Love Is No Fairy Tale by Olivia W (the beach read TXT) 📖

If I was to murder someone in the school I think it would be my Spanish teacher. She speaks in spanish 95% of the time and just yells at people. I had wished that me and Amber share this class but now I was happy we didn't..she didn't have to suffer. Besides english is more her thing. When school ended I met Is and Amber at Amber's locker. “I'll see you guys tomorrow K”

“We're going shopping for clothes for tomorrow your not coming?”

I sigh “I’m coming whos car are we taking?”

“Mine” says Amber pulling her bag out of her locker. “I dont have one” says Isabel raising her hand. I smile. We didn't make it out the door before I smelled the scent of No.19 and yes, I know what it smells like. “Oh look it's the new Trio! Amanda, I didn't know you'd hang with...them” says Stacy looking Amber and Isabell up and down. “There's a lot you dont know about me Stacy but I'm not interested in you knowing anything more” she sighed her “friends” behind her. “Honestly I could care less about you, what I do care about is you flirting with Nick!” this girl needs to get a life. “She's not flirting with Nick there just friends” Says Amber. Stacy glanced at Amber. “Thanks, Les... I didn't ask for your opinion” Ambers cheeks grew pink.So Ambers gay, why hadn't I noticed that before? “You know what Stacy? We’ll see you at the party tomorrow why dont you talk to Nick about it he invited us” Isabelle’s voice had a whole new meaning she grabbed Ambers hand and gave me a shove towards the door. “Jesus Is who knew you had dominance” I say running down the steps. Amber sniffed and I frowned. “Aw Amber we love you” I say joining the group hug. “She's so mean!” she cries. “She's just jealous” says Isabel. “No she's just a fucking snake spitting out her venom of people's personal business” I smile glancing at Is. I didn't even know if she could curse. “I barely know you guys but you guys are great!” she sobs and we hug her tighter. I drive Ambers car as she sits in the back with Isabel. I get directions from Is which lead us to a Target. In the store cold air hit us. “So what are we looking for?”  I ask looking at Amber. She had stopped crying but her eyes were still slightly red. “Think beach..you have a pretty big closet So you should get a new swimsuit. Isabelle, we need to find you something like your wearing yet not” we glance at Amber as she stomps forward like a mom with a mission on Christmas. We stop first to get swimsuits complaining how all the smaller ones are so cute. “ I think you should wear a black bikini but Blue might be your thing” Amber held the black bikini top and bottom against me switching to the dark blue and back to the black. “I think blue, it matches her eyes” says Isabel. “Done” says Amber tossing the blue one into the cart. “Red?” Amber asks me holding a red bikini top and bottom to Is. “Well she’ll certainly get Ethan's attention” I say “She reminds me of a sexy vampire what do you think?” Amber says looking at Is. she nods. “ ” she says. Amber tosses it in the cart. Next we help her decide on an orange or dark green which we choose dark green. When we finally go for outfits I ended up with a Black crop top and jean shorts. Amber instructed that I wear my hair in a ponytail. Isabell settled on a black tank and aware of black Jean shorts. Amber settled on a pair of jean shorts and a lavender crop top. Amber decided she would bring a pair of shoes for Is as we brought everything plus sodas. I sat in the back, Isabell in the passenger and Amber in the driver seat. They dropped me off first and I hugged them bye. “Thanks for the shop Am, I'll see you guys tomorrow. “Oh well I would call you but YOU DONT HAVE A PHONE!” I slam the door shut. I glanced back with a smile as they pulled out of the driveway. Having to search for the extra key told me that Sara wasn't home. She’d let me go to the party, wouldn’t she? She's cool that way. I closed the door and kicked off my shoes just to hear an engine. I glanced out the window to see Saras truck pull in. “Guess I'm on time..” I dropped my Bag by the basket of shoes and walked into the kitchen.  The door opened. The door shut. I grabbed a water bottle and a beer pushing the fridge shut with my foot. “Hey Sara I literally just got in the door when you pulled up” she gave me a suspicious look as she took the beer out of my hands. “I went shopping with Amber and Isabel...for the party...tomorrow night” I bounced on the balls of my feet as she twisted the cap of the beer.Ow. “What party? Where is it?” I Smile. This is the most concern this woman has given me not that that was a bad thing. “It's at a guy Thomas's house he lives on a beach. Anyway, a lot of people are going to be there” I say sitting with her on the couch. “Like?” I opened my water bottle. “Well Is and Amber are going with me. Nick will be there his brother Aidan and a bunch of his friends. Justin's going to. Justin said that half of the school would be there” she nods taking a swig of her beer. “Right so where were you this morning?” I sucked in my cheeks. How many times am I gonna have to explain where I was? I told her the whole thing of us going to breakfast and Ethan and blah blah. “Alright I dont want you skipping you know” I nod quickly and she smiled. “ I got you a gift” she stood and I felt guilty that I didn't have one. I'll paint her something tomorrow. She brought a bag back with her and gave it to me as she crossed her legs sitting up. I pulled the blue tissue paper out and smiled pulling out a 6+ phone, a case and a Nikon Coolpix a900 camera. Definitely getting her a present. “I love it” I say I threw myself at her and she hugged me. A hug that was tight and said I'm never letting you go. For dinner Sara made chicken. We sat on the sofa and watched the news if when I was younger the news just bored me but now it was actually kind of interesting. When I was done I went upstairs changed into sweats and a tank and joined Sara back downstairs. When I went to bed I crawled under the covers and camera and phone charge on my nightstand. I then groaned running back downstairs I grabbed the slip for cheerleading and handed it to Sara. “Can you sign this” she glanced at it and looked up. “I never expected this from you”

Neither did I but Mr. Blake brought it up. I thought it was funny and Amber and Is said they do it with me” she smiled shaking her head. “Go to bed I'll sign it” I hugged her and ran back  . I glanced at my window and it was snowing. Only if my camera was already charged. I sighed crawling under the covers I rolled onto my stomach and smiled as the nearby howls grew louder.

“Do you have a 4?”

“Go fish” Amber sighed as she drew a card from the stack. I stayed seated on the stool dipping my paintbrush in the water again. “Do you have a King?”

“Go fish”  Is drew a card from the stack rolling on her side to reach the stack and back on her stomach. I sighed signing my name at the bottom right corner with a smaller bristled brush. “Finished,” I say. They stood and walked over bending their backs backward. “Wow that's something!” says Amber. “Its perfect” says Is. It was a painting of my point of view of my first night when blue had climbed up the steps and his blue eyes staring at me. Everything was just as I remembered the door the house the flower pot the snow the woods the moon, the wolves to the right running that were running across the snow and of course Saras truck.  This was just the second one though. The first painting I painted of memory. It was me or anyone I guess looking at Sarah's house straight on her truck in view. The sky a light blue fresh snow and snowing of course on top. I wrote in a darker blue “Home Sweet Home” on the top of the canvas. Mr O’malley walked back into the room but we just call him Paris. “Let me have a look huh” he walked over and stood by me. “You know Amanda you should really look into an art school when you graduate exquisite work.” I smile Paris is my favorite teacher besides his name another reason is he never seems to have an agenda for his classes he just does what comes to mind. “Your grandma will love it, Amber dont touch your clothes with that” I glanced at Amber who had chalk like powder on her fingers. The bell rung and I rushed to but my supplies away. As Is picked up the cards. “You can let the painting dry and come back after school I'll keep them behind my desk so no one touches them. He walked away from his desk and to my painting grabbing it. “Thanks Paris” I say grabbing my bag “See ya 4th period”

“And I have to get something ready for it” he sighs “Have a good day girls”  I speed walked to first period as Amber and Isabel headed to their own. I speed walked into first period and the room wasn't even full yet. Woohoo. I put my bag by my feet and and tried to catch my breath pushing hair out of my face. “You have paint on your pants..” I jumped glancing at Justin next to me. “I didn't….notice you” I say searching for the right word. He just stared at me. I glanced at my hand which had black white and blue smudges on them. “Oh I was painting in Mr O’malley class just now. Saras gift. She got me a phone and a camera last night” he nodded “That's cool” he said it but he looked like he was really bored. I felt saved as the door slammed and Mr Ritter walked in. “Alright turn in your home work please” I sucked in my cheeks as people stood. Why doesn't he just stamp a big fat red F on my for head. On my way to second period I turned in my slip for cheer and sat by Amber and Is for second. “I've barely been here and I'm already tired..” says Amber. I nod. She's referring to how Mr Nox just talks..and talks…and…..talks. When lunch came I felt good and bad. Bad because 1. I was leaving my favorite class  but happy cause 1. Paris let me and Amber eat so we could go to Cheer practice and 2. We get to spend time with Isabell. As soon as we walked in the locker room I felt like I was walking into Macy's perfume department. We changed into our uniforms like we were told by Mrs Kemp and walked back out. The outfits were long sleeve shirts half white half a glittery blue (the school colors) and a white skirt. “These are pretty cute” says