NEW GIRL(2)

School was over and you'd think everyone would be eager to go home,well everyone was, apart from Evan Smith. He found out the reason why his parents had called him throughout yesterday, apparently, a business friend of theirs and their family is in town and they were hosting dinner in his(Evan's) house.

As much as Evan wanted to ditch the dinner so bad,he knew his dad wouldn't take it lightly with him as they hardly ever request anything from him.

He got into his car and sighed in frustration,he combed his hand with his rough,calloused fingers.

His eyes unwillingly found the New girl entering a car, she waved at the three students in front of her and they waved back before her driver sped away.

He already had a wave of dislike for the girl,not because of the scene she had caused earlier but because of the attention she seems to get so easily.

Everything she does gets talked about,the way she walked,how she placed lose strands of her hair between her ears in her classes,how she eats,how she talks. It was all he was hearing throughout today. She couldn't walk anywhere without being stared at.

She was probably enjoying the attention,he thought.

His phone lit up from the passenger seat,he glanced at it and saw his mom's name,it was a short message.

Get wine.

Starting his gear,he drove off to the nearest supermarket. After getting a pack of suitable and expensive wine,he head up to the cashier to pay,silently pushing the cart.

"Ah" He heard a girl scream and without a second thought,he ran forward and before the girl could hit the ground,he carried her in a princess style. His hands on her waist and back tightly holding her to his chest,one knee knelt on the floor. He looked at the floor and saw some of the supermarket goods on the floor. He could only guess that she was trying to reach for something.

"Thank you" He could practically hear the blush in her voice. He finally looked at the girl face at the same time she brushed off some of her hair from her face.

"You!"

"You!!".

Shock on both of their faces.

Not a second later,he dropped her flat on the ground,creating a loud 'thud' and stood up dusting his hands and adjusting his jacket. "Ow,you're such a jerk" Her face was contorted in pain,she let herself up and glared at him "Are you stalking me?..."She says "Is this part of your plan on getting revenge?"She added pointing her index at his face.

He gave her a bored look,then harshly slapped away her finger "You're not worth my thoughts" Not sparing another glance,he walked away,hands tucked into his pockets while she stared at him with a angered face.

Her face bright as a tomato,she muttered some cuss words after which she bent down to pick what had fell down.

After Evan paid for the wine,he placed the wine in his booth,went to the driver's seat and drove off forgetting his little encounter with a particular black-haired girl with a short height.

When he reached home,his shoulders slumped and he let out a very frustrated sigh.

"Where's the wine?"His mom,Aubrey asked on sighting him.

"Car booth".

"Good,send the gateman to bring it inside"

He nodded "Already did". He made his way to the stairs,mid way up,he heard "Evan Richard Smith,where were you last night?"And of course,how can he forget his dear old father.

Hiding an eye roll,Evan walked downstairs. His dad was seated on one of the sofas,a newspaper in front of him and thick glasses that rested on his nose,he had a stern and reprimanding look on his face.

"I went to a friend's place" His face was stoic as he talked,not betraying any emotions at all. The lie came out so real but he had been living under their roof for 18 years,so they knew all his nethods.

"Could've fooled me...let this be the last time you step out of the house without informing anybody,understood?".

Evan nodded.

"Am I Understood?" His father boomed.

His head bowed,he answered defeated "Yes sir".

"And don't be so rude to your driver again and you're not to go anywhere without him again" In other words,his driver was just another word for spy to monitor his every moves.

"Yes sir"

His father nods, satisfied with his answer,he flipped his newspaper and dismissed Evan who grimly walked upstairs ignoring his mother.

On reaching his room,he took off his clothes and entered his bathroom. After 30 minutes of scrubbing himself with his lavender scented soap,he went through his wardrobe.

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Finally it was dinner time,the time flew by so fast and the next second,someone was knocking on Evan's door telling him to come down to welcome the guests. It was his mother,she left after telling him.

He groggily came down from his bed and went downstairs,his mom was setting the table and his dad seated on the couch he had left him on.

The doorbell rang when he landed on the last stair step "Honey, would you mind getting that?" His mom asked.

"Yeah" He walked to the door and opened it,a couple was standing on the other side smiling at him,they had their arms in each other's,portraying the perfect image of a happy and healthy marriage. They look like they were in their twenties but Evan knew better,they were probably between the age 40 and 50. "Evan Smith?" The woman asked,raising her brows.

Evan realised that he had spoken a word since he opened the door,he cleared his throat "Yes,i am. And you're Mr and Mrs Tyson?" He stretched out his hands and Mr Tyson shook it,before pulling him into a hug,then released him"Yes,we are. It's nice to see you,boy. You've grown so much".

He ignored them and said instead"My parents are waiting on you" He finally left the door step and allowed them in.

Immediately the old friends saw each other,they delve into pleasantries and praises of each other. Evan stood by the side watching them hug themselves and kiss their cheeks.

"Where's our little angel?" Evan's Dad,Troy asked,his eyes searching the entrance.

"Oh,she'll be here,she left something in the car and went to get it...We brought this for you" Mrs Tyson says stretching the wine they had brought to Aubrey.

"Oh,Natasha,you shouldn't have" Aubrey said with a smile,"Just take it,we know how much you love white wine". Aubrey collected the wine and lead them to the dining table but not without saying to Evan "Evan darling, wait by the door to receive our last guest".

Rolling his eyes,he went outside to their parking lot and saw a car,the car inner light was on and their was someone in it,the person butt sticking out as it rummage through the car for something.

As he neared the car,he could hear little cuss words the person was muttering and he could make out the gender of the person. It was a girl.

"Where the fuck did i put it?" She groaned.

Evan cooly stood by her side watching her,he didn't say anything waiting for her to notice him. She wiggled herself,in the process her knee length dress rose up revealing her short black tights,he turned his face away and cleared his throat.

The girl was suddenly aware of someone else's presence that wasn't her parents,she hurriedly tried to come out of the car and in that second,she hit her head on the car door "Shit" She finally came out rubbing her sore head "Guess I have a mission of making my whole body sore before tomorrow" She whined.

That voice...it sounded familiar.

Evan sharply turned his head to look at her,and she stared at him too. He closed his eyes and sighed. He should have guessed that her family was the one his parents were talking about because they were the only new family that had moved to the city and he'd know if another family had moved also,the city wasn't that big "You again,what are you doing here?" She yelled at him.

He opened his eyes and raised a brow "What do you think?".

"That you're the gardener or maybe the cook,I don't think so,you'd have poisoned everyone by now. So gardener, it is".

"Okay,whatever you believe is true. Are you done with whatever you're doing? Yes? Let's go" He turned and began walking in the direction of the house. "Am still searching for my bracelet,it got lost somewhere in this godforsaken car" She cussed,then went back into the car searching for the bracelet.

Evan stopped on his tracks before walking back to her"You mean the bracelet on your wrist?".

She came out of the car hitting her head again "Ow" She rubbed her head again,then she stared at him "And you think i won't know if my..." Her words died down in her throat when her eyes sighted the black charm bracelet on her wrist.

Evan showed her a victorious smirk "You were saying".

She gulped "I could've swore that it wasn't on my wrist five minutes ago".

"I don't care,let's go if you're done this time".

She rolled her eyes and closed the car's door "jerk" she walked past him bumping her shoulder with his in the process,well,his arm since she couldn't reach his shoulder.

"It should be a crime to be this short" Evan snort and walked past her leaving her rooted to the ground dumbfounded. "Did you just call me short?" She ran trying to catch up with him. "I'll have you know am 5'9".

He snorts "And am the tallest guy in the world" Each word dripping with heavy sarcasm.

"Well,maybe shorter than that but you have no right to call me short,you...you peasant" She glared at his back in anger.

He still didn't look back at me but he said "Watch your words,New girl".

"It's Kate and you should also watch how you speak to me".

"I don't give a fuck about your name,the reason why you're here or the reason you exist,just keep your fucking mouth shut,New girl because i don't care" His words sharp like knives made with purest of silver.

"God,you are really a jerk,you know that" He didn't bother responding to her and just led her into the house where their parents were already sitted talking like they've been together for years.

"Oh look,here they come now" Aubrey said smiling as they walked in. Evan knew that smile,that mischievous smile his mom always gave whenever she had planned something down for him and it wasn't always the plan he likes but a plan he'd be forced to go through with.

Four pair of eyes looked at them,a glint twinkling in their eyes "What's going on here?"...

"Kate,don't be rude,come and greet our hosts. You might have remembered them from when you were little".

Forcing a smile on her lips,Kate went forward "No,I don't but i can get to know them now".

She bow to Aubrey and Troy "I've heard so many good things from you,although none I've witnessed but I'm looking forward to making your acquaintance" She says.

Aubrey gave a smile to Natasha "She speaks so well" Natasha smiled back.

"No need to speak so formal with us,we're family,soon to be anyways" Kate didn't understand what that meant but she smiled and didn't comment about it.

Kate and Evan sat down next to each other,the parents indulging them in conversations once in a while before fully removing them from the conversation and engaging more in business.

"Evan is going to take over the company after he graduates"

"So is our Kate,her life's been building up to that stage but we also encourage her to get into college too".

Kate and Evan glared at their parents but didn't dare refute. It was something they were always told when growing up,something neither of them likes but had to do. Evan actually wants to take over his parents company but he's actually afraid of failing them especially with all their expectations on him and coupled with the fact that they kept telling all their business partners about him taking over the company one day,the pressure contsantly getting on his shoulders and weighing him down. Which is why sometimes he goes to his 'pleasure giver'.

Evan zoned out of the conversation,he resulted to poking his food since his appetite was gone. He could only wait for this dinner to be over with so he can go back to his room and escape his parents.

Someone nudged him in his ribs and he glared at the new girl who was shaking her head subtly,like she only was giving him a sign. He was immediately thrown a question"Won't you do it,Evan?...". Anything they were asking of him has to do with the future torture of the new girl and he would like that,wouldn't he?.

"It would be my pleasure" He turned to stare at the new girl who facepalmed herself while shaking her head, a frustrated groan escaped her lips. Natasha smiled,"Great,be over at eight"...

NOTE: Evan's 5'9

Kate's 5'2

A/N: Favorite actor/actress??

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