Two worlds

Chapter 7: Belle's surprise

Chapter 7

Emma

Belle has something important to tell us girls. I don't know what it is and I'm curious. She said it was a surprise. I hate surprises. I hate them! And she knows it. She’s just trying to annoy me. She knows that I am way too curious to be able to take surprises well. I don't know if I should act ignorant, like I don't care what she has planned, or angry.

"So, what do you think she wants?" Julia asks as we walk up to her house and press the doorbell.

"Would I be here if I knew?" I giggle.

"Guess not", Julia says as the door opens.

"Finally!" Belle says and pulls us into the house.

Belle pulls us into the living room where I see that everyone is waiting. Even Carter. What the hell is he doing here? Jesus, can’t I catch a break from him? Suddenly he's everywhere.

As we enter the living room, Carter winks at me and I roll my eyes. I plop down in the couch with a loud sigh. "Belle, time to tell what's up", I say.

"Okay okay okay", she says as she claps her hands excited. "Okay okay um aah this is so exciting!"

"Isaac! Tame your girl! She's freaking out!" Lucas says.

"Nooo she just wants to tell you that our father bought us all a house to live in our senior year", Chris says sounding bored.

"Chris! I wanted to tell them!" Belle shouts angrily.

"I know, but you took such a long time", Chris says. "And it's annoying sis".

But I don't even listen anymore. I stopped focusing when I heard what Chris said. Are we all going to live together? We're going to rip each other's throats. This can only end badly. But of course, it could end very good as well!

"What? Me too?" Carter asks confused.

"Of course, silly", Belle says. "Why not you too?"

"Well... First of all, Emma hates me", Carter says. "And second of all, Emma hates me".

"No, she doesn't", Lucas says.

"You're not the one to speak for me Luke!" I hiss, and then turn to Carter. "And as I said before, I don't hate you, I strongly dislike you".

"Okay well she strongly dislikes me", Carter says mimicking my voice.

"Are you mocking me Carter?" I hiss and give Carter the evil eye.

"Maybe, maybe I am", Carter says. "Problem with that Adams?"

He's starting to fight back. He has been doing that nowadays. It’s annoying and fun at the same time. I take that as a challenge.

"If you think even for a second that..." But I get interrupted.

"Okay don't start you two", Julia says.

"I..." I start but get interrupted a second time.

"We don't care! You two have got to learn how to get along, we love you both and we are both your friends", Sophia says. "Fine if you don't like each other but at least get along! Geez!"

I am a lot of things, but false is not one of them. I would never make them choose, me or Carter. That wouldn’t be fair. The only fair thing to do would be to accept the situation as it is. And that is accepting that my friends wants to be friends with Carter.

"Ugh fine", I say.

"Fine by me", Carter says and winks at me. "I'm going be a really, really good boy".

Lucas bursts out laughing and raise his hand to high five Carter, who slaps his hand against Lucas.

"Why you little..." I scream and jump up on his back and start to ruffle his hair with both of my hands. When I hear him laughing, I start to pull his hair instead. I pull it up the hardest I can, and I hear him whimper.

"Emma! What are you doing?" Julia shouts.

I feel a pair of arms wrap around my waist and pull me down. Lucas. He's laughing though, so he isn't his strong self. Usually Lucas is really strong, since he's working out at the gym and is a football player, but he's laughing so much right now and I'm clinging on with my legs around Carter's waist and my hands pulling his hair even harder when Lucas is pulling me. Julia grabs Lucas's waist, trying to help him by pulling him. Suddenly Carter loses his balance and falls backwards towards Lucas. Julia doesn't have time to step aside so Lucas falls backwards onto her.

Poor, poor Julia, I think as I realize what's going to happen.

When Julia finally loses her balance, she falls down onto the floor, with Lucas falling over her, crushing her, pulling me with him. And because I still have my firm grip around Carters hair, he yelps and falls over me. We all end up in this lump on the floor with Julia under the three of us.

"I ... Can't ... Breathe", I hear Julia’s choked voice.

"Julia oh my god!" Lucas says panicked.

Considering that Julia got two buff boys who plays football and works out, plus me over her, I don't think she feels so good right now.

Lucas pushes me roughly aside from him, so I hit the floor with my back and Lucas stands up, which causes Carter to flip over and end up onto my legs with his face onto my stomach. I gasp out of breath as his face hit my stomach hard.

"Julia oh my god! Are you okay?" Lucas asks panicked as he pulls Julia up on her feet.

I'm still too much out of breath to stand up.

Carter quickly moves aside and stands up. He takes my hand and helps me up. When I'm on my feet I jerk back my hand.

"That was seriously the funniest thing I've seen in my entire life!" Chris laughs. "And it's going up on YouTube!"

"No, it's not!" I say.

"Oh yes, it is!" He says as he lowers his iPhone.

"You wouldn't dare", I say threatening, making my voice dark and scary.

"Oh, you know I would", he says laughing evilly.

Yeah I know he would. In this group we're all out to torture and humiliate it each other for the fun of it. Oh god that sounds mean. But that's the way we are. We're mean. But it's fun, we all laugh at it.

"Chris..." I start.

"It's out! And now I share it with my f*******: account", he says.

I sigh frustrated. Great! Now everyone will see how Carter falls with his face onto my stomach! I will never admit that this whole thing was actually my fault, even though it was. It was my fault. Damn.