I think I've decided to update two chapters every Friday/Saturday or at least try to!

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"Please come?" Ellie begs down the phone into my ear. We'd exchanged numbers yesterday at college. Today was Saturday, the day of the party.

"M-mom says I can't" I speak a lie, I was really nervous to go, I've never been to a party I don't know what happens or what to expect.

"Yeah okay, liar" She laughs down the phone, "You're coming, you need some fun so meet me at mine at 6" She instructs me before hanging up the phone.

I huff, maybe I could make myself sick and not go? Bit extreme Darcy.

I go downstairs to find everyone in the kitchen, Joseph, Lucy, mom & Ezra.

"Hey sweetie" Mom smiles reading her magazine at the table with a cup of tea. I sit next to Ezra curling up on the chair.

"You going to the party?" Ezra squeezes his arm around me, "A party? What party?" Mom lifts her head creasing her eyebrows in confusion.

"Someone at her college is throwing a party, she's not sure if she's gonna go" Ezra shrugs explaining to mom.

"Oh sweetie you should go" Mom smiles putting her magazine down, why does she want me to go? Can't she be a mom and say I can't go?

"No, I don't want to" I mumble tightening myself more into my ball.

"Awh poor little Darcy, why can't you be normal and just go? It's a party and you're nearly 17, not 7" Joseph rolls his eyes.

"Why you gotta be a dick to her all the time?" Ezra jumps to my defence, Joseph's right I'm nearly 17 I need to start living like a normal teenager, I've just never experienced this stuff before.

"She's nearly 17 ain't my fault you still look after her like she's a baby" Joseph shrugs, "Alright you two, stop it" Mom sighs.

"Darcy you should go" She continues, "It will be fun for you, if you don't like it Ezra will come pick you up, it'll be okay" She smiles making me feel better, she's right it'll be fun.

You don't deserve to have fun.

I shake my head wriggling out of Ezra's arms and upstairs. I really don't know what to wear I literally have no nice clothes.

I have to make an effort most the people going to this party are going to my college and I want to make a good impression so looking nice is key.

The last time I wore a dress was at my 10th birthday party and even then I didn't exactly love it, it was bright pink and made me itchy.

"Hey Darcy, do you need some help with getting ready for the party? I know it's in a few hours but Ezra said you're stressing about an outfit?" Lucy smiles quietly in the door frame.

"Oh y-yeah sure" I nod, me and Lucy haven't really ever spent time together, she's been with Joseph for two years and I don't think we've ever really spoke that much, "I don't have any dresses" I huff feeling embarrassed.

"That's okay" She enters my room more, "Parties aren't all about dresses, you don't have to wear one, we can just dress up an outfit" She smiles opening my wardrobe.

"Dress up an outfit?" I raise my eyebrows.

"Yes like make a casual outfit look like a going out outfit, add accessories, nice shoes, do your hair and makeup that sort of thing" She skims through my wardrobe.

"You have some lovely clothes" She gasps as she pulls out a black button up skirt with a floral design up both sides, it still has the tag on it. Mom brought it me to attempt to get me out of my usual boring jeans and jumper.

You'd never look good in that.

I shake my head and watch when she pulls out a vintage ruffle white button up shirt that my nan actually brought me, it was cute and in a way matches my name.

"I reckon you could show off a bit of leg in this skirt" She winks, "And this shirt is so cute, we'll tuck it in, you can borrow some of my shoes I think I have some in Joe's room but I'll have to check"

I slope off to have a shower whilst she decides my outfit, I'm not comfortable with wearing it but I wanna be normal and go to this party like Ellie and Yasmine.

I never had any friends in high school to do this with, I was a "nerd" because I read books and enjoyed history, I never had friends, I've been by myself for so long and the worst thing is I can't stand myself, the thought of having to live with myself for the rest of my life makes me feel sick.

I get out the shower and hours pass that I seem to just let drift by without paying attention, blow drying my hair until it looks puffy, Lucy then coming to style it talking about how well Joseph is doing at his new job, curl after curl until my hair looks like a big ball of curls.

Then my makeup, Lucy gave me many compliments about my facial features, I don't know how to take compliments because it frustrates me how I can't see what other people see but I say thank you while she piles on whatever else on my face.

I never really got into makeup it's not my thing, I like it, I think people are so talented with what they can do with it.

Soon onto my outfit, Lucy makes sure I've shaven my legs in the shower which I did before I dress myself up into my outfit, the skirt came to mid thigh, black vintage heels to add to my shirt. It wasn't a bad outfit I just didn't like the look of myself in it, I make the outfit look ugly.

"Wow, whose this?" Ezra smiles when he knocks on the open door, "Darc you look beautiful"

"Thank you" I nod looking away from the mirror, "I know you don't think so but you really do" He smiles pulling me into a hug.

"I'll drop you off, what's the address?" I show him my phone of the text Ellie sent me and he nods.

"Let's set off then" He says taking my hand, he knows what I'm feeling, what I'm thinking, he knows I don't wanna go he knows I don't wanna be dressed like this or look like this.

"Thank you Lucy for doing all this" I smile shyly at her, I appreciate her doing this even though she didn't have to, she took time out of her afternoon to do it for me.

"It's no problem, you really do look beautiful" She walks downstairs with us, mom gasps at my appearance, Joseph just rolls his eyes and takes Lucy into the living room with him.

"You look amazing sweetie, have fun" She gives me a hug before I walk out to Ezra's car, he's an accountant so he has a fancy car that's his pride and joy.

"Now I want you to at least try have fun Darc" Ezra gives me a gentle warning look, "I know you, you'll force yourself to not have fun and won't let yourself have fun because you want to come home" he sighs, he's right.

"I won't, I want to make a good impression" I nod fiddling with my fingers to calm myself, I even painted my long nails a sparking pink, embarrassing how much effort I've made.

"Good, don't do anything you don't want to do okay? You know the dangers just call me straight away" He warns being serious.

"Okay" I nod, he leans over and kisses my forehead before I get out at Ellie's house and up her drive. It's dark outside so I can't see her house very well.

"Darcy! Wow you look amazing" Ellie says when she opens the door, "C'mon, Nathan only lives in the next street so we'll walk" She smiles joining me outside.

"Yasmine! Dad! C'mon" She shouts from the doorway making me flinch.

"What do you need me for Ellie?" Her dad approaches the door looking stressed. Yasmine follows looking amazing so does Ellie both wearing dresses, I feel stupid.

"Can you take our picture please?" She hands her dad the phone, I force a smile and don't look at the picture when she shows us.

"Okay girls, have fun" Her dad waves us off from the door until we reach the end of the road, the wind relaxes me as it blows through my afro of curls.

I instantly know which one Nathan's house is when I see the swamp of people flocking outside, I want to go home. I force the feeling away and carry on walking with the girls.

"I can't wait for this party, hopefully Issac is already there to see me make an entrance" Ellie squeals, Yasmine rolls her eyes playfully and I giggle. Issac and Ellie would make a cute couple.

We enter the drive and push on the half open door to see a blazing party going on, Nathan had a fairly big house, people outside, inside and upstairs from what I can see.

We walk down the corridor, cream walls, family photos. Nathan appears to have two little sisters and a brother. I can hear people in the kitchen, living room and a few scatter in the hall.

"Darling Darcy, you came" Issac leans on the kitchen door frame winking at me.

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