CHAPTER 2

I had just flopped onto my bed, staring at the ceiling, when my phone buzzed on the nightstand. I glanced at the screen—my brother's name flashed across it.

it's a Video call.

A small smile tugged at my lips as I picked up. "Wow, look who actually remembered to call."

"Hey, don't start," her brother chuckled.

"Let's start again. Hey, Princess, " my brother greeted me.

"Hello brother" I greeted back with smile.

"I was giving you time to settle in. So how was your first day of college?" he asked while grinning.

"Good, I guess," I shrugged.

I sighed dramatically. "Oh, you know, life changing. I learned so much. My mind is expanded beyond limits."

"Right, right. And by that, you mean you barely stayed awake through class?"

"Exactly," I admitted with a laugh. "Same old, same old. But it was nice seeing everyone again. We even claimed our cafeteria table like last year."

"Sounds like you're off to a good start. No drama yet?"

"Not unless you count Bella still refusing to park inside the lot."

Her brother snorted. "Classic Bella."

They chatted for a few more minutes—catching up, teasing each other—before he finally said, "Alright, I'll let you go. Sounds like you've got plans tonight."

I raised a brow. "How do you—"

"Looks like someone is not in a good mood today." He said playfully, smirking.

"Yup, you can say that" I replied.

"Ok, what's the matter, baby girl?" he asks, sighing.

It's always amazed me how well he knows me, and by talking, he can guess what causes my mood swings, and that's why I love him so much.

But ssssh, don't tell him I said this.

"Actually, today the guy from my college is throwing a party at Frat House, and all are invited. My friends are forcing me to come, but I don't want to go," I answered honestly.

"You know you should sometimes ditch your stupid schedule for having fun," he said jokingly.

"But bro," I started saying, but he cut me off.

Suddenly his tone became serious. "I know what happened in the past, so you are scared, but promise me, sis, that you will move on from the past and enjoy your life like before. I think you should go out with your friends, and of course, it's your senior year. Enjoy it." He said, "Promise me you are going to have fun," he said softly.

"Promise, brother... I'm going to enjoy my life now," I said, sighing with a small smile on my face.

"Good. Now I want you to know that I have paid your fees and transferred the money to your bank account, and no, you are not going to give any bullshit excuses or reasons; you are going to accept that whether you like it or not," he said.

"You know, na, that I'm capable of paying my own expenses." I stated the fact.

"I know that, Princess, but I love to spend money on you; after all, you are my baby girl," he said, chuckling.

"Kat, it's time to get you ready," Noah shouted.

"You literally just said 'Yet' when I asked about drama. That means the night is still young," he pointed out.

I smirked. "Touché."

"Ok brother, it's time for me to get going; otherwise, girls are going to stab me," I said jokingly.

"Ok bye princess. Love you lots, be safe, and yeah, no funny business, and don't accept any drinks from strangers and be sober, ok?" he said with his big brother tone.

"Love you too, brother. I'll call you later. Take care, bye, and yeah, thanks for the advice," I said, hanging up my phone.

Just as I hung up, my bedroom door burst open.

"Hey, it's time to get ready!" Emma said while entering my room without knocking, and soon the rest of them joined us in my room.

"Okay, now the main question is what we are going to wear," Bella asked.

"I know what we all are going to wear; I have already selected our outfits for today," Noah answered while exiting my room.

I barely had time to react before Bella plopped onto her bed, Emma dug into my closet, and Noah grabbed her makeup bag.

"We're choosing outfits for each other," Bella declared.

I groaned. "Oh no. This never ends well."

"Correction—it always ends perfectly," Emma countered.

Noah has great taste in fashion and is always up to date. She wants to become a successful fashion designer and wants to open her own boutique. So, she is the one who always decides what we all are going to wear. We are her Barbie dolls whom she loves to dress up.

I didn't notice when Noah exited my room and soon, she entered with four shopping bags in her hand. "We are going to wear this tonight." She handed each bag to us.

Man, she's totally prepared for tonight.

"Now girls, Bella and I are going to do our makeup and Emma and Kat will do hair, so let's do our job," she started instructing us.

Soon we started doing our work on each other.

After much debating, laughter, and way too many rejected hairstyles, they finally settled on their looks.

"Now it's time to slip in your dress, girls, and yeah, you are not allowed to sneak peek," Noah said excitedly.

We all change into our dresses.

"Wow, man... we all are looking like a diva... I can't believe... man," Noah said with tears in her eyes.

"Okay now it's photo time; one by one we are going to take pictures of my masterpiece, and don't you dare spoil it. Understand?" she said, and we mumbled yes.

Then one by one, Bella clicks our pictures, and then we take a group selfie.

Ok, I'm really impressed by her skills; she has a really good talent. Our dresses are really fabulous. "Oh my gosh.... I love it." I said happily; others agreed with me, and she gave her famous told-you-so-look to us.

We posed for some more pictures, striking ridiculous and dramatic poses in between the serious ones.

"Okay, we look amazing," Bella said, checking their final group selfie.

I grabbed my bag. "Then let's go make this night worth it."

With excitement buzzing in the air, we headed out, ready for the party.

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A/N

Are you all liking it?

Hmm, I know some of you are thinking about what Kate and Liam are talking about.

Hehehe, I am not going to tell you about it for now.

You have to be patient because soon you will get to know.

For now, TADA.