All too well

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I was laying in my bed wrapped in my blanket, scrolling through insta. I heated a ding coming from my phone.

MIA ❤️
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There's a party at the hype house today you gotta come!
Me
I don't know I'm kinda in a depressed mood and my dad left last night and hasn't come back yet.

Mia
It'll get you out of this funk I PROMISE! PLEASEE!
Me
Fine....
Mia
YAASS! Ok it starts at 8 😘
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I got up and skimmed my closet for a dress to wear.

I picked out a black dress that showed off my curves perfectly

A small sliver of me wanted to look good for Vinnie. But most of me wanted to look good for myself.

I fixed my hair and did my makeup. In the mirror. I checked the time. It was 7:08. "Oh shit" I said rushing out of my bathroom. The hype house was 20 min away but it took forever to get anywhere with LA traffic.

My whole house shook as I heard the downstairs front door being slammed closed. "Shit shit shit" I said. I heard a loud glass being shattered downstairs.

I rushed to my window, opening it. I jumped out onto my window onto my roof. I had multiple roofs so it came in handy when I wanted to leave without my father seeing.

I called an Uber praying I would get there on time.

I was pulling up to the hype house. Drunken people were everywhere dancing and making out. I thanked the driver and walked up. Mia tan towards me hugging me. "Your late" she said smiling "fashionably".

We walked in the house to the kitchen. "Let's take shots" Mia said "of course". She handed me a shot glass. "1 2 3" she said right before we both quickly chugged it.

Before I knew it on was on my 5th shot. I wanted to forgot about my dad and not worry about what would happen when I got home. And I get drunk fast so this was not a good combination.

A felt someone brush up against me. I looked over to see him already looking at me. He was cute. "Oh hi Tate!" Mia said. "Hey" his voice was deep. I was already attracted to him. "Oh I don't think you two have met. Tate this is Alexandra, but we call her alex. And Alex this is Tate".

Tate:

"Hey" I said. "Hi" we shook hands. "Oh I see Thomas!" Mia said running towards her boyfriend. "We gettin' fucked up tonight!" Mia mouthed. I rolled my eyes at her.

"So you live in LA?" He said as I turned to him. "Ya, how bout you?" "Same. Did you grow up here" "nah I grew up in Melbourne, I moved here 2 years ago" "like Australia" "no Colorado" I said sarcastically. "That explains the accent. I laughed. "Did you grow up here?" "Ya, I'm pretty boring I know, mrs Aussie". I chuckled to myself.

"Wanna go outside?" I asked. "Sure".

We walked outside and sat down on some pool chairs. I carried a plastic cup in my hand alcohol filling it. He pulled out a box of cigarettes and placed one in his mouth lighting it. "You smoke?" He asked. "Nah" "wanna try it" "uh sure" he passes me a cigar as he lit it. I inhaled, then puffed out the chalky smoke. I liked it.

"So ya got a boyfriend?" He asked. "Nah I tis be a single bachelorette" I said in a British accent. He chuckled. "How bout you" "same"

"Alex!" I heard someone yell from behind me. It was vinnie. He came up right behind me and hugged me. "Hey" "hey" "since when did you smoke" "since today"

He gave Tate a dirty look. "And you are" "Tate. I'm Mia's friend" he reached out to give vinnie a handshake. "Cool" vinnie said leaving Tate with his hand out not shaking his hand.

"Let's go inside Als" vinnie said putting his arm around me. "Sure" "it was nice seeing you Alex" Tate said. "Same" he winked at me as we left.

"Who the fuck was that?" Vinnie said. "My friend" I said drunkly. He rolled his eyes.

He was wearing a white wifebeater with jeans on. "I don't think I have ever seen you wear jeans" I said. "Ya cause they're uncomfortable as shit" I chuckled. "Well I think you look very nice". "Thanks." He blushed. "I think you look really pretty. "Aw thanks vin"

"Alex! Alex! Alex!" Mia said pulling me away from Vinnie.

"What?" "It's are song we gotta dance" me and Mia were on the dance floor dancing are drinks in are hands as a nicki manaj song played overhead.

We were shaking are asses off on the dance floor. Mia pointed at vinnie. "He is staring  at you" she said. I chuckled. "Come on Alex he is practically eye fucking you" "good for him" "Alex!" Mia said "what" "go over to him" "I don't chase I attract so he can be a fucking man and come over here if he wants".

"Ugh fine" I said walking over to vinnie" "hey" I said. "Hey". "Did I tell you, you look very beautiful yet" "you did sir" I said. I chugged down some more alcohol.

I practically choked as I made a loud gasp. "What!" Vinnie said scared. "Shit" I said walking over to the bathroom away from him. "What! What is it Alex" vinnie said following me. "It's nothing. I just think I should go" I said nervously. "Alex if you don't tell me what it is". "Come over here" I said trying to walk pass him. I felt a hand being placed on my waste.

"You look gorgeous sweetie" I heard him say. "I know" "that's not very nice sweetie. I think we should talk in private" "fuck off" "hey is there a problem here" vinnie said hearing what I said. "No, in fact I think me and Alexandra should talk in private". He said. "Jaden I don't think that is a good idea" vinnie said seeing my worried face. That's when he grabbed my wrist. Pulling me to a bedroom. "Jaden stop!" I yelled. "JADEN GET THE FUCK OFF OF HER!" Vinnie yelled. "Dude she doesn't like you stop trying to be her little prince in shining armor god!" Jaden yelled back. I didn't know what to do, I didn't have time to say anything. I was drunk as fuck too. Jaden let go of my wrist. "There does that make you feel better". Jaden walked away down the hallway. I tried looking at Vinnie but everything was just blurry. He didn't say anything though.