How To Stay Afloat (BxB)

Chapter 170: Something we're good at

I wake up to loud noises. Nora's loud laugh, Kev's giggling and then I can even hear Dylan's voice.

Austin groans annoyed at the noise and turns over, stealing my part of the shared pillow to cover his ears.

It's already light outside, so it must be at least seven in the morning. I check the time on my phone. It's half past seven.

I get up and walk out the room, making sure to close the door quietly to not wake Austin.

"Sammy!" Kev exclaims loudly and promptly traps me in a clumsy hug. The smell of beer is a good indicator of how drunk Kev is. "So did Austin and you make up?"

"Nothing to make up. I didn't do anything wrong." I answer with squinted eyes.

Kev smiles drunkenly. "Except for feeding him drugs."

I roll my eyes. "I can't believe you believe someone you met yesterday more than me."

"Chill dude, Kev's just messing with you." Nora tells me and lays her arm over my shoulder.

I grab her arm and push it off me. "This is not funny. You're literally endangering our relationship with those lies and now you act as if it's all not a big deal. It is a big deal!"

"Yeah, whatever." Nora says dismissively. "We wanted to make some breakfast. Are you in?"

"Just try to be quiet." I say defeatedly and turn around to go back to the bedroom.

As I'm now wide awake, I decide to give Louis a call and question him about the pressed yellow pills we found in Nora's room.

She has no idea we found them, otherwise I would have asked her, but I would love to witness the moment she realizes they're gone.

I dial his number and then wait for him to pick up while I sit down on the chair next to Austin's bed.

"Hello?" He asks.

"Hey, it's me. How are you?" I ask him. "Don't worry I'm not gonna beg you for drugs."

He hesitates for a moment. "I don't know you. You have the wrong number. Bye." Louis says.

"Wait, Louis! It's me, Sammy." I say, chuckling because he instantly would have ended the call.

I can hear him exhale loudly. He suddenly sounds really angry. "Dude. I don't know anyone with that name. Leave me alone."

That makes me frown. What the hell? How does he not remember me?

"It's me! How can you say you don't know anyone with that name?" I ask him appalled.

"I don't know you. You have the wrong guy." He says.

Is he just joking? Most likely. "Anyway, I have these yellow pills with a spiderman on one and a spider on the other side. Do you have any-"

"Dude, how should I know? I don't know shit about drugs and I don't know who you are, so let's end this call now."

"What are you on?" I ask him confused.

"I don't know you, please end the call, bye."

That makes me angry. He can't just act like he doesn't remember me.

"Hello? I slept at your place for a few days. How can you forget that? I even helped you sell-"

"I don't know anyone with your name!" He quickly interrupts me. "You have the wrong Louis."

"What did I do to you?" I exclaim, not caring that I'm waking up Austin in the process. "Why are you acting like you don't know me?"

He doesn't say anything.