Waves

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~PRESENT~

The car ride to The Wreck seemed longer than what it actually was. Amelia sat in the back of the van with Sarah, watching as JJ turned to sneak subtle side glances into the backseat at Amelia.

She rested her head against the cold window, hoping that it would calm down the nerves that were pulsating throughout her body. She still felt shaken up from their fight, and had no idea where to go from here.

She was dreading spending the night with him, and dreading even more going to The Wreck. She was perfectly aware that Kiara was going to be there. And after what had just happened with JJ, Kiara was the last person that she wanted to see. Seeing her, and seeing her and JJ together, was going to be the icing on top of the cake.

John B pulled into The Wreck, and as soon as the van was in park, Amelia slid the door open and climbed out. Sarah followed closely behind her, and Amelia linked arms with her as they headed directly into the restaurant. John B and JJ were still outside at the van as her and Sarah walked through the doors, and Amelia was thankful for that.

As they stepped inside, Amelia saw dozens of people filled throughout the restaurant, the lights dimmed and music playing throughout. There were people standing around with drinks in hand, talking amongst one another, and other people seated at the tables. The smell of the food cooking filled her nostrils and made her stomach growl.

"Over here." Sarah spoke as she guided her over to a table where Pope was already seated with two other people that Amelia had never met before.

"Amelia!" Pope shouted excitedly, being that this was the first time he was seeing her since she had been back. He stood from the table and wrapped her in a giant bear hug. His warm embrace felt good. "Sit down! This is Connor." He said, pointing to a guy sitting at the table. He seemed tall, with dark hair and dark eyes. He smiled at Amelia, and she couldn't help but notice how attractive he was. "And this is Elizabeth." He pointed to the girl, with dark hair and dark eyes just like Connor's. Amelia thought to herself how pretty this girl was. "They're my friends from the mathletes."

"Hi, it's so nice to meet you." Amelia spoke, sitting down at the table next to Connor.

"Want a drink?" Connor asked, shoving a glass bottle towards Amelia. Vodka. She accepted it from his hand and took a long drink as she watched JJ enter through the door with John B, and his eyes landed right on her. He was watching her and Connor's every move.

"Nice." Connor said with a laugh.

Amelia smiled and handed the bottle back to him. "I'm Amelia, by the way."

"It's nice to meet you, Amelia." He smirked at her and Amelia could feel her cheeks redden. Sarah nudged her from the seat next to her and smirked. She glanced over at JJ, who was standing at the end of the table with a beer in his hand already. He was still watching them. Watching Amelia.

She swore to herself that she could see anger in JJ's eyes before he quickly looked away.

Connor handed the bottle of vodka over to Amelia again, and she debated it for a moment, knowing how vodka always got to her, but she took it and started chugging it down. She needed as much alcohol as she could get. She pulled the bottle from her lips and handed it back to Connor.

"Anyone else want some?" Connor lifted the bottle up, passing it over to John B. Amelia glanced over at JJ, and he was still watching her. She felt her nerves once again as she accidentally met his eyes, and she quickly looked away and back to Connor. She reached over and took the bottle back from John B, beginning to take another large drink. Before she could even swallow, the bottle was ripped from her hands.