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" ....and upload. " i said to myself as
i tapped the post button at the
bottom of my screen.
" tessa! time to get ready! " josh said
knocking loudly on my door.
a sharp pain of a shiver
slithered up my spine caused from
the unexpected arrival.
" for what? " i moaned and rolled
my eyes.
" my birthday dinner... "
my cheeks flush a slight rose
colour as the thought crossed my
mind. how could i forget?
" fine " i say as my eyes meet the top
of my eye lids once again.
he shut the door and left me to get
ready. i placed my white dress with sleeves, my nude tites and my white adidas onto my bed. my eyes
scanned the bed in case something
had slipped my mind.
" tessa! " i hear josh shout from the
other side of the door.
" fine. i'm getting in the shower. don't get your knickers in a twist! " i say back running towards my bathroom
door.
once i had got out of the shower, i
placed each piece of clothing
on and tied my shoe laces.
without second thought, i placed
myself carefully onto the yellow
checked cushion.
my eyes grazed over the makeup that
was scatered all over the dresser
until i had found my foundation,
my vintage eye shadow pallet, my
highlight and my peach lip gloss.
i slowly applied the mask on my face
making me another fake person in
this world.
once i had finished, i put down my
lip gloss and walked out of my room
closing the door quietly behind me.
i see josh sat on the couch with
a scowl on his face. taking him by
surprise, i walk up to him and
give him a huge hug.
" chill yourself. " i whisper placing
my chin on his shoulder.
" why? " he asked with his arms
folded across his chest.
" because it is wednesday my dudes. " i reply and give him a kiss on
his cheek.
" i can't have a decent conversation with you without you quoting a vine can i? " he asked as he turned
around to face me walking towards
the kitchen.
i just shrugged and opened the
fridge sending a blast of cold air
into my face. i pour myself
some fresh orange juice then turn
back to josh.
" hey josh? " i ask taking a sip
from my juice.
" yeah? "
" happy birthday. "

*

we walked into nandos and took our place at our table. i sat next to josh and mum. The other side of josh was
ella. ella was josh's snobby
girlfriend. whenever he wouldn't
give her a second of attention, she
would start to have a hissy fit.
opposite me was my dad who didn't
love me. some days he wouldn't
even look at me. he was
never the perfect role model to me,
only josh. he would leave me alone
in the house and he would be
aggressive towards me. he would yell
or hit me. i was too scared to tell
mum. i was too scared to tell anyone.
scanning the table, there were
a variety of josh's friends. the
only one i was keen on was dan.
dan and josh were the closest friends
in middle school but high school
dragged them slightly apart.
a buzzing from my bag caused
me too overcome a sense
of confusion. unlocking the phone,
a smile appears on my face at the message.

freja.xxo
hello people

tessie.x
hello!

tomy.boy
heyo

harvey.millss
hey tess

tomy.boy
someone has a crush...

harvey.millss
shut up tom

maxx.m
nice one tom

tessie.x
at josh's birthday dinner so can't talk long.