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Teenagers

(TW! Mentions and consumption of alcohol and weed)

It was Kamilah's birthday, November 19th. They threw a small party, only with all of the roommates. Layla and Antonio were there, even Delilah the cat came around. Layla's mom showed up a little later to bring a present and some cookies. She had to leave pretty quickly, claiming she had a doctors appointment she had to get to. Antonio retreated to his bedroom in the basement about half an hour ago. The rest of them were all sitting in the living room. Evelyn, Sam and Layla were sitting on the couch, and Nolan and Lucy were sitting on the floor. Damian and Kamilah were squished into an arm chair. The chatting in the room kept switching topics, from school to seasons. Damian let his head fall against the chair, as the small talk calmed him. He was peaceful, he liked this feeling. For once, he didn't have to pretend or be someone he isn't. He didn't have to try and prove anything.

"Guys, lets get drunk" Sam said, it came completely out of the blue. Kamilah snorted, "You're a drinker?" All she got as a response was a laugh. "Hey, have you guys ever been cross-faded" Lucy asks, sitting up a little. Layla laughed, "Oh yeah, that was a fun night." Evelyn looked confused, before she asked "What is cross-faded?" Lucy sat up even more at the question. "It's when you get really drunk and really high" Lucy explained. Damian really didn't need to be told more, "alright, I'm in." Murmurs of agreement were heard across the room. They all shifted to the floor. "Wait, does anyone have weed" Nolan asked. Kamilah was the first to answer, "Me and Damian have some in our room." She looked at Damian for conformation first, to which he simply nodded. Damian got up and held out his hand for Kamilah. She grabbed it and stood up, before they both raced to their room.

When they got there, Kamilah was already looking for the weed. Damian took a quick breathe, figuring this was the best time to tell Kamilah about his mother. "Hey Milah, I have to tell you something" Damian said. Kamilah nodded, quickly grabbing a bag of rolled joints. "What's up" She said. Damian quickly looked down at his feet before looking Kamilah in the eyes. "My, uh, Mom texted me the other day" Damian admitted. Kamilah starred at Damian, sorrow showing in her eyes. He took a deep breathe before continuing, "I'm going to let her back in my life." Kamilah smiled, before coming up and hugging Damian. "Oh Dami, that's amazing." Damian hugged her back, holding her a little tighter than usual. "Are you sure about this" She asked as she let go of their hug. Damian nodded, "Yeah, I am." Kamilah smiled. She grabbed his hand and quickly brought him downstairs.

They quickly say down in a circle, rejoining the group. "Did you get the weed" Sam asked. Kamilah nodded, before looking at Damian. Damian understood what that look meant. He cleared his throat, "Guys, I want to say something." The attention was turned to him as they all wait for him to speak. Damian swallowed the lump in throat, before saying "My mother contacted me. We are going to get in touch again." They smiled, cheers and congratulations. Lucy, who was sitting to Damian's left, put a hand on Damian's shoulder. Damian turned to her, and she smiled at him. "That's awesome" Lucy whispered. Damian smiled at her. The cheers quieted down.

Nolan pulled out a large bottle of Vodka and twisted the top off. He took a quick sip, before passing it on. Kamilah grabbed a joint, lighting it and taking a hit. She passed to her right. They went on like that, until most of the joints were smoked and the bottle was empty. Damian wasn't a light weight, most of them weren't. To say the least, Damian was fucked up. His mind felt lightheaded, and every time he moved too quickly he got dizzy. His body tingled and twitched a lot. The others seemed to be just as bad as him. Nolan and Sam were trying to have a conversation but they seemed to forget what they were doing every three seconds. Lucy was leaning against Nolan, starring up at the ceiling. Evelyn was trying to scroll through her phone but she seemed to be just starring at it. Kamilah had her head in Damian's lap as he ran his hand through her hair. Layla and Kamilah kept looking at each other, and every time they did they would start giggling. Damian thought it was adorable.

Damian looked at a speaker they had across the room. He slowly lifted Kamilah's head off his lap, standing up. He stumbled over to the speaker, having to grab onto the wall in the process. This caused Evelyn to laugh, which Damian replied by flipping her off. He grabbed the speaker and made his way back to the circle. He sat down, and put the speaker in the middle. He pushed the power button, and connected his phone through bluetooth. He scrolled through some of the playlist he had made. He found a playlist he liked and pressed play. The first song that came on was Paper Planes by M.I.A. The group quickly caught onto the song, trying to sing along with the lyrics. They all got up at some point and just vibed with the music.

Most of them Danced, but Damian and Sam sat down. Watching there friends dance made the boys laugh. "They suck" Sam said, looking at Damian. Damian laughed, "Yeah, they do." Lucy came over and sat with the boys. Damian looked at Lucy, "Your a horrible dancer." Lucy laughed and tried to hit the back of Damian's head. She missed by a mile, which caused them all to laugh. When the song changed, 505 by Arctic Monkeys came on. This was one of Damian's favourite song. Damian got up and quickly walked over to Kamilah. She was dancing with Evelyn, but quickly turned to him.

He smiled at the girl. "Happy birthday" Damian whispered in her ear. Kamilah laughed, "I don't think it's my birthday anymore" She said, slurring on her words a little. The chorus was about to come on for the song, so Damian leaned down and kissed Kamilah. Maybe it was the kiss or the alcohol and weed he smoked, but his knees felt weak and his stomach felt woozy. It amazed him how much he could love this girl, especially with the lack of love he was given as a child. He just sighed into the kiss and let his hands fall around Kamilahs waist. He might regret everything he did tonight in the morning, but tonight was enough.

(Happy holidays everyone! I hope everyone had a good year! I just wanted to point somethings out. First, please don't drink or smoke unless it is legal where you live. Second, I wanted to point out that a few chapters ago when I said Damian used his Grandmothers last name, I meant Talia's mother. Finally, I am going to put another trigger warning for the next few chapters. They will talk a lot about depression and have suicide in them. I will put a trigger warning at the begging of every chapter just to be safe. Have a good night!)