A Girl’s Diary novel Chapter 9

I rushed into my training room to find Ron sitting there. He really should learn not to be so punctual! I smiled sheepishly at him and then sat down. "Next time I'll tell you an earlier time than the real practice so when you're late, you're actually on time." What? We started training and this time, I felt myself getting the hang of it. When training was over, I was super tired. Ron made me repeat the same pieces over and over, saying there was something not quite right. To me, it was perfect! But he was the professional for a reason. A college student who was studying music. That seemed pretty much devoted to me. 

"There was something I needed to ask you." He said as we started walking down the corridor. Then he glanced to his right and tilted his head, stopping completely. "Umm..." What was he looking at? I tried to get a glimpse but he pushed me forward. "You know the boys, the band. They were..." His voice trailed again while he furrowed his brows. Okay, I may have an idea what was going on. I heard some whispers and now I was sure what it was. 

"Guys, you can come out now." I chuckled the moment they came out of hiding. Tumbling and falling on top of each other. 

Benjamin had a smile on his face, Adrien looked flush, Malcom cursed as he was at the bottom of the bundle and Xander well he was nowhere in sight. When they finally stood, Xander came out of the elevator. 

"Cinnamon, missed me?" Xander winked the moment he got out. I was wondering how many seconds it would take him to flirt. Didn't even take a second, that's a new record even for Xander. 

"Do I even want to know what this is about?" I asked Ron. He shrugged at looked at them, asking silently for help. "So?" I turned to the boys. 

"Yes. Of course, you do." Xander replied. 

"We're having a party." Benjamin and Adrien said at the same second. I titled my head in a quizzical way. They all started talking at once, I didn't even understand a thing. The only things I could make out were 

"It'll be so much fun." Benjamin 

"You'll miss something big if you don't come" Malcom 

"Please please Cinnamon" Adrien 

"I'll keep you company" Xander 

"Can only one person talk?" I chuckled. They started talking together again, except for Ron who was laughing his ass out. "Can that one person be a sane one? Ron?" He nodded calming his laughter. 

"So what they're trying to say is that they are having a party and they want you there." He said simply. 

"That's it?" They all nodded. "Okay." I smiled, their faces lit up and soon enough, I was engulfed in a bear hug. Or should I say bears! These guys make the term drama kings become a thing. I spent some time with them, we had so much fun. Well at least until Aurora came looking for me. When she asked about the new album, I assured her that I was just enhancing it, I told her it was almost finished. What a big fat lie! 

That night, I was so tempted to write at least one song. But what I came up with was pretty much rubbish. So I decided to get some sleep before I had to go to school. I slept like a baby but woke up like a zombie. Nothing a good cup of coffee can't fix! 

Today, I went to school early. The one day, I wanted to skip seeing everyone, I go to school early. FML! I looked around for Sky and she was nowhere to be found. She didn't even reply to my texts so I decided to call her during lunch break. I just needed to make sure she had no plans for today. The day went by as good as it could. We had to submit our projects on Monday. I hope she finished it and wouldn't be working on it today. Louis kept annoying the hell out of me in our English class. He sat right behind me and kept trying to talk. I, on the other hand, of course, tuned him out of my life. 

When lunch break finally came, I texted Skyler again. She texted me saying she was in the cafeteria already. So I guess that was where I was heading, just before the blond cheerleader, Alice, stopped me. 

"You don't think you have a chance with my man." She spat her words. Ooh, so this was about her crush. Okay, I could play a little with her. I was bored anyway. 

"Which one exactly? Because I'm pretty sure you slept your way through everyone even the janitor." I was going to say worse but I didn't want to step down her level. 

"At least boys want me, unlike you. Louis wants to date me, understood? If I see you near him, I'll make your life hell." 

"Yeah, she will." Her minion agreed and they both left. What a bunch of clichés! If I didn't hate Louis, I'd date him just to provoke her... no, I won't. I wouldn't hurt a guy just because of her, even if he was an asshole like Louis. 

I made my way to the cafeteria, bought food that looked edible enough and began searching for Sky. When I spotted her, I was reluctant to go. She was sitting with a big group of people. Finally, I decided to go. 

"Everyone, this is the infamous Elena." Sky introduced me to everyone. They all introduced themselves, I took a seat then they continued their chatter. The bell rang and mostly everyone left. Except for Sky, Jason, a girl named Cecilia but wanted everyone to call her Cicily or Cici and me.