Once Grey

Chapter 26: Reconciliation

I followed the figure as she got lost in the hallway. I pushed open the door which seemed to be slightly open only to find a figure infront of a mirror crying her eyeout.

"You look horrible" i admitted finally earning her attention
" Drea?" Yhyh it's me...the one and only...ofcourse you couldn't forget the only person you were paid to befriend.
" Cari" i simply called her name too. I didn't have much to say to her.
"Are you here to officially leave me too" she slurred and it's then I noticed that she was drunk.
" C'mon let me take you home." I said approaching her and taking hold of her hand.
" No...I don't wanna go home..I ..I want to partyyy." She said playfully swaying.
" Why will I want to go home when I'll just be all alone...atleast here there are lots of people around."
" You can come and party another day for now let's go home." I stated firmly.
" You know I didn't approach you because of your money...it just came up in between...I'm not saying I'm completely innocent but our friendship was genuine and not just because I was paid to make you a socialite." She finally blurted out in a not so drunk voice.
" I just wish you will forgive me, I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier buh I figured it wasn't important because I already refused the money.... Seth has left me too I guess he figured I was probably paid to date him." She said finally sitting on the pot and letting out a sad laugh. Holding her head in her hands.
" I'm sorry too" i finally blurted...I honestly regret getting mad at her like that especially after knowing that it was my mom's doing . It wasn't fair that I forgave my mum but not her.
" I guess I kinda overreacted, I should have listened to your side of the story." I said finally looking down at her.
" Does that mean you've forgiven me?" She said putting up her head from her hands.
" Yh ...I thought I made that clear with this lil apology session." I said playfully and we both chuckled.
" Now can we go back?" I asked knowing that one of her problems were fixed so she didn't have to go home that early... atleast that's what I figured.
" If i knew that you will forgive me when I'm drunk then i would have gotten wasted a long time ago." She said with a drunk laugh.
" Well you wonrt be so lucky next time." I replied playfully rolling my eyes.
We both pushed passed the crowd and I searched for Alan but we bumped into a guy with a crew cut with the brownest eyes and covered in tattoos.
" Hey" he greeted me
" Hey!" I remember seeing him somewhere but I just couldn't remember where.
He tilted his head towards Cari.
" Babe we need to talk."
Yh ofcourse I saw him on one of the framed pictures in Cari's dorm room..he must be Seth.
" We have nothing to talk about." She said walking away as he trailed behind her.
I guess this night was definitely for Cari and noone else I said moving in the sea of people looking for Alan. I'm not gonna be surprised if he was already hooking up with some random girl..he doesn't understand the fact that not all the girls he hooks up with will get over him...some want more and he obviously wants less. As I approached a significant spot I thought of texting him so he could meet me there but then I noticed Mia probably devouring her prey and it took me awhile to realise that it was Edwin. We weren't too far apart. It was obvious they were all over each other and I just stood there staring I was beyond shocked. I mean why was I...typical Edwin..what did I expect? And then Ivan called out my name and when I turned to his direction that's when at the side of my eye I noticed they broke apart.
" Alan has been looking all over for you" he said rather out of breathe.
" Oh thanks..I'm just umm gonna go look for him" I said as tears stung in my eyes but I blinked them away as I walked away fast as I heard footsteps trailing behind me and I heard Ivan shout from afar" buh he's that way not that way??" But I ignored.
" Can you stop let me explain?" he finally spoke and just like that I stopped in my tracks. I blinked away the tears that were already blurring my view and turned to face him.
" What do you want to explain?" I asked gulping my own saliva.
" It's not w.."
" Why are you even trying to explain...that's a normal routine of yours so why will you want to suddenly have an explanation?" I interrupted him.
" Mia and I aren't a thing"
" Who cares? Look, do whatever you want but just stay away from me." He tried coming closer buh I stepped back.
" Why are you even so upset?, Just because we kinda hooked up a couple of times doesn't mean we are a thing." And my eyes widened at that ..I was so stupid thinking that he cared about me, Alan was right I shouldn't be close to him.
" I hate you " I muttered as I walked away .
As I walked out of the place I felt my blood boil all I wanted to do was to break something.. anything.
" Oh there you are, I been looking for you everyy.." Alan came forward examining my face.
" Dre are you ok?" he asked his voice dripping of concern and i nodded.
" Is that why you have been crying ? Because you are perfectly fine?" With worried sarcasm clear in his voice as He studied me intensely .
" It's nothing , something just got into my eye." I said rubbing my right eye in an attempt to not look at him in the eye and lie... something that is pretty hard for me to do around Alan and just then I felt his hand wrap around me in a warm yet comfortable hug.
" If there's anything wrong you know you can always tell me right?" Then that's when i realised that i always sabotaged almost every good moment we had with my problems and I quickly detached myself from the warmth the close proximity of his body offered me.
"But there's nothing wrong " I said faking a very wide smile which almost fooled me too. Then when I noticed Edwin approaching us some metres away? I decided to drag Alan with me.
" Come let's make this night about me" I said pulling his arm towards the dance floor with my eyes glinting with mischief.