Chapter 5 His Eyes On My Butt

• "Why did you cause all that drama?" Ivory came to Monica's rescue. I don't know why she would hang out with a senior girl and not only that but would defend her so badly. The day passed and when night arrived, Ivory stormed inside my room while I was studying.
• "Standing up against my bully is a drama?" I asked, my voice normal, but my words decent. I had to make sure I wasn't making any mistakes while talking to her.
• " How dare you talk to me like that?" She stomped her foot and shouted, I knew she was going to create a mess for Monica. I frowned in confusion, this would mess up my image real bad.
• "I didn't say anything wrong," I mumbled, closing my book and walking in her direction, I didn't want to turn her against me even when she was already against me. She slapped my hand away when I tried to reach her to comfort her.
• "Don't try to be nice now, this is why nobody wants you because you love drama." She yelled with her full power, making Lauren run inside my room to see what the commotion was about. My heart began to pound in my chest, I would do anything for her to lower her voice.
• "I swear I didn't do anything." I was shaking in fear; how can she lie at my face like that? How do people even do that?
• "She yelled at me, called me names." Ivory began crying, faking the crocodile tears. My mouth hung open in shock, Lauren shook her head. I retreated at my steps, gawking at her face incredibly.
• "Ivory you say one more word and I will slap you." She grasped Ivory's arm and shook her up, something inside my heart warmth of Lauren's love and affection for me.
• "But mom--," confused at her mother's words, Ivory watched her face in surprise. I'd be lying if I say I was expecting Lauren to be on my side, but seeing it happen really boosted my confidence.
• "I am your mother, I know you and her as well. She never lies." Lauren eyed Ivory angrily and when I saw behind Lauren, there Tucker on his foot, listening to us.
• "Well, I don't want this conversation to linger on," Lauren mumbled, finally acknowledging Tucker's presence, "Tucker will take both of you for an ice-cream treat to cheer you guys up." She smiled, rubbing her palms sadly due to the fight between her daughter and me. Ivory hadn't blinked once as she glared at her mother blankly.
• Tucker watched Ivory's face, who faked some more tears and walked out of the room. Walking after his sister, Tucker was gone too.
• "Get ready, okay?" Lauren apologetically rubbed my arm and left after them. I really appreciated her effort to do the right thing and chose the truth over her daughter.
• As for going out with Tucker, I was ready to put up with Ivory for him. I spruce up, debating if I should apply lipstick, which I usually never considered doing, or would it make me look desperate? Finally, deciding not to put on lipstick, I was ready to go. I marched to the lounge, waiting for Tucker and Ivory to join me.
• "Hey!" I saw Mr. Ben getting inside the house with his office bag in his hand. I ran and took the bag off of his hand and offered him some water.
• "Thank you." He mumbled, handing me back the empty glass. "Are you going somewhere?" he scanned me and asked, I smiled shyly.
• "I am going out with Tucker and Ivory," I said, watching his face changing the expression.
• "But they left already." He said, watching my face in confusion. I blankly stared at him, feeling insulted and stupid, I really thought he would forgive me for making his sister cry, even when it wasn't my fault but I guess he believed her. The thing that stung more was the fact that they probably knew I was getting ready.
• "Oh!" I whispered, "I will get you dinner." I pointed in the direction of the kitchen, but he denied it as he had already dined in his office.
• After spending a few minutes in the lounge, I jogged back to my room.
• I cried the whole time they were out, I have no idea what else she has been feeding him against me. Fresh air might help, keeping this in my mind, I sat in the viewing area and watched the wind blowing the leaves rhythmically. I sat there silently, thinking about my life choices. Was running after Tucker a good idea? If he was to notice me, he would have done it ages ago. I was just simply not his type, and now that I was a reason that Tucker's sister and his friend Ken were hurt, I don't think he was ever going to develop feelings for me.
• I have spent years chasing after him, had never thought about anyone else, never talked to someone because, in my head, I wanted to be loyal and save myself for Tucker. All that struggle, just to get his attention and I got what, nothing.
• "Giselle!" I shook back to reality at the voice from behind me, Lauren came and perched with me. "I heard what happened." She whispered, her head lowered down in pure guilt.
• "It is okay. She is his sister and he doesn't know me." My vision became blurry as the tears came to life.
• "That's not the case." she quickly mumbled, "He probably did it because he knew Ivory would find a way to hurt you or insult you ." she defended him like she always does.
• "Aunt Lauren, it's not a secret that you and I understand each other, we both know what we want." I tilted my head to her and murmured softly. This conversation should have been done months ago, but for someone reasons both of us acted ignorantly.
• "I want you to be with my son. There is no girl better than you for him." she quickly snapped, interrupting me from speaking anything further.
• "But he doesn't want me," saying it aloud, broke my heart. "I have been fooling myself with a h---," I gasped as tears rolled down my eyes, "hope that he will someday feel the same for me, but it is a lie." I continued, sobbing silently.
• "You are giving up hope?" she slipped her hand off from between my hands as I tried to hold her hand, "how could you turn your back from your love? I thought you loved him. I never for a moment thought you would give up so easily." her eyes glaring at my face. I didn't expect that reaction, she badly wanted me and him together.
• After that happened, Lauren didn't talk to me for the next three days and neither did any of the siblings, except for Mr. Ben as he was never a part of the show happening under the roof. It was hard to sit in the same car as the siblings in utter silence and feel left out.
• "Did something happen between you and the siblings?" Dina matched her pace with mine as we walked towards my car after school.
• "No, it's just like every day," I answered, Dina, asking me that question really shook me. She knew I never had conversations with either of them, then what made her think there was something wrong?
• "Okay, see you tomorrow, bye." I hugged Dina and sat in the car with Tucker. I saw Ivory is waving her hand at her brother from her friend's car. So she was not going with us, and that leaves me alone with Tucker. I held my breath and kept my posture straight as he started the engine.