Bloody Love by Bridget Konneh (best books to read for beginners .txt) 📕

I'm not a neat freak, but when things are too messy, I freak out.

"Aren't you supposed to be in class?" I asked then sat upright on the bed. It felt too awkward laying down.
"It's my free period. And I'm guessing it's yours too." I nodded but then regretted it when a throbbing pain shot through my head.
"Relax. Don't move." He sat down beside me and adjusted the ice. I don't even know his name and he's helping me recover from possible brain damage.

"I'm Clara, by the way."
"James." JAMES!!!!This was James.
"You're James?"
"Yes ,and I knew you were Clara. Mai told me about you."

"And you didn't bother to hint out that one fact." He laughed.
"I couldn't really talk about personal information with you fainting."
"I guess not. Still , a heads up would've been nice." He smiled and I couldn't help but notice his dimples.
Chapter Four

I stayed in James' room for my whole free period and we talked.Alot.I found out that his family lives here in Montana.He hates having a clean room because it makes him feel lost,like he's just staying at a strange little place and not his room at a boarding school.He has a golden retriever called Tyson and there was alot more stuff too.I told him that I didn't have any pets,nd although I'm not the uber clean room frak,I still love a semi clean room.He laughed at that one.

I also told him Avril Lavigne is my favorite singer.
"What time is it?" I asked.James looked at his watched and told me.2:35.
"Oh-no,we're late to class." I got off his bed but he took my hand and stopped me.
"Your head hurts and you couldn't move.Just tell them that and you'll be fine."
"What about you?"
"I was taking care of you." He said.

The door opened and Mai walked in.
"I'm...What are you doing here?" She stared down at James hand still wrapped around mine,and I pulled it away.
"Oh,we bumped heads and he-" Mai's eyes went wide and she ran towards me.She took my head in her hands and moved it around,checking it.

"Are you okay,oh my god.Tell me you're fine."
"I'm fine,Mai.It was just a head-bump...That only I suffered from." She seem convinced I was fine and then let my head go.
"Yeahh,..Just a head bump.So I see you've met James.Isn't he wonderful?" Mai asked sarcastically.

"Yes,he is.Well,I've got to go.Promised my friends back home I'd send them an email everyday."
I picked up my bag and left James room.

"So,tell me everything,Clara.How's Montana?" I switched my phone to the other ear as I struggled to take off my shirt without dropping it.
"Great.So far it's been amazing here." My friend Lydia giggled.Which only meant she was with Mike.

"Sorry.That was Mike." Told you.
"I don't mean if you like it or not.I mean the people.How are they there?" I heard Mike mumble something but I couldn't make it out clearly.
"They're okay.The people here are very nice." I grunted as I tried slipping up my jeans.

"What the hell what was that noise..Oh-my-god,Angels, are you on the toilet?ew-"
"I'm not using the bathroom,Lydia.I'm just putting on jeans.' I rolled my eyes and smiled.

"Well,have you found someone to replace me yet? Who am I kidding,you love to me too much to do that...Right?" I laughed.
"Right.You'll always be number one in my heart." I tripped over a shoe and fell backwards onto my bed.
"Aww.What about Toby? Did you replace your little chocolate cupcake yet?"

"Ofcourse not.But there are some pretty hot guys here." James and Ethan.James.Lydia squieled excitedly.
"You promised me pictures.I'll be expecting them."
"Yeah,yeah,yeah.Talk to you later,Lydz."
"Luv you."

Chapter Five

Two days later and I'm sitting in my room,on my labtop.It's raining heavily outside and I have half a bag of chips on my lap.My room is way cleaner now.Some clothes are in my closet,some in my suitcase and some on my bed.It's still sleepable though.

"Open up." Mai called from the other side of the door.I threw the bag of chips on my bed and walked over to the door to open it.
"Sleepover!!" Mai sang.She waltzed into my room carrying a pink spotted bag filled to the top with who knows what.

"Aren't we alittle too old for that?" She looked at me sternly in the eye.
"We're never too old for anything.Especially not sleepovers."

She dropped the bag on the floor and sat down beside it.
"Okay,let's get down to buisness." She put her short wavy hair in a ponytail and began removing things from her bag.
"I thought this was a sleepover,not a makeover." I sat down in front of her on the floor.
"It's alittle bit of both.But you need more of the make-over than you do a sleepover."

My jaw dropped and she started laughing.
"Kidding....Well,I'm half kidding." After her bag was empty,I looked at all the things on the floor.Hair curlers,make-up,face mask,nail polish.
"Are you serious?"
"I'm always serious,Clara.Don't forget that."

"I need you to be very still or else,I'll poke your eye out." Mai started humming as she brushed the mascara over my eyelashes.Already,she has made my hair a curly mess with the hair curlers,painted my face green with the face mask,and my nails were now a variety of colors.
"Done!" She stared in satisfaction at my face while her hands were on her hips.The past three days,I've learned she only does that when she's really happy or really mad.

"Liv's at the door." Mai said.And just like that,someone knocked.
"How'd you know?" She looked up and her eyes went wide.
"Uhh...l-lucky guess?" I opened the door and sure enough it was Liv.She stood there staring at my face,and I knew she was holding back a laugh.

"Let me guess? Mai?" She asked.I nodded and let her in.
"Atleast she'll stop bugging me now that she found herself a new guiney-pig." Mai looked at Liv and scoffed.
"Who says I'll stop? A girl can't complain about having too many clients." I laughed.

"Clients? What,are you running a beauty salon?" Mai ignored me and took out her camera.
"Say cheese." I covered my face with my hands as the flash went off.
"Clara,I don't want a picture of your hand,I want a picture of your face."
"You are not taking my picture while I look like this."

"It's not like anyone's gonna see it.Now smile pretty." Liv laughed while I forced a smile and Mai took my picture.She was the type of person that could sell peanut butter to a man that's allergic to it.After taking the picture,she took out the curlers in my hair and wiped the green paste off my face.
"Wow.You look so pretty." She spinned the chair aroun so that I was facing the mirror.

My dark brown hair was now full of bouncy curls.But my eyelashes were longer,my lips a darker shade of pink and my gray eyes looked almost green.The girl in the mirror.Wasn't me.She was a whole other person.
"If her hair was shorter,she'd be an exact match." Mai whispered to Liv.What did she mean 'exact match'? I knew one thing was for sure though.

"You are not cuting my hair." I spinned the chair around so that I was facing them.
"We won't cut it-yet."

Chapter Six

I'm no longer the new girl here.So I have some work to do.I'm sitting staring intently at the board,when James walks in and sits beside me.
"Hey Angels." He says,smiling.
"How do you know about that name? Wait never mind.It was Mai." He laughed.
"Exactly.the past 18 years I've known her,I've learned not to trust her with secrets.You should know that by now."

18 years.But Mai's 18.Is he saying he knew her his entire life.
"She's my sister." James said as if he read my mind.
"I didn't know that? See,you guys never tell me anything...Is there anything else I should know?Like,you were born with a tail or something." He laughed and leaned back in his chair.
"Well Ethan's our brother and Liv's our sister." I never would've guessed that if he hadn't told me.

"See,it's not so bad sharing information."
"What about you?Any siblings I should know about?" I shook my head.
"Nope.Only child."

Later that day,I was back in my room studying,when something hit my head.At first,I just ignored it.But then,it happened again.And again,until I finally went to check.There were people down there,throwing rocks at my window.
"What are you doing?" I yelled down
"Trying to get your attention." Mai's voice.How did she get out.How did any of them get out? The other people down there were James,Ethan and Liv.

"How'd you guys get down?"
"Doesn't matter.You need to get down here.We're going swimming." How was I supposed to get down there? My room was 3 stories up.
"You need to jump." James yelled up to me.
"Do you want me to die?I'm not jumping." I would break every bone in my body.

"Clara,look at me." That was Ethan.Why'd he want me to