In your arms

Chapter 12: last night out

Riley's POV:

Me and Emily walk into the new pizza place and honestly I'm quite shocked. For just a small restaurant this place is stunning.
There are white tables with flowers and a light wooden stand for the sauces, sat, pepper and vinegar which is right next to a fake rose in a white marble vase. There's a sort of red carpet on the floor that leads you around the room which seems to be really smooth yet soft. In one end of the room is what seems to be a buffet bar and on the wall beside it is where the kitchen is which seems even more fancy. The walls are decorated but very lightly so there's not to much gathered in one spot it's spread out throughout the room.

I look around in awe before my sister drags me to the closet available table. It's a table which has to couched seats either side like a sort of booth but instead of it surrounding the whole of the side of the table you can see throw the clear window next to us. I feel relieved that Emily told me to change otherwise I would be so out of place.

I place my bag beside me as I sit down on the opposite side to my sister and she immediately picks up the menu and scans through the options. I soon do the same and have a massive problem with deciding.

"This place is soo fancy" she says after a while. I nod in agreement before laying down the menu and moving my finger over possible options. "What are you thinking of getting?" I ask curiously. I'm aiming for the buffet meal since I could choose what I want as and when I feel hungry, and Emily's paying so, but it seems like she's thought this out for days as she knows exactly what to get herself.

"I'm gonna have the Mexican pizza with a side of fries and garlic bread then I'm gonna have a glass of rose wine" she says closing her menu and pointing over at mine. I laugh a little under my breath before realising that one of the waitresses are starting to walk over to our table. I double check through everything and soon decide on the buffet and a iced tea. It's basic but I can't have any fancy drinks now since I'm carrying a child.

We both order and within what felt like minutes are food was already ready, mine was a little faster since it was all set up in the bar, I grab a slice of pepperoni pizza and a plain cheese slice before heading back over to the table where I was greeted with a very confused look.

"Is that all your having? You just wasted so much money" she shakes her head in disbelief causing me to laugh. "Last time I checked your the one who said you where paying for everything tonight" I tease while I eat my plain pizza. She looks at me one last time after she registers that I'm right. She then seemed to pushes it out and started to eat her sides.

As the time passes I end up eating 5 slices in total and Emily finishes her pizza plus both her sides plus drinking 2 glasses of wine. And she tried to get another but I reminded her that it was her idea to go to a bar after and so that's what we did. I drove around Toronto and found a bar close by the Airport, just in case, and we hang around there. I only buy myself a few sodas here and there but Emily went full out as she brought drink after drink after drink.

"No wonder you insisted you me driving" I laugh as I watch my sister order another drink. She isn't quite drunk yet but I feel like one more drink may just do it. "Haha very funny but I'm not drunk" she remarks trying to defend herself a little. I look at my watch, 9:00, I look back at my sister who is blabbing on about something before quietly signing. I'm gonna miss everyone here so much.

"Oh hey Riley, Emily" a familiar voice says from behind me. I turn around to see Michelle stood there, she's wearing a hot pink dress like always and holding a lighter pick handbag, she wraps her arms around me and I hug her back before pulling away.

"Where's my hug?" Emily pouts, yep she's drunk, Emily doesn't even like Michelle but even her asking for hugs is odd, I'm her sister yet I barely get hugs. "Is she?" Michelle starts while Emily pulls her in for a hug. I nod while laughing as she tries to pull away. At least my last night isn't gonna be spent crying alone in my bed for hours. I'd rather be hanging out with people who take my mind off of everything.