She entered after she knocked on the door. Immediately she stepped in, a hand suddenly pulled her in by the neck and shut the door. In a startle, she dropped the files in hand. Firmly but gently, he held her neck and used his thumb to raise her jaw towards his face. He looked deeply into her trembling eyes.
'Sir… sir, what's the meaning of this?', she timidly asked.
'How long were you planning on hiding yourself from me?', he gritted in an icy cold voice. Surprised, she stared at him. What was he implying??
'Answer me !!', he roared, 'How long do you think you can hide right under my nose?'
She stared into his eyes. A tear dropped from her eyes…...
10 YEARS AGO....
'Mom!!'
'Would you quit the yapping?? I've already told you; you are not going!'
'Henry organized this party and you don't want me to go??? This is my last time I'm seeing him anyway, for crying out loud!!!'
Mrs. Dawn let go of the dress she was folding and sighed, 'Barbie, we are not done packing and you know we have to leave first thing tomorrow….'
'I already know that, so I'll just go in, see Henry and….'
'If you don't stay, we can't pack. If we don't pack, we can't move into our new house early. If we don't move into our new home early, we are sure to be late and we're gonna miss our flight to our vacation in Hawaii!!!'
'Okay, okay mom! I get it already!' Barbie stormed out, 'I'll go upstairs and continue packing!'
Mrs. Dawn sighed out of relief. 'Finally little girl. Wanted to hear just that. Now where did I put those books? They gotta be somewhere…'
Walking out, Barbie shut the door behind her. She went up to her room and locked the door once. She looked around; Unkept bed, scattered books, unarranged shoes and scattered dresses, whittered plants, dirty window shutters…. A real mess around here and there was a lot of packing to be done. However, one look at the third flat from her house and she knew for sure that she'd got to see Henry. At the thought of Henry, she blushed; Henry was an extremely attractive and a handsome boy. He was tall, very masculine, and had a pair of hypnotizing eyes that could draw anyone into them. He was every girl's dream. He was 2 years older and 2 years ahead of Barbie in college. Initially, they were like angry birds who couldn't stand each other, but with time, they both fell in love and began dating. But now, they were about to be separated by distance and she couldn't bear to leave just like that. She paced, deep in thought.
'I'm just gonna meet him and say my goodbye, and then walk out; nothing more. I'm sure to be back early and not even the devil would know that I was gone.'
She grinned and walked over to the window. She then looked at herself and felt her dress wasn't bad for the occasion. She gripped the window, and without any further thoughts, she jumped. She landed in a pile of weeded grasses, narrowly missing a big stone.
'Jezz!!', she muttered under her breath, 'That could've been my forehead...'
'Who's there?', Barbie heard her dad's stern voice from inside. She quickly hid under the pile of grasses. She heard the door opening and her dad walking out. He looked carefully and examined the area. Convinced that there was no one, he walked back into the house. After a while, Barbie crawled out and quietly crawled into the backyard. It was totally out of view from the inside. Carefully, Barbie climbed the wall. She jumped down to the other side of the wall, and off!! On the way to her sweetheart's party.
...…
Massive! The party was hot with friends, drinks, music, grilled meat… Barbie walked in and the first person she met was Robert, Henry's best friend. He said with excitement to the squad he stood with,' Look guys! Henry's desert just arrived.'
'Woosh, it sure is gonna be a massive night for Henry', others agreed with Robert.
'Ha!', Barbie laughed sarcastically, 'If it isn't the mister Funny bones.'
The boys laugh heartedly.
'I'm not here for the dance, just came to say goodbye to Henry.'
'So, it's true; You are really leaving LA?', Robert spoke earnestly.
'What?', Barbie snorted at him,' Missing me already?'
The others quickly rolled in,' When I'm gone, when I'm gone…'
Barbie rolled her eyes at them. Robert joined them in the singing,' You gonna miss me when I'm goneeeee. You gonna miss me by my hair, you gonna miss me everywhereeee, you gonna miss me when I'm goneeee!!!'
Barbie couldn't stand their unharmonized voices, terrible as fuck! 'You guys suck!', she sighed and demanded impatiently,' I'm here for Henry.'
'Oh right!! Almost forgot. Come with me.'
'Bye Miss Barbie!!!', the others chorused. They were probably drunk.
Barbie shook her head silently and followed Robert further into the house. She looked around as she tagged along; Lots of ladies with gigantic boobs and huge butts chatting with the guys who look like they've got the dough. Some getting drinks at the bar, and others doing their own thing; That's right, their own THINGS!!
Soon, Robert and Barbie arrived at the door of Henry's room. Turning to Robert, Barbie thanked him.
'You are welcome, Miss Barbie. In case we don't meet again before you leave LA, I wish you all the best. Have a safe trip, baby.' With that, Robert turned and went to join the party.
Barbie faced the door. She knocked and entered. She glanced; No one was in the room. Not surprised, she muttered to herself; He must be on the roof again. Eagerly, she walked out and closed the door behind her. She moved to the spiral design staircase and looked up, viewing the last floor. Oh Jezz… such a drag! She couldn't turn back, could she? After all the trouble to get here, it would be a waste to turn back then. She lifted her leg and placed it on the first step; Oh God, about 50 more to go!!