Two Birds [Twin Sized Mattress Prequel]

[Chapter 3] Snap Out Of It

These next three chapters will be set on the same night, in the same place, and at the same time. There will be some overlap and foreshadowing.

The party pt.1: Carla's perspective.

(Btw this chapter was supposed to be part 2 but since I finished it first I wanted to post it. Enjoy!)

Carla sat down on the couch by the front door, putting on her shoes while her father paced to the left of her.

"Keys?"

"Yup."

"Phone?"

"Of course."

"Taser?"

Carla held up her black flashlight-looking taser and shocked the air twice with a smirk on her face. "Dad, I'll be fine."

Her dad let out a breathy laugh and shook his head. "I just want you to be safe. Are you sure you don't want me to drive you?"

Carla then stood up and grabbed her bag off the doorknob of the front door of the house. "It's only," Carla checked her phone. "9:00 pm and the house is 4 minutes away. Besides, you have work soon, so I can walk."

Her dad had a small frown on his face. He looked away, beginning to walk out of the living and leaving his daughter to go to the party and be the teenage girl she was growing into. Carla then put her arms around him before he could leave the room.

"Gracias, papá."

Water welled up in his eyes as he looked down at his daughter, tears threatening to drop, he looked down at his daughter. "You grew up so fast." Carla rolled her eyes playfully and pulled away. "Calm down, I'm just going to a party." she walked back to the door and grabbed hold of the knobs.

"I'll be home at 11, ok." she opened the door and quickly shut it. Her dad's smile momentarily tampered off. At the same time, he was about to walk back to his room the door to the apartment opened.

His daughter's head popped through the gap in the doorway. "I love you! Ok bye!" and as quickly as she came, she was gone."

Alejandro's smile returned as he whipped his eyes and walked back into his room.

An Arctic Monkeys song played as she walked inside the rented house. Two minutes in and she's already regretting this. Lily texted her and told Carla she, Billy, and Nugget would be there soon, but unfortunately 'soon' in Lily meant at least 30 minutes.

The Hispanic girl stood up off the couch she was parked on and made her way to the garage near the kitchen. She didn't know why but it felt important to go in there.

In the kitchen stood a few of her classmates outside of the group chatting and swaying to the music, as well as Diana and Jerome talking, Well not- you know what she means, by the kitchen island. She watched an uncomfortable Diana and a very drunk Jerome. Jerome was speaking loudly and signing very fast and incorrectly.

Carla watched on as Diana was constantly interrupted as the drunk boy physically grabbed her hands into a tight hold and spoke at her excitedly.

She couldn't quite hear what he was talking about and honestly, she didn't care.

Carla angrily stomped up to Jerome and took his hands off of the smaller girl. "Jerome, what the hell?!"

Jerome stumbled back from the girls. "Me what the hell??" he hiccuped and spoke louder. "You what the hell, we were just having a conversation!"

"You know damn well-" Diana lightly grabbed Carla's hands. She signed, 'It's fine Carla, go have fun.' the smaller girls smiled and looked back at Jerome with both irritation and sympathy for her crush.