Halley's Comet

Six

August 25
San Diego, California

I sit on my bed as I type on my computer, trying to get through with the last of my college assignments. I have to write a ten page paper and I'm on the last page finally.

I feel my phone dinged making me put my laptop to the side and lean over to night stand, grabbing it. I see Billie texted me making me instantly smile without even thinking.

Bil🎤

>>ayo
>>wyd rn

homework hbu<<

>>not shit
>>im bored as shit

not my problem luv<<

>>stfu
>>come over

what happened to asking instead of demanding shit<<

>>will you come over halley

I think over if I felt like going anywhere before shrugging my shoulders and sending her a quick yeah. I tell her I will be over in a hour before grabbing my laptop, setting it back on my lap.

Thirty minutes later and I finally finished. I'm on my way now to Billie's tour bus which she had to send me the address to it again because I don't remember where it was last time.

"Halley baby" Billie runs over to me as I step out my car twenty minutes later. I smile and she jumps into my arms making me hold her and spin her around while she laughs in my ear.

"Hey Bil" I lock my car and walk toward her tour bus with her in my arms. Setting her down on the tour bus steps, she takes my hand and leads me inside.

I sit down on the couch and she dramatically sits down next to me with a huge sigh. "You okay?" She nods and tells me how much she had to do today like interviews and photoshoots as well as meetings about the rest of the tour which is still happening for another month and a half.

I listen to her as she rants with her cheeks puffing up every time she gets frustrated with whatever she is talking about that moment. I can only think about pretty she looks right now even if she is irritated at the moment.

She stops talking and just crosses her arms over her chest with an adorable little pout. I wrap my arm around her and pull her to lean against me, into my chest. "Don't stress over them Bil they are nobodies" I tell her making her sigh again but not respond.

I open my mouth to say more only for my phone ringing to stop me. I pull it out of my pocket and see Iris is calling me. "Hey best" I answer the phone as I rub Billie's arm comfortingly.

"You want to go to a party with me and Maya?" She asks me through the phone making me stop and look down at billie who decided to play with my fingers on my free hand.

"I'm with Billie right now"

"So? She can come too"

"Uh one second" I pull the phone away from my ear. "Do you want to go to a party with Iris and our friend Amaya?"

"A party?" she asks and I nod my head making her look over to the side, thinking. After a few seconds she shrugs her shoulder mumbling a quick fuck it before telling me sure.

"Text me the address best and I'll see y'all in a hour" I tell Iris who tells me okay and I hang up the phone.

"Come on let's go" I say and she groans but stands up anyway. We leave the bus and she sends her brother a text. I guess telling him where we are going. I open her door and get in myself after she does.

I see a text from Iris telling me the address and I put it into Waze my gps app. It's only twenty minutes away so I quickly start the car and drive off in the direction of the party.

"Is this a lowkey party orr?" Billie asks me making me glance at her out of the corner of my eye.

"I honestly don't know, I think it's lowkey since Iris said I could bring you." I say knowing if it was a big party then Billie would have more of a chance with being recognized. I hope it's a small party anyway because I don't really like partying right now for real.

Plus I know if Amaya is going to a party with Iris then they both are going to get wasted which means I'm going to have to play babysitter.

"You got some shades?" she asks me and I point to the glove department which she opens and finds my black sunglasses. She puts them on and adjusts the hat on her head.

"Just in case even though it never really works" She mumbles and looks at herself in the passenger overhead mirror.

We drive in a comfortable silence to the address of the party only to pull up to a large brown bricked home that already had red solo cups all over the lawn and music blasting so loud you could hear it from outside.

Ah shit

"Come on" I say to her as I park the car and step out. She gets on and comes over to my side as her eyes never leave the house. "Don't leave my side ight?" I tell her and she nods her head, holding onto my hand.

We walked up the driveway and entered the house. I looked around for Iris or Amaya as the smell of alcohol and sweat hits me instantly. "God I hate house parties" I mumble and pull Billie with me as I walk further through the house.

I find a couch that has a free space beside a couple who appeared to be having an intense make out session. I sit down and pull Billie on my lap as I pull my phone out to text Iris, telling her that we're here.

"I'm going to go get something to drink" Billie says me just as Iris calls me. I stand up with her and follow her to the kitchen as I answer the phone.

"Best where you at?"

"I just walked in. Maya told me that this was going to be something chill the fuck is this?" Iris says and I can already tell that she is rolling her eyes and irritated.

"I don't know but I'm not staying long"

"Where you at?"

"The kitchen with Bil" I say and hang up as she tells me she's coming. I lean against the counter as Billie pours herself a drink in a red solo cup.

"What did you get?" I ask her and she tells me that it's just water and tells me how she doesn't drink or at least not a lot.

"I get some alcohol later but not right now" She says as she sips her water.

"Best!" I look up and smile as my best friend runs into the kitchen hugging me. "Where's Maya?" I ask her.

"Talking to some guy she apparently knows"

We pull away from the hug and she turns to Billie. "Hey Billie" She gawks at her, staring at her with those love sick eyes of hers. I chuckle at my best friend's antics and just decide to pour me a drink.

If Billie isn't going to drink for real then I don't have to worry about driving home, meaning I can get drunk.

"Hey love" Billie sends her a smile and I swear Iris almost fainted at the sight.

Again.