Chapter Two

~~Chloe~~

My alarm starts going off in my apartment in Phoenix Arizona. I never thought that I would be living on my own at this age. But I am. I created a fake file saying I was emancipated. So I already filled out my papers for school and everything. When it comes to hacking and creating your own files, I am extremely good at it. I don’t know why…. It just comes naturally I guess. I took a shower and walked into my closet. I have nothing personal hanging up in my place. Which means I can pack up and leave under ten minutes. I grabbed my skinny jeans, a graphic tee and a black leather jacket with black boots. I had to change my style completely. My father knew I loved skirts and dresses. So I had to go hipster instead of boho. I am actually staring to like the hipster style. It fits me way better. I am the type of girl who can pull anything off. I bet I could even pull of a straitjacket. I am not saying I want to see what it is like. I would never! I hate being tied up… I started my makeup and hair for the day. I did a smoky eye with red lipstick. Then I just curled one strip of hair on each side and the rest I straightened. I opened up my new laptop and had an incoming call from my little brother Bryan. I answered the Skype call and sat down at the bar. “Hey love.” I smiled. And so did he. “Wow, I could barely tell that you’re still Chloe.” He pointed out. “IS THAT A NOSE PIERCING?!” He shouted. For a twelve year old, he is awfully rude and smart.

“It’s fake. I don’t feel like wearing this anyways.” I said and took it off. “Are you starting your new school today?” He asked me.

“I am… I am about to leave to head over there.” “Make sure you be careful. I miss you Chloe.” “I know you do Bry. I will be back when I have the evidence to prove that I am innocent. That is why I am here making friends. When I know I can trust them, I am going to leave and have them investigate.” I informed. Bryan nodded. He turned his head towards the door. “Is that father yelling?” I asked. “Yeah. I have to go to school. I will call back soon. Love you sis.” He smiled. I blew him a kiss and shut my laptop. I grabbed my bag and keys; then headed out the door. “Excuse me Miss White?” An old lady said coming up to me. “Yes?” I asked and turned to face her. “Your magazine came in my mail yesterday. I just got back from a two day trip in New York. So here you go young lady.” She hands me the Vogue Magazine. “Thank you so much Ma’am. And how was your trip?” I asked her. “It was wonderful! Thanks for asking!” She smiled. “See you later Ma’am.” I say and walked down the stairs to my car. I have a new green and black Dodge Challenger. I had to have something that went fast. So I decided to buy one of those. I have stuff hidden in this car also. Things that are a secret. A huge secret. Like money, passports, weapons, etc. I have to protect myself somehow, someway from what my father has coming. I started a war with him that I never thought I would do. Once my father starts a war, you won’t survive. But I am his daughter and I will beat him. A daughter is stronger than his father. That is for a fact. I pulled into the school and everyone stared at me. Well the car. I have really tinted windows where no one can see in them. So I am guessing they are saying “Who is that in that car?” I pulled into a parking spot and got out. People stared. I could hear whispers. “Excuse me, but that is my spot Hun.” Said a little snobby girl. “Well, sorry ‘Hun’ Do you want me to move my car then?” I asked. “Of course! I am glad you understood!” She says sarcastically. Her friends behind her started to laugh. “Sorry bitch. I was here first. Find a new spot. This one is taken now. Now out of my way.” I demanded and scooted them aside. I flipped my hair and walked into the school. I walked into the front office and seen a receptionist. “Hi am Abby White. The new girl.” I smiled. “ABBY! RIGHT!” Said the cheerful old lady. She starts typing on the computer. “I will print out your schedule and have someone guide you through the day.” She smiled at me. She hands me the paper and she walks into the back. When she came back came a really cute boy. Blonde hair, blue eyes, skinny jeans, White vans and a graphic tee. I have a feeling that he is gay. “I am Liam.” He said and shook my head. “Liam here offered to be your guide. So you two have fun and enjoy your day.” She smiled at us and we left the office. “You are the one who stood up to Meghan Anderson aren’t you?” He asked me. “Are you talking about the really snobby bitch who asked me to move my car? Then yes I did. That is my spot now.” I responded. He started chuckling. “I like you. I stood up to her last year and ever since she made my life a living hell. So I am warning you Abby.” He informed. That girl thinks she can ruin my life? Please, my father already done that. “Please, I will tear that girl to pieces.” I started to laugh and so did he. “Where you from?” He asked me. “Beverly Hills California.” I smiled. “So you are a rich girl? Just like Meghan is?” He asked me. “I didn’t say I lived there. I was just born there.” I explained. “OH!” He giggled. “I was born in Seattle Washington.” He informed. “Seattle? Why so far away?” “Because my mother lived there all her life until she met my dad and which was a doctor in Seattle. He got a job offer here short after I was born. So, he took the job.” He said and I nodded. We stop at a locker. “This is your locker” She smiled at me. I looked around and seen I was outside. They have lockers outside? So different then back home. I smiled and we walked away. A guy came up to Liam and kissed him. KNEW IT! I shouted in my head. “Elijah, this is my new best friend Abby.” He introduced me to his boy toy. Elijah had platinum hair that was spiked up. Then he had hipster glasses with ripped jeans and a tee. He is actually attractive too. Applause to Liam. He picked a good one. “I am Elijah. Liam’s boyfriend.” He said with a British accent. Oh hot damn. I smiled. “Wait…. You are the girl who told off Meghan?” He asked me and raised an eyebrow. I nodded. “Applause to you girl! My sister so needs that. Like seriously, she is so snobby it is unreal.” He laughed and so did Liam. He is Meghan’s brother?! NO! He looks so different from her! A lot different! “I will see you after class.” Liam says and gives him a smooch. After we walked away I said, “He is cute! You did well!” He starts to laugh. “We only have been dating since school started. Which was a few months or so back. He was really sweet at first. But then he started to get obsessive. I guess he is somewhat like his sister when it comes to that.” He informed me. I nodded. “You have first period with me, which is Geometry. Good luck because Mr. Rhodes is a complete ass.” He informed me. I just chuckled. We walked into the class and people stared at me and started talking. Well news about me are sure spreading like a virus around here. He gave me a geometry book and I sat right behind Liam. “Why are people still gossiping over me?” I asked Liam. “Because love, Meghan is like a virus.” He pointed out as Meghan walked in. “Why is she in this class?” She asked Liam. “Because skank. I have school to attend to. I have a future that does not consist of Pink knock off Givenchy bags and pink BMW’s.” I said sarcastically. Her mouth drops and she looks at her purse. “This is not a knock off!” She shouted at me. “Look at the stitching. The stitching for the real deal is way different than that. Have your daddy buy you the real deal. Unless he is too busy sleeping with your maid. I mean, all rich daddies do that baby.” I smiled sarcastically. She drops her mouth more and stomps off. People stared at me in shock. “You did not just do that!” Liam shouts at me. I turned to him. “I think I just killed the virus. You’re welcome.” I smiled. He smiled back and looked towards the teacher. “I can’t believe you just said that to her! She is going to ruin you for that!” A girl sitting next to me says. She had Ombre hair and a skirt with a crop top on. “Like I said to Liam, no one is going to ruin me.” I lied. My dad ruined me. Well, not just yet but he is sure damn close to it. “I am Emily by the way.” She smiled. “Did you hear about the party last night?” Liam asked Emily. “Yeah, but I couldn’t go. I was grounded to the extreme.” Emily explained. “I hooked up with someone….. Other than my boyfriend. But my boyfriend was watching the whole time. Then he joined us.” Liam says. “So you are basically saying you had a threesome with…..” I started to say and a guy walks into the door and stares at Liam. “Him.” I tell Liam. He looked at me and hushed. “How did you know that?!” He whispered. “It was obvious by the way he was looking at you.” I pointed out. Emily laughed. “I like this girl!” She laughed harder. I laughed as well. The class started and I just ignored what he had to say. I am already a whiz at math. I was in college math back home. So no need to learn whatever he talked about. I took some college classes back home. Like math, science and English. I was one smart lemon at those classes.

The classes zoomed by extremely, extremely slow. Now I am walking with Liam to lunch. “Are you still a virgin?” Liam asked me. I chuckled. “Actually no, my ex took that.” I informed. “Same. Same. I just broke up with Elijah.” He informed. “WHY?!” I shouted at him. He flinched. “Because…. I don’t like what he came to be. He is turning into his sister faster than he realizes it.” He explained. “Well at least you told him before anything got any worse.” I responded and we walked into the lunch room. “Do you want to eat?” He asked. I shook my head no and we walked to a table. Emily and another girl sat together. She had red hair and green eyes. “Coral, this is Abby. The new girl.” Emily introduced us. “Hi Abby.” Coral smiled. “Hi.” I said and sat down. “So I heard what you said to Meghan in Geo. Bravo girl, bravo.” Coral laughed. And so did I. We all started talking about my life. My fake life of course. And then, Liam, Coral and Emily explained their life to me. They all had interesting lives. Maybe these are the people who I will be able to trust to prove my innocence. I sure hope so because they seem like they would make a great team. “Do you know what our names spell?” Coral asked. We all looked to her for an answer. “Our names spell, L.A.C.E Liam, Abby, Coral, Emily.” She informed us. “I like Lace.” I responded. “Yeah me too.” Liam said. “Me three.” Emily says. Coral smiled bright. “Lace it is.” Coral smiled. The bell rung. We all walked to our classes. This is the first time I had a class with Coral. Liam and Emily had different classes now. Now I have History. My worst subject ever. Well, I had an A in the class. But it’s hard to do. I don’t like history. Defiantly not mine.