the music encourages parker and i to dance like fools. he spins me around. i grab my best friends hands and dance with them. then after two songs i dance with parker again. who knew i could dance with heels on. lights are flashing everywhere and everyone is having a good time.

"come with me to get a drink." i yell to parker. "huh?" he comes closer trying to hear me. "we'll be back!" i yell to my friends and they nod. i grab parkers hand and take him outside of the gym. the fresh air makes me shiver. "i wanted a drink." i hold onto him as we walk down the stairs. "how are you still alive after dancing for an hour in those heels?" parker says as we reach the bottom of the stairs.

"i've been rocking heels ever since i was three babe. i'm a pro." i assure him even though my feet were fucking killing me. we walk over to the drink table and i poured parker and i a drink. we took pictures in the photo booth and when my friends came down we took more.

after taking pictures, we all go back inside to dance.

as homecoming came to an end, we all left to go to riley's house to prep for the after party she was throwing. "your mom knows you're throwing a party?" i ask watching riley pull out bottles of vodka from the fridge. "have you met my mom? she bought the alcohol." i nod my head knowing that was a dumb question. "well where is she?" i ask more questions. natalie comes into the kitchen with more alcohol.

i wasn't really a drinker. i never went to parties really to even get the opportunity. the door opens and a guy holding a huge black bag comes in. rylie interacts with him and sends him to the living room. there is so much going on right now. "who's that?"

"oh my god bri, it's the dj. stop asking questions. here you need a shot...or three." rylie takes four shot glasses from the cabinet and pours us all shots. parker comes into the room and hugs me from behind. "i heard shots." they all grab theirs while i stare at mine. "you don't have to if you don't want to." parker whispers in my ear. "are you going to?" i look at him. natalie counts down from five and when she hits one, they all drink. i roll my eyes at parker, take the glass and try to down it.

that had to be the most disgusting thing i've ever tasted. parker laughs as i make a disgusted face. "awe babies first shot! more!" rylie refills our little glasses. "here, you're going to need this." parker takes juice out of the fridge and my jaw drops. "are you serious? you're not funny." i cross my arms and my friends laugh at me. the dj starts playing music and they start dancing taking another shot. "what? babe it's a chaser." he hands me the juice. i give it back to him and i grab the vodka bottle. "i don't need a chaser." i chug as much as i could.

"hell yeah." riley laughs. "i'm going to the bathroom." i put the bottle down then i walk upstairs. as soon as i face the other way i gag. vodka is disgusting, how do people like alcohol? i lock the door as soon as i walk in and i stare at myself in the mirror. i fix my hair and take these stupid heels off. i leave the bathroom and throw my shoes in riley's room.

i begin to leave her room until i notice something. i turn the lights on and walk to her drawer. i laugh softly as i pick up a picture frame. it was a picture of riley and i when we were kids. we were holding up our medals after winning first place in our soccer competition. "how did we get here?" i sigh putting the frame down and picking up another one.

all of a sudden i feel like crying. there were so many pictures of us on her drawer. i sit on the end of rileys bed and look around her room. i have so many memories in this room. countless sleepovers, fake concerts we used to make, contests to see who can braid each others hair the fastest.

i take a deep breath. i didn't want to cry. tonight was supposed to be fun and i said i was done crying.

how did we get here? we went from being sisters from another mister to barely being best friends. and all over a boy. i made a stupid mistake. all i had to do was communicate how i felt, all of this could've been avoided.

"knock knock." riley walks into the room. i stand up. "what are you doing in here?"