my problem which has no solution. It hurts not being normal and it hurts, even more, when people are affected by your abnormality.

‘’Christian and Jace? what are guys doing here?’’ Nathan asks sounding cold, an expression I have never seen of his. Oh yeah how can I forget they are so-called 'Rivals'

‘’They came to drop me’’ I say before anyone of them could answer

‘’you could have called me I would have gladly picked you up’’

‘’and be the reason for you to ride a wheelchair? No thanks.’’ I scoff. And hear the three of them chuckle.

‘’well thank you for dropping her and I think we should get going’’ Nathan says

‘’where?’’ I ask raising an eyebrow

‘’in my place, Mary needed to go somewhere and both Pete and Angelina are in our place, let’s go no one ate lunch without you. I am starving’’ I laugh at his drama

‘’Thanks again’’ I say Jace once again and not missing the anger on Christian’s eyes

We walk towards Nathan’s house which is just across ours. Nathan's house is just like ours from the outside but from the inside, it’s no less than a millionaire’s place. Not to mention they are a hell of a rich family. But I never felt them having pride in being that rich.

‘’I think-‘’ Nathan starts but is cut by Pete’s LOUD Voice

‘’Sissy!! Come straight towards the dining table!! I am so hungry!!’’

‘’if you were that hungry you could have just eaten your food’’ I say rolling my eyes

‘’Katherine, how are you, honey?’’ Mrs. Black says hugging me

‘’fine. how are you?’’ I say hugging her back

‘’fine. okay sit before Pete starts shouting again’’

‘’yeah she was starving me’’ he says crossing his arms over his chest. So much for being a 13-year-old!

After having lunch at the Blacks, we go back to our home. After 30 minutes, Baby mum comes back saying one of her friends needed her.

The whole week had been terrible, would be an understatement. Starting from assignments to tests and not to mention I had to do Christian’s assignments as well. I am so sure I am going to top on my next senior years as I have already researched those topics, 'RESEARCHED' yes that idiot didn’t even help a little bit with his assignment saying something like ‘’then it would be easy for you to do’’ so yeah I did his assignments and mine as well!

Nevertheless, here I am sitting on my bed, on a Saturday evening and Emily rummaging through my cupboard to pick my outfit for the party.

‘’Em are you done?’’ I say rolling on my bed

‘’wait, where is it? I am sure I saw it here’’ she mutters to herself and my phone rings showing my mum’s name on the screen I flop out of my bed

‘’Emmy I will be back’’ and answer the call sitting on the living room’s couch

‘’Hey mum’’ I say softly

‘’baby, how are you honey?’’ her soft, charming voice says

‘’I am fine momma, how are you?’’

‘’I am fine as well. I miss you’’

‘’I miss you too momma, when will visit us?’’

‘’Soon I hope’’ she sighs ‘’so how’s the new senior year? Sorry honey I didn’t get time to ask you earlier’’

‘’no mum it’s fine’’ I assured her ‘’it’s good. Though subjects became tougher, I am still coping up’’

‘’I know! My baby’s a genius’’ she cooed, making me giggle,

‘’so what are doing today?’’

‘’I am going to a party’’ I say nervously

‘’Really! I am glad baby have fun and send me pictures of your outfit!’’ she exclaims.

‘’sure thing-‘’ I was cut off by Peter ‘’is that mum?!’’ he shouted

‘’yeah’’ before I could say anything else, he snatches the phone from my hand.

‘’Hey Mum!!’’ in his most harmonic voice, I couldn’t help but laugh at his antics.

‘’it’s Ells? I guess’’ Baby mum asks, smiling and leaning on the doorframe, crossing her arms over her chest.

‘’yeah’’ she sends me an appreciating nod and crosses me to go the kitchen after patting my back

‘’Emily was looking for you by the way, and she was quite excited’’

Baby mum says, turning around, and I hum in response and head to my room.

I find Emily sitting and typing something on her phone and beside her were two dresses.

‘’I found your dress!!’’ she squeals and shows me the dress and my jaws drop. The dress was beautiful would be an understatement, it was a blue knee-length strapless dress, I remember it was one of mum’s gifts but I never wore it as it shows too much of my skin, and sadly, I won’t be wearing it today.

‘’Em’’ I sigh ‘’I cannot wear it’’ I say with dejected eyes

Her smile falters ‘’why what’s the problem with this dress?’’

‘’Em it will expose too much of my skin’’

‘’so what? you have nothing to be ashamed of’’

‘’that’s not case’’

‘’So what’s the case? Tell me, you never share anything, Kate, don’t you trust me? don’t say you do, because if you did, you would have told me what’s bothering you, I know something happened in New York I knew the exact moment I met you, I still remember how you avoided shaking hands. I was there remember!? I love you, Kate, so much! And I want to help you! I thought you would tell me one day, but that one day doesn’t seem to come’’

‘’I am so sorry Em I didn’t-‘’

‘’ don’t! Give me some space’’ she said and ran downstairs.

What did I do? My best- friend, my sister, was angry with me. I felt so bad, self-centered. I always thought about myself and didn’t know people around me always wanted to help me, always told, that they were always there, but what did I give them in return? Nothing.

‘’Baby are you fine?’’ Baby mum said pulling me closer to her. I didn’t know I was crying until she wiped away my tears.

‘’I feel so bad Baby mum!’’ my voice was cracking

‘’shush baby, shush’’ she said softly pulling me closer

‘’no! I was so selfish I never tried to know how the people around me feel about my abnormality, I always kept pitying myself’’, I spat

‘’no baby. You are in no way abnormal! Don't you dare say that again! and you are not comfortable speaking about it. Trust me, baby, I know Em will get it. And about the dress; honey, live your life like a teenager would, I know you have a dark past, and no one should go through the phase you have gone through, but you cannot just keep sitting in the past and live with this fear baby, this is not healthy.’’

‘’I want to get myself out of the darkness, baby mum, trust me! I do! It's so freaking suffocating! I hate it! But it’s not easy!’’

‘’you know what, Theodore Roosevelt once said,

‘Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.’

Nothing is easy baby, that’s why its earth, not heaven.’’ She said smiling softly

‘’When did you get all poetic?’’ I said jokingly

‘’ I have always been one, it’s just you never noticed’’ she said rolling her eyes and making me laugh

‘’Now go, talk to Emily and wear the dress she chose for you’’ she said looking at me expectantly and I nodded I couldn’t bear to break another heart.