casual clothes. She couldn’t stop smiling. The coral blue worked its way seamlessly with her pale skin and the sleek outfit hugged her body in all the right places. Her dark brown hairstyle didn’t look bad either. Having teased hair; some stray strands falling loosely over her ears was kind of sexy and she liked it.
Paige trotted over and gave her a look of approval. “Eva, you look stunning!”
“Thanks, but you’re the one who look’s amazing!”
“Oh stop it!” Paige glanced at Eva wildly in an expression that meant: are you serious?
Eva had to hope that was a joke.
Paige Penrose was easily the prettiest girl in the grade. Some girls overdid the glam to the point where they looked fake and stood out merely as a spectacle. But Paige was naturally beautiful. Her skin was a radiant glow of even healthy colour, fully curved lips and her best feature; brown bold eyes that would captivate any guy.
Then the door opened again. Ariana stood in the doorway wearing a small black dress, almost the colour of her short hair. She was blocking someone behind her that Eva couldn’t see.
“Hey Ariana.” Eva said.
“Hey you two.” She said shuffling towards them.
“Not you mister.” Paige shook her head, miming a swatting motion and moved to block the doorway.
Eva heard a groan. “Hey how come you guys get to –.”
“We’re girls Avan.” Ariana cut him off, sneering and snorting at the same time.
“Too right.” Paige agreed.
“And that means no boys allowed.”
Ariana and Paige broke into hysterics after they shut the door.
“Hey don’t you think that was a bit harsh?” Eva didn’t see what was so funny.
“Avan can wait to see you.” Besides you’re not quite ready.”
~
Ariana, Paige and Eva passed through a crowd gathered in the hallway outside St Nicolas Hall. From the floor to the high ceiling, the thick fog got more intense; plumes of smoke rising from ash lit cigarettes. She tried to avoid staring at the group of creepy onlookers who gave her the shivers.
Dressed in dark clothing, head to toe, they had their own makeshift theme going on. It tied in well with Coome Bank’s school colours, which were mostly blacks and greys.
Apart from the pretty dire presentation from the outside of the school hall, the party had been organised pretty well.
Inside the hall was completely different to how Eva had imagined it.
Traditional black and greys were swapped for pops of colour here and there. Bunting hung from the ceiling in colourful strips, giving the room a homier feel. This was just what Eva had seen on TV shows. To give a romantic feel, white fairy lights were placed purposefully over the dance floor.
Oddly enough there were African drummers cooped up in a corner faraway supplying the entertainment, but the loud DJ music almost completely washed out the sound of the beating drums.
“We’re the hottest leaves here.” Paige said as she steered the two girls towards the dance floor.
“Oh God, look who it is.” Ariana mumbled vaguely, steering clear of her path.
Taya, wearing an over extravagant black mini-dress was heading to the other side of the dance floor. Her hair flowed down to her waist. When she caught their eyes, she sulked, looking somewhat annoyed when she saw Eva. She must have recognised her from the other day.
“Wow.” Paige said a little bit too loudly, as she caught up to her.
“Taya you are a stunner.” Her jaw dropped.
“Oh, I know.” Taya flipped her hair to the side and sized both of them up. She put on a smile that was forced, then decided she could no longer hang with a bunch of losers.
Then she barged in between them like she could no longer play the nice game and headed for the bathroom.
“What did you say that for?” Eva asked as soon as they were out of earshot. “You don’t like Taya.”
“Just kidding.” Her smiled vanished in an instant to something more sinister. “Taya is such a snob.”
More like a bitch, Eva thought, to be more
Paige trotted over and gave her a look of approval. “Eva, you look stunning!”
“Thanks, but you’re the one who look’s amazing!”
“Oh stop it!” Paige glanced at Eva wildly in an expression that meant: are you serious?
Eva had to hope that was a joke.
Paige Penrose was easily the prettiest girl in the grade. Some girls overdid the glam to the point where they looked fake and stood out merely as a spectacle. But Paige was naturally beautiful. Her skin was a radiant glow of even healthy colour, fully curved lips and her best feature; brown bold eyes that would captivate any guy.
Then the door opened again. Ariana stood in the doorway wearing a small black dress, almost the colour of her short hair. She was blocking someone behind her that Eva couldn’t see.
“Hey Ariana.” Eva said.
“Hey you two.” She said shuffling towards them.
“Not you mister.” Paige shook her head, miming a swatting motion and moved to block the doorway.
Eva heard a groan. “Hey how come you guys get to –.”
“We’re girls Avan.” Ariana cut him off, sneering and snorting at the same time.
“Too right.” Paige agreed.
“And that means no boys allowed.”
Ariana and Paige broke into hysterics after they shut the door.
“Hey don’t you think that was a bit harsh?” Eva didn’t see what was so funny.
“Avan can wait to see you.” Besides you’re not quite ready.”
~
Ariana, Paige and Eva passed through a crowd gathered in the hallway outside St Nicolas Hall. From the floor to the high ceiling, the thick fog got more intense; plumes of smoke rising from ash lit cigarettes. She tried to avoid staring at the group of creepy onlookers who gave her the shivers.
Dressed in dark clothing, head to toe, they had their own makeshift theme going on. It tied in well with Coome Bank’s school colours, which were mostly blacks and greys.
Apart from the pretty dire presentation from the outside of the school hall, the party had been organised pretty well.
Inside the hall was completely different to how Eva had imagined it.
Traditional black and greys were swapped for pops of colour here and there. Bunting hung from the ceiling in colourful strips, giving the room a homier feel. This was just what Eva had seen on TV shows. To give a romantic feel, white fairy lights were placed purposefully over the dance floor.
Oddly enough there were African drummers cooped up in a corner faraway supplying the entertainment, but the loud DJ music almost completely washed out the sound of the beating drums.
“We’re the hottest leaves here.” Paige said as she steered the two girls towards the dance floor.
“Oh God, look who it is.” Ariana mumbled vaguely, steering clear of her path.
Taya, wearing an over extravagant black mini-dress was heading to the other side of the dance floor. Her hair flowed down to her waist. When she caught their eyes, she sulked, looking somewhat annoyed when she saw Eva. She must have recognised her from the other day.
“Wow.” Paige said a little bit too loudly, as she caught up to her.
“Taya you are a stunner.” Her jaw dropped.
“Oh, I know.” Taya flipped her hair to the side and sized both of them up. She put on a smile that was forced, then decided she could no longer hang with a bunch of losers.
Then she barged in between them like she could no longer play the nice game and headed for the bathroom.
“What did you say that for?” Eva asked as soon as they were out of earshot. “You don’t like Taya.”
“Just kidding.” Her smiled vanished in an instant to something more sinister. “Taya is such a snob.”
More like a bitch, Eva thought, to be more
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