Instigator

The First Mistake

I swear to god I closed my curtain before I left for the party last night.

I am wearing nothing—

Why am I wearing nothing?

Y/n looked around the dimly lit bedroom, realizing that it was not, in fact, her room. She looked to her side, a sad attempt at identifying who she was in bed with.

Shit.

The curls, the goddamn curls. She felt her heart stop for a second and immediately sat up, trying her best not to wake him up. She tiptoed across the floor, picking up her clothing as she walked out, putting each item on as quietly as she possibly could.

She got out of the apartment without any issues, ordering an Uber and sitting on the curb. She felt her phone buzz in her pocket and looked to see a text message.

Jake: Are you on your way yet? The show starts in less than an hour...

Y/n: I'm uh... on my way

Jake: Why the ... Y/n?

Y/n: I'm not currently at home...

Jake: You went home with someone after the party last night?!

Y/n: I don't wanna talk about it...

Jake: Alright... nice job though ;)

She rolled her eyes, looking up to see her Uber pulling into the parking lot. The drive back to her own apartment was short, and she ran upstairs to get ready. The second she walked through the door, she was noticed by her roommate.

"Don't even open your mouth Sadie, I'm in a rush." Y/n said, lifting her finger to her as she made a b-line for her bedroom.

"Oh come on—" Sadie whines, following Y/n into her room.

"I just wanna know who." She said, leaning against the doorframe.

Y/n shot her roommate a glare, pulling off the clothes she had worn the night before and putting on a fresh t-shirt and jeans.

"Just some guy from the party last night, I barely remember it." Y/n explained, walking into her bathroom to clean her face and put on enough makeup to make her look less like a zombie.

"Just some guy!? You rarely ever sleep with anyone— let alone some random guy from a party." Sadie said, positioned in the same place she was before Y/n had walked into the bathroom.

"What can I say— I was plastered." Y/n said, walking back into her room to grab her phone and keys before making her way to the front door.

"Remind me to take you to parties more often." Sadie said as Y/n walked out of the apartment.

—

The music was deafening even from a distance, and Y/n was heading directly to the source, making her way up the walkway to the frat house.

She didn't usually go to parties, but she made a deal with Sadie that she would go to at least five parties over the course of the school year, in return Sadie would lay off with the 'cupid' bullshit she had been trying on Y/n since they met in their first year.

"Evening boys." She said, walking up the front steps of the house.

The boys at the door smiled at her, waving off what looked like two first year boys. She swore as they walked past that she recognized one of them, but she shook it off.

"Evening Y/n." Connor said, giving her a once over and reaching out for her hand.

"Sticking with the stamps this year?" She asked, offering her hand to him.