Rosalie Montebello (1)

**Each chapter will include a picture. This picture is of CHRISTINA. She is not the main character but she is introduced here as well. More pics of the other characters will be in the next chapters...thank you.. **

"Rosalie!"

"Hi!! Wow I haven’t seen you in so long. How are you girl?" I say as I greet my best friend and also my brother’s girlfriend, Christina.

She walks through my front door looking so cute and chic as usual. Her strawberry blonde hair is pulled back into a loose pony and she is wearing a black sweater with a pair of jeans that show off her thin figure.

"I’ve been great. How about you, how is school and everything? Oh we have so much to talk about!" says Christina

"Christina it’s been crazy, so much work. I don’t know how my brother dorms up there with all the kids and fun, I would never get any work done! I barely get my work done at home" I tell her

"I know! That’s why I stayed home for college too girl"

So if you haven’t already figured it out, my name is Rosalie Montebello. Yes I have a very Italian name; that’s because my family is Italian-American. My parents went a little overboard when they named my brother and me. His name is Angelo.
I just started my freshman year of college. The whole environment is different, coming from a private high school and all. My brother and I were very sheltered as children and even throughout high school. Angelo is a year older than I am and he decided to be the rebellious one and go away to school. He goes to a school in upstate New York about three hours away from our hometown of Staten Island.

I guess you can say that out of the pair of us Angelo is the more outgoing one who likes to party all the time. Don’t get me wrong I do love to party and go out with my friends but sometimes I just like to hang home and relax. My brother, he has something going on all the time. Angelo has many friends, I think too many. And speaking of his friends they are all coming over tomorrow night for a welcome home party. Angelo and his best friend Joey are coming home from school for the weekend. This will be their first weekend home since school started. Christina decided she wanted to throw her loving boyfriend a party. Oh joy! This means that while Angelo drinks his life away I will be the one in charge of making sure the house stays the way it was before the chaos.

"So is everything ready for the party tomorrow?" asks Christina

"Oh Chris I don’t know I am like really stressing out about it. I think my mom ordered all of the food and drinks I have…do we need anything else?"

"You have alcohol and regular drinks?" she asks

"Yes I have both. Come on sit down let’s have some coffee and catch up lady"

"Ha-ha you are too cute Rosie. Coffee and gossip is what I need right now" says Christina

"So we don’t need anything else for the party right?" I ask as we sip our coffee and dunk some cookies.

"Well no because I will be bringing over all the decorations and appetizers and stuff so don’t worry about all that. Are you excited?!? I am so excited" she says

"I am a little I don’t know. You are just excited because you get to see your boy" I tease her

"Oh Rosie…you are so right! I cannot wait to see him! I missed him so much you have no idea" she tells me.

"You are just too sweet for Angelo. What do you see in him?" I joke

"Oh come on you know you love him. He always has your back. You didn’t miss him this last month and a half?"

"Ok maybe I did a little…but I sure didn’t miss his annoying ways and stupid lectures…he is such a hypocrite" I say and laugh

"Aw he is only looking out for his baby sis, you know that. However, I know you didn’t miss Angelo as much as you missed Joey" she says with a smirk on her face

"I really don’t know what you are talking about. Joey who? I don’t know any Joey’s" I lie with a smile on my face

"Rosalie Montebello you are such a liar. You missed Joey, admit it" she says

"Well of course I missed him. He is Angelo’s best friend and one of my best friend’s too. He is like another brother to me. Always at my house and stuff"

"Yeah…right" Christina says

"What is that supposed to mean?" I ask as I give her a look of suspicion

"Oh nothing. Ya know you only hooked up with him and all so yeah he really is just like a brother" she says sarcastically

"Hey! Chris that is so wrong. Yes, I did hook up with him once or twice but that was such a long time ago so it doesn’t even count"

"When was it? Last month? Come on Rosalie just admit it, you two have some sparks" she says

I sigh as she always tells me this "Ok Rosalie there are sparks but no fire" I say and she laughs

"Good one. Listen sweetie, I know you want to think otherwise but the kid flirts with you non-stop" she says

I look at her and smirk and say "I know he does but he does that with everyone. That’s just his personality"

"You are so stubborn. I give up" she says and laughs as she puts her coffee mug in the sink

"Chris I have to go shower I am meeting my parents for dinner tonight after they get out of work so I will call you tomorrow ok"

"Yes! Call me tomorrow…the big day! How many people are we expecting anyway?" she asks

"Um why are you asking me crazy…you invited everyone. They are all yours and Angelo’s friends"

"Ah I don’t remember how many…I think about 30/40?"

"Christina you are insane…goodbye I’ll talk to you tomorrow" I say and give her a hug

"Bye girlie…" she says and walks out

I look like a mess right now. I need to take a shower!

After blow drying my long brown hair I begin to flat iron it. My hair is naturally curly so it is very annoying to straighten. I then proceed to apply my makeup. I only wear mascara because it brings out my hazel eyes. Foundation is also a must plus a little lip gloss. I portray a very natural look. The dinner with my parents is at a little Italian restaurant down the block from my house so I throw on a pair of dark blue jeans and a purple top. Feeling self conscious about my body I throw on a black belt. I wish I had Christina’s body, it is sick. I am thin but I wish my stomach was toned like hers…she has like a six pack! Christina always tells me she is jealous of my face and my butt. She says that my butt is perfectly round and so cute…mmhmm…she is crazy but I love her anyway!

I hate the fact that I drive a white Audi Coupe. My parents have money so they bought me my car but I don’t want to seem like a spoiled princess because I am not like that at all. I know tons of girls who are like that and I hate them for it. Sure I have a big beautiful home but it doesn’t make me different from any other person. I do not judge people.

I arrive at the restaurant and meet up with my parents. My dad is wearing his normal work clothes, a suit and a tie. He is a lawyer. My mom is in her scrubs since she just got off her nursing shift. This is funny. We all look like we are dressed for different occasions.

"Hi Momma" I say as I kiss her cheek

"Hi baby, how was your day?" she asks

"It was good, hey daddy" I greet him too

"So what did you do today, anything fun?" my dad asks me

"Nothing really just hung around the house and then Christina stopped by for a little. She is so funny she is so excited to see Angelo tomorrow" I tell my parents

"Aw is she, have you talked to your brother today?" my mom asks

"I did" says my dad

My mom looks at him surprisingly and says "Why didn’t you tell me? I have been trying to reach him all day long. I was beginning to get nervous"

"Sorry Hun I forgot. He called me at the office. He said they will be home around noon tomorrow…him and Joey"

"Ok well please tell me next time"

"Thank god he is coming home. It is so boring around the house when you guys are at work!" I say trying to ease some of the tension that just started between my parents.

"Well your brother is the life of the party isn’t he" my mom says

I nod and say "Hopefully tomorrow’s party will go well. What are you guys going to do?" I ask looking at my father

"Oh I was thinking about playing cards with the guys and mom was going to go to dinner with the girls" says my dad

"Oh that sounds fun but I thought you two were going to dinner and that new spa to stay overnight" I say

"Well plans changed" my mom says and sips her wine. She then excuses herself from the table as she proceeds to the ladies room

This is going to be a great night! Ugh awkward much?