Behind the Mask
Page 21
“I just want to go to my room.” I try and wipe the tears away but they won’t stop coming.
“No, this is your party. YOU.” She points at Sherry. “This is my sister. This is her house. How dare you? I had to hear from someone that you tried to kick her out? Who the fuck do you think you are? You can’t come to my home and kick people out. Especially my baby sister. You have gone too far.” I’ve never seen Lake look so angry. I’m pretty sure I see a vein on her head pulse.
“My bad, okay? How was I supposed to know this was your sister? I was expecting a mini version of you. Not… this.” She swipes her hand up and down at me.
“I don’t give two shits. You don’t kick out my guests. This is my house. Now I want you to leave. You ruined my sister’s party, now leave,” she says firmly, pointing to the door.
“What? No! You aren’t kicking me out. I’m the most wanted person here. You can’t have a party without me. Dom, come on.” She points at him for backup. I can see the frustration on his face. I also notice his eye roll.
“Don’t ask him. This is my house. Mine. Now get the fuck out or I swear to God I will kick your ass out.” Sherry glares at me. I look at the ground.
“Fine. Whatever. Trust me Lake, you will pay for this.” I feel her eyes on me before I hear her walk away, then the door slams shut.
“I am so sorry about her. She thinks she is the queen of everything. She is a complete bitch.” Lake hugs me. I hear people talking again amongst themselves but I feel too embarrassed to stay any longer.
“I want to go to my room. Thank you for the party, but I want to get away. Is that okay?”
“I understand. I’m sorry again. Go lay down, I’ll be up in a bit.” I give her a hug before I walk away.
“Sky, wait.” I stop and Charlotte comes running to me. “I’m sorry about her. I’m giving your sister my number and Facebook name. I loved having another book lover to talk to. Call me whenever you want to meet up. We can swap some book boyfriends.” She gives me a smile.
“I’m sorry for not staying longer, but I would love that. Thank you.” I give her a quick hug before heading to my room.
I walk up the stairs and feel eyes on me. I look down to see Dominic standing at the bottom. He mouths sorry, and I just nod. I turn around and walk away. Sherry is in the band which means I am going to see more of her. I’m not looking forward to it. The plus side though is that I made a new friend.
Always to my readers, you are amazeballs for taking time out of your busy lives to read my story. I hope you enjoyed the rollercoaster of Blair and Nate. Thank you for supporting me by reading my work, it always means the world to me.
Always to my amazing little boy who puts up with a busy mummy. Watching me type throughout the day. I love you my baby to the moon and back.
Daniel Martin, you were always my best friend, and even to this day, you still support and encourage me. Thank you for still being there for me.
Elmarie Pieterse my brain twin, my PA, my God send. I don’t know what I would have done without you. You listened to me moan, complain and worry over and over throughout this story. Thank you for being there for me. You mean the world to me.
Hannah Clarke, my mini me. You are my rockstar.
Bernie Ivison, you still keep on supporting and believing in me. Thank you for being there for me.
Lauren Haley, my girl. You listened when I was forming this idea out of my head. You gave me your honest opinion if readers would like where it would lead, you rock.
Always to my betas for helping me make my book perfect and giving me a huge ego on how quickly you read my stories.
Paula Tarpley Genereau, you have been there from the beginning, you are a pimping machine, a beta, and friend. Thank you.
Autumn Hardin, thank you for showing the love of my stories.
Amanda Perrie, the girl that has an eye for detail, I am over the moon to have you beta every book for me.
Lawrence Editing, you have been a God send towards this book, you made this book perfect, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Kathryn Jacoby, I love every cover you do, you never stop to amaze me. You are my cover Goddess.
Jen Wildner, blogger of Just One More Page, my extra pair of eyes, thank you for going through my work and making it even more perfect. You do so much for me, I mean you do a lot for me, but I love you so much
Leigh Stone, I love love, love, you. My interiors always look above amazing. You rock so hard. Thank you for making my books look incredible.
Fran Latimer, you rock so hard, I love that you enjoy every story I write. You are amazing.
Naomi Conner, you are my girl, I hope you enjoyed the best friend in this story