Self-Destruction • Luke Hemmings

Chapter 41

The first 10 minutes of a party are really awkward, they're are small groups of people huddled in the corners but then after about 10 minutes, large groups of people walk in and the party actually starts. I'm sitting in the dining room with a cup of that cheap alcohol in one hand seated in a circle with people I briefly recognise from some of my classes.

"How many have you had to drink, Faith?" The girl in front of me giggles. I think she sits in front of me in one of my lessons, the one that gave me evils on my first day. Alesha. She seems okay now though, I was so fucking judgemental when I first got here.

"I don't know, 4? 5? 12?" I giggle, I've never heard myself giggle but here I am.

"I think you should stop." A gruff voice behind me says, I go to shout at this person but I turn and see a familiar quiff and blue eyes.

"Luke!" I squeal, jumping up from my seated position and hugging him. He stills in surprise but hugs back slightly before easing me off him.

"Sit down with us! We're playing dares and truths!" I exclaim loudly. The people around us nod at him, and I pull him down in the circle.

I start to sit next to him but he pulls me into his lap. I drunkenly sit there, and watch the game of truth and dare continue. Already one boy has had to make out with another, a couple have had to have 7 minutes of heaven in the cupboard, I had to down two shots in a row and Alesha had to give a boy a public lap dance. Afterwards he disappeared into the toilets and he still hasn't returned.

"I haven't had much to drink." Luke frowns, gesturing to the cup in my hand. I grin and pass it to him. He downs it quickly, wincing at the taste which I got over after 5 cups.

"Faith!" Alesha exclaims, and I turn away from Luke slightly.

"Mmhm?" I hum, swaying slightly in time to the music which is extremely loud, may I add.

"Your turn!" Alesha grins, I fully turn to face the group who are all grinning maliciously at me, as if they have a secret.

"Yeah?" I ask.

"Truth or dare?" Alesha asks.

"Dare." I say instantly. Alisha's grin gets even bigger.

"You have to have sex tonight, and to prove it you have to take a picture." She tells me. I giggle and nod, turning to look at Luke and wiggle my eyebrows in what I hope is a suggestive manner. He looks away and blushes slightly, which I can only tell by the dim lighting.

After the game of truth and dare which was quite uneventful after my dare, Luke and I went into the kitchen to get another drink.

"What are they doing here?" Luke asks, nodding towards Michael and Calum who're both talking to some girls in the year above us.

"They're my friends." I tell Luke firmly, he shrugs but a look of discomfort is still in his eye.

I avoid it and hand him a cup of alcohol.

"Luke!" A voice calls, we both turn slowly and see Ashton walking into the kitchen. Luke gives me a sloppy smile and we both go over to him.

"Hey! I didn't know you were coming?" Luke frowns.

"Faith invited me." Ashton grin at me and I smile back.

"Have a drink." I tell him, and then grab a bottle of beer from the side.

"Thanks." Ashton says after scanning the label of the bottle.

I look around the house and notice how many more people there are than I initially invited. Maybe I let too many people have plus ones? I can't kick them out now so I tell Luke and Ashton I'm just going to double check whether the upstairs bedrooms are locked.

I tread up the stairs, weaving in and out of all the people, and try opening Bess' room. Luckily it is still locked. When I go to open my room, I can't say the same.

I tentatively walk in, considering I am pretty sure I locked the door. The door to my room closes and I hesitantly look around, taking in the unchanged room. Everything looks normal until I spot a girl with long, dark, glossy hair in the shadows.

"Hello?" I ask, the dark haired person, she turns swiftly and I immediately notice how doll-like she looks. She has a pale complexion, dark blue eyes and a perfect figure.

"I'm sorry, I was just looking around." She squeaks, her voice high pitched and girly.

"It's okay, how did you get in here?" I sigh, tugging my hands slightly through my once straight hair when I see how deadly straight this girls hair is.

"The door was unlocked and the music was really loud, I just wanted to get away from it for 5 minutes." She says innocently, her eyes widening slightly.

"Oh okay. How comes I've never seen you before?" I ask, she looks away nervously.

"I moved back here a week ago, and I heard there was going to be a party so I decided to come." She shrugs slightly, tugging at the end of her dress which is even shorter than mine.

"Fair enough. What's your name?" I ask.

"Your Faith right?" She asks, I nod, awaiting the answer to my question.

"My name is Imogen."

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Updates are going to be really slow these next 2 weeks because I have end of year exams and I need to revise, but I'll try my hardest to make the updates frequent☺️

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-Rebecca x