☆Killing
the Queen☆
I was the top notch. The
girl every girl wanted to be. The girl every guy wanted to be
with. I was the envy of the entire city of Star Valley, Arizona.
I was the it girl, and no one was going to take it away from me.
Then one day, that changed. Someone did take it away from me. Her
name was Marissa, and she was better than me. For once, someone
was better than me. I didn't like it. I didn't like it at
all. And maybe that's why I killed her. Maybe that's not
why I killed her. Maybe I didn't even kill her. Maybe she
wasn't even dead. But I should slow down and tell this story
with more details. Starting from the day we all met Marissa.
"Gage, where are you? We're going to
be late. Not that the teachers would even care, it's me of
course. You know I like to be on time exactly," I babbled
into the phone. "I just turned down your road, babe.
It's okay. We'll be there right on time." I hung up.
"Bye, mom!" I called through the house. I ran out of
the door just in time to see Gage pull into my driveway. He
stepped out of the car to open my door for me. I got into the
car, and he closed it for me. That's how a girl should be
treated of course. We left my driveway and we were off to the
mall.
Everyone who was anyone met up at the mall
every Friday night at 8:00. This Friday, Gage and I walked around
by ourselves away from the group. We needed our alone time. We
each got new clothes and complimented each other on how we looked
in them. We shared a soft pretzel with salt and cinnamon
sprinkled over it. We took cute pictures. We ate dinner. We did
anything a normal couple would do on a Friday at the mall. We did
it alone. I mean, who wants 50 people watching you while
you're having a good time as a couple? That's the meaning
of couple. Two. That's all we needed.
I was in American Eagle when I saw her. I saw
her long, straight, perfect shade of red hair fall behind her,
and brush her shoulder blades quickly. After looking through the
racks in front of her, she turned around and I got to see her
face. She had just the right shade of light skin to bring out the
brunette hair that faded into a gorgeous red. She had dark
chocolate brown eyes that anyone would want to stare deeply into,
and her eyeliner complimented the specks of green that reflected
as the light hit them. She had a perfect nose, something I had
always longed for. Her teeth were perfectly white and straight,
outlined by dimples in her cheeks. She smoothed her lipgloss
together with her lips and smiled in my direction. Was she
smiling at me or Gage? I turned to Gage and realized he
hadn't been looking in her direction. She obviously made eye
contact with me. I smiled back, but on the inside I was upset.
Someone was prettier than me. I pulled on Gage's hand and
started walking out of the store.
By Monday, I'd forgotten about that girl from
the mall. I woke up to my alarm clock screaming at me, and rolled
over. I turned the alarm off and got right out of bed. I
didn't have any time to waste. I had to work to be the
prettiest girl in school, didn't I? I walked into the
bathroom built onto my room and brushed my teeth. I combed out my
mess of hair, and burned it pin straight. My hair was a dark
brown that ended up into a light blonde at the tips. It was
ombre. Unlike the girl I had seen at the mall, hers was more of a
natural fade. She had probably been born with it. I applied my
makeup quickly, as I had became fast and skilled at it over the
years. I walked out of the bathroom and across my room to my huge
walk in closet. I pulled on a white long sleeved dress that
dipped down in the back past my shoulder blades, and
touched my collar bones in the front. I slipped on flowered all
lace leggings and black pumps. I looked in the mirror one last
time. I overlooked myself. My face, my hair, my smooth, tan skin,
and my outfit. I applied some red lipgloss to top it all off. I
walked downstairs and Gage was already there. This was going to
be a good day. So I thought.
In the halls, I saw her. I saw the girl. The girl
that was prettier and more perfect than me. Her name was Marissa
Van. And she was the new girl that was stealing the attention of
everyone. Even me.
