Kelleana Rose Filter

I never wanna care about them, I just wanna be popular and nothing else that matter. I never know why my sister, Ally just never want to be one of the popular girls. I mean, she could, you know. There’s no doubt that she’s pretty and she has THE MOST perfect body. Even Dolly doesn’t have that kind of body. Like what my mom always said, Ally has the queen of the Greek’s breast.

Chapter Ten

I sat on my bed thinking of Clayton Cabot. What the hell is he thinking about right now? Is it me? Or probably Dolly. Ah… That guy is…….. complicated. I got up and move forward to the mirror and brushed my hair a little bit. Hah…. I hate to admit that the pact that Clay and I made was clearly a success. I am finally…. a girl. Officially a girl, I sighed. In about 30 minutes, Ben will be picking me up to the prom and I wasn’t even thinking about him at the moment, and he was like my date. All I could think about was Clay.

I ran down as my mother called for me, and Ben was there. He looked at me and smiled. I walked to him and said, “You’re late.” He giggled and held my hand, “I’m sorry, my queen…” We both laughed. My mom came to me and wrapped her arms around me. “You look beautiful, Al,” she said. And I could hear Kelly mumbled about how unfair mom was. I came to her, brushed her hair and said, “You look beautiful too, Kelly.” She shoved my hand and walked to the door and said, “You don’t have to pretend that everything is okay between us, Al. It never had been.” She walked away. I didn’t feel hurt at all. In fact, I feel amazing. Kelly still loves me, I can feel it.

When Ben and I reached to the place where the prom was held, he suddenly said, “I almost forgot,” he went on, “you look beautiful tonight.” I looked at him and I was speechless. Felt like somebody tied my tongue or something. Al… listen, you should say, thanks, no one had ever said that to me before, just like how Clay planned, I told myself. But I ended telling him, “Aww… thanks Ben. You’re so sweet” Gahh…. Al! He’s not your brother! I scolded myself. But that was actually the truth. Ben was like my brother and that is my only feeling towards him.

The music was playing out loud and the kids were dancing like crazy at the dance floor. I found myself looking for Clay. Yes, my eyes did. Dolly was there, apparently looking all mad and surprisingly Clay was not there. Clay was nowhere to be seen. Ben held my hands and took me to the dance floor. Gahh… slow music was playing and I was unprepared to dance with Ben. My heart was unprepared. Somehow, I placed my hands on his shoulder and decided to just dance and see whether my heart does prepare for Ben. I looked around again, looking for Clay.

“Hey… what’s wrong? You’re looking all…. Blurry…” Ben asked.

“Really? I do?”

“Yeah. Listen, I just wanna thank you for having you here with me tonight. But…. You don’t seem like you wanna be here with me tonight.” Ben said gradually.

I looked at him and said, “No… No, Ben. I do… wanna be with you here tonight.” But my eyes were still looking for Clay and I didn’t know why. What was I going to do once I found him? Ask him to dance? No way!

“Then why are you not looking at me right now?” Ben said in a soft voice. I looked directly into his eyes and said, “I’m just… I don’t know…” All of a sudden he pulled my face to him and pressed his lips against mine. I shoved him away and slapped him in the face.

“What’s wrong with you, Ben?!” I yelled. Ben was out of his mind. I ran and left him in the middle of the dance floor and just ran outside. What was wrong with him? I admit I was wrong but, he shouldn’t have done that. It was like he didn’t respect me.

I walked outside, directly to the lake. There was a lake nearby and it was beautiful. And there I was, emo’ing myself. Okay, I know, I was wrong. I don’t blame Ben. It was not that he didn’t respect me. But I just…. Felt weird when he kissed me. He was like my brother.

“What are you doing here?” I heard a voice. A very familiar voice. The voice that I’ve been looking for the whole night. Clay’s voice. I turned around to look. Yes, it was Clay. Clay came forward and sat on the ground, at the edge of the lake. I sat too.

“I’m…………….. just being here, so what? What are you doing here?”

“I’ve been here the whole time, Al.”

“Uhuh? And why is that?”

“Not in the mood for prom. I just…. Wanna be alone.”

“Really? Coz you should be back in there. They’re gonna announce the prom king soon. You don’t wanna miss your spot or get dethrone.”

“I don’t care. By the way, what are you doing here, Al?” Clay asked again.

“Ben…….. kissed me.” I decided to tell him. He didn’t say anything, waiting for me to continue on my fairytale story. I rubbed my hair and said, “I didn’t….. feel…… anything.” I slowly picked my words.

“So, you’re telling me that everything… EVERYTHING… that both of us did… was a waste of time????” Clay shoots his words.

“What???? A waste of time???” I was starting to get mad. I mean, why would he think that I think that everything was a waste of time?

“Yeah, you told me that you like him… and” before he could say anything, I interrupted by saying, “I never said I like him! Well, that’s the truth! If you wanna think that everything you did for me was a waste a time, well, whatever! Because I never did! I thank you for helping me and all. But whatever, Clay!” I got up and before I could walk away Clay took my hand, pulled me to him and before I knew it, he was hugging me. He sounded so sad. He didn’t say anything but by the way he was breathing, he sounded so sad. I slowly put my arms around him too. He placed his chin on my shoulder and we stayed in that position for quite a while. I didn’t know why he was acting that way. He was acting so depressed. I stayed with him for a little while. Just to comfort him.

“My parents are……. getting divorce,” Clay finally revealed the truth. I looked at him and I could see that he was trying to hold himself from crying. He went on, “It hurts so much watching your parents are acting like kids around you. It was like; I was more mature than they are. It’s heartbreaking, you know.” Now I know that, life as a Clayton Cabot is not as perfect as what they always thought. He had been through quite a lot. But still, he managed to put a smile on his face.

Chater Ten

Kelleana Rose Filter
I never wanna care about them, I just wanna be popular and nothing else that matter. I never know why my sister, Ally just never want to be one of the popular girls. I mean, she could, you know. There’s no doubt that she’s pretty and she has THE MOST perfect body. Even Dolly doesn’t have that kind of body. Like what my mom always said, Ally has the queen of the Greek’s breast.

Chapter Ten
I sat on my bed thinking of Clayton Cabot. What the hell is he thinking about right now? Is it me? Or probably Dolly. Ah… That guy is…….. complicated. I got up and move forward to the mirror and brushed my hair a little bit. Hah…. I hate to admit that the pact that Clay and I made was clearly a success. I am finally…. a girl. Officially a girl, I sighed. In about 30 minutes, Ben will be picking me up to the prom and I wasn’t even thinking about him at the moment, and he was like my date. All I could think about was Clay.
I ran down as my mother called for me, and Ben was there. He looked at me and smiled. I walked to him and said, “You’re late.” He giggled and held my hand, “I’m sorry, my queen…” We both laughed. My mom came to me and wrapped her arms around me. “You look beautiful, Al,” she said. And I could hear Kelly mumbled about how unfair mom was. I came to her, brushed her hair and said, “You look beautiful too, Kelly.” She shoved my hand and walked to the door and said, “You don’t have to pretend that everything is okay between us, Al. It never had been.” She walked away. I didn’t feel hurt at all. In fact, I feel amazing. Kelly still loves me, I can feel it.
When Ben and I reached to the place where the prom was held, he suddenly said, “I almost forgot,” he went on, “you look beautiful tonight.” I looked at him and I was speechless. Felt like somebody tied my tongue or something. Al… listen, you should say, thanks, no one had ever said that to me before, just like how Clay planned, I told myself. But I ended telling him, “Aww… thanks Ben. You’re so sweet” Gahh…. Al! He’s not your brother! I scolded myself. But that was actually the truth. Ben was like my brother and that is my only feeling towards him.
The music was playing out loud and the kids were dancing like crazy at the dance floor. I found myself looking for Clay. Yes, my eyes did. Dolly was there, apparently looking all mad and surprisingly Clay was not there. Clay was nowhere to be seen. Ben held my hands and took me to the dance floor. Gahh… slow music was playing and I was unprepared to dance with Ben. My heart was unprepared. Somehow, I placed my hands on his shoulder and decided to just dance and see whether my heart does prepare for Ben. I looked around again, looking for Clay.
“Hey… what’s wrong? You’re looking all…. Blurry…” Ben asked.
“Really? I do?”
“Yeah. Listen, I just wanna thank you for having you here with me tonight. But…. You don’t seem like you wanna be here with me tonight.” Ben said gradually.
I looked at him and said, “No… No, Ben. I do… wanna be with you here tonight.” But my eyes were still looking for Clay and I didn’t know why. What was I going to do once I found him? Ask him to dance? No way!
“Then why are you not looking at me right now?” Ben said in a soft voice. I looked directly into his eyes and said, “I’m just… I don’t know…” All of a sudden he pulled my face to him and pressed his lips against mine. I shoved him away and slapped him in the face.
“What’s wrong with you, Ben?!” I yelled. Ben was out of his mind. I ran and left him in the middle of the dance floor and just ran outside. What was wrong with him? I admit I was wrong but, he shouldn’t have done that. It was like he didn’t respect me.
I walked outside, directly to the lake. There was a lake nearby and it was beautiful. And there I was, emo’ing myself. Okay, I know, I was wrong. I don’t blame Ben. It was not that he didn’t respect me. But I just…. Felt weird when he kissed me. He was like my brother.

“What are you doing here?” I heard a voice. A very familiar voice. The voice that I’ve been looking for the whole night. Clay’s voice. I turned around to look. Yes, it was Clay. Clay came forward and sat on the ground, at the edge of the lake. I sat too.
“I’m…………….. just being here, so what? What are you doing here?”
“I’ve been here the whole time, Al.”
“Uhuh? And why is that?”
“Not in the mood for prom. I just…. Wanna be alone.”
“Really? Coz you should be back in there. They’re gonna announce the prom king soon. You don’t wanna miss your spot or get dethrone.”
“I don’t care. By the way, what are you doing here, Al?” Clay asked again.
“Ben…….. kissed me.” I decided to tell him. He didn’t say anything, waiting for me to continue on my fairytale story. I rubbed my hair and said, “I didn’t….. feel…… anything.” I slowly picked my words.
“So, you’re telling me that everything… EVERYTHING… that both of us did… was a waste of time????” Clay shoots his words.
“What???? A waste of time???” I was starting to get mad. I mean, why would he think that I think that everything was a waste of time?
“Yeah, you told me that you like him… and” before he could say anything, I interrupted by saying, “I never said I like him! Well, that’s the truth! If you wanna think that everything you did for me was a waste a time, well, whatever! Because I never did! I thank you for helping me and all. But whatever, Clay!” I got up and before I could walk away Clay took my hand, pulled me to him and before I knew it, he was hugging me. He sounded so sad. He didn’t say anything but by the way he was breathing, he sounded so sad. I slowly put my arms around him too. He placed his chin on my shoulder and we stayed in that position for quite a while. I didn’t know why he was acting that way. He was acting so depressed. I stayed with him for a little while. Just to comfort him.
“My parents are……. getting divorce,” Clay finally revealed the truth. I looked at him and I could see that he was trying to hold himself from crying. He went on, “It hurts so much watching your parents are acting like kids around you. It was like; I was more mature than they are. It’s heartbreaking, you know.” Now I know that, life as a Clayton Cabot is not as perfect as what they always thought. He had been through quite a lot. But still, he managed to put a smile on his face.

Chapter Ten

Kelleana Rose Filter

I never wanna care about them, I just wanna be popular and nothing else that matter. I never know why my sister, Ally just never want to be one of the popular girls. I mean, she could, you know. There’s no doubt that she’s pretty and she has THE MOST perfect body. Even Dolly doesn’t have that kind of body. Like what my mom always said, Ally has the queen of the Greek’s breast.

Chapter Ten

I sat on my bed thinking of Clayton Cabot. What the hell is he thinking about right now? Is it me? Or probably Dolly. Ah… That guy is…….. complicated. I got up and move forward to the mirror and brushed my hair a little bit. Hah…. I hate to admit that the pact that Clay and I made was clearly a success. I am finally…. a girl. Officially a girl, I sighed. In about 30 minutes, Ben will be picking me up to the prom and I wasn’t even thinking about him at the moment, and he was like my date. All I could think about was Clay.

I ran down as my mother called for me, and Ben was there. He looked at me and smiled. I walked to him and said, “You’re late.” He giggled and held my hand, “I’m sorry, my queen…” We both laughed. My mom came to me and wrapped her arms around me. “You look beautiful, Al,” she said. And I could hear Kelly mumbled about how unfair mom was. I came to her, brushed her hair and said, “You look beautiful too, Kelly.” She shoved my hand and walked to the door and said, “You don’t have to pretend that everything is okay between us, Al. It never had been.” She walked away. I didn’t feel hurt at all. In fact, I feel amazing. Kelly still loves me, I can feel it.

When Ben and I reached to the place where the prom was held, he suddenly said, “I almost forgot,” he went on, “you look beautiful tonight.” I looked at him and I was speechless. Felt like somebody tied my tongue or something. Al… listen, you should say, thanks, no one had ever said that to me before, just like how Clay planned, I told myself. But I ended telling him, “Aww… thanks Ben. You’re so sweet” Gahh…. Al! He’s not your brother! I scolded myself. But that was actually the truth. Ben was like my brother and that is my only feeling towards him.

The music was playing out loud and the kids were dancing like crazy at the dance floor. I found myself looking for Clay. Yes, my eyes did. Dolly was there, apparently looking all mad and surprisingly Clay was not there. Clay was nowhere to be seen. Ben held my hands and took me to the dance floor. Gahh… slow music was playing and I was unprepared to dance with Ben. My heart was unprepared. Somehow, I placed my hands on his shoulder and decided to just dance and see whether my heart does prepare for Ben. I looked around again, looking for Clay.

“Hey… what’s wrong? You’re looking all…. Blurry…” Ben asked.

“Really? I do?”

“Yeah. Listen, I just wanna thank you for having you here with me tonight. But…. You don’t seem like you wanna be here with me tonight.” Ben said gradually.

I looked at him and said, “No… No, Ben. I do… wanna be with you here tonight.” But my eyes were still looking for Clay and I didn’t know why. What was I going to do once I found him? Ask him to dance? No way!

“Then why are you not looking at me right now?” Ben said in a soft voice. I looked directly into his eyes and said, “I’m just… I don’t know…” All of a sudden he pulled my face to him and pressed his lips against mine. I shoved him away and slapped him in the face.

“What’s wrong with you, Ben?!” I yelled. Ben was out of his mind. I ran and left him in the middle of the dance floor and just ran outside. What was wrong with him? I admit I was wrong but, he shouldn’t have done that. It was like he didn’t respect me.

I walked outside, directly to the lake. There was a lake nearby and it was beautiful. And there I was, emo’ing myself. Okay, I know, I was wrong. I don’t blame Ben. It was not that he didn’t respect me. But I just…. Felt weird when he kissed me. He was like my brother.

“What are you doing here?” I heard a voice. A very familiar voice. The voice that I’ve been looking for the whole night. Clay’s voice. I turned around to look. Yes, it was Clay. Clay came forward and sat on the ground, at the edge of the lake. I sat too.

“I’m…………….. just being here, so what? What are you doing here?”

“I’ve been here the whole time, Al.”

“Uhuh? And why is that?”

“Not in the mood for prom. I just…. Wanna be alone.”

“Really? Coz you should be back in there. They’re gonna announce the prom king soon. You don’t wanna miss your spot or get dethrone.”

“I don’t care. By the way, what are you doing here, Al?” Clay asked again.

“Ben…….. kissed me.” I decided to tell him. He didn’t say anything, waiting for me to continue on my fairytale story. I rubbed my hair and said, “I didn’t….. feel…… anything.” I slowly picked my words.

“So, you’re telling me that everything… EVERYTHING… that both of us did… was a waste of time????” Clay shoots his words.

“What???? A waste of time???” I was starting to get mad. I mean, why would he think that I think that everything was a waste of time?

“Yeah, you told me that you like him… and” before he could say anything, I interrupted by saying, “I never said I like him! Well, that’s the truth! If you wanna think that everything you did for me was a waste a time, well, whatever! Because I never did! I thank you for helping me and all. But whatever, Clay!” I got up and before I could walk away Clay took my hand, pulled me to him and before I knew it, he was hugging me. He sounded so sad. He didn’t say anything but by the way he was breathing, he sounded so sad. I slowly put my arms around him too. He placed his chin on my shoulder and we stayed in that position for quite a while. I didn’t know why he was acting that way. He was acting so depressed. I stayed with him for a little while. Just to comfort him.

“My parents are……. getting divorce,” Clay finally revealed the truth. I looked at him and I could see that he was trying to hold himself from crying. He went on, “It hurts so much watching your parents are acting like kids around you. It was like; I was more mature than they are. It’s heartbreaking, you know.” Now I know that, life as a Clayton Cabot is not as perfect as what they always thought. He had been through quite a lot. But still, he managed to put a smile on his face.

Melanie Wicker
I told Burton that Karen knew about us. He was mad about it. He was afraid that Max would know about me cheating on him. He was afraid that Max is going to tell the others about his secret. Yeah, he told me about his secrets too. About how much money he stole from the school football team. He’s gonna be in BIG trouble when people finds out about it. But I won’t tell anyone about it because I really like Burton.

Chapter Nine
Day Five: I was aware that on that day was going to be our last day together, sticking to our pact. Five days before, Clay and I were like ordinary people talking to each other. But now, my tongue is strong enough to call him my friend. One of my good friends. I ran downstairs and I was surprised to see Clay sitting at our dining table, talking to my mom.
“Clay? What are you doing here? You’re early.” I was in my pajama, smelling all smelly and technically I haven’t taken a shower. Or brush my teeth.
Clay and mom both laughed and continued their conversation, probably talking about politics. I ran upstairs, took a shower, getting ready, thinking, what the hell is he thinking????
I hopped in his car and didn’t say anything. He didn’t say anything too. But I couldn’t stand the silence and yelled at him, “What were you thinking?????”
“What???? Did I do anything wrong????” Clay acted all in innocence.
“What were you thinking going in my house??? Kelly saw you and I’m very sure that she’s gonna tell Dolly about it!” I yelled.
He rubbed his wavy hair and said, “You mean, Kelly your sister? Well, who cares? If Dolly wanna break up with me I’ll be pleasant and if she wanna mess up with you, I’ll be there to protect you, I promise, okay? ”
This time, I rubbed my hair with question marks on my face. “Are you serious??? Oh my God, Clay! What’s wrong with you??? I’m not kidding about this stuff….”
“Neither do I, Al.” Clay laughed, “I don’t wanna care anymore about Dolly. She’s just a pain in the ass.”
I didn’t say anything. I just let him mumbled about Dolly. Maybe they both are in a fight, I thought.

I sat on Clay’s bed and waited for him. Then, there he was, with a statue on his hand. He winked his eyes and placed the statue right in front of me.
“What is this, Clay?” I asked and rolled my eyes.
“Okay, let me ask you something. Are you a good kisser?” he asked.
“What?!”
“Yeah, that’s my question. Are you a good kisser?”
“What are you talking about? Well, technically, I’ve only been kissed by Ben and that was when we were kids. So, technically, no, I’m not a good kisser. But what’s your point?”
Clay rested his head on the statue’s shoulder and said, “Today’s lesson. Kiss.”
Hahah. Kiss. It’s true, I’ve never had a real kiss before. Was quite disappointed that I had to kiss the statue instead of Clay at the moment.
“No, Clay. This is stupid. I don’t want to kiss a statue, its stupid!” I disagreed. But somehow Clay managed to change my mind by saying, “Listen. I just wanna help you out here. What if Ben kisses you on that night, at prom? And you have completely no idea what to do? What will you do? I thought that you wanna give Ben a chance. Well, here’s your chance. By the way, the statue’s skin is like, human skin. Here, touch it.” I listened to him.
“To make this less awkward, let’s just close your eyes. Here.” Clay covered my eyes with a cloth. It was a stupid idea, I admit.
Clay held my head, buried his hands in my hair and slowly leaned the statue towards me, I assumed, because I couldn’t see anything. And then…… our lips met.
Well, the statue and I. The weird thing was that I was feeling nervous. My heart couldn’t stop beating. My hands were shaking. My palms turned wet. I couldn’t breathe. Is this Clay? Is this Clay kissing me? I stopped the kiss and took the cloth off of my eyes…. Gah! It was not Clay. It was definitely the statue pressing its lips against mine. The effin statue!
“This is stupid! I’m done with this, Clay!” I said and I was pissed off because Clay couldn’t stop laughing. He was like, rolling on his bed, laughing hard, ah! Who am I kidding? Clay’s a jerk!
Since Clay’s parents were still on their honeymoon, I hanged out at his house a little bit longer. We stayed up, talking about lots of stuff. All kind of stuff. “I’m….. I’m gonna tell you why I cried on that night.” I finally decided to tell him. He nodded his head, waiting for me to continue. I went on, “My dad……… left us. One day, he took all of our money and ran away with a woman, much younger than my mom.” My eyes started to turn rheumy. I stopped from talking for awhile, just to get myself back on track and continued, “I remember, on the night he left, he hit my mom for the first time. He left bruises on her, right here, on her left eye and her shoulders. And you know what Clay?” My tears started to fall. “I don’t know where he is right now! He just disappeared and left us living in this f*****g misery life, oh God!” I cried. I could feel the pain in my heart, it hurts so much. I hate to think about dad. He just makes me cry and I hate crying.
Clay wiped my tears and held my hand. He looked into my eyes and asked, “Can I ask you something, Al?”
I nodded and he asked, “What makes you decided to tell me about your father?”
I stared into his eyes and thought about the reason. I was not sure why too. I was not sure why I told him. I never tell anyone about it. Not even Ben. Not even Stace.
“Maybe because I’m starting to trust you.” I told him.
Clay blushed. He smiled and said “Listen, you have to forget about him. You have to move on. Maybe he’ll come back one day. Who knows he’ll turn out to be someone better?” Clay stroked my hair and pulled me into his arm, comforting me to stop me from crying. I didn’t want to break it. I love to be in his arm. I felt safe and it felt like home.
When I was in his arm, I could feel that my heart was beating incredibly so fast. I pulled myself away from him because I was feeling quite nervous at the moment. He looked at me, directly into my eyes. He did the ‘question mark’ face. But my heart was still beating so fast. Hey, what is this feeling?! Stop! It hurts so much.
“Don’t stare at me too much, Al. Or not you’ll fall for me.” Clay suddenly said. I blinked my eyes twice and said, “Well, don’t stare at me too much Cabot. You’ll be surprise to see yourself wanting me so bad.”
We both laughed. Technically, rolling on his bed laughing so hard. It was like…. LOL or something.
Clay drove me home, again. We were having such great time. “See you tomorrow, Clay. At prom. I know that tomorrow is going to be a bad day for you, with having Dolly around. But don’t worry, Clay. Her boobs are great. They’ll keep you out from the misery,” I joked and hopped out of the car. He rested his head on the steering, trying to stop laughing. Probably thinking about Dolly’s breasts.
“Promised me one thing,” he went on, “You’ll dance with me tomorrow. Just one song.”
“Of course, Clay.” I promised.
“One more thing, Al. I’m sure Ben will fall for you, don’t you worry. And I promised you before. That I’ll turn you into someone that anyone in this world would die for just to have a date to the prom with you. Ben will love you. And I’m sure he’s the right guy for you.” Clay suddenly said. I looked at him and found myself thinking about something, totally the opposite. I want Clay to be that guy, not Ben. He drove home, without knowing that he gave me the realization that I’ve fallen for him.


Clayton Cabot
I know, today is going to be the last day I’ll ever get the chance to spend my time with Al. Because by tomorrow, I’ll stop loving her. By tomorrow, I’ll be sure that she’s not gonna be mine. And I did something beyond me today. I kissed Al. Yes, I did. But she thought that she was kissing the statue, I’ll never let that happen. Hahah. I couldn’t stop laughing when I think about it. God, it was the happiest day of my life.