I stormed out of the mall fighting away from any cameras and towards traffic. I was trying to catch a hack when I heard a honk.
"Ladera?", a voice said. It was Sydney again. She was in her car,on her way home,"come on, get in"
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"its getting annoying!", I said, wiping my eyes with a tissue. I was in tears as I explained to Sydney what happened. We got to her house and I sat on the sink while she fixed her hair.
"I feel you... If my parents argued everyday, i'd be a wreck too, but my parents arent even together... and I dont even know my dad, so..."
"man, I wish I had it like you", I sniffed.
"no the hell you dont", she laughed as she pulled out a lipstick,"its a priveledge to have a dad, or at least it seems like it for a person who doesnt have one, but you got it good!", she smacked her lips together and closed the lipstick," your parents are like...FAMOUS!".
I sucked my teeth," its not as fun as it seems, trust me".
She rolled her eyes, "whatever...but you, kid, you are blessed".
"blessed and stressed thats for sure", I sighed.
"oh, forget about it, take your mind off of that- lets party!", she smiled.
"w-what...?", I said. Sydney grabbed me by my hand and pulled me to her closet.
She ran her hands swiftly through clothes. "do I have to go?", I groaned. She ignored my comment, "Diamond supply or Supreme", she said, pointing to two sweaters.
"I dont want to go...", I laughed.
she stuck her bottom lip out, "you never live your life to the fullest", she said, throwing the sweaters on the bed," you are really starting to be more of a parent".
That comment wasnt meant to hurt, I knew, but it made me feel bad. I really hadnt been myself and I havent really hung out that much. Sydney is a socialite, and we do like to do everything together. I shouldnt let my parents' relationship interfere with my social life.
"well...I guess I could-"
"oh my gosh, yay!! You're the best, lala", she said, hugging me.
"oh, stop with that sus stuff", I scoffed and laughed.
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We pulled up to Vic's house a little late (but fashionably) and the party was already started. It was live, people were still showing up, and you could hear music blasting from inside. They were playing "Legend" by Drake.
"c'mon slowpoke!", Sydney said as she coaxed me in.
I felt like a freshman at a senior party or something, but I knew I was welcome, no one at the party disliked me, and i didnt dislike anyone at the party. Well, I was just awkward around Jaden...thats all. We walked into the party and Vic opened the door.
"Hey, come in", he said. He had a cup in his hand with god knows what in it, but he was probably sipping on some alcohol, 'cause he was turnt up. Sydney walked in and as I walked past her, I felt his eyes on me. I turned around and he turned his head to the door and smiled to himself. I ignored it and followed sydney. People were everywhere, and it was awkward. I looked around and a few others were dancing, some peoplewere in the backyard, and others In the kitchen. Some people were going into rooms in the hall to do whatever, but I looked like a loner.
"Theres food and drinks in the kitchen", Sydney said, coming out of no where.
She was drinking from a red cup. I looked in the kitchen and saw a bunch of bowls of snacks and stuff and a bowl of punch. Shit- I am hungry now...
I grab a cup and fill it with punch and take a sip. Ew, I think to myself, it tasted so sour. I was so thirsty, though, and I kept on drinking. I looked behind me and there was a tray of brownies- yum! I grabbed one, and mmm, they were so good. I just had to grab another. Sydney saw me at the counter and laughed.
"so, your just going to eat?", she said, smiling.
"eh, I guess I could...dance", I said. I stuffed the last bit of brownie in my mouth and went with her to the living room. People were dancing and grinding on each other to some song, it sounded familiar, butit had to be old, then it changed. Bobby Shmurda "Hot nigga" was on, and of course, everyone was hype. I didnt really like that song, but something told me to just dance. I did the shmoney dance with Sydney and spilled my drink on my shirt. Aw, fuck- I hate stains on my clothes.
"Damn...", I mumbled under my breath.
"what? What happened?", Sydney asked me.
"I- I accidentally spilled punch on myself...its on your shirt, I'm so sorry", I said. I was a little dizzy.
"Its cool", she shrugged. I still wasn't satisfied.
"I have to get this off my shirt, I can't stand stains", I whined.
"the bathroom is in that hall", she said and went on and continued to dance. I stood there for a second, contemplating whether I should go to the bathroom or not. I went anyways. As I walked down the halls I could hear moans from one room- disgusting. I twisted the bathroom doorknob opened. My palms were sweaty and slipped off the knob. I looked in the mirror and my vision was a little blurry. I wet a paper towel and scrubbed the stain. The stain wasnt coming out! I went into my purse and searched for a tide to go pen that I usually carry (yes, I carry a tide to go pen) and I couldn't find it.
"where is that darn pen...", I mumbled under my breath.
"what, you need an epipen or something?", a voice said. I turned around and saw Vic in the doorway.
"uh...hey", I said, kind of creeped out at the fact that he was watching me.
"hey, uh, you good?", he asked, scratching his head.
"oh...yeah, I'm looking for a tide to go pen", I laughed," I spilled juice on my shirt while I was dancing".
"nah, its cool...theres a tide pen in my parents' room", he said, motioning towards another hallway.
I know I couldn't really trust him, but I did anyways. We went up some stairs and into a room. He opened a door and switched on some lights.
"Hold up, its somewhere in here...you can sit on the bed if you want", he said, opening a drawer. I did sit on the bed, fuck...I was dizzy as hell!
"ugh", I muttered.
"you okay?", he asked withhis back still towards me.
"yeah, I got a headache and its making me dizzy", I said, rubbing my temples.
"ah, here it is", he said, pulling out a tide pen. He passed it to me. I tried to twist the cap off, but my palms were still sweaty.
" whats making you dizzy?", he asked , sitting next to me.
"uh, I really dont know", I said, struggling with the cap still.
"here...lemme get that for you", he said, taking the pen. He twisted the cap off and smiled at me. I blushed. He began to clean the stain himself and I couldnt even look him in the eyes, It was awkward. He was cute to me, but I really crushed on Jaden. It was weird since they were best friends. As he brought the pen closer to the collar of my shirt, I laughed,"thanks, Vic".
"No problem", he smiled again. Our eyes met and I blushed again. His cheeks got pale.
"I...I, uh.....I-", I stuttered. Vic put his hand on mines and leaned closer in to me. I accepted what was happening and our lips locked.
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