Karma Is Omnipresent

Being Two Faced Doesn't Pay

Mabel's POV

April 27

I was standing by my locker hoping to see Amara and tell her about a 'party one of my co-workers was hosting'. I need her to agree to be my plus one and one thing that makes it easy is the fact I know she won't tell any of her friends since they don't like me and will tell her to not follow me and they definitely will not suggest following me. I spot her coming into the school hallways with Thea by her side and then I decide its a bad time to ask her.  I walk towards class and I see Alcott across me and he smile at me, I mean he SMILES!! at me. I'm so shocked, like could my life get any better. This just shows me how quick I need Amara out of the way. What if she is the one pushing him away from me, when he indeed likes me. And true to my thoughts, Alcott walks into class side by side with me and takes a seat beside me. Someone please get me an inhaler because. The guys I work with can't see me like this because to them I have an ice heart and I love that misconception they have about me. I have the most fragile heart ever but life had to make me put on a tough exterior. 

"Hey, how come you never sit with lunch with us except for Mars?"

"Ughh, no other reason except that the whole group dislikes me save for Mars, so I just stay away as much as possible"

"Well, if Mars likes you, you can't be that bad that they all will hate you, no offence though"

"None taken", I smile at him and he does the same too and my soul has left my body. 

We continue talking about random things till the teacher walks in and I love talking to him more than Mars. Speaking of her, she walks in and once she sights me and Alcott, the look on her face isn't as bright and gay as it usually is. Hmm, I much have been right. She really does like Alcott and want him to herself but no princess, can't get him. Even though I know I may not have a future with him, I would have appreciated it if Mars didn't try to double cross me. Anyways, class goes on and I try concentrate because I had a full on conversation with Alcott but also trying to calm my anger just to make sure I can be super polite while asking Mars to be my plus one and also praying she doesn't say no because of the face she gave when she walked in and I've never seen her like that before. 

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After class, just before lunch, I spot Amara and stop her. 

"Hey, Mars, please can you do me a favor?"

"Yh sure. What is it?"

" One of my co-workers is having a party this Friday and I wanted to ask if you could come with me"

"This Friday?

"Yeah"

"Umm, yeah no worries. You'll come to my place or  yours?"

"I'll come to yours instead". She agrees and walks away. Yup, finally rounding up the whole job, I have to call the boys to let them know we have to have a meeting to plan how to get her to him. One thing that is making me sad about the whole thing is that, once this job is done, Alcott and I will probably never see again. 

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On getting back from school, I told the boys all was set for the party on Friday and how Amara was going to get taken was all up to me and they agreed. I remember talking to Alcott today and I felt giddy just thinking about it and almost immediately, I felt sad. It hurts so bad when you want something and yet know fully well that you cannot get it, it was exactly what was going on between Alcott and I. I want to be with him so badly but I cannot because of everything and let me not even get ahead of myself because he may not like me the way I do him. 

I lay back on my bed with my face to ceiling thinking about my parents and how they sold me out, well not exactly. They kicked me out and loaned some money then had me work to pay up the money. Chronic drug abusers, I wonder how they managed to give birth to me whole and maintain the whole good parents façade till I was eight. I remember vividly the day they finally kicked me out when I was just thirteen years old, my father looked me in the eye and spoke Spanish to me. He only did that when he was mad and infuriated but that time, spit was coming out of his mouth and he was really sweating, I could his veins and he said to me " Sal de mi casa, te odio." This means get out of my house, I hate you. That was the last day I cried, there was nothing on this earth and still is nothing that can make me cry after that day. I let the ugly memories envelope me before I drift off to bed. They say you have to accept your past because its part of you and so I've made this horrible memories, that are nightmare worthy my lullaby. 

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Amara's POV

When Mabel walked up to me to invite me to her party, I was shocked but I kept it to myself and decided to follow her. Today isn't just my day. Nana has been sick and so has my dad. I'm so scared but I'm hopeful that nothing will happen to them because this was the same thing that happened before Nicholas left us but I'm going to think positive. Something deep down in me keeps telling me following Mabel to her party is a big disaster cooking but she has never asked me to do anything or follow her to anything so I'll follow her.  I walk out to the schools parking lot, I'm in no mood to learn or interact with anyone, I just want to lay in bed and hope my family doesn't reduce by a number or more. I push every single thought to the back and try to get some sleep. 

I open my eyes and go to the kitchen to make something for my Nana and my dad. I get to the kitchen and see one of our cooks making something or about to so I tell her to stop because I want to make dinner for my Nana and my dad by myself. After making soup for them both which is what suspecting they both can eat at this time, I take up to their respective rooms and leave it for them to eat before going to try and complete my assignments. Thea came to drop them for me while I was asleep and now I have to finish it because I have to go to school tomorrow. My thoughts went back to Mabel and the party she invited me too. I wanted to tell the guys but I decided against it because I felt that Mabel would be violated. I really didn't want to go but I had too. 

After I was done with all my homework, I went back to clear my dad and Nana's room, gave them their drugs and hoped they get better soon. I decided to get ready for Mabel's party before switching on the television hoping to get rid of all the noise in my head because the silence was about to make me drown in them.