Ring of Love

Drunken Thoughts

Ally's pov:

I shouldn't have taken that shot. 

Is what I keep telling myself as I try to keep up with Claire and Axel's conversation. Claire had mentioned that she had the certain skill set it takes to get away with murder, and Axel did the mistake of asking her to prove it. 

She is currently on reason number sixty-three, and I am now a bit more afraid of my roommate. 

I will be sleeping with one eye open tonight.  

But it wasn't until Claire convinced Zoe and I to take another shot with her for the alcohol to really hit me. 

My heading was spinning, my stomach felt queasy, and I found myself saying things without thinking first. I can't even count how many times Claire and Axel started laughing as either Zoe or I said something that didn't make sense.  

Even though Zoe and I found ourselves drinking the same amount as Claire, we were already borderline drunk whereas she was barely tipsy. 

I've never been drunk before. 

It's a weird feeling. 

"Have I ever told you how pretty you look?" Zoe drunkenly asks as she puts her hand on my shoulder, trying to balance herself.

I look at her through hazy eyes and giggle, "My looks are nothing compared to yours."

I don't know how long we've been here, hanging out and drinking in our small corner in the kitchen, but if I were to guess, I would say a bit over two hours. 

In the beginning, I felt a bit guilty that Axel was staying with us while his roommate walked around and partied like a normal college student, but when I stated my concern, he brushed it off and repeated that he wasn't a party person. 

"We should dance!!" Zoe shouts to me as she looks towards the living room where students were squished together in some sort of horrible looking circle. 

In any other circumstance, I would have said no, because that just looks like a claustrophobia attack waiting to happen, but since I wasn't in the right state of mind, I nodded my head excitedly. 

I turn towards Claire and Axel while throwing an arm over Zoe's shoulder, "We are going to dance!!" I announce, throwing my other arm in the air as the side of my body collides with Zoe, causing the both of us to almost tumble over. 

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Claire snickers as she watches as Zoe and I almost fall, barely having the stability to stand on our own two feet. 

"What do you mean, I love dancing..." Zoe draws out, looking towards everyone else who was already dancing. 

I find myself looking at her excitedly, "I love dancing too!!!" I shout. 

Claire shakes her head at the two of us, "You two can barely stand, plus," she looks over our shoulders at the students dancing, "I don't trust any of the guys in that dance circle."

In any normal circumstance, I would have found myself agreeing, but since that is not the case, I whine, "But Claire....." like a child who didn't get their way. 

She rolls her eyes before looking over at Axel, "What do you think?"

If he agrees with her, he's a traitor, and I make sure he knows that as I give him my best intimidating look. 

His eyes find mine as he seems to be thinking, and I decide to change my method of intimidation to pleading by crossing my hands together and giving him puppy-dog eyes. It only takes a few seconds after that for him to sigh and mutter, "I'll come with."