My Traitor Girl

Chapter Four - Shallow Party

Chapter Three - Jacob's Perspective

My life lately consists of me training, playing football, seeing my family and a difficult home life with Alliyah. I have everything that I've ever dreamed of yet I feel like it's missing something. I don't know what it is. I have plenty of people around me yet I feel alone. I don't like to share what's been happening or how I feel especially when I see what my sister goes through and she always has a smile on her face. I feel guilty for complaining so I try not to, especially around my family.
I woke up with an awful hangover the other day. Confusion also comes to mind. The last thing I remember was being out. I'd gone out drinking by myself after a row with Alliyah. I don't know how I got back home. Even my car was parked up outside my house, and I'd drove out to go drinking. I really hope I didn't go drinking and driving?!

Training has been a great distraction and I know that it's one thing that I know for certain that I am good at, I'm not perfect at it but I put my absolute all into it, in particular when we're actually playing football. It's because of the football that I'm able to live the lifestyle that I do.

Alliyah has organised a house party and invited lots of her friends. I invited some of my own friends but the majority of them were busy, so only Richie, and Peter Forbes - my teammates, and Scott who I've known from school. They both they brought their partners. We hang out in the back garden. We came out here because we can't hear ourselves speak. Oh damn it, I'm sounding old! Plus, you can't move. Some of Alliyah's friends keep trying to flirt with Richie and Peter, they wouldn't mind but their partners are here with them.

"Hey Jake, what you doing out here? The girls were looking for your teammates, and they disappeared."

I walk up to her.

"Alliyah, they're not interested. You do remember that their partners are here with them? Please don't make my friends feel uncomfortable. Why don't you go and dance with your friends, and we'll chill out here."

She huffs and sighs. Inside my head, I'm pleading with her to not make a scene like she usually does nowadays. That happened last time. That's why only three of my mates have come tonight.

"Oh my god, Jake!! Live a little! Are you and your mates the boring old stooges or something, because that's how you're being now. You're like an old man."

I fight hard to not roll my eyes at her. I also suppress myself from laughing. She stomps off back inside the house. I walk back to where I was sitting. We chat for a bit while we have a couple of drinks. They soon leave and the party doesn't seem to be quietening any time soon so I head upstairs. I give myself a shower and chill out in my bedroom. I try to watch something on the telly but it's hard to hear it properly due to the loud music. I wouldn't mind the party so much if it had more people that I knew, but they were mostly people she worked with and some guys. They didn't seem interested in talking to me despite me trying with several of the guests. To be honest, many of them seem shallow. I decide to scroll through my social media to pass some time. I like quite a few different posts and I smile when I see Kacey. Looks like she's been out with her friends. I like the look of her night compared to mine this evening, apart from when a few of my mates were here. I wonder what Kacey is like when she's out or with her friends.