Gently into the good night

Chapter Two- life ruining party

It's Saturday which means school has closed for the next three months and it also means I have to attend Serena's party. I call Bethany who is my friend and who also happens to have proficiency in fashion. She owns no non branded garments. She comes over with two shopping bags one dress for me and one for her. "This is a blue dress from Ralph Lauren and the black one is from Givenchy and I also have some sexy lingerie from Victoria's secret, you know just in case we get wasted. You can't really show a guy your heart underwear Amelia" she says. "Look, it happened three years back" I say swiftly in protest. Okay, so three years back we had a play based on the story Rapunzel and I was selected as Rapunzel but while I was getting down the stairs I slipped over my fake long hair and I flashed my underwear which had hearts on it to about seven hundred people. Yeah it was an everlasting memory. "Anyways I got you shoes from my old closet I'm sorry I didn't have time to buy them. The blue is from Armani, its two weeks old I'm sorry about that and my black one is from Valentino, they look okay right? And sorry once again" She says "What a shame" I say as sarcastically as possible and she just laughs it off. After struggling for one hour with the make-up part I ofind myself pleading Bethany. She applies a little mascara and eyeliner and a touch of lip gloss. "That's all?" I ask "honey, I hate saying this but you look pretty anyways, too much isn't too good" she replies

I look at my final look, the little makeup looks perfect. My brown curly hair accompanies my $8000 dress and heels. The dress reaches my knee and the top is netted covering my hands to a full length. Bethany looks even more stunning and we both head to the front door where Jordan is supposed to pick us up. "You look pathetic Bethany" Paul says, who is my older brother and Bethany's ex-boyfriend. They have been having a communication crisis from the beginning of time. "Shut up Paul, I'm glad your sister is not so full of shit as you" She snaps at Paul with her blue eyes. "Bethany it's okay lets go" I say forcing her out of the house. Jordan is waiting outside in his car. "Hey we are here" Bethany says "You ladies look beautiful" Jordan says grinning at us.

We reach the party and the first smell that my unfortunate nose senses is the smell of puke. We open the door and there is puke all over the floor. "Hey, I'm glad you guys made it" Serena says with her fake smile, her face looks so deformed after her nose job that it makes me want to laugh my head off. Jordan, Bethany and I bit our lips because it's impolite to laugh at someone's nose job.

"Hey love" Logan says presenting himself in front of Bethany "Hey, I'm so glad you came" Bethany says and kisses Logan (Yes, they are dating) "I'm going to leave you losers to have some fun, Bye" Serena says and disappears into the crowd. After Logan and Bethany are gone it's only me and Jordan left. We go to the kitchen to get us something to drink "How do I look?" I ask Jordan "Beautiful as ever" I feel so relieved if Jordan likes how I look Alex will like it too. "You think Alex will like it?" I ask him, his grin suddenly transmutes into a frown "How should I know, he is probably kiss another pair of lips. Why do you care?" Jordan says looking extremely disdained. "You know I like Alex" I say without even thinking what Jordan might feel "He is dating Serena" He says stating the obvious. "I'm going to go find him and don't leave home without me" I say and walk away with my cup. While going up the stairs I realise how ignorant I was being but it's not like Jordan ever confessed his feeling maybe his friends didn't show up for the party or something. "Hey" I hear a voice directing towards me and as I turn back, I see Alex. "Hey" my face instantly flushes and I can't stop smiling. "You look so hot, I was looking for you everywhere" he says. I know he means nothing of what he just said and it's like his signature dialogue because he tells the same thing to every single girl but somehow I like hearing it. " me too" I say "hey, let's go up where we get some privacy" my heart stars to beat out of my chest, I feel my skin getting hotter by every second and at one point I think I might burn my face and it will turn as black as coal. Is he going to kiss me? But he is dating Serena right? Who cares? What if he doesn't do anything? We go up to a random bedroom, I hear him shutting the door behind him. He guides me to the window and point towards the moon. The moon, almost too bright to look at, hung over the horizon; it's light creating twinkling stars in the water. "Beautiful right?" he says "Yes, very" I reply. I slowly feel his hand on my waist pulling me closer. "The first time I ever saw you I thought if you ever had been kissed?" he says brushing his finger over my lips. "Never actually" I say a little ashamed. Yes, my lips are still virgin. I'm so glad it's dark because my face is probably the colour of fire which wouldn't really be pleasing to look at. He slowly leans in. it isn't right. I should stop him. Even before I know it he has hypnotised me with his lips and I just don't feel like I want to stop. He has a girlfriend. I should stop. Just a few more seconds. He lips are so experienced, no doubt about that. I can feel his hands stroking my hair. It feels so good. I feel bad but I show no hesitation to kiss him back, such moments don't come very often.

"What the hell is going on?" I hear an austere female voice and the lights are switched on. Alex leaves his grip on me as we stare with dead eyes at Serena.