Big Large Family

I walked in, scanned the class for any familiar face but did not find any, no surprise there so I went to my new favorite spot the back corner seat to see it as already been taken by no other than Vera Brown

"I guess i am not the only one that like this little corner" I said to myself smiling at her

"Hey

Nice running into you here

I looked everywhere for you at the party but I couldn't find you" I said as I sat next to her

"My dad let me leave early because it was a school night" She explained

"If my dad knew my brother took me to a party on a school night he will skin him alive"

I laughed having a mental picture of that playing out

"So your brother is really Xavier Anderson" She said out of nowhere

"What!!

That is nonsense

What makes you even think so?"

I tried playing it cool but I was starting to lose my shit

"Come on Sam

It is not that hard to put two together and figure it out

The dress you wore was identical to the one Xavier's date wore, you also just confirmed that your brother was your date last night and the...."

"That those not mean anything

It was a just been a big coincidence

I mean me been Xavier sister that is just hilarious"

I forced out a little laugh to back my point

"Did you also run into Sandro last night?

Does he know?"

She asked looking concerned making me game plan for a second

"Yes

I more than ran into him

We were assigned to the same table

Oh my God how did you know

We are going to meet this afternoon and I have no idea what to..." I stopped talking once I realized I was been baited and I fell right into her trap

"See

I knew it"

she laughed doing a little victory dance

"You played me

Nicely done"

I said in defeat

"You already looked stressed out

All you needed was a listening ear" She said

"Now that you already know

I need your help" I let out a long sigh

"About Sandro?" She asked

"Yes he want to meet after school today to talk and I don't have a freaking clue on what to expect and it is making me lose my damn mind

Not knowing what is going on his mind right now

Who knows maybe he already told his friends who will have told their girlfriend and then their friends and before we know it it will be all over school then ENINWAH and celebrity gossip and that will be the end of my normal life and welcome to the......"

"Stop there

You need to catch some air"

She comforted me unknowing preventing a full meltdown

"Come on do it with me

Breathe in and out

In and out"

she held out my hands and I starting the breathing exercise with her

Till i stopped feeling  like a ticking bomb

"I am all good"

I said breathing out 

"Okay

Then let's start from the beginnings and a bit slower this time but not too slow our teacher will soon be here any minute from now" she looked at me one last time to be sure

"I had a nasty fallout in my former school when I realize all my friends were just taking advantage of my family name and that I had no true friend

so I decided to start afresh with my brother here in a new town where no one knew me

I did not exactly have any plan until I met Bianca at the mall and surprisingly she did not immediately cling to me like they usually do instead she sent me out mom store saying I couldn't afford the product because I was in a big T and a sweatpants

At first I was angry but then it came to me that this could be my only chance at a normal life with no fake friends around and all I have  to do is keep my family and brother a secret and everything was going well up until yesterday night when my brother begged me to go a certain party with him

That is when this whole mess started

I first ran into Sandro at the entrance then the dress incident happened which is where we met and then I walked out to meet him and then found out we will sitting on the same table as his sister is my brother's love interest in his new movie

I think that cover about everything"

I rumbled them all out

"Okay

That actually explains a lot and now you have to meet him to know what he wants for his silence" She says catching up to my current issue

"Yes

I usually have an idea in what to expect

Usually I always have an idea in what to expect for girls it either a new bag from Fin or a piece of jewelry from Tiffany, While guys either want a ticket to any sport or VIP ticket to a certain club or concert but I do not think he will be into any of those stuff" I cried out

"I see where you are coming from I mean I have been in this school for almost all my life and I have no idea what he might want

The guy practically has everything"

She said making me more nervous

"This is bad

This is really bad

If he has everything then he has no reason to want to keep my secret"

I began panicking

"First things first

I am going to need you to calm down

Freaking out is just going to waste the time you do not have so man up

Are you ready?" She asks

"Yes

I think so"

I said not sure at all

"Good

The first thing is gain control of the whole situation, you can not let him know he is getting to you or else he would likely use it to his advantage then let him be the one to start the.........."

She was interrupted by rustling of door and the arrival of your teacher

"Good luck"

"But....."

"No but

Just try to act cool and everything should work out  fine"

she said cutting me off

"Okay I am trusting you here

I just hope your plan does not backfires

Let's meet at Adam's party and I will give a feedback of how it all goes down"

I said bringing out my book

"Well about Adam's party I am not........"

"Oh My God

I am so sorry I didn't even ask if were invited"

I said feeling horrible

"Oh No

It is not that

It would be crazy if I wasn't invited trust me" She said

"So you guys like know each other or what and why then are you not coming?"

I asked  wondering why anyone will willingly miss Adam's party

"We more than know each other

We basically grew up together"

She laughed it off as she hanged her bag by the side of her chair

"How did that happen and also how did this happen?" I asked very confused

"Well our parents are really close so we became diaper buddies but then middle school happened and the rest is history but we do say hi every now and then to each other in the hallway" She explained

"Wait so your parents are friends with the Arthur's?" That was the only sentence that stuck to me

"Hey

How is this surprising to you I mean you are an Anderson for fuck sake

Rich people are like one big large family everyone knows everyone

I would not be shocked if we later found out our Daddy's go to the same golf club" She said looking at me like I was  stupid

"Yeah trust me i know that

It is just that you know Harold Arthur

He is my idol

I look up to that man and you are telling me that you got to grow up in his backyard

That is mind blowing so excuse me if I need a few minute to process that" I said still in shock

"Well as you know my dad is like a big time producer but before that he and uncle Harold use to help each other out

Uncle Harold will provide my dad with his amazing masterpiece for his movies and back then it was a big deal so that how they became friends and the rest his history" she said

"Oh that actually explains a lot

So why are not coming?"

I asked again

"I have not decided if I am going or not

High school parties are usually just loud and noisy which is not really my scene

I will pick my bed over a drunk night any day" she said and I could total understand why

"I understand better than you know but it is also good to go out and just have stupid fun ever now and then

So I will be expecting at Adam's party tomorrow night and I will make it worth your......"

"Class settle down

Before we get started we have a new student with us today

Samantha Anderson"

I looked up to see all l eyes on me

"Shit I have totally forgotten about that"

I cried out to Vera as I stood up and walked to the front of the class

"Let's get this over with" I said as I turned to face the class