Love you, Paris

❇️ Xanadu ❇️

Smoke.
Loud music.
Much noise.
The students free time rooms.
Some of them are lightened up and some of them aren't. Probably to keep secrets in the shadows.
Armin follows Chloe around the corridors of the huge students freetime flat which has many rooms.
It's filled with nearly all students of their courses who are pretty drunk already and shout around.
"Carly... What exactly are they partying about?", asks Armin in an unsure way.
"Oh you know, that's a funny thing actually. Jakob and Noah were arguing about a girl. They made a bet about who of them will get her first and have a spicy night with her. But they didn't know, that she knew about their plan and tricked them by binding their eyes and bringing them together into a room. They didn't know that of course. In the end she made them kiss and has a video of it on her phone. She said either both of them throw a huge party and take responsibility for everything that's going to happen or everyone will see that video ".
" Wow... Nice people are surrounding us. I had no idea that someone from our courses is into party's... ", says Armin and still follows Carly who turns around to him now.
" Hey, come on. Just because we are nerds doesn't mean we don't want to have fun. I recommend you having fun too and getting drunk with me tonight ", she says with a smirk and Armin shakes his head.
"No, I am not like that. I literally can't since...a certain thing happened to me in high school".
"Come on Armin. Even someone like you should have some fun sometimes, just let yourself go", says Carly and nudges Armins shoulder. Suddenly Jonny appears next to Armin, a student who looks like Marco with brown hair. Great. He grabs Armins shoulder pretty tight and holds it while looking deeply into Armins eyes, making him feel a little uncomfortable. "Arlert, what a great surprise. I hope you're not here just to get the newspaper or something...you filthy nerd", says Jonny and grins at Armin who shakes his head. "Nope, Carly invited me. But you are right, I wouldn't have come here actually", answers Armin and chews slightly his lips.
"Oh... So what about you join our games? We need more player and...more drinker. The biggest brain and stomach will get a surprise next doors. Two of us have just disappeared there...for twenty minutes already", laughs Jonny out loud while pulling Armin slowly closer to the group. Armin gulbs and feels a little nervous. I guess I understand what two drunk people are doing in a dark locked room for twenty minutes... Should I really attend this game?
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"Armin! One more round, come on!", shouts one of the students who made Armin drink nearly a whole bottle of alcohol. Unfortunately Armin seems to be very sensitive towards such drinks. Just one glass and he's gone.
"Y-yes... I-I wan-..."
"I think it's enough alcohol for today Armin. You better drink some water. Come Armin, let's leave. Otherwise you are really going to get into that room and do dirty things... ", says Carly with a chuckle. As she wants to grab Armins arm Jonny, who threw an eye on Armin, wraps his arm around Armins neck and looks with pissed eyes into Armins ones. "I think he's not done yet...I wanted to show you something interesting next doors, you forgot blondie?", he says in a rough way and grabs kind of firmly Armins chin while scanning Armins tired and blushing face. Suddenly loud cheering appears in the crowd. Just before that guy could lean closer to Armins puffy lips Carly pulls Armin up from his seat and tries to stay calmed and friendly.
" Thanks but I am responsible for our little Armin and don't want him to loose his virginity in his very first students party, so... See ya!", are her last words while she nearly carries Armin out of the drunk yelling crowd.  She lays Armins arm around her shoulder and carries him to a sofa to lay him down.
" I am...am...not a virgin, Carly. I had a hot boyfriend in the USA. He was a God in bed, I tell you. I am still not over him and his love... Oh wait, there was another one too, Eric was his name. Damn that boy loved me. Well, at least my body. Oh, Ryan did that too, but he was criminal and just wanted to take my virginity. There were many times he nearly raped me. But Jean was...".
"Armin, shut your mouth. Otherwise you will tell the world some things which nobody should know. Don't forget it. There are many nerds here who are jealous of you and your genius achievements at college. Don't give them opportunities to ruin it. Everything you say they are going to use it against you. So better be quiet and don't go into dark rooms here", claims Carly and tries to keep a smile on while she tells him everything. Armin holds his pumping head and looks a bit confused at her.
"Why are we even here then? You know what, I am going to sleep now. Is that okay?"
"Yes, just stay here, it's a safe room. Sleep a little and later I will bring you back to our flat".
"N-No Carly, I better go now. I don't want you to carry me later. Look, those girls seem to leave. They live in the students house, I know them", says Armin in a mumbling way and looks pretty drunk up to Carly who looks a bit worried and sceptically at him and to the girls. She pulls up her huge glasses and goes to the girls to talk to them that Armin comes home safely. He watches her and starts smiling, still moves his body because he nearly can't hold it anymore but at least he can stand up. That girl, she's fire. A real friend.
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Damn, where are they? I followed that girl's,, didn't Carly tell them to watch out for me? They probably went to that bar we were passing. And forgot me.
Damn, where even am I? It's dark and cold. Everything looks so similar. Shit, can't hold my balance anymore. My eyes even can't stay opened. Damn alcohol, damn...can't hold myself anymore. I need sleep.
Falling.
Wet and cold street.
Cars driving.
Loud noise right next to his ear.
Did a car stop?
Frightened.
Someone opens the door and walks out of it. Stops walking right next to his head. Shoes. Those shoes. This noise. He has heard that already. Those black high heels which nudge Armins head. Probably to check if he's still alive.
Armin dares to look up to that person with a huge heart. As he lifts up his head and opens his exhausted eyes for a few seconds he sees her. That's woman. Is this a dream? No, it's HER!
Rain becomes even heavier. So do his eyes which close completely again before he sees her face leaning down slowly. But her view is blurry.
Eyes closed.
Deep sleep.