CHAPTER 55: If You're Too Shy

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*PLAY SONG*
The warm liquor burning at the back of my throat doesn't hurt as bad anymore, considering I've done it eight times in a row tonight. I open my eyes once I take the lime out of my mouth and turn back to the girls, raising my arms in victory while they cheer me on. The darkness of the room messes with my intoxicated mind as the strobe light crosses my eyes like stars. I walk down the bar stairs on the dance floor with the girls, heading right for the middle before I turn and start to sway my body to the music.

 
"I'm getting fucking Married!" Laney screams over the music to us and we all cheer for her. We dance to "if you're too shy" by the 1975 til Greta and Lindsey start making out with some random men they found on the dance floor.

 
Looking around me, I saw so many happy faces. Some I recognize as my friend, some strangers. So many laughing faces and drunk, bubbly personalities surround me and make me feel like I am in a safe house. I love being around happy people because it reminds me that self-happiness is achievable.


My phone ringing in the pocket of my jean jacket interrupts my thought. I take it out and try my best to read the name through my blurred vision. I give up and answer the phone, thinking it's just charlie checking in on me like he said he would.


"Hellooooo," I answer, being funny hoping he laughs.

 
"Rosie," I hear a familiar voice call back.

 
"Hello my sweet baby honey sugar buns," I let the words spill out of my mouth without any other thought.
"Are you okay?" the voice asks in response to my funny words.

 
"Of course, I am," I lie, "It's Laney's bachelorette party and I'm at a club."


"So you're drunk?" 

"Yes, I am off the boat sailor," I tell him honestly now.


"Off the boat?" he asks.


"Look," I ignore his question, "I'm fine, Greta and Lindsey are sober, they'll drive." I turn around looking back at the group. Greta and Lindsey were hanging off the same men they cling to when I left and Laney was on the ground twerking as everyone cheered her on. I grind my teeth together and turn back around to face the bar.

 
"You know, just in case, if I need a ride I'll call you," I tell him, trying to keep him calm.

 
"That sounds a lot better to me, just text me if you need anything." I tell him I will and hang up the phone, heading back to the twerk circle around Laney.

 
Just as I get there I see two big, buff men, one blonde one brunette, walk over to the circle with a huge sign and sparklers saying "bride to be" for Laney. She stands up and walks towards the men. One holds the sign while the other takes her hand and leaders her up to the stage. Greta, Lindsey, and I all walk to the front of the stage and stand right in front of where the man took Laney.

 
He takes Laney and sits her in a chair in the center of the stage as the song "Take You Down" by Chris Brown starts to play. We all know what is about to happen, so we all start screaming like we were at a Justin Bieber concert. The blonde man got on his knees and slowly made his way towards Laney in her chair. Once he got right in between her legs, he made his way around her to her back. He then started to slowly grind on her back as she got as red as a tomato, but loved it.
"It ain't my first time, but baby girl, we can't forget it," the music sang as the man made his way to the front of laney. He grabbed her hand, making her stand up. He turned her around, and once the chorus came, Niall popped out from behind the side curtain.

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