hungry!â I yelled. They both blushed, and Cam picked me up.
âJust ask her out already! We all know she likes you!â I whispered into his ear.
âSoon,â he said. Ugh, heâs so hardheaded! I think Iâve hung out with him for so long that I got my hardheadedness from him!
At the Beloved IHOP
When we got to IHOP, I said I needed to go to the bathroom. I wheeled myself over to the bathroom, did my business, and when I came out, Ashley was in front of the stall with a smirk on her face.
âCan you please move? I need to wash my hands,â I asked in the nicest way possible.
She scoffed and rolled her eyes. âStop acting so nice and innocent! I know who you really areâyouâre just trying to get Hayes and his fame, arenât you? I know your game, because Iâm playing the same one with Carter. But if I hear you tell anybody that, youâre dead meat, you hear me?â
âExcuse me, but I didnât know about Nash and Hayes being Vine famous when I met them. I fell in love with the Hayes whoâs not famous! And for your information, Iâve known Cameron and his family my entire life, so why donât you back off! You donât know anything about me, just like I donât know anything about you, except for the fact that youâre a coldhearted tramp whoâs just looking for fame from one of the nicest guys Iâve ever met!â I said, and I was enraged.
The next thing was kind of expected. She slapped me, hard ! âAnd thereâs way more where that came from! You better watch your back, little one, or youâre actually going to be dead this time,â she said.
âW-wait. How do you know about that?â I asked in shock. A tear slipped down my face, and I immediately wiped it away.
âI saw and heard the entire thing. And if you tell any of them, your little secret will be out,â she taunted then strutted out the door, acting like she had class, but she didnât have an ounce of class in that body of hers.
I rolled up to the sink to wash my hands and look at my face. There was a red handprint that was starting to form a bruise. Oh God, I canât go out like this!
I reached into my cross-body bag and pulled out Ellaâs makeup bag, which sheâd asked me to carry for her. Luckily enough, we have the same skin tone, so I could use her concealer.
I dabbed some concealer onto my cheek. There was enough to cover it up, but not a whole lot, like Ashleyâs museum of crayons on her face.
I came out of the bathroom and wheeled my way over to the table.
âWhat would you like to drink, hon?â the waitress asked me.
âUnsweetened tea, please,â I answered.
âWhy unsweetened, baby girl?â Jonah asked.
âI donât know. Iâve always drunk unsweetened tea. I guess itâs because sweetened tea is just too sweet!â I said, and scrunched up my face.
âBut you down pixie sticks all the time, Auts, and those are, like, pure sugar.â Carter laughed.
âI know, but thatâs different,â I mumbled. I still feel insecure about what Ashley had said to me earlier.
âWhatâs wrong, sweetheart?â Hayes asked, intertwining our fingers.
âNothing.â I smiled and kissed his cheek. I love it when he calls me sweetheart.
I gave all the girls a we-need-to-talk-later look. I need to tell them about Ashley, but we had to find a time when she wasnât there.
âOkay, Carter, I gotta go to work. Iâll see you later, baby,â she said, in her awful, seductive tone.
âOkay,â Carter said, and moved to kiss her cheek, but she turned her head so his lips met hers, and they made out for, like, five minutes straight, before she finally left. Way to make someone vomit!
âThank the Lord sheâs gone!â I whispered into Hayesâs ear.
âI know! Sheâs so annoying, and for some reason, she always glares at you. I
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