The Beach

11

Ethan Marlow

"He's like that sometimes."Len explains after I've told him what happened two days ago at the meeting.

Of course, I didn't tell him about my whole morning. He'll kill me if I even talk to her, let alone be in her room and dry-fucki-

Nope, do not think about that.

We're in front of some closed shop near my house and for my surprise he's not getting high and just smokes normal cigarettes. My cigarettes, but still. It's the middle of the night and I couldn't sleep so I called Len to tell him what happened this past days.

"They gave me the money the next day. 5 hundred or something."I shrug, taking a drag.

The ends of his mouth tug down in a 'not bad' expression "That's normal if you're a new one. Soon they're gonna give you more. But you'll have to sell more. How many did you sell this week?"

"10 pills. On three parties."I answer.

"Bitch."he furrows his brows and looks at me "What kind of lame ass parties do you go to? 10 pills would be gone by an hour on a normal party here."

Okay, maybe he's right. But he knows I don't like any social things like parties and the ones I got in were with around twenty people, but they were still making me feel like someone stepped on my fucking lungs.

On the other hand though, it would be impossible to sell all of it for a week if it keeps getting more. So I gotta man up and do it.

I stay silent and just continue smoking my cigarette, but then he speaks again "I got invited to a party tonight. Maybe I can take you with me, you know, if you could take it."

"The fuck is that supposed to mean?"I know exactly what he means.

"You know, your anxiety. Fucking chill, man."he furrows his brows, looking at me like I'm crazy.

"I don't have this shit anymore. I told you that when I was like 15."I lie with a shrug, taking a last drag before I toss my cigarette and step on it.

He only nods before he finishes his cigarette as well "Are you in then?"

"When is it?"

"Don't know. We can go now."

I only nod and start walking out of the sidewalk and into the empty street. He follows me to, wherever we're going.

"I gotta go take the things first."I take a turn to my house without looking behind me where he has stopped walking.

***

Aylin Russell

I sigh in relief when I finally do my eye liner right. I've been in front of that big mirror for the past hour trying to do it and not mess the rest of the makeup.

I'm usually not into heavy makeup, my face feels dirty. But god dammit, I look hot with it.

And I have a reason for it. I'm going out tonight. Lily joined me into some group-chat and there Stephanie told everyone to go to some party in her house. I've never met her before my birthday and at first I didn't want to, but Robert made me.

He's coming with me as well.

I agreed, because I was bored, but the main reason is that he's been really distant from me lately. Part of me feels extremely guilty for the thing I did with Ethan and I think he knows about it. But the other wonders if he is even interested in me anymore.

It's a stupid thing to think about when he would literally do anything for me and I would for him, but I still get insecure if he wants me, especially when I'm trying to be close to him and he just pulls away.