Malefactor [H.S.]

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picture is once again camdens outfit which i just now realized is def photoshopped bc the girls arms are disappearing lmaoo

Watching everyone around me become drunker and drunker while I've remained relatively sober is definitely a strange experience. It's incredibly amusing watching them make complete fools of themselves without realizing it, but still strange.

Out of the six of us currently in the penthouse hotel suite, Harry and I are the only two who aren't completely out of it. Lilah and Zayn are undeniably the furthest gone, likely because they didn't drink as heavily last night. Riley and Niall are still drunk but it's nowhere near where you'd expect them to be, the memories of their hangover too fresh in their minds to spur them on to drink as heavily as they would normally.

I've decided I'm taking it easy tonight. I had a drink when we went out for my birthday dinner but I kept up with the water so that it would barely affect me. My plan proved to be a solid one because as I sit here now, I'm as sober as can be. I don't think I'd even classify as tipsy. If I had to bet money on it, I'd say I'd be able to pass one of those sobriety tests that you blow into with flying colors.

Unfortunately, being sober around four drunk people means they can be pretty fucking obnoxious to deal with. Riley becomes really flirty and touchy with everyone when she's drunk, and Niall becomes even louder than usual—which means he's practically screaming when he speaks. I can definitely see why Harry doesn't like being around Lilah when she's drunk because she seems to say the first thing that pops into her head, even if it's kind of mean.

Even Zayn, who usually handles his liquor pretty well from all of the times he's drank in front of me, is pretty out of it. His eyes were drooping and he's much more loosened up, his voice louder than usual. It's nowhere near the level of Niall but it's definitely loud. He was even letting Lilah repeatedly touch him and he was touching her back, something that stresses me out immensely, fearful that Harry's going to put two and two together. Sure, they could just chalk it up to being drunk considering it's relatively innocent arm touches and things of that nature, but given how much the two of them have been hanging out alone, I don't think Harry's dumb enough to actually believe that.

Even though there's logically no reason for me to get stressed out over the situation since it ultimately has nothing to do with me, I don't want Harry finding out—at least not until after this trip. He can lose his shit on Zayn for sleeping with Lilah if he wants, but it's not happening until we land back in New York. I refuse to have my birthday trip ruined by their drunken urges and Harry's one-sided beef with Zayn.

Not trusting the two of them to keep it to themselves but also unable to put up with the other's drunken antics any longer, I've barricaded Harry and myself in our bedroom until it's time for us to leave for the club. Considering he got into a mini argument with Lilah about a joke she made, I think it's very necessary for the two of us to be alone in here to avoid any unnecessary hurt feelings.

Besides, coming in here by ourselves worked out anyway because I needed to change out of the dress I wore to dinner into something more club appropriate. I love the dress I wore to dinner, it being black and strapless with a cutout in the middle. Very sexy but still appropriate and formal enough for the expensive restaurant we ate dinner at. I took a million different pictures with Riley and even coaxed Harry into taking some with me. I'm learning that he's not a fan of having his picture taken, which is insane to me considering how photogenic he is.

Regardless of how much I like the dress though, it's too formal for the club we're going to, oddly enough. It doesn't fit the mood of a party atmosphere, meaning I had to put on something still nice but that would classify as a club outfit—which leads me to my current ensemble: a black leather mini skirt that's cut into a v-shape to show off my stomach and a black, one-shoulder cropped tank. It's covered in sparkles, but not an obnoxious amount. Overall, I think it's cute and I feel good in it.