Chapter 7

"Mrs Smith is so gonna kill me" I cried as Tyler drove me to her house

He increased his speed. Whoa slow down buddy. I wanna get to that house in my full form, not in pieces.

"Relax"

"Easy for you to say"

I was late because Tyler was at Harry's. Jeremy was in school. My parents were at work leaving me all alone at home with nobody to drop me. I had to wait for Tyler to come back home which took a long time.

"Chill for a moment"

"How can I chill? I'm supposed to be there by 11, its 1 o clock"

"I'm sorry"

"Sorry doesn't fix things"

"I'll drive faster. Don't worry"

When we arrived at her house, I basically jumped down from the car and ran to the door.

"Have a nice day" Tyler shouted. I ignored him. He got me into this mess.

I rang the doorbell nervously

Please don't be mad at me

Please don't be mad at me

Please don't be mad at me

She answered the door on my second ring. She smiled when she saw me. She doesn't look angry. What a relief.

"Ah Amanda you came" she said hugging me

"Hello Mrs Smith. I'm sorry I'm late"

"It’s okay dear. I was just scared you were going to bail"

"I would never do that"

"Of course darling. Come on in"

I entered the living room. There were about twenty girls trying on their clothes including Janet and Keisha.

Her living room is quite big. Big enough to hold a bunch of girls with their clothes to try on and more than enough space to move around without bumping or inconveniencing each other.

I waved to my friends and they waved back. Janet beckoned me to come over. I held my hand up signalling for her to hold on. She nodded and resumed her work.

"Can I have your attention ladies" Mrs Smith said

All the girls in the room stood in silence waiting for the important news she was going to announce

"This is Amanda Watson, daughter of pastor Emmanuel Watson" Mrs Smith introduced

Oh me? I was totally not expecting that.

"Hi everyone" I said waving

"Hi Amanda" they replied

"She's late" one of the girls complained

She glared at me so hard I had to look away from her in fear. She had this hard look that typical hood girls had. She was dressed in all black with a black beanie. She was kinda like Keisha but I bet Keisha is harder.

"I'm sorry I'm late, it wasn't my fault" I said

"Whatever" the girl mumbled. She left her former spot and went to check out some clothes

I walked over to Janet and Keisha. Keisha was holding up two dresses: a short one and a long one. They both looked great.

"Hey guys" I greeted

"Where were you?" Janet asked

"We were getting worried" Keisha added

"Sorry, I got delayed by Tyler" I replied

"Oh I see" Keisha grinned "is he coming?"

"Definitely"

"Guess I'll go with the short one then"

"Hoe" Janet snorted

"Hey!You never know. He might notice me"

I laughed

"Let's hope for the best" I said

"You'll see" Keisha spoke "you'll all see. I'll personally invite you to our wedding"

I shook my head. This girl is crazy. My brother barely has time for himself talk less of women. I can't even remember Tyler bringing any girl home to introduce to my parents. He hasn't even told me about any girl.

"Go pick a dress you like from that couch" Keisha pointed to the chair straight ahead

"Thanks babe"

I walked over to the couch to get a dress. The girl who complained earlier about me being late was picking up clothes too.

She rolled her eyes extra hard when she saw me. Nervously I decided to speak up

"Hi, I'm Amanda" I said

"I know that" she replied with an attitude

Okay. No need to be rude.

"Uh, what's your name?"

"None of your business"

She continued with what she was doing. What the hell is her problem? I'm just trying to be nice. I'm not gonna watch her talk to me like this.

"Do you have a problem with me?" I asked

"As a matter of fact I do" she faced me "You think you're so special, don't you? Mrs smith introduced you, she didn't do that for any of us"

"I'm sorry you feel that way but I didn't ask for her to do that"

"You didn't have to. You came in here late just because you know you can"

"You know nothing about me, okay? Its not my fault I came late. I have my reasons"

"Like what? Missed your nail appointment?"

"Why are you making a big deal out of this?"

She walked past me bumping into me on purpose

"Hey watch it" I shouted

"You gonna do something?"

"What is your problem? I was just trying to be friendly"

"My problem is the fact that you rich people think you can do whatever you want and get away with it"

"Watch your mouth"

"Don't tell me what to do"

She pushed me. I pushed her back. She punched me in the face.

I held my face in my hands. Everyone gasped

I was about to punch her back but people were here and it would mean going against what we preached in church. I balled and unballed my fists several times to calm myself down.

"What's going on?" Mrs smith asked walking in

"Jania punched Amanda" a girl reported

"Get out" Mrs Smith ordered

Jania hissed and left the house banging the door loudly behind her

"I'm so sorry sweetie" Mrs Smith said holding me

"Its fine"

"Let's go get you cleaned up"