inhale, kevin day.

xx. lavender haze

chapter twenty
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Why had she done this?

     It seemed that as of late Maeve was asking herself this question more and more.

     Her behavior was out of ordinary, and she really didn't know what could've compelled her to tag along with the group to Columbia.

     She sighed as she drove with one hand on the wheel, the other keeping her head up as she kept up with Nicky's instructions coming at her from the back seat. Kevin was beside her in the passenger seat while the twins, Nicky, and Neil crammed in the back together.

It was mostly silent until Andrew abruptly demanded for her to pull over, she rolled her eyes as he wretched on the side of the highway.

     "You're pathetic." She scoffed at him.

     "Shut up and drive." He said back just as she turned on her blinker and prepared to get back on the road. It was looking to be one long night, and it was confirmed it would be when she was told to pull into Sweetie's.

The game was all too familiar and she didn't bother hiding her annoyance as she pulled up beside the entrance and said,"It's packed, go deal with your shit, I'll find a spot."

No one said a word as they climbed out, though Kevin glanced briefly at her before Andrew grabbed him and made him walk ahead of him. She instantly pulled away from the curb and began making circles around the parking lot, she reached underneath her seat while doing so and ripped open a bag of sour candy with her teeth just as she found a spot.

     She debated driving off and leaving them all as she ate strips of sugary goodness, but she knew she wouldn't and it was too late anyway when Nicky texted her that they were ready to leave.

     They were at Eden's in no time, where again, it was packed and she dropped them at the door before leaving to find a spot for the car. It took her a couple minutes and it only made her miss her bike more, in it she could park anywhere and she didn't have to maneuver into the perfect spot where she'd worry about getting hit by someone opening their door. This time, she removed the keys from the ignition and took a deep breath. She couldn't even pretend she was gonna leave now, or wait for them here.

She'd come to Eden's with a purpose.

And so she finished her small bag of candy and took herself inside, slowly allowing herself to be pulled in by the lavender haze of the club. It was slightly dizzying at first, and she could feel her history creeping back up, but she did her best to push it aside as she scanned the area.

It was easier for her to spot Andrew and Neil by the bar than it was for her to find the boys at their table, instead of interrupting them she went up to another bartender and smiled. Head in her hands as she leaned forward to speak, she requested,"Something nonalcoholic, please, and make it sweet."

The woman across from her was your stereotypical bartender as much as it hurt to say, she was pierced pretty much everywhere and had not a bare spot on her skin for another tattoo, she nodded at the request, a smirk lighting her up,"Comin' right up, sugar."

Maeve watched her like a hawk, eyeing everything she threw into her mixer and making sure Andrew hadn't reached this one. When she said nonalcoholic, she meant it.