❛ SUPERMARKET FLOWERS ♪ ❜ - z. herron

twenty-five: neither is mine.

As we walk into the party, the bass fills the air. It's so loud, you can feel it in your feet, almost like you're walking on the music.

"We can stay for like 30 minutes and then leave." I yell at Nate.

He smiles at me, "Nah babe, this party looks fire." he yells back. 

I hope this party gets lame. Quick.

As we walk outside, we see the pool full of people and a game of beer pong being played alongside it.

"Hey." I yell at the table, dragging Nate to come with me. Corbyn makes the shot, causing the opposite team to chug the cup.

"Hey Hey," Daniel says, hugging me, focusing back on the game. Corbyn comes over to hug me, "You trying to join the game?"

"Nah, me and him will just wait it out."

"Okay," he smiles and nods his head, outstretching his hand at Nate, "It's nice to meet you man." dapping him up. "I'm Corbyn."

"Nathan." Nate replies.

We walk over by the pool to see Jonah and Emerson just standing there, his arm wrapped around her. I would believe these two are a genuine couple if I didn't know them.

"What about that guy?" Jonah points, a drink in his hand.

"Nah, too douchey." Emerson replies

"Hey, whats up?" I say, walking up to them.

"Trying to find me a dude to fuck."

"Wait, you're not-" Nate asks, assuming what everyone else probably thought.

"Nope, we are just friends." Jonah replies. He switches his drink to the hand around Emerson. "Jonah." He shakes Nate's hand.

"Nathan."

"She talks all about you." Jonah says, referencing me.

"Wait Jo, do you know where-" I ask Jonah, but am cut off. 

"KJ!" someone behind me yells.

There he is.

"Hi Jack." I laugh. He runs up, hugging me, the smell of alcohol prevalent on his clothes. He turns around, his hand stays around my shoulder.

"Oh my god, is that him?" Jack says, pointing to Nate but looking at me. 

"Yeah," I giggle. Jack stands up straight, still keeping his arm wrapped around me. He outreaches his hand to dap him up, "Jack Avery. It's nice to meet you." Jack says, acting completely sober.

Nate hesitantly takes it but smiles back, "Nathan Anderson and likewise."

Jack looks back at me, a sudden seriousness in his eyes. "I have to go but I'll see you later." and suddenly runs off. Jack is by far one of the weirdest people I've met, even weirder than Emerson, I may say.

Before I can go back to talking to Jonah and Emerson, I'm cut off with,

"DID YOU JUST SEE JACK?" Zach stops running, grabbing onto me for support.

"Yeah, why?" I say, looking at him. He's so out of breath.

"Wait," he looks at me, then to Nate. "Is that the boyfriend? Zach Herron." He shakes his hand.