I don't know about you guys, but I'm the kind of person who would order pizza on a Friday night and lay in bed watching Disney+ or Netflix, going to a party on a Friday is not for me.
Lauren
Friday night
Did you hear that?" Lucy's having a party at her house tonight, her parents are away on business, so that means only PARTY!!
Are you excited about the party or about Camila being there, Shawn?"
"I don't know what you're talking about why I should be happy to see Camila, we're just friends nothing more, plus I've known her since kindergarten it would be awkward we're like brother and sister."
"You know Shawn, when you're nervous you talk fast, come on you don't have to lie to me, besides I can tell anyway, I'm going to the party and you better make sure you get the alcohol because Lucy put you in charge.
"Why do I always have to be the one to get the alcohol?!
"Isn't it because your parents own a bar?" Come on, Shawn, don't forget the beer.
We arrived at Lucy's house a few hours early to help her get everything ready. Anyone who knows me knows I'm a party animal. Of course, my sister is organizing the whole thing, she's literally excellent at this kind of thing, I just help with what they tell me to do. Of course, I'll have to let Grace know we're not staying in tonight because we're staying at Lucy's. Technically, it's not a lie, because we're really gonna sleep here, but she doesn't need to know we're getting drunk tonight. I just hope my ex or my sister's ex isn't one of the invitees. It'd be awkward enough and there's a good chance I won't be able to keep it up.
"Hey sis, did you do everything I told you?" Michelle asked
"Yeah, we just need to get the cups and alcohol and we're all set to rock the place tonight. I just want to ask who's going to DJ here?"
"I've decided that Mani might be DJing today" plus she's a dancer I believe she's going to get the place moving today.
"Great, I'm glad Mani's DJing tonight because last time Shawn was playing songs and our party almost broke up. People started leaving at 12:30 so I locked Shawn in the basement and I started DJing."
" I remember that, poor guy, we forgot him and didn't open the door until the next morning, Camila said."
"Well I remember that well for that I ignored you all week! It was cold and I was hungry, I was glad I was born a boy because my bladder was extreme that night, good thing I found some empty bottles and relieved myself there"
,, ugh" we all uttered, as is my friend but I'm really not going to picture in my head relieving myself in a bottle. I wonder if Austin will come. We saw each other a few times during the week at school and occasionally gave a speech together. I usually stay away from guys because I feel like almost every guy is the same. Sometimes I like a guy, but when I get to know him more, I realize I'm not interested in him anymore. And what I literally hate is the type of guys who play nice and say things like, "I'm different from everyone else" really in what way? Because it seems like a never-ending story. Not to mention the guys who text me on instagram. I know Austin's different is too polite, like I know he likes me, but he doesn't try it on me, which is probably the first guy at school, not counting Shawn. If I didn't know that Shawn was in love with Camille, I'd think he was gay. Nothing against gay people on the contrary I love them, I always wanted to have gayfriends I find them more honest and much better friends than straight people but that's just my opinion. It's almost 10:00 p.m. The party's about to start. It's time to put on makeup and get ready.
"I hope I'm not too busy cleaning up the mess the next day. If I do, I'll sneak out before the girls wake up."
Austin
I've made a few friends in the space of a week and things are looking pretty good. Sometimes I'm afraid to rejoice because something always goes wrong. My mom and I are always worried that my dad will find us. I don't know how I'd react if I saw him again after 2 years. We are much better off without him and I would love for my mom to finally find someone who can see her pure heart. My mom was the prettiest and most popular girl in school, she told me that when she was young she had a crush on a high school football player. It seems so cliché, but if you ask me if my dad was the football player, my answer is no. To this day, she hasn't told me his name or seen a picture of him. My mom didn't meet my dad until she was 21 and he was different then, or so my mom said.
" You look good, honey. You going somewhere?" My mom asked.
"Yeah mom, I've been invited to a party tonight, don't worry I won't drink and I'll be home early so you don't have to worry about me".
" No honey, I want you to relax and start having fun, you're only 17 Austin. Sometimes I feel like you had to grow up fast and become an adult at such a young age, I want you to have a normal childhood, yes I know you're 17 but to me you'll always be my little prince."
" Come on mom, don't call me that, like you said I'm a big boy now, the last thing a son wants to hear his mom say is calling him a little prince" Austin smiled.
" Mom I'm gonna go, have a good night sleep."
"Thank you honey, enjoy your evening, but not too much."
"Mom"!!
"Sometimes parents put us in situations where you'd like to fall into the ground in shame. It's funny that our parents said that when they were parents they wouldn't make fun of us like that, I feel like they are far worse than their parents before them, I hope I won't be the same it's pretty embarrassing."
Michelle sent you a message.
Michelle - Hey Austin, the party is at 10:00 p.m. West Palm
300 Clematis St. ( random address) bring your swimsuit😅❤️🙏🥰
Austin - Hey Michelle, okay.. I'll take my swimsuit with me, see you later.
Michelle- I'm looking forward to it ❤️❤️
How is it possible that my heart is racing just through the heart emoji? I know what it means, but I want to take it slow. A relationship is something to go slow on and I want to be 100% sure it's a good idea to ask her out.
