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review mirror as Trent ’s car did the same. Demi’s voice came
again from the backseat but it was hesitant and very unlike her. “Kira, was
Jay…was he ok? Today?”
Aha, I knew they had been looking at
him funny. “Yeah, he was totally fine. I mean a little toasted when I found him
but I think he’d just been having a bad day.” I added the last part quickly “We
had fun, though. Why do you ask?”
Demi’s voice came out strongly again,
back to normal. “Oh no reason, I had fun too, didn’t you guys.”
“Yeah” parroted Brandon and Mena at the
same time. Wow, guys good cover up, not.
“Oh look,” Demi added “we’re here.” I
nodded as I found a visitor’s spot and parked.
The party was like the one from last
weekends except for a few key differences. One, the party was in an apartment,
not a house. Two, in place of a live band there was music blasting from
speakers hooked up to Mac laptop. Three, this one being most significant to me,
I had several friends this time and I even recognized many of the other faces
there. Had I really only been here a week?
As my group spread out, mingling with
others and doing their own things, I hung around and leaned against the
speakers, exhausted. A handsome guy came over to me and though he seemed
familiar, I couldn’t remember him exactly. “Hello Kira, you enjoying my party?”
I tilted my head, trying to place the
person who obviously knew me. “Sure, it’s great.” I smiled, trying to buy time.
“You don’t remember me, do you?”
So busted. “I’m trying to, I know that
I know you but I don’t remember where from.”
“Hmm, let’s see if we can refresh your
memory.” In a flash, he had me pulled close to his chest with his arms on my
shoulders. I looked up at his jaw and remembered.
“You’re the guy I ran into last week.
It’s, um, Daniel, right? I heard a Daniel was throwing the party but I hadn’t
made the connection.”
He spoke into my ear “Very good. And I
was right when I told you you’d be seeing me again.”
I backed up out of his hold quickly.
“So you did.” I dusted off my skirt for invisible specks of dust as I tried to
get a hold of the situation. “How are you?”
He eyed me closely “Great, now. Things
seem to be looking up, don’t they? Care to dance?”
I hesitated “I don’t know… I’m pretty
tired.”
“Kira, it’s my party, you won’t
dance to one song with me?” He flashed his Colgate smile.
***************
Jay
The car ride had done me in. I’d been
happier than I’d been in months today and then I get in the car with my pack
mates and it all came crashing down on me. Here I thought I was done with the
roller coasters for the day. Guess not, lucky me.
Suddenly, I was too sober for this.
Funny how being sober hadn’t bothered me until now but regardless I needed a
drink A.S.A.P. From the second I got into the front seat of Trent ’s car I felt the darkness pulling me
down like an anchor had attached itself to my ankles.
I hadn’t said a word the whole ride and
I barely noticed that we had parked until Trent tapped my shoulder. “Hey, dude, we’re
here.” I nodded and felt myself moving but was unsure about how I was doing so.
In a blink I was in the kitchen area, downing shots of some shitty flavored
vodka but I hardly tasted it.
When I felt that I could breathe again,
I looked around. Same old people, same old thing. Trent, Logan, and Brandon
were surrounded by girls in the corner of the room. Max was by the looks of it,
killing at the pool table that sat awkwardly in the middle of the room. Mena,
Kira and Annabella weren’t in sight so by my best guess they’d hit the
bathroom, girls always did that together for God knows why. Demi and Will were
playing beer pong a few feet away from me but they might as well have been on
another planet. I took another shot.
I knew everyone thought I was jealous
of them. They were wrong but I let people think what they want. I had to let go
of
again from the backseat but it was hesitant and very unlike her. “Kira, was
Jay…was he ok? Today?”
Aha, I knew they had been looking at
him funny. “Yeah, he was totally fine. I mean a little toasted when I found him
but I think he’d just been having a bad day.” I added the last part quickly “We
had fun, though. Why do you ask?”
Demi’s voice came out strongly again,
back to normal. “Oh no reason, I had fun too, didn’t you guys.”
“Yeah” parroted Brandon and Mena at the
same time. Wow, guys good cover up, not.
“Oh look,” Demi added “we’re here.” I
nodded as I found a visitor’s spot and parked.
The party was like the one from last
weekends except for a few key differences. One, the party was in an apartment,
not a house. Two, in place of a live band there was music blasting from
speakers hooked up to Mac laptop. Three, this one being most significant to me,
I had several friends this time and I even recognized many of the other faces
there. Had I really only been here a week?
As my group spread out, mingling with
others and doing their own things, I hung around and leaned against the
speakers, exhausted. A handsome guy came over to me and though he seemed
familiar, I couldn’t remember him exactly. “Hello Kira, you enjoying my party?”
I tilted my head, trying to place the
person who obviously knew me. “Sure, it’s great.” I smiled, trying to buy time.
“You don’t remember me, do you?”
So busted. “I’m trying to, I know that
I know you but I don’t remember where from.”
“Hmm, let’s see if we can refresh your
memory.” In a flash, he had me pulled close to his chest with his arms on my
shoulders. I looked up at his jaw and remembered.
“You’re the guy I ran into last week.
It’s, um, Daniel, right? I heard a Daniel was throwing the party but I hadn’t
made the connection.”
He spoke into my ear “Very good. And I
was right when I told you you’d be seeing me again.”
I backed up out of his hold quickly.
“So you did.” I dusted off my skirt for invisible specks of dust as I tried to
get a hold of the situation. “How are you?”
He eyed me closely “Great, now. Things
seem to be looking up, don’t they? Care to dance?”
I hesitated “I don’t know… I’m pretty
tired.”
“Kira, it’s my party, you won’t
dance to one song with me?” He flashed his Colgate smile.
***************
Jay
The car ride had done me in. I’d been
happier than I’d been in months today and then I get in the car with my pack
mates and it all came crashing down on me. Here I thought I was done with the
roller coasters for the day. Guess not, lucky me.
Suddenly, I was too sober for this.
Funny how being sober hadn’t bothered me until now but regardless I needed a
drink A.S.A.P. From the second I got into the front seat of Trent ’s car I felt the darkness pulling me
down like an anchor had attached itself to my ankles.
I hadn’t said a word the whole ride and
I barely noticed that we had parked until Trent tapped my shoulder. “Hey, dude, we’re
here.” I nodded and felt myself moving but was unsure about how I was doing so.
In a blink I was in the kitchen area, downing shots of some shitty flavored
vodka but I hardly tasted it.
When I felt that I could breathe again,
I looked around. Same old people, same old thing. Trent, Logan, and Brandon
were surrounded by girls in the corner of the room. Max was by the looks of it,
killing at the pool table that sat awkwardly in the middle of the room. Mena,
Kira and Annabella weren’t in sight so by my best guess they’d hit the
bathroom, girls always did that together for God knows why. Demi and Will were
playing beer pong a few feet away from me but they might as well have been on
another planet. I took another shot.
I knew everyone thought I was jealous
of them. They were wrong but I let people think what they want. I had to let go
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