7:06 p.m.

7:06 p.m. (part 17)

I yawned, turning over to look at my clock.

Holy crap. It was already 11:30…

I got out of bed, stretching. I had really slept in. I did the usual routine, brushing my teeth, combing my hair, before going down for some breakfast.

Or, in this case, lunch.

I grabbed some cereal, sat down at the table, and gobbled it hungrily.

“Good morning sleepyhead.”

I turned around in my chair to see my mother, holding out our home phone to me. “One of your friends called.”

“Which friend..?” I asked, a little wary.

“Arianna, something about a party tonight?”

I had completely forgotten to tell her.! “Oh yeah! Im going to Jacob Herter’s party tonight at his house.”

My mother’s face light up. “You’re going to a party? That’s great honey!!!”

She was obviously thrilled I was getting out of the house, especially since I was going to be going with a friend. “Yup. Here, let me call her back.” I said, taking the phone. I read the number on the screen, dialing it quickly.

“Hello?”

“Hi, Arianna, I heard you called.” I said, putting away my bowl of cereal.

“Yeah, I didn’t know your cell so I looked up your home in the phonebook. Anyways, are you coming tonight?” she asked, sounding a bit hopeful.

I thought about it for a minute. “Yeah, I’m coming.”

“Great! If you want a ride with us, we can pick you up. My friend Lila is coming along too.”

I smiled to myself. This could be fun. “Sure!”

“Awesome. I’ll pick you up at about 5:45, so we get there right at 6. Bye!”

“See you then!” I said. Then, I hung up the phone.

I adjusted my top, looking at myself in the mirror. I had to be ready; Arianna would be picking me up any minute now.

I fussed a little before deciding I looked decent. Then I grabbed my purse and waited by the door.

A few minutes later, a silver car pulled into our driveway. I opened the door quickly, before they could even park the car.

“Hey Jordyn!” said Arianna, turning from the drivers seat to look back at me. “This is Lila, she’s a new foreign exchange student from Singapore.”

I smiled at the girl in the passengers seat. She smiled. “Hello!!!”

I smiled back. “Hi! I’m Jordyn.” I said, shaking her hand.

She continued to smile. “Like she said, I’m Lila. I’m going to be here for the rest of the school year and summer. I just got here a week ago!”

“So, how are you liking the good old USA?” I asked.

“So far its been great! Although I would really like to do some sightseeing.”

I smiled again. “Hey, well maybe we could take a little trip sometime.”

Maybe I would make a new friend.

The music was blaring, and I could hardly travel through the sea of people. Finally, I made my way over to the corner, finding a small opening of space.

I took in a deep breath. “I’m ALIVE!” I said dramatically, looking over to find Lila next to me. She also looked overwhelmed.

“This house is HUGE….” She said, looking around. I nodded in agreement. “He invited wayyy to many people…I’m going to text Arianna.”