Stars scattered the dark sky, adding a slightly pale hue to the universe that Lulu was slowly melting into, barely holding her body straight with her eyes glued on the sky and her hand glued to the almost empty bottle of wine.

For a few minutes, she was so absorbed by the constellations sprinkling the landscape that she had completely forgotten where she was and what was currently going on in her life.

All she could focus on were the blurry movements of the white dots all around her, mesmerized by this beautiful display of nature's artwork.

Maddy noticed her and she couldn't help the sadness creeping up in her heart at the sight of her best friend drunk and all alone in the backyard —staring at the stars and drinking her life away as if it were the only things that could soothe her at the moment.

Maddy stood next to her, wrapping an arm around the girl's waist, dropping her head on her shoulder, "What got you smiling?"

Lulu giggled, "It's so pretty! Look up, I swear they all look different."

And Maddy tightened her grip, finally looking at Lulu instead of looking up at the sky. She let out a sigh, causing Lulu to make eye contact with her, her eyes opening wide at the sight of the necklace, "Oh! That's pretty!"

Maddy played with the necklace, "It's a present from Nate... He just showed up."

Lulu's face contorted into a grimace and she spotted him inside, as he was already watching them, "I hate him."

Maddy couldn't contain her chuckling, "I know."

"Oh, wait!" Lulu gasped, dragging her back inside, "I didn't give you my present yet!"

She handed her a box and the rest of the people gathered around, Kat and BB pulling out their phones to record the moment. Maddy opened the box and gasped as she pulled out a small purse that had her name engraved with crystals.

"You kept saying you wanted the same," Lulu said, "So I made one just for you."

Maddy put it on her shoulder, looking at Lulu with stars in her eyes, "You are insane, I know how much this bag costs!"

"Oh come on, I'm one of the brand's faces," Lulu replied, "You really think they made me pay?"

Maddy jumped up and tackled her in a hug, "I love it so much! Thank you!"

After a few pictures were taken, Lulu dozed off in the living room where she danced with BB, Lexi and Suze until Maddy threw a bathing suit at her face, "Hot tub, bitches!"

... ... ...

Lulu dipped her body in the hot water, quickly placing a cigarette between her reddened lips, sipping her beer.

Cassie finally decided to join the whole group, almost falling on Nate, "Happy birthday..."

"Thank you!"

Lulu and Kat shared a look at how Cassie was drunk and frankly, next to her, Lulu seemed totally sober.

"I'm so glad you guys are back together," BB said.

"We're not back together."

"You're not?" Cassie asked in a low voice, almost whispering.

"No," Nate said.

"I mean, I was gonna say no but why are you saying no?"

"Um... because we're not," Nate replied.

"I know," Maddy bickered, "But why do you sound so definitive about it?"

At that point, Lulu had her eyes opened wide and internally cursed, expecting the whole thing to turn into a wrestling match.

"I wasn't being definitive."

"It sounded like it."

"No, I mean she just asked a question," Nate explained before being cut off by Maddy.

"That you didn't have to answer... but you did."

"I don't understand what we're arguing about."

"You and your tone," Maddy accused.

Nate looked as embarrassed as ever, surrounded by a bunch of girls who most likely hated him, "But we're not back together," he repeated, flashing a look all around, "Uh... yet."

And, even though she had been drinking way more than she should have, Lulu caught how Cassie's facial expression changed, softly shifting from confusion to utter fear. She made a mental note to keep that somewhere in her mind.

"I mean, why not just say we're working it out," Maddy offered, as lingering anger could still be perceived.

"You literally just said you were gonna say no!"

"Right, but that's me."

"Meaning what?" Nate growled.

"Meaning that when I say it, it means something totally different than when you say it," Maddy fumed as Lulu shook her head in agreement.

"Okay... it might seem that way in your head Maddy, but it's the same word."

"Yeah but it's also the speed with which you said no," Maddy added, definitely not done with the man in front of her.

"Oh, give me a fucking break!"

"It was quick! It was like a reflex!" Maddy snapped as she turned around to look at Kat and Lulu, "It was like his natural instinct, right?!"

"It was hasty," Kat said.

"You see?" Maddy pointed out.

"You really think she's gonna disagree with you?"

"If I disagree with her, then I would," Kat retorted, "What? You don't think I have a mind of my own?"

"No, I'm sure you do."

Lulu lit another cigarette as she glared at the guy with an evil smirk painted on her face, "Yet you're coming at Maddy when you're wrong... Stupid bitch."

Maddy clapped her hands in anger, growling, "He's such a cunt!"

"What the fuck is your problem?" Kat asked angrily.

"You see, I'm not crazy right?" Maddy said, "Because he's always tryin' to gaslight me."

"I don't wanna argue about this."

"You see, that's why I don't believe you when you make all these promises," Maddy said, "And you're like, oh let's get back together, you're the only person in the world I care about..."

Once again, Lulu caught Cassie's breath intake at the mention of Maddy and Nate potentially rekindling their relationship.

"You're a goddess and it's my fault for not treating you like a goddess," Maddy ranted, "I promise Maddy, I'll change, I'll grow, I'll be better... I don't deserve you but I love you..."

Lulu couldn't contain the grimace at this supposedly existing romantic side of Nate Jacobs. She just couldn't buy it.

"Please, when I go to college, move with me, marry me," Maddy said, "Have my babies."

Maddy's speech was interrupted by Cassie suddenly throwing up all over the hot tub, causing everyone to yell at the top of their lungs in disgust and get out of the water as quickly as possible.

"Oh my fucking god," Lulu shouted, jumping out in a second, "Holy fuckin' shit!"

"I'm so sorry," Cassie apologized, "I'm so sorry, Maddy!"

Maddy gagged, trying her best not to throw up herself, "It's fine!"

"I'm so sorry, I ruined everything!" Cassie whined.

"It's fine, it's fine!"

"I'm sorry, Maddy, you're my best friend!"

Lulu couldn't believe what had just happened and she made her way inside, locking herself in one of the bathrooms to clean herself up as much as she could.

When she was finally all dry and dressed up again, Lulu had had enough of this party. She just wanted to be back with her sister, Fezco and Ashtray. She said her goodbyes to everyone and hopped on her scooter, trying to be as careful on the road as possible.

The event with Cassie had definitely sobered her up a little but her sight could be blurry at times and she clearly didn't need an accident at the moment.

But, on her way home, Lulu understood she was going to be in deep trouble with her sister if she ever showed up with droopy eyes and liquor breath. So the plan was simple, to go home as quietly as possible.

So she got off her scooter a few blocks away, turned off the engine and dragged the vehicle next to her, parking it quietly in front of her house.

Next part was to go home, freshen up and drink as much water as possible before going to Fezco's house.

Of course, the plan was foolish because there was no way Lulu would sober up entirely with a few glasses of water and toothpaste. But, to her own defense, she did have a great night and she wasn't thinking straight.

Lulu giggled as she stumbled onto the staircase leading to the front door, turning around to look at what almost caused her fall, "Shh!"

She put her key onto the lock but, to her surprise, the front door was already open. She didn't seem to mind —even though Lulu wasn't one to forget locking her house, and walked inside.

But, when she was about to walk down the corridor, her heart stopped as she unconsciously dropped her keys on the ground.

The house was plunged in darkness but the street lamp was glowing through the windows in the kitchen, revealing a man standing in the hallway with a gun pointed in Lulu's direction.

... ... ...

OBVIOUSLY i'm not turning this story into some gangster type of shit but i'm just saying that lulu and zahia going to the cops might have pissed off some people and... lulu's about to find this out the hard way

heyyy i'm missing the comments though, i know the chapters that don't involve fezco get less likes and comments but i do feel like it's very important for my oc to have her own storyline, otherwise i wouldn't find any enjoyment in writing. otherwise i'd just be writing imagines and preferences but i do loooove creating a whole story for my characters and make them grow as actual people

yeah sorry about the rant ahah i hope you enjoyed it