Secret Admirers //one direction//

Chapter 21

We reach the Prom. I find Niall standing in the front yard of Liam's house. There are many other students from our college all around the yard. Louis moves in with Eleanor, hand in hand. I join Niall.

"We need to pick our masks from the counter out there", Niall informs me and points out to a counter that was set up in front of the main door of the house. I nod and continue walking. We avoid holding hands. We put on our masks and laugh and smile at each other. Niall suggests that we should take a selfie and post it on instagram. I agree and pose for a selfie. He clicks it and we move ahead into the house.

Everyone is wearing masks, decorated in gold and silver which covers their faces entirely. Everyone wears a new dress or suit which would be discarded after the night was over. There is really loud thumping music, usually the popular stuff of the time mixed with some old classics.

The messy living room has empty bottles laid on the ground, waiting for someone to trip over them. I almost was a victim. As for the people in this crowded area, their look reminds me of the beer bottles; empty and useless. As I step over the god-awful mess, I notice the music playing in the background. Niall was right, Liam did choose our favourite album for his party. All of a sudden, this party wasn't so bad after all.

This living room has another door that opened to the lawn. Mostly everyone is drunk/tipsy, with a few people in clusters sitting around outside in the lawn either making out, dancing, drinking or just talking. The occasional drunk person may be stumbling around. Inside its normally hot and sticky and sometimes dark. People are either faking to get drunk or girls are taking their dress off! Ridiculous! I never wanted to come to this party!

"Hey Perry," Ethan says, coming over to give me a handshake. "How's it going. Are you likin' the party?"

I nod. "Very much so. I am delighted to have been invited to attend." Of course I lied. Ethan is Liam's 'new' best friend, just another bad-ass like Liam.

Ethan slaps me on the back. "Stop with such nonsense." He chuckles. "Loosen up, don't be so stiff." He shoves a beer in front of my face. "Hey, drink it. You need it more than anyone in this room."

I smile and reluctantly take the bottle and start to drink. My eyes catches Sophie. She was supposed to come with Zayn but I can't see him anywhere near her. I approach her. "Hey Sophie! Where is Zayn?" I ask her. She chuckles and says, "Behind you"

I quickly turn around and find him wearing a super cute minion mask. "Lol you look like a cartoon" I start laughing. "And you look royal. More like a Queen" He replies back. I smile.

"Hell-loo everyone! Thanks for coming today. The masquerade dance will be starting soon. So get ready with your partners to hit the dance floor!" As soon as Tracey announces, the couples start to line up, pushing and pulling each other. Oh c'mon! I'm not here to shake my ass!

"I think we have to do this formality. Also, Liam won't be leaving the dance floor for now." Niall says.

"You're right, let's go dance but we have to keep our eyes on Liam", I say and we walk down the dance floor, arm in arm this time!

Niall places his hand on my waist as I rest my hand on his shoulder and we start doing the most basic ball dance step. The straight line made by the couples turns into a circle and I know what's next.

I tiptoe bringing my mouth closer to Niall's ear in order to speak amidst the loud music. "Before we start changing partners and get jumbled up in the dance, tell me where is Liam?"

"Liam is three couples ahead of us." Niall says and I nod.

Niall twirls me as we change partners.  Right now Liam is two couples ahead of me.