[JANE]

"No, there's no way I'm going to let you go to her apartment alone", my best friend crossed her arms while looking at me with her mouth pressed on a thin line. 

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I wish I don't need to go there but I have to." I uttered disappointingly.

"Yes, because probably your dad is arranging your dinner date with Nicholas, again", she muttered. I sighed and shrugged. I sat on the edge of my bed, looking down on my fidgeting fingers.

"Exactly, so I have to do this. If you want to come with me, that's fine, but what are you going to do there?" I asked her. I fixed my skirt for the nth time, thinking if this outfit is suitable for cleaning, cooking and whatever she's going to make me do — not that I’m expecting more than that.

"Of course! I need to check if you're safe there. I can't let you go to a place where your safety will be compromised. At least, I should know how that place looks like", she said. I feel really grateful that I have a best friend like Reese. She's like a sister to me. Even if I don't have a sister, I never felt alone because of her. She's the closest person to me and I will do the same for her.

"Thank you Reese Posie", I pouted and gave her a tight hug.

"But you need to change your outfit", she pushed me a bit and scanned me from head to toe. I raised my brows in question and looked down on my outfit. I'm not conscious at all because I can wear anything. Even if others find it not trendy at all. For me, anything is trendy, it's the confidence that makes the difference.

"Why? This is comfortable for me", I started to twirl around. I'm wearing a pink skirt and a fitted shirt.

"You should wear pants and comfortable shirt. I mean, you're going to clean her place. You'll be uncomfortable wearing skirt. Trust me", she pushed me towards my walk-in closet and started picking some outfits for me.

"Alright, this is perfect!" She smiled from ear to ear as she looks at my double breasted cable knit cardigan and moon print t-shirt. She also took a pair of jeans and handed it to me. I didn't argue with her anymore. She knows better about these things. I was home schooled before and that's the reason of me being an introvert. I never experienced playing with other children when I was a kid. I only see them from afar outside our yard. I once tried to play with them, and so I sneaked out of our house because I was so envy that they have lots of friends. I didn't have any friends that time. Unfortunately, they bullied me. They didn't want to play with me. I cried as I went back home. I told my mom that I don't like to play with other children anymore. I thought it was fun, it turns out it's not. Not until I entered high school. I stopped home schooling when I was 12. My mom told me that I need to see the real world. She told me that there's a lot of things that the world could offer to me and I shouldn't be afraid to explore. That's the time I met Reese.

“Okay”, I just shrugged and started to change my clothes. 

“Wait, you packed your clothes?” she saw my luggage by the door.

"Yes, I told you I have to stay there for a week"

"Okay, let me check your clothes", I just watched her when she pulled my luggage and opened it, checking my clothes one by one. She always acts like a mom to me even if I'm older than her.

"Seriously, are you going to a party? You just put some skirts here. Oh! Good thing you put some pajamas", she took out some of the clothes and threw it on the side.

"I know you like skirts, and there's nothing bad about that, but I don't trust that person you're going to live with for a week. What if I'm right? That she only wants sex" I rolled my eyes and sighed as I remember what happened last night.

"She said she doesn't like me, and same goes for me. I don't like her too. So don't worry, but—“, I paused as I was contemplating whether I should tell her what happened last night or not.

"But?" She asked curiously.

"There's something happened—“, she gasped, cutting me off.

"Oh my god! Something happened between you two? You had sex? I knew I can't trust that person!" She stood up and balled her fist just below her chin, as if she’s ready to fight someone, but in a funny way.

"No. Ugh! Don’t cut me off. Something happened, but not sex. It's just I told her that she's not my type because she insulted me first. She also told me I'm not her type and I will never be, and she looks disgusted about the idea of me and her doing something, you know. So, I told her that she's not even on the level of my suitors and that she disgusts me too. I think she felt insulted of what I said. It's her fault anyways, and then—“, I paused and looked away as I felt uncomfortable sharing the next thing happened.

"Yes, and you always leaving me hanging", she scolded me and I went back sitting on my bed.

"Well, she challenged me. She said that I will eventually fall for her and beg her to fuck me"

"What?!" My best friend yelled in anger.

"It was a wrong move but you don't have to worry. I'm not a type of person who would fall for her. She's arrogant and I think she's the same as Nicholas. The only difference is she's a girl", I took my best friend's arm to calm her down.

"No, but you better update me every day. If she does something to you, you better tell me and I'm going to rip her bones out. I don't care who is she", she was giving me a glare and I chuckled nervously. She looks like an angry chipmunk.

"Okay, Okay. I'll update you. Don't worry, I can handle myself", I assured her.

I knew I can handle myself. I am confident with that.