Reflection

chapter three

Not before long sarah is ready and they are in the car on their way to the party. "So who's party is this anyway?" Frankie immediately becomes nervous and he once again swallowed a lump in his throat. "Ohh umm some jennifer girl. Its her boyfriend oscars house so i guess he is throwing the party". Sarah begins shaking her head and begins to slow the car down. "Oscar that tried getting with me?...the same oscar that made not only my life hell but yours too because I refused too sleep with him". Frankie smiles nervously and completely avoids eye contact with sarah. "Umm yea... Is that a problem?". Sarah starts to pull off the road and turn the car around. "Sarah what are you doing?". "Frankie I'm not going to his house. He's disgusting. I hate being in a room with him. His presence alone makes me feel physically sick". She starts to turn the car around with a tear in her eye. "Sarah can you pull the car over. Lets talk. Come on i don't want you to do anything stupid. Please pull over".

Sarah gives him a small glance before pulling up in to a shadowed car park hidden by trees. "Fine. What do you want?" "Sarah what's wrong? I thought you wanted to come". Sarah scoffs and whipes away the single tear. "No frankie. I only said i would come because you seemed like you really wanted too". Frankie frowns and looks down at his feet. "Yea i wanted to come...but if you don't want too then we won't. We can turn around and go back to my place. We can watch the notebook just like you wanted too". Sarah smiles and looks at the road ahead. "But we have come so far. We can still go if you want too. Just promise me one thing". "Of course anything". "Do not at any point leave my side at all". Frankie grins and cups her hand in his. "Sarah in all the thirteen years of knowing you have i ever left you alone?". Sarah shakes her head and strokes his thumb. "Exactly so why would I leave you now?" "Ok lets go then".

Sarah starts the car back up. The rest of the drive is spent in silence but he never lets go of her hand. Not until they pull up to the house and get out of the car.

They walk up to the house and see a girl standing at the front door. Frankie glances and smiles. "Are you ready?". Sarah smiles and nudges him. "Well yea". They walk up to the front door and the girl puts her arm out infront of them. The girls eyes drape over them as she sips from her red solo cup. "Well aren't you two the cutest little pair". She takes a step closer and trips over her own foot. Its clear she's had too much too drink and its not ever ten pm. Her blonde curls had deflated and the inner corners of her fake eye lashes were peeling off. Her lip stick was smudged and she didn't seem too notice. "Now listen you two. You can use any room in the house except the middle room on the third floor... That's my room". Frankie and sarah look at each other clearly confused. Sarah scoffs and looks back at the girl. "Ermm we aren't together". "Ooooo". The girl winks at Sarah and wiggles her hips slightly. "Friends with benefits kind of thing". Sarah laughs and folds her arms across her chest. "Mmm no he's just a friend. In fact he's my best friend". Frankie turns to sarah and dramatically gasps. "Sarah how could you do this? After everything we've been through".

Sarah just stares at him as shock washes over her face. "What are you talking about?" Frankie dramatically stomps his feet and turns to look at the drunk girl. "We have been together for five years sarah. I even waited for you when you were with a guy you didn't even like. We have known each other for thirteen years Sarah. Thirteen years and now I'm only a friend". Sarah stifles a laugh and the girl practically kills her with a stare. "Why are you laughing? Sarah is it? Yea sarah listen you've just broken his heart". Frankie slaps his hand to his chest and lets out a dramatic sob. "I just think we need to go inside, get a drink and talk about this". Sarah sighs and frowns at frankie. "Frankie you said you wouldn't drink". The girl links her arm with frankies and starts to guide him inside. "Look sweetie you lost the right to control his life when you called him your friend and not your boyfriend". They both walk away and sarah stomps her foot at the door. "Because he's not my boyfriend".

Frankie walks away with the girl before sarah has chance to call him back. "Hey I'm jennifer by the way". He sighs and smiles. "I'm frankie". She smiles and stops to look back at sarah. "Call me frankie. If she won't have you i will". Sarah smiles and drapes her eyes over this girl as she walks over. "You will keep your skanky little hands off of my best friend". She pushes past her and joins frankie. "Jesus sarah that was aggressive". Sarah completely ignores his comment and shoves his chest. "What the hell were you thinking. She probably hates me". "Meh. Were never going to see her again after tonight. It doesn't matter". "You're a dick".

Frankie grins and pulls her to sit on the couch. "You want a drink?" "Yea of coke I'm driving remember". She shakes her keys at him and smiles. "Besides you know i don't drink". He sighs dramatically and gets comfy. "Yea that's what i meant". Sitting in silence jennifer pushes her head in between theirs. "Heyyy its you two. My favorite people". Sarah and frankie both look behind her and stifle a laugh. "Hey Jennifer". She smiles and then her jaw drops. "Oh my god have you guys tried vodka. My best friends cousins boyfriends sister had it illegally imported from russia or something so shhhh". Sarah scoffs and looks at her feet. "Well i can't have any". Jennifer looks down on her and frowns. "And why the hell not?" "Because i don't drink and im driving why else?". Jenifer scowls and turns to look at frankie. "Ok well what about you gorgeous". Frankie smiles up at jennifer as she runs her fingers through his hair. "Umm yea sure". "Okay follow me through to the kitchen. Ooo have i said you look good yet because damn you're hot". Frankie looks at sarah and laughs before he does exactly what he promised he wouldn't do and leaves her alone on the couch.

After what seems like forever sarah looks down at her phone to see that an hour has passed by. She immediately weeves her way through drunken teenagers and in to the kitchen to find frankie laughing and pouring himself a drink. She storms over and snatches the cup from his hand. Frankie looks like he's about to kick off before he realises its sarah. "Oh heyyy". He turns to the others in the room and drapes his arm over her shoulder. "Guys this is sarah my girlfriend". He smirks and winks at her. "Frankie i thought you said you weren't going to drink...and you weren't going to leave me alone... You promised me". Frankie drunkenly scoffs and takes his arm off of her. "Oh come on sarah its a party you should have a drink...come on loosen up and do some shots with us". "No frankie i can't". She puts his drink down and steps away. He picks the cup up and wiggles it in her face. "Oh why not. Come on don't be shy". He continues to wiggle the cup and grin. "Frankie i can't and you know i can't. I don't drink like ever. And now i have to drive your drunk ass home". "Oooo how mature". "Speaking of home come on were leaving. I've been here longer than i wanted to be". Frankie sighs and puts his cup down. "Awww why?" Sarah sighs and looks back at him. "Because frankie...you aren't you right now. In fact the only person i see right now is your dad...you're pissed! Just like him. Now lets go". Sarah grabs his arm and drags him out of the house and down the street to her car. This really isn't how she expected tonight to go.