Trippin over you by junique (early reader chapter books txt) 📕

ironing, curling and off course make up, which really wasn’t my choice!
Thanks to Miranda she had to force me to put it on.
But the results really made me thank her.
So it was time that I put on my evening gown, which Miranda called it. I didn’t really know what that was, but soon was going to find out.
So it was about five minutes when Miranda returned with a dazzling hot pink dress.
It fell down to my toes; the straps came wide apart showing off most of my chest and a sparkling silver necklace she borrowed to me, everything was just astonishing I never look this good in like….forever.
“Miranda! Where did you get this?”
“From London of course. I was saving it for prom but I think you should use it, this was certainly a fashion crisis.”
“Miranda you know I can’t take this!”
“I knew you’d say that but Gabby come on, it’s fine, you really needed it, and were friends, remember.”
“Well when you put it that way………thanks!” I said finally.” You’re the greatest thing god has given to me and I love you more than a hundred jelly beans in a jar!”
Miranda burst out laughing.
“You actually still remember that!”
“Off course!” I answered.
“Well I love you more than a thousand chocolate bars in my backpack!”
We both started laughing.
“I guess I should go! But tomorrow you have to tell me everything what happened and I mean everything…..promise!”
“Promise.”I mumbled.
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“Gabriella the guest has arrived!”
I turn towards Nina, and suddenly my stomach rolled over! I actually had butterflies for the first time in my life, and it felt so weird.
“Now child!” said Nina. “You’re going to be fine! It isn’t like there not just like you!”
“But what if I make a mistake, suppose I embarrass dad or even-“
“Gabriella! People make a lot of mistakes just because you do should make a difference!”
“Well you need to tell that to my parents!” I shouted. Nina knew just how they treated me, and suddenly I became angry not just at my parents but myself as well, and I didn’t even know why.
I stood up and look into the mirror, the figure I saw in it was not me; I looked so different with makeup. My brunette hair that were once drawled up, was straighten and came down to my back, this new me made me look a lot like Ashley and I didn’t know if that was good or bad.
“It’s time you go down stairs.” I heard Nina said.
Without taking a glance at her I walked out the door and down the hall. That’s when I saw Ashley, she looked astounding, she wore a golden dress, that reach her mid thigh showing off her long legs, her hair was curled as always, but tonight she looked unusual, not beautiful but elegant.
“What are staring at?”She snapped
“Nothing.” I mumbled.
She rolled her eyes.” If you mess this up tonight I am going to destroy your life, so you better act normal!”She hissed.
She walked away but suddenly turned back,
“And I must give a notice, you think you might look pretty tonight, but what your really doing is trying to become like me, popular, but that’s never going to happen so you better drop the act!”
With that she stormed passed me.
Taking a long breath in I followed Ashley down stairs.
I heard my dad taking.” I have two lovely daughters.” He said gesturing for us to come to him.
“Ashley……and Gabriella!”
It felt so weird when my dad called my name, everything was weird, and they never introduce me to important people,
Something was up, and I was going to find out.
I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn’t notice the man was talking to me.
I stared at him bewildered, “Pardon me.”
He smiled, showing his dimples, he looked pretty young for being forty eight, his brown hair fell into his face bringing out his hazel eyes, and he was pretty tall as well, till I had to tilt my head back to get a good look at him.
“I said, what are you planning on becoming?”
“Well, I want to be a very successful artist, I want to become like Michelangelo or my favorite, Leonardo de Vinci!”
He nodded, giving me a warm smile.
“And you…” he said turning to Ashley.
“Actually I want to be a lawyer.”
I was so stunned I never knew Ashley would want to be a lawyer!
It looked as if dad’s friend was impress by Ashley’s answer and it made me wish I should say something more…………sophisticated I guess.
“By the way I’m Alex Daniells.” He replied kindly.
“Nice too meet Mr. Daniells.” Both Ashley and I said.


“And this is my son….”He motioned for someone to come in.
It was then that my butterflies returned.
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I had never understood those silly girls and the boy-watching they did. I was of the mind that boys were nuisance, and I’d go my whole life without one and be happy for it. But as I stared into this tanned face before me, I remembered the books I’ve read and the sloppy love talk and suddenly realized what that had been all about.
He was tall and lean, his dark brown hair was perfectly done, not one strand out of place, his hazel eyes were sensuous and it caught my attention the most. He stood firm, both his hands in his pocket.
One thing I caught that both him and Ashley was exchanging glances.
Then I saw her give him a warm smile, and in returned he smiled back and turned to his father.

He was not gorgeous,
Or was he cute,
He was presently strikingly handsome.
Suddenly he caught my eyes and I realized I was gawking at him for a while now, I quickly looked away as I began to feel my cheeks heat up.
“This is my son Aiden, Aiden these are Ashley and Gabriella.”
“Pleasure to meet you guys.” He said staring directly at Ashley.
I knew I wasn’t as pretty as Ashley. I knew I didn’t had that flirty way of acting and I knew I was nowhere to being experience with boys because if you put me and boys to together that’ll be a lot of hell! Especially when I start to stammer, it’s just so embarrassing. I just wish I was more like Ashley, how she acts so casually around boys, how she flicks her hair back making her look extra stunning even the way she walks, she catches everyone’s attention, and sometimes I just wondered why I couldn’t be like that. Boys never take one glance at me, well except for Nathan I guess, but were best friends since kindergarten he doesn’t look at me in a flirtiest way.
“Okay everyone, shall we dine….” Dad said motioning to the table.
(Sigh)
This was not good.
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I stared down at the lasagna in my plate,
Didn’t they knew I was allergic to pork and tomato sauce,
Oh I guess I forgot,
They didn’t know anything about me.
Sighing I began to play around with my food.
I watched as dad gave me a stern glare that was telling to act mature and stop playing around.
I hated this! I hated everything they do, neglecting me for years and now how the guts to talk to me just because we have a guest.
I quickly looked down to avoid his angry glare; sometimes I really wondered why they hate me, what did I ever do to deserve this treatment, why I just cant be-
“Gabriella. A lady never hangs her head, she must be as proud as a peacock.”
I was startled by Mr.Daniells; I hadn’t realized he’d been staring at me the hold time.
“Sorry.”I mumbled.
“Don’t say sorry but just don’t do it again, you’re too beautiful to hide your face. “He whispered.
I smiled at his comment even though I knew it wasn’t true. I wasn’t beautiful,
Plain, but not beautiful.
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“So how’s your business going Alex?” I heard my dad say
“Great! Got two new items uploaded on display and the customer’s went crazy, my assistant Deborah comes up with the most amazing ideas, it’s epic!”
“Yeah I need someone like that! My business is going a little slow right now, I think i need something new you know.”
My dad and Mr.Daniells owns a phone business and they’re looking for a new way to make a phone that will make the customer go nuts, to me that’s pretty cool.
I wouldn’t mind running a business like that, but dad would give it to Ashley before he give it to me. Ashley’s smart pretty and popular she has it all.
Even though I’m smarter, not that pretty or popular, he’d never have me as an option and I’d never understand why.
“Gabriella dear, you haven’t picked at your food yet.” I heard my mother.
I’m I dreaming.
Mother never call me dear, she barely says my real name,
I’ve got to be dreaming.
“What’s the problem?” She asked
Soon I felt everyone’s eyes on me which made those butterflies come back and haunt me. Everyone was waiting on an answer.
“It’s just that-“
“Don’t tell me you’re afraid to eat in front of Aiden are you.”
The sound of his name made my skin crawl, and I felt his eyes darted towards me, suddenly I became self-conscious.

“No.” I answered dryly.” It’s just that you forgot I’m allergic to pork and tomato sauce, remember…”
The whole table went quiet.
“Well would you like something else…” asked Nina who appeared in the doorway.
“No Nina, but thanks…” I said.”I just lost my appetite…..”I mumbled
“What was that?”I heard my mom asked
“Nothing.” I Said giving her a fake smile.
I could of feel Aiden’s constant stares, and I looked up and came in contact with his sensuous hazel eyes,
Then suddenly he looked away.
I felt Ashley watching the eye contact between Aiden and I, I knew she liked him just by the way she acted around him and the way her eyes search his whole body. So right then I knew I had to stay away from both Aiden and her, I didn’t want anything to do with them. When it comes to Ashley and messing around with a guy she likes that’s call for trouble, and even knowing he’d be going to our school, I had a huge feeling girls would be throwing themselves at him, he was way to gorgeous not to be noticed.
“Can I be excused?” I asked, peering up at my dad.
He then nodded.
I quickly got up, but soon my heels were tangled in the table cloth and all I knew I fell!
“Watch out!”Shouted an angry someone, I turned to see who it was…..Oh no,
Aiden.
But that wasn’t the embarrassing thing; I fell right on top of him knocking punch all over his clothes.
“I’m so sorry!” I shouted,
I quickly pulled myself off him.
“You idiot!” he sneered.”Do you know how much this cost?”
I was bewildered.”I-I uh”
“Forget it!”He snapped, he began to wipe it off himself.
“Nina would you get Aiden a towel please.”I heard my dad’s rough voice.
“I didn’t mean to.”I tried again.
“I said forget it!” he snapped.
“Gabriella, I think you should go upstairs now.” I turned to see my mother’s angry glare boring into my skin.
“Yes ma’am”
Before walking away I mumbled a ‘sorry’ again.
But no one paid no attention to me.
Why I had to be so clumsy, I thought.
I hated this!
I Knew I couldn’t go a minute without messing this dinner up.
I knew they were angry at me, especially dad, he told me to