"We're here! Who's ready to get drunk and party all night?! "

"Crystal, we're not gonna do any of that stuff, remember? We're definitely not gonna drink, and I told my dad on the way here, we'd be back by one am."

"Damn Koleen, always the party pooper. " Jaxon butts in.

"Shut up Jaxon, you're the one who invited me.

" I didn't know you'd be this lame. "

I slapped him on the arm.

"Wow." I said in amazement, noticing the house infront of us.

It was a colosoul two story house, with lights on every window, as if the party was in every room.

I knew the kids at school were rich, but I didn't know they were that rich.

"Ready?! " Crystal squealed.

"Hell yeah! " I said a little enthusiasticly.

"Let's go babe. " Jaxon said, his hand on my lower back guiding me in, while Crystal was holding my hand.

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My first thought when I came inside, 'Run.'

But I couldn't go back now, not when Crystal wanted me here.

'I knew this dress was too revealing' I thought as I tried to pull it down.

"Hey, you want something to drink? " Jaxon asked.

I was about to ask Crystal, but she was already chatting with a guy.

I ignored it, thinkin she should enjoy herself too.

"Are you kidding me? I'm not gonna take no drink from here, what if it has alcohol? "

"Right, I keep forgetting you're still a child. " He mocked.

"You can't drink either. "

He shrugged.

I then heard a loud whistle towards me.

"Damn baby, who are y-you!" A drunk Sean sputtered out sloppily. coming towards me.

"Sean it's me, Koleen , you know the one you always make fun of. And now look who wants me now all because you're drunk and I'm dressed up. Life really is weird nowadays don't you think?" His interest in me flatters me, but he is still an ass.

"K-koleen, damn girl, you clean up pre-tty nice." He then got so close to me, his drunken breath hit my face, and I scrunched up in disgust.

His mouth was in my ear, whispering, "Let's ditch this party and go find ourelves a room."

He then tried to slide his hand on my ass, but I then pushed him away,

"Oh please, I am not going to do shit with you. Why don't you go fuck Kimbelry instead, y'all would make a good couple."

Jaxon grabbed my arm, and lead us towards the kitchen. "I was almost gonna beat him up for being with you. Remember babe, I'm the one you're with. I said I was gonna be with you the whole night. "

"Shut up." Is all I tell him, while he started getting drinks.

Only it was from this machine where you practically chose what you wanted!

Like the ones in Wendy's.

"Damn, Justin's fucking rich for affording this. " I said pointong to the machine.

"Everybody's rich around here Koleen, that's why theres a bunch of snobs at your school. Here. "

He hands me a cup.

I smell it. "What did you gave me?"

"Root Beer."

"Gross. Let me choose it." I pushed him away from the machine and looked over the choice of drinks.

Juice would do. I turned toward him.

"Now what? Crystal already ditched us."

He opened his mouth to say something, but a loud voice interrupted.

"Hey, it's Thunderthighs! "

Shit.

No.

Not him.

Anyone but him.

I can't let him see me like this.

'Well he already did'

"I already saw you, why are you running away?" He chuckled coming closer.

Damn it.

I let out a huge breath, then turned back around.

'Fucking fuck was this hella embarrassing'

"Um...Hey, I, I didn't see you. "

I heard Jaxon trying to hold a laugh next to me.

"Oh really, and you didn't hear me? "

I shook my head awkwardly, "No, no. The music was, way too loud, and I , I thought I, heard Crystal calling me. "

'I'm such a bad liar right now, o my gosh, he probably sees right through me. '

"I didn't call youu. " I heard Crystal next to me.

O great just what I was waiti-

"Crystal! "

"Wwhat? "

"You're drunk! "

"O yeah, " She laughed. "I started playing beer pong, you should join!"

"I'm not-"

"Well look who's dressed up tonight. " Bryson said in a husky voice finally noticing the rest of me

I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah, and she's here with me Anders. " Jaxon said, putting an arm around my waist, pushing me to him.

"Oh so y'all are a thing now? "

"No. "

"Yes. "

We said at the same time.

"No! We're not, he just invited me. " I say.

"Ah, so this is the guy who invited you. Well if you needed an invite all along to go to a party and dress like that.. I should've asked you before." He comments.

Was he flirting?

Was he hitting on me?

The boy who was so mean to me the first time I bumped into him?

"I'm going to find Crystal again. " I say once I noticed that she was gone again, I took off too fast, so I tripped.

In.front.of.the.boys.

"Wow, are you ok? " I heard Bryson's voice, almost laughing.

This, is embarrassing.

"Here I got you." Jaxon comes over to help me up.

They stood there watching me. I could feel my face getting red.

"The floor was slippery, so I, I fell." I explain then drink some more juice and walk off.

Koleen, you ok? " Jaxon asked, following me with his hand on my back.

"I'm just trying to find Crystal." I explain to him and finish off my cup of punch.

"She's probably around here, why don't we just have a good time ourselves?"

I didn't want to leave Crystal alone, but at the same time I wanted to enjoy myself as well.

"I can't dance." I tell him.

"That's okay, we don't have to dance perfectly. C'mon." He leads me to the living room where most of the dancing was taking place.

"Now what?!" I yell over the music.

He grabs my hands and places them on his shoulders, while his arms rested on waist.

"Let's just slow dance!" He yells.

My hands because clammy, I didn't want to dance, but I didn't expect to slow dance with him.

It wasn't even the right song to slow dance, the speakers were playing Black Eyed Peas.

We probably looked dumb.

I told myself that maybe just this one time, I could enjoy myself without worrying about others judgment.

After a while, my feet started to hurt.

I was still not used to being in heels.

"Can we rest for a bit?!" I say in his ear hoping he'd hear over the music.

He nodded his head, and let go.

I didn't know what else to do so I told him I was going to the kitchen again.

I didn't know how to dance, I didn't want to drink, or play any games, the only thing I could do was drink my Hi-C punch.

"So are you having fun?" He asks getting a drink for himself.

"I guess so." I take a sip. "Slow dancing to the Black Eyed Peas was a first."

He chuckled. "I figured if you didn't know how to dance, slow dancing would be easy."

"Do you think they change the drinks in the machine? My drink tastes funny." I say while feeling light headed.

"What?" Was all he said before catching me slipping with my heels. "Wow, are you okay?"

"I don't know. Somethings wrong." I say.

"Let me see that." He takes my half empty cup and smells it. "Shit, someone laced it with alcohol."

"But I got it straight from the machine, how?"

"I guess some asshole put it on the machine for all the drinks."

Oh no. This was not good.

Fuck I was so stupid.

"Are you feeling okay? How many fingers am I holding up?" He asks me.

I laughed.

I laughed.

Why did I laugh?

"I just feel a little tipsy."

"It'll probably wear off in a while. Do you want to sit down? Dance? I said I wouldn't leave you out of my sight."

"Where's Crystal?"

He sighed. "I don't know."

"Let's just dance." I say taking off my shoes, if I was a little drunk, might as well dance and hopefully I'll forget it all tomorrow.

He led me to the dance floor again, and we both danced.

I don't know what I was doing, but I was moving, and he didn't seem to judge.

Even with my heels off, my feet still hurt, and my body was becoming sweaty. I also, regrettably, had to go pee. Really bad.

I don't know how to tell him without feeling embarrassed, so I say "Hey where's the restroom?!"

"I'll show you!" He says.

But I didn't want him to wait outside the door while I pee'd, how embarrassing.

I shook my head. "I'm fine. Where is it?"

He tells me the directions and I said he'd wait right downstairs for me.

I nodded and headed up, I then opened the first door that I saw.

Only to see two people making out on the bed.

"Shit." I cursed, trying to close the door quietly.

But they've already noticed, and the guy turned his face away from the girl's lips.

"Koleen?" He asks, looking at me surprised.

"I'm sorry! Wrong door!" I slam the door shut and walk away.

I then open another door, and thankfully it was the right one.

After peeing, and trying to clean myself up I decided to call Crystal to see if she answered,

"Hello?" She whispers.

"Crystal, why are you whispering? Where are you?"

"I have to pee. It's dark and I have to pee."

"Do not go outside! Don't pee outside in the grass, I'll come get you."

"Grass? I'm inside, some idiot is taking too long in the bathroom and I can't find the light switch to the hallway. It's dark, Leeny." She whines.

"Stay there, I'm coming." I tell her then tried to put everything in my bag.

"Can you hurry up in there?! I have to pee!" I hear a bunch of knocks outside the door, scaring me.

Was that?

"Crystal?!" I say opening the door.

"I have to go!" She pushes me out of the way and goes to the bathroom.

I wait for her outside patiently.

"Look who came looking for me?" I turn to see Sean again, holding a cup.

I roll my eyes. "Fuck off Sean."

"What are you doing here all alone, looking like that?" He says coming closer.

I backed away. He smells gross.

"Leave me alone, asshole."

"Let's just have some fun."

"I said no." Before he could come any closer, I felt someone's pretense beside me.

"Is there a problem here?" Jaxon came in just in time, starring down at Sean.

Sean looks at Jaxon and replies, "Hey, I don't want any problems."

"You should leave then." He threatens.

Sean looks between us one last time, and walks away.

"Maybe it's time to go now." Jaxon suggested, grabbing my arm.

"No, wait. Crystal is in the bathroom."

"Oh so you found her."

I smiled. "Yeah. She's out of it."

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